MMA Preview – Punahele Soriano vs Brendan Allen at UFC Vegas 32
PUNAHELE SORIANO VS BRENDAN ALLEN FACTS
When is UFC Vegas 32? Saturday 25th July, 2021 - 22:00 start (UK)
Where is UFC Vegas 32? UFC APEX, Enterprise, Nevada (US)
Where can I get tickets for UFC Vegas 32? Click here for the latest ticket information for UFC events
What channel is UFC Vegas 32 on? BT Sport 2
Where can I stream UFC Vegas 32? BT Sport subscribers can stream the fight online via the BT Sport website
For viewers in the United States, the event will be shown live on ESPN+ and you can sign up for access as part of a Disney Bundle here!
PUNAHELE SORIANO VS BRENDAN ALLEN LOWDOWN
Punahele Soriano (8-0) heads to the APEX for the first time since his successful audition on the Contender Series back in 2019. He took on Jamie Pickett and won a unanimous decision to earn himself a UFC debut six months later on the UFC 245 card. He made his debut sitting on 6-0 with everything still to prove but his first two UFC fights could not have gone better. He smoked Oskar Piechota in the first round and returned a year later to take on the highly touted Dusko Todorovic but smoked him in the first round as well.
Brendan Allen (16-4) continues to impress in the middleweight division and responded perfectly to his first loss in eight fights back in November last year. He got his UFC career off to a flyer submitting Kevin Holland, knocking out Tom Breese and earning a unanimous decision over Kyle Daukaus. He then met Sean Strickland who snapped the streak with a second round TKO but he bounced back in April this year to submit Karl Roberson with a beautiful ankle lock.
PUNAHELE SORIANO VS BRENDAN ALLEN PREDICTION
It is baffling to see this fight on the prelims. They are both top prospects in the middleweight division and very exciting to watch. They are both well-rounded, but they will approach this fight differently.
Soriano has a wrestling background, but he relies on his striking with devastating knockout power. Allen is also a good striker, but his bread and butter is his grappling as a decent wrestler and black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu.
Allen will hunt the takedown, but he will have to be cautious as he likes to walk his opponents down before shooting in. He does not have the best striking defence so if he attempts to simply walk into Soriano’s range, he will get lit up.
We feel Allen will either look great or terrible here. We can see him walking onto a huge Soriano bomb early and getting knocked out or he could get his hands on Soriano, drag him to the deck and wrap up a submission. Allen's striking defence is the worry
Prediction: Soriano via KO/TKO - CLICK HERE FOR PARIMATCH'S WELCOME OFFER (BET £5, GET £30 IN BONUSES!)
Prediction: Allen via Submission
