The last four UFC events held on Canadian soil have each produced breakout efforts from athletes set to compete this weekend at UFC Fight Night: De Ridder vs Allen.
At UFC 289, Mike Malott turned his first UFC appearance in his home country into his ascendence to the unofficial leader of the “Maple Leaf Militia,” standing as the week’s surprise star before hitting a second-round “club and sub” finish on Adam Fugitt. A couple months later in Toronto at UFC 297, Niagara Top Team’s Jasmine Jasudavicius kicked off the 5-fight winning streak she carries into this weekend’s tilt with Manon Fiorot.