MMA Prospect: Arnold "Almighty" Allen

Record: 7-0 (4 KO's, 2 Submissions and 1 Decision)

Age: 20

Country: England

Height: 5'9" 175.26 cm

Weight: 145 lbs 65.77 kg

Son of a strongman



Allen was raised in Felixstowe, a British seaside town. He and his brother were both involved in soccer growing up, but their real love was watching wrestling, and then acting out the moves and the showmanship themselves.



They had, after all, seem showmanship up close. Their father was traveling throughout the country for his strongman competitions, showing off the build he crammed into a 5-foot-7 frame.



When he got into his later 30s, using the experience he learned at his doorman jobs, he moved out of strongman and into the not-quite-as-regulated sport of MMA in Britain. His two boys, meanwhile, were looking for ways to mimic their favorite wrestlers.



Allen’s physical interests got more structured when he was about 12 and started some boxing training. He even went on take a few fights, but he wanted to be able to do more than just strike with his hands.



“It just seemed so one-dimensional,” he said. “I felt like it would be fun to do more than just that.”



Noticing his son’s growing interest in his own current sport, Allen’s father helped to supply him with videos of MMA fights. He also started taking his son to the gym with him and introducing him around, helping him build an early support group for what would become his chosen passion.



“It was a good feeling, getting in and trying it,” he said of his early MMA training. “It just felt right.” MMAJunkie

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In an age where most fans have no grasp of the MMA world beyond what is shown on ZUFFA or Bellator programming, I have decided to champion the cause of the unsung yet equally talented fighters that are (or should be) on the verge of signing major contracts. - Roy Bellington from MMARatings

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