[ Movsar Evloev is intrigued by the idea of a matchup with former UFC champion Aljamain Sterling. After former bantamweight titleholder Sterling (24-4 MMA, 16-4 UFC) made a successful featherweight debut at UFC 300 with a unanimous decision victory over Calvin Kattar, he mentioned undefeated contender Evloev (18-0 MMA, 8-0 UFC) as a potential next … Read more
[ LAS VEGAS – Diego Lopes wants to run things back with Movsar Evloev. Lopes (24-6 MMA, 3-1 UFC) pushed Evloev to the brink when he stepped in on short notice in his UFC debut in May 2023. Since then, the 29-year-old rising star has scored three-straight first-round finishes, most recently a TKO of Sodiq … Read more
[ Jon Anik thinks Brian Ortega should take on one more top contender before getting a title shot. Ortega (15-4 MMA, 7-4 UFC) avenged his loss to Yair Rodriguez (18-5 MMA, 10-4 UFC) by submitting him this past Saturday in Mexico City. With undefeated Movsar Evloev (18-0 MMA, 8-0 UFC) putting together an impressive run … Read more
[ Movsar Evloev is growing tired of Ilia Topuria’s rapidly evolving list of fights he wants for the future, especially because he’s not on it. Outside of reigning champion Topuria (15-0 MMA, 7-0 UFC), who claimed the featherweight belt with a second-round knockout of Alexander Volkanovski earlier this month at UFC 298, Evloev (18-0 MMA, … Read more
[ ANAHEIM, Calif. – Ilia Topuria is not sold on Movsar Evloev being his first title defense. Topuria (15-0 MMA, 7-0 UFC) knocked out Alexander Volkanovski (26-4 MMA, 13-3 UFC) to claim the featherweight title in Saturday’s UFC 298 main event at Honda Center. Evloev, who’s coming off a win over Arnold Allen, called out … Read more
[ A frustrated Arnold Allen thinks he should have gotten his hand raised against Movsar Evloev. Allen (19-3 MMA, 10-2 UFC) lost a unanimous decision to undefeated Evloev (18-0 MMA, 8-0 UFC) on the main card of UFC 297 at Scotiabank Arena in Toronto. All three judges awarded Evloev Rounds 1 and 2, but Allen … Read more
[ TORONTO – Movsar Evloev thinks he’s done enough to fight for the UFC featherweight title. The unbeaten contender picked up another UFC win Saturday when he beat Arnold Allen (19-3 MMA, 10-2 UFC) with a unanimous decision on the main card of UFC 297. Evloev (18-0 MMA, 8-0 UFC), now with eight consecutive wins … Read more
[ The night came to a close with the first UFC title change of the year when Dricus Du Plessis edged Sean Strickland by split decision to claim the middleweight championship in a hotly contested affair. Sitting cageside, I thought Du Plessis (21-2 MMA, 7-0 UFC) won the fight, and relatively clearly at that. I … Read more
[ Share this article share tweet text email link on Facebook on Twitter via text message on LinkedIn via email https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com/lists/ufc-297-toronto-video-dana-white-roundup-quotes-raquel-pennington-saudi-arabia-malott January 21, 2024 6:50 pm ET TORONTO – The first UFC pay-per-view of 2024 is in the books, and CEO Dana White sat with the media to react to the event, as well as … Read more
[ The UFC’s first pay-per-view of the year is likely to prove to be far from the most memorable, but UFC 297 at Scotiabank Arena in Toronto did prove significant with two new champions crowned. In the main event, Dricus Du Plessis (21-2 MMA, 7-0 UFC) edged Sean Strickland (28-6 MMA, 15-6 UFC) by split … Read more
