Ben Alloway
Australian mixed martial artist
Ben Alloway (born 19 February 1981) is an Australian mixed martial artist. A professional MMA competitor since 2010, he was a competitor on The Ultimate Fighter: The Smashes. Alloway fought for the UFC in the welterweight division.
Mixed martial arts career
Early career
Alloway compiled a 12–3 professional record competing mostly in Australia before joining The Ultimate Fighter.
Alloway was forced to work outside of martial arts for most of his early career, but after signing with the UFC was able to devote 100% of his time to his MMA training.
The Ultimate Fighter
Alloway was chosen to compete on The Ultimate Fighter: The Smashes. In his first fight in the house, Alloway knocked out Valentino Petrescu early in the second round to advance to the quarterfinals.
In his quarterfinal fight, Alloway came up short, losing via split decision to Brad Scott.
Ultimate Fighting Championship
Alloway made his UFC debut against castmate Manuel Rodriguez on 15 December 2012 at UFC on FX 6. He won the fight via KO in the first round.
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