Brendan Allen has released a statement after his first defeat in nearly three years against Nassourdine Imavov at UFC Paris.

After a rough start, Nassourdine Imavov was able to completely nullify Brendan Allen’s grappling game at UFC Paris.

Brendan Allen believes he can beat Dricus Du Plessis even though he lost to Nassourdine Imavov on Saturday. Allen faced Imavov in the co-main event at UFC Fight Night 243 at the Accor Arena in Paris.

Immediately following the conclusion of today’s Brendan Allen vs. Nassourdine Imavov fight, several pro fighters took to ‘ X ‘ to share their thoughts on the result. One of those reactions came from UFC champion Dricus Du Plessis who shared the following message for ‘All In’:

Nassourdine Imavov thinks Brendan Allen is in no position to be making so many demands. Imavov (14-4 MMA, 6-2 UFC) takes on Allen (24-5 MMA, 12-2 UFC) in Saturday's UFC Fight Night 243 (ESPN+) middleweight co-main event at Accor Arena in Paris.

Analyzing Saturday’s UFC Fight Night 243 odds between Nassourdine Imavov vs. Brendan Allen, with MMA picks and predictions.

Nassourdine Imavov battled back in the final two rounds to come out on top against Brendan Allen in the UFC Paris co-main event.

Either Nassourdine Imavov or Brendan Allen will take a big step toward a UFC middleweight title shot, but who will it be?

UFC Paris continues with a fight between Nassourdine Imavov and Brendan Allen. Check out our UFC odds series for our Imavov-Allen prediction.

In the co-main event of UFC Paris we are going to see a massive matchup in the middleweight division as two top eight contenders battled it out. The “Russian Sniper” Nassourdine Imavov (14-4) will be taking on Brendan Allen (24-5).