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English mixed martial artist (born 1995)
Christian Leroy Duncan is an English mixed martial artist. He currently competes in the Middleweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. He previously competed in Cage Warriors, where he is a former Cage Warriors Middleweight Champion. As of September 12, 2026, he is #10 in the Meta UFC middleweight rankings.
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American mixed martial artist (born 1995)
Brendan Cody Allen is an American professional mixed martial artist. He currently competes in the Middleweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). A professional since 2015, he has also competed for the Legacy Fighting Alliance, where he is a former Middleweight Champion. As of August 29, 2026, he is #5 in the Meta UFC middleweight rankings.
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People of the United Kingdom and its territories
British people or Britons, also known colloquially as Brits, are the citizens and diaspora of the United Kingdom, the British Overseas Territories, and the Crown dependencies. British nationality law governs modern British citizenship and nationality, which can be acquired, for instance, by descent from British nationals.
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Brendan Allen continues to be middleweight's ultimate dark horse UFC contender.
It took Brendan Allen until the fifth round to finish Christian Leroy Duncan on Saturday night in UFC Vegas 122:
Brendan Allen submits Christian Leroy Duncan in the fifth round in Las Vegas to derail the Briton's middleweight title aspirations.