Chris Curtis News
What's next for Brendan Allen and Chris Curtis after UFC Vegas 90?
Cole Shelton - April 8, 2024
In the main event of UFC Vegas 90, a rematch of top-15 middleweights went down as Brendan Allen took on Chris Curtis. Allen entered the fight on a six-fight winning streak as his last loss was back in 2021 when he suffered a knockout loss to Curtis. Curtis, meanwhile, was coming off a split-decision win over Marc-Andre Barriault in January to return to the win column.
Chris Curtis explains decision to walk out to Diddy for UFC Vegas 90 main event: "I'm petty and a smart ass"
Josh Evanoff - April 8, 2024
UFC middleweight contender Chris Curtis wasn’t really expecting to walk out to Diddy on Saturday. Over the weekend, ‘The Action Man’ returned to the cage in the main event of UFC Vegas 90. There, Chris Curtis faced the rising Brendan Allen, who entered the bout riding a six-fight winning streak. ‘All In’ was originally scheduled to face Marvin Vettori at the event, but the Italian withdrew. As a result, Curtis stepped up for his first five-rounder.
Sean Strickland defends Chris Curtis following controversial decision loss to Brendan Allen at UFC Vegas 90: “He was so out of shape.. and still won”
Curtis Calhoun - April 7, 2024
Former UFC middleweight champion Sean Strickland came to the defense of his teammate Chris Curtis after UFC Vegas 90. Curtis’ short-notice gamble against Brendan Allen fell short of victory at UFC Vegas 90 on Saturday. In a ‘Fight of the Year’ contender, Curtis and Allen traded blows throughout five rounds, leading to razor-thin margins on the judges’ scorecards.
Pros react after Brendan Allen defeats Chris Curtis at UFC Vegas 90
Chris Taylor - April 6, 2024
Tonight’s UFC Vegas 90 event was headlined by a middleweight rematch between Brendan Allen and Chris Curtis. Allen (24-5 MMA) entered tonight’s headliner sporting a six-fight winning streak, his most previous being a submission victory over Paul Craig this past November. The last time ‘All In’ had tasted defeat was in December of 2021, when he was TKO’d by the aforementioned ‘Action Man’ at UFC Vegas 44.
UFC Vegas 90: ‘Allen vs. Curtis 2’ Live Results and Highlights
Chris Taylor - April 6, 2024
The Octagon returns to Nevada for tonight’s UFC Vegas 90 event, a twelve-bout fight card headlined by Brendan Allen vs. Chris Curtis 2. Allen (23-5 MMA) will enter tonight’s headliner sporting a six-fight winning streak, his most recent being a submission victory over Paul Craig this past November. ‘All In’ has not tasted defeat since December of 2021, when he was TKO’d by ‘The Action Man’ at UFC Vegas 44.
UFC Vegas 90: ‘Allen vs. Curtis 2’ Weigh-in Results - 4 Fighters Miss Weight
Susan Cox - April 5, 2024
UFC Vegas 90 takes place tomorrow, Saturday, April 6th at the UFC APEX in Las Vegas, Nevada. Weigh-ins took place today, Friday, April 5th.
Chris Curtis gives hilarious reason for accepting short-notice UFC Vegas 90 headliner: "I'd rather fight than f***"
Curtis Calhoun - April 3, 2024
Fighting takes a special place in Chris Curtis’ pyramid of life priorities ahead of his UFC Vegas 90 main event bout. This Saturday, Curtis will face middleweight contender Brendan Allen in the UFC Vegas 90 headliner. He returns to fill for the injured Marvin Vettori, originally slated to face Allen at the UFC Apex.
Chris Curtis replaces Marvin Vettori, set to rematch Brendan Allen at UFC Vegas 90
Cole Shelton - March 15, 2024
Chris Curtis will be stepping up on short notice to rematch Brendan Allen in the main event of UFC Vegas 90. It was revealed on Thursday that Marvin Vettori was out of his main event fight against Allen. After the news broke, Allen took to Instagram to call out several middleweights ranked ahead of him like Jared Cannonier and Robert Whittaker.
Chris Curtis calls for first UFC main event: "Let me show you something great"
Josh Evanoff - January 29, 2024
UFC middleweight contender Chris Curtis believes it’s time for him to get a main event. ‘The Action Man’ has had an interesting run since signing with the UFC on short notice in late 2021. Chris Curtis famously stepped in for Deron Winn, to face Phil Hawes that November. In the first round, he scored a knockout win over ‘No Hype’, and he hasn’t looked back.
Chris Curtis slams Dominick Cruz for his “stupid f**king commentary” at UFC 297
Cole Shelton - January 23, 2024
Chris Curtis has taken aim at Dominick Cruz over his commentary at UFC 297. On the main card of the pay-per-view card from Toronto on Saturday, Curtis was taking on Marc-Andre Barriault, in what on paper looked to be a fan-friendly fight. However, at times, the fight didn’t live up to expectations and the fans booed, which Curtis didn’t understand.
Chris Curtis explains why he deleted his Twitter account: “The reality is that MMA fans come in two very distinct camps”
Fernando Quiles - November 26, 2023
Chris Curtis has an explanation for his exit on the Twitter/X platform. Curtis found himself in the middle of MMA fan cringe on the social media site involving Ian Garry and Sean Strickland. Garry threatened to sue Strickland over comments he made about his wife. Despite being Strickland’s training partner and friend, Curtis came to the defense of Garry, prompting the keyboard warriors to rise from the sewers.
Belal Muhammad told he needs “Jesus” after dubbing UFC champion Sean Strickland as “the easiest path to double champ status”
Harry Kettle - September 14, 2023
Belal Muhammad has received some criticism for going after Sean Strickland following his title win at UFC 293. Over the course of the last few years, Belal Muhammad has turned himself into a real contender at welterweight. He’s put together a nice win streak, he’s built a new persona, and he’s not too far away from a title shot. As it turns out, though, Muhammad is also pretty interested in a move to middleweight at some point in the future.
Chris Curtis reveals he is “filing an appeal” over his UFC 287 loss to Kelvin Gastelum: “That headbutt cost me the fight”
Susan Cox - April 12, 2023
Chris Curtis has revealed that he is ‘filing an appeal’ over his UFC 287 loss to Kelvin Gastelum. It was last Saturday, April 8th at UFC 287 that saw Chris Curtis (30-10 MMA) in a middleweight bout with Kelvin Gastelum (18-8 MMA) at the Kaseya Center in Miami, Florida.
UFC 287 Results: Kelvin Gastelum defeats Chris Curtis (Highlights)
Chris Taylor - April 8, 2023
A middleweight bout between Kelvin Gastelum and Chris Curtis served as the featured prelim of tonight’s UFC 287 event. Gastelum (16-8 MMA) will enter the contest with hopes of snapping a two-fight losing skid. The former TUF winner last competed in August of 2021, where he suffered a unanimous decision loss to Jared Cannonier.
Chris Curtis hits back at Raul Rosas Jr. after comments about card placement: "Not going to take s*it from a kid who speaks in subtitles"
Josh Evanoff - April 7, 2023
UFC welterweight contender Chris Curtis has hit back at Raul Rosas Jr. ‘The Action Man’ is slated to return this Saturday night on the prelims of UFC 287. Curtis will face former title challenger Kelvin Gastelum at the event, and enters the bout riding a wave of momentum. Since joining the UFC in 2021, he’s gone 4-1 with three wins coming by way of finish.
Chris Curtis admittedly “salty” about Raul Rosas Jr’s UFC 287 main card placement: “That bout order is completely f**ked”
Susan Cox - February 24, 2023
Chris Curtis is admittedly ‘salty’ about Raul Rosas Jr.’s UFC 287 main card placement. Curtis and Rosas are both set to compete on Saturday, March 4th at UFC 287 which takes place at the Miami-Dade Arena in Miami, Florida.
Sean Strickland can beat Jared Cannonier "pretty easily" at UFC Vegas 66 if he fights smart, says teammate: "He should do well in this if he fights with his head and not his pride"
Cole Shelton - December 12, 2022
Chris Curtis believes Sean Strickland should beat Jared Cannonier with ease in the main event of UFC Vegas 66 on Saturday. Strickland and Cannonier were supposed to fight in October but the bout was rescheduled due to Strickland’s finger being infected. Although the two have more time to prepare for one another, Curtis and everyone at Xtreme Couture after confident Strickland will get his hand raised if he fights smart. Yet, that is the big question of if he will fight smart.
Chris Curtis wants the "Fight of the Year" in a "bloody war" against Joaqun Buckley at UFC 282: "If all goes well, we both leave the cage on stretchers"
Cole Shelton - December 7, 2022
Chris Curtis has high expectations for his UFC 282 fight against Joaquin Buckley. Curtis is set to face Buckley on the prelims of UFC 282 in a fight that did catch him by surprise. Before Buckley’s last fight, he called out Curtis which was surprising but after they both lost, Curtis wanted to make the fight happen.
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