Brendan Allen to Face Bruno Silva at UFC on ABC 5 in Jacksonville

After a proposed main event matchup with Jack
Hermansson fell through, Brendan
Allen is moving on to a showdown against Bruno Silva
at
UFC on ABC 5.

Allen confirmed the middleweight booking on social media following
an initial report from MMA
Mania. UFC on ABC 5 takes place at Vystar Veteran’s Memorial
Arena in Jacksonville, Fla., on June 24 and is headlined by a
featherweight duel pitting Ilia
Topuria against Josh Emmett.
Allen was supposed to face Hermansson in the UFC on ESPN 45 feature
before his opponent withdrew due to an undisclosed injury.

A former competitor on Dana White’s Contender Series, Allen has won
four straight contests since falling to Chris
Curtis at UFC on ESPN 31 in December 2021. Most recently, “All
In” submitted Andre Muniz
in the third round of their main event tilt at UFC Fight Night
220.

Silva, meanwhile, halted a two-bout losing streak with a
first-round TKO of Brad
Tavares at UFC Fight Night 222 on April 22. The former M-1
Global champion is 4-2 within the Las Vegas-based promotion — with
all his victories coming via knockout or technical knockout.