“Rogans Facial Expression Explains It All” – No Arnold Allen for UFC Interim Featherweight Match Has Fans Up in Arms After UFC 281

The upcoming interim title fight for UFC 284 has been declared. During the UFC 281 events, the interim featherweight matchups were announced. Now, the fans are left with two officially confirmed matches for Perth. 

‘Spinnin Backfist’ tweeted the news of Yair Rodriguez landing a fight against Josh Emmett. Moreover, Arnold Allen’s probable reaction was also tweeted as an animation. Without a doubt, the fans took hold of the comments section.

Fans reacted to the interim title fight in Perth

It was revealed that Yair Rodriguez and Josh Emmett will fight for the interim featherweight title. Subsequently, they tweeted an animated fist, captioned, “Arnold Allen seeing this.” 

The British featherweight fighter, Arnold Allen, indeed expected to go against Emmett. Even Daniel Cormier shared the same interest. Previously, Cormier voiced his wish of seeing Allen fight Emmett for the interim featherweight title.

He said, “Arnold Allen deserves to fight for some portion of the championship. And honestly, Josh Emmett does deserve an interim title fight also.” Furthermore, he added, “Those guys should not have to wait for the champion as he tries to chase down greatness.”

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Fans had a lot to say about the interim title fight. Here’s a few reactions:

Yair Rodriguez vs. Josh Emmett

Without a doubt, Alexander Volkanovski and Islam Makhachev will fight each other in UFC 284. Undeniably, Khabib Nurmagomedov’s prodigy planned it all. He called out Volkanovski in his last fight with Charles Oliveira. However, the official announcement was done during UFC 281. 

Therefore, it was almost certain that a interim featherweight title fight would happen soon. However, the announcement of Yair Rodriguez and Josh Emmett for the interim featherweight title, in UFC 284, in Perth, Australia, surprised many.

Nevertheless, the upcoming events would indeed carry even more energy and excitement than the normal levels.

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With the current lightweight champion going against the pound-for-pound number one, fans would indeed have a tough time managing their adrenaline levels. However, whom would you cheer for in the interim featherweight title fight? Would it be Yair Rodriguez or Josh Emmett? Let us know in the comments down below.