With a spot of tea, UFC Fight Night 107's Arnold Allen talks Marwan Amirkhani and GSP's return

LONDON – So calm is featherweight Arnold Allen about his upcoming fight, he can sip England’s favorite drink while declaring his dominance.

Nursing a cup of tea at the media day for Saturday’s UFC Fight Night 107, Allen (11-1 MMA, 2-0 UFC) said his upcoming opponent Marwan Amirkhani (13-2 MMA, 3-0 UFC) simply doesn’t have the skills to beat him.

“He’s fought some good guys,” Allen told MMAjunkie in advance of his UFC Fight Pass-streamed bout at The O2 in London. “No one at my level, I believe. No one as well-rounded as me. No one with the tools I have.”

Allen has been sharpening those tools at the famed Tristar Gym, working with the professional team that’s churned out so many top fighters. Chief among them, of course, is Georges St-Pierre, who’s a more regular presence in the gym now that he’s made official his comeback.

Amateur fighters gush over St-Pierre’s schedule, but Allen said it’s business as usual for he and his teammates.

“It sometimes motivates (the amateurs) to get out of bed and come to the gym,” he said. “But for the pro team, we’re there regardless. But obviously, it’s always good. Apparently, the camps are insane when he fights, so I’m looking forward to that.”

Allen had to turn up the intensity himself when he got the booking against Amirkhani, who like him has been absent from the cage for 13 months. A little sour over such a long layoff, he immediately agreed to fight.

The early hype on Amirkhani works in Allen’s favor if he can live up to his lofty predictions. The U.K. needs all the star fighters it can get – especially the ones that keep with traditions.

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