It may not have ended the way he wanted it to, but rising featherweight contender Arnold Allen nonetheless passed his first main event test in the Ultimate Fighting Championship.
Allen (19-1, 10-0 UFC) earned his 10th straight promotional triumph, as he defeated Calvin Kattar (23-7, 7-5 UFC) via technical knockout eight seconds into Round 2 of the UFC Fight Night 213 headliner at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas on Saturday night. Kattar injured his right knee when he landed awkardly after missing a leaping attack late in Round 1, and the bout ended quickly in the second frame when he realized he couldn’t plant on his back leg after absorbing an Allen calf kick in the opening moments.