{"id":41023,"date":"2026-10-12T02:40:16","date_gmt":"2026-10-12T02:40:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sherdog.com\/news\/news\/Brendan-Allen-disappointed-despite-UFC-Vegas-122-finish-bonus-203169"},"modified":"2026-10-12T02:40:16","modified_gmt":"2026-10-12T02:40:16","slug":"brendan-allen-disappointed-despite-ufc-vegas-122-finish-bonus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.martialartskleinanzeigen.com\/videos\/brendan-allen-disappointed-despite-ufc-vegas-122-finish-bonus\/","title":{"rendered":"Brendan Allen disappointed despite UFC Vegas 122 finish &amp; bonus"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.martialartskleinanzeigen.com\/videos\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/brendan-allen-disappointed-despite-ufc-vegas-122-finish-bonus.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\"\/><\/div>\n<p><a rel=\"noopener nofollow noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sherdog.com\/fighter\/Brendan-Allen-201703\">Brendan<br \/>\nAllen<\/a> is critical of his latest performance despite securing a<br \/>\nfinish and a post-fight bonus.<\/p>\n<p>Allen faced <a rel=\"noopener nofollow noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sherdog.com\/fighter\/Christian-Leroy-Duncan-209939\">Christian<br \/>\nLeroy Duncan<\/a> in the <a rel=\"noopener nofollow noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sherdog.com\/organizations\/Ultimate-Fighting-Championship-2\"><br \/>\nUltimate Fighting Championship<\/a> middleweight main event at<br \/>\n<a rel=\"noopener nofollow noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sherdog.com\/events\/UFC-Fight-Night-290-Allen-vs-Duncan-113919\"><br \/>\nUFC Vegas 122<\/a> on Saturday. He submitted Duncan with a<br \/>\nrear-naked choke in the fifth round and earned a Performance of the<br \/>\nNight bonus.<\/p>\n<div id=\"adViAi\">\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> Nevertheless, he was dissatisfied with his performance.<\/p>\n<h2>Brendan Allen says he felt slow against Christian Leroy Duncan<br \/>\ndespite fifth-round submission<\/h2>\n<p>Allen found success on the ground, while Duncan had the edge in the<br \/>\nstriking exchanges. After losing a point for an eye poke in the<br \/>\nsecond round, Duncan pressed the attack in the final frame before<br \/>\nAllen took him down and secured the finish.<\/p>\n<p>Allen later said he was disappointed despite the victory. He had<br \/>\nexpected to be quicker and felt he had been slow to react.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cUltimately, I\u2019m just disappointed in myself,\u201d Allen said on the<br \/>\nParamount+ post-fight show. \u201cNot having watched it or anything yet,<br \/>\nI just felt like I was very slow and non-reactive. I thought for<br \/>\nsure I would be a lot quicker. I still feel, after being in there,<br \/>\nI am quicker.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><center readability=\"1.2363636363636\"><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" readability=\"4.9454545454545\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a rel=\"noopener nofollow noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sherdog.com\/fighter\/Brendan-Allen-201703\">Brendan<br \/>\nAllen<\/a> is always aiming higher \ud83d\udcc8 [ #UFCVegas122 | LIVE on<br \/>\n@ParamountPlus ] https:\/\/t.co\/DSA9l2Plc9<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 UFC on Paramount+ (@UFConParamount) <a rel=\"noopener nofollow noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/UFConParamount\/status\/2109117369524126104?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"><br \/>\nOctober 11, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><\/center>  <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Brendan Allen is critical of his latest performance despite securing a finish and a post-fight bonus. Allen faced Christian Leroy Duncan in the Ultimate Fighting Championship middleweight main event at UFC Vegas 122 on Saturday. He submitted Duncan with a rear-naked choke in the fifth round and earned a Performance of the Night bonus. 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