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For Allen vs Alvey dont be surprised if this fight goes to a draw or a dec. Alvey in a interview did say that he had being trying to keep his UFC job.
You'd expect he had similar plans for the past 4-5 fights though given he's not won in 7. Mid level guys rarely get a 4th fight on that kind of streak, pretty surprising he's about to have his 8th. Realistically he needs to be more aggressive and on the front foot, walking Allen down and turning it into a brawl where he'd have a power advantage and the increased activity would give him more chance of landing. He never seems to do it though, even in fights where he's clearly behind he doesn't seem to have it in him to change it up for prolonged periods and be the aggressor.
I don't know if his corner tells him when he's behind either, and he doesn't seem to be able to judge it himself. I remember him being uncharacteristically pissed off after his last fight when he still lost despite the point deduction, but realistically it was a 30-27 fight from what I remember and even with the deduction he was never really in with a shot of winning.
Maybe getting pissed off at that will see him come out more aggressive, but given his record and being content to fight on the back foot it's something I'd not be willing to count on until I actually see that change in him first.