Arnold Allen would like nothing more than to hasten his climb on the crowded Ultimate Fighting Championship featherweight ladder.
The once-beaten Tristar Gym export will toe the line against Dan Hooker in the UFC Fight Night 204 co-headliner on Saturday at the O2 Arena in London. Allen enters the Octagon on the strength of an eye-popping 10-fight winning streak. He last competed at UFC on ABC 2, where he laid claim to a three-round unanimous decision over Sodiq Yusuff on April 10. Hooker, meanwhile, has lost three of his past four bouts.