Max Holloway vs Arnold Allen set for April 15

Max Holloway, the former UFC featherweight champion, will return to the Octagon in April to face Arnold Allen.

The main event of a UFC Fight Night event is planned for April 15 and will feature a huge featherweight match between Max Holloway and top challenger Arnold Allen.

The last time Holloway (23-7) competed, he lost to current champion Alexander Volkanovski via decision at UFC 276 in July.

Given that it was his third defeat to Volkanovski since 2019, the defeat put Holloway in a precarious position in the division.

Although Holloway is still widely regarded as the UFC's second-best featherweight, as long as Volkanovski remains the champion, it will be difficult for him to have another title fight.

At 145 pounds, Allen (19-1) is one of the most promising competitors who hasn't competed for a championship. Allen, who is from Suffolk, England, enters this main event with a perfect 10-0 record in the UFC. His most recent victories over Calvin Kattar and Dan Hooker were both by TKO.