''UFC on ESPN: Holloway vs. Allen'' (also known as ''UFC on ESPN 44'') was a

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event produced by the

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that took place on April 15, 2023, at the

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, United States.

Background

The event marked the promotion's second visit to Kansas City and first since UFC on Fox: Johnson vs. Reis in April 2017. A featherweight bout between former

UFC Featherweight Champion Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) champions are fighters who have won UFC championships. Historical notes At the time of the UFC's inception in 1993, mixed martial arts was not sanctioned in the United States, and did not include weight clas ...

Max Holloway Jerome Max Keli'i Holloway (born December 4, 1991) is an American professional mixed martial artist. He currently competes in the Featherweight and Lightweight divisions of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), where he is a former UFC Fea ...

and

Arnold Allen Arnold Billy Allen (born 22 January 1994) is an English professional mixed martial artist. He currently competes in the Featherweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). As of 15 April 2025, he is #6 in the UFC featherweight ...

headlined the event. A bantamweight bout between

Danaa Batgerel Danaa Batgerel (born July 4, 1989) is a Mongolian mixed martial artist who competes in the Bantamweight division. A professional since 2011, he is most notable for his time in the Ultimate Fighting Championship. Background Growing up in a rural ...

and Brady Hiestand was scheduled for the event. However, the pair was moved to UFC Fight Night: Pavlovich vs. Blaydes a week later for undisclosed reasons. A heavyweight bout between

Jake Collier Jake Collier (born October 23, 1988) is an American mixed martial arts, mixed martial artist who competes in the Heavyweight (MMA), Heavyweight division and competed in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). Background With no background in ...

and Martin Buday was expected to take place at this event. However, the bout was moved to UFC Fight Night: Tsarukyan vs. Moicano for unknown reasons. At the weigh-ins,

Joselyne Edwards Joselyne Celina Edwards Loboriel (born September 29, 1995) is a Panamanian mixed martial artist who currently competes in the women's Bantamweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). As of April 29, 2025, she is #14 in the UFC ...

weighed in at 136.5 pounds, half a pound over the women's bantamweight non-title fight limit. Her bout proceeded at catchweight and she was fined an undisclosed percentage of her purse which went to her opponent

Lucie Pudilová Lucie Pudilová (born June 13, 1994) is a Czech female mixed martial artist who competed in the Bantamweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). She was the Gladiator Championship Fighting Bantamweight female champion in Czech R ...

Results

Bonus awards

The following fighters received $50,000 bonuses. *Fight of the Night: Bill Algeo vs. T.J. Brown *Performance of the Night: Edson Barboza, Brandon Royval, and Gillian Robertson

References

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Background

Results

Bonus awards

See also

References