There is no statement to be made. No one to remind of where he stands in the division or what he’s capable of inside the Octagon.
“I really don’t feel any pressure whatsoever,” he said. “This isn’t anything I haven’t done before. I’ve always felt that if I’m the best guy in the world, I should beat anyone. I’ve always kept that in my head even if I’ve had injuries; if I’m that good, I’m that good. Obviously, some nights I wasn’t that good, but I’m here and I don’t feel like I need to remind anyone of anything.
“I know who I am, I know what I’ve done, my resume speaks for itself, so I just need to go out there and win. I want to go out there and do what I want to do. I’m not gonna go out there and do something that I wouldn’t normally do because I feel pressure, because ‘I have to win’ or ‘I have to finish this guy.’
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“I’m gonna stick to what I’ve trained to do, and we’ll see how the cards fall on Saturday night.”
Ideally, that means a finish, but all Allen is really after is a third straight win, because at the end of the day, winning is what matters most.