Arnold Allen has fought around his birthday in the past, which means he’s accustomed to postponing the holidays and the celebration of another trip around the sun. This time around, however, the British featherweight will add a new experience to the fold as he readies to make his return to action on Saturday evening at UFC 324.
“I was working on fighting last year in December —that was the plan; I was gonna be able to enjoy Christmas, but the plans fell through and next thing we got offered was this fight in January to open up the year, so I thought, ‘Okay, we’re doing it again,’” explained Allen, who faces off with Jean Silva in the opening bout of this weekend’s main card at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.