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Movsar Evloev. Photo by Mike Roach/Zuffa LLC With Alexander Volkanovski returning to the throne of the UFC featherweight championship , speculations have started spinning out within the MMA community as to who will be the next title challenger for the fighter. Amidst all these, Russian fighter Movsar Evloev has put his name forward for a title run in the upcoming International Fight Week scheduled from June 25, 2025, through June 29, 2025.
The recent post by the fighter has taken the internet by storm as fans reacted to the claim, urging Dana White to make an announcement soon. Movsar Evloev lists the names of fighters he beat to justify his request for a title bout Movsar Evloev is one of the top contenders in the featherweight division with an MMA record of 19-0-0. Prior to his undefeated run in the UFC, the fighter had been part of the M-1 Global promotion.
Evloev, within the UFC, has defeated fighters like Aljamain Sterling, Diego Lopes, Dan Ige and Arnold Allen. In his recent post on X, the fighter sent out a message for the promotion highlighting his fighting resume that justifies him for a title run against Alexander Volkanovski in the International Fight Week. Evloev wrote, “I beat Diego Lopes, Aljamain Sterling, Arnold Allen, Dan Ige.
No one has a better resume than me in 145lbs except for the Champion. I have the longest winning streak in the Featherweight Division. Me vs @alexvolkanovski end of June IFW” Fans of the combat sport, however, had a mixed reaction towards the post.
While a section of the fans believes that the fighter deserves the title shot, another section dwells on the fact that the wins secured by him within the UFC were all decision-based, and not a single one of them was a finish. One of the users wrote, “9 fights 9 decisions. You lost to Diego and Aljo but got robbery wins” Contradicting the previous statement, another fan wrote, “It’s undeniable at this point, if movsar doesn’t get the next title fight this sport becomes illegitimate” “You should’ve already earned it two fights ago.
.@danawhite get my boy his titleshot.” “you gotta finish someone first.
Take out Pico then call your shot” Also read: “Never out of the fight” - Michael Chandler perorates as UFC president Dana White praises him for being a tough fight A majority of the fans believe that the lack of finish in any of the previous bouts by Evloev will be a major reason for the fighter being denied a title shot. Without any official announcement from the promotion, it is too soon to say if the fighter will get a title shot or fight some other athlete within the division to prove his worth once more..
