Giga Chikadze vs Arnold Allen Prediction: Almighty Will Be Back on Winning Track

England is hosting UFC 304 on July 28th. The main event is Edwards vs. Muhammad. The card will kick off with a match between Georgian fighter Gigi Chikadze and British Arnold Allen. Chikadze ranks tenth in the UFC featherweight division, while Allen is sixth.

Giga Chikadze got his start in martial arts with karate and Thai boxing. He even spent fifty bouts in professional kickboxing. He's a classic representative of the striking style, so he wins most often by knockout. Since 2020, Chikadze has fought in the strongest UFC league nine times and only suffered one defeat. Facing a real top-tier opponent in 2022, Giga fell short of expectations and humiliatingly lost by decision to Calvin Kattar. In his last fight, he beat Alex Caceres by decision. Chikadze still has a chance at a title shot (nothing terrible happened in the bout with Allen), but to win, he'll need to show a higher level than he has before.

Arnold Allen joined the UFC in 2015, went on a ten-fight winning streak, and still made an impact. Along the way, he beat Calvin Kattar due to injury and finished Dan Hooker. But after facing top contenders, he didn't hold back and lost two fights in a row—to Max Holloway and Movsar Evloev.

Giga left such a wrong impression after the fight with Kattar that it's hard to get over it. Allen is a more dangerous opponent. If you look at it realistically, the Brit has more tools to win. He's definitely stronger on the ground, and in the standing, he can work unspectacularly but accurately, scoring points to win. Chikadze hasn't been as remarkable as he once was, even on his feet. The better opponents he's faced have already figured him out and know how to avoid his strengths.