Brendan Allen plans on finishing Tom Breese, then turn attention to Trevin Giles

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. – Brendan Allen isn’t sure which Tom Breese he’ll get at UFC on ESPN+ 27, but he’s confident in his abilities against all versions of his foe.

“All of his fights seemed to be the same,” Allen told MMA Junkie on Wednesday. “He still does the same things, no matter how far apart they were. If it was his first fight or his last fight, he has all the same tendencies. I hear he moved back to Birmingham and trains with Leon Edwards again. Maybe, it might be something different.

“We’ll see come Saturday. I’m not really expecting too much. I am focused on myself. I’m focused on my abilities. I’m ready to adapt to whatever he’s going to bring fight night.”

When Allen (13-1 MMA, 1-0 UFC) envisions the fight, he predicts beating Breese (11-1 MMA, 4-1 UFC) on the feet. If the fight hits the mat, though, Allen said he thinks he can submit the Brit.

“I think just touching him up on the feet,”Allen said. “I’ll make him think. If I go to strike and he’s still getting hit, it’s going to make him shoot. I’m definitely going to beat him up there. There’s obviously some things I have to watch on the – his leg locks and things like that. I think I’m going to TKO him. I think that’s where it’s going to go, or he’s going to give me a submission. TKO or or he’s going to give me a submission. Either way, I definitely feel I’ll finish him within three.”

Allen said he’s not overlooking Breese. However, there are three potential matchups which will forever interest Allen – at least until he avenges all of the losses on his resume. For one, Allen said he’d be interested in a rematch with Trevin Giles (12-2 MMA, 3-2 UFC) after Saturday.

“As long as I handle business Saturday night and get the win, hopefully a good finish like always, then hopefully it opens the door for Trevin Giles,” Allen said. “That’d be something I’m very interested in, with Eryk having a fight lined up with (Krzysztof) Jotko and (Anthony) Hernandez having Puna (Soriano). Trevin is really the only one open.”

UFC on ESPN+ 27 takes place Saturday at Chartway Arena in Norfolk, Va. The card streams on ESPN+.

Check out MMA Junkie’s full UFC on ESPN+ 27 pre-fight interview with Brendan Allen in the video above.