Movsar Evloev squared off against Dan Ige in a three-round bout in the co-main event of UFC Fight Night: Volkov vs Rozenstruik. In what was expected to be a tough fight for the Russian featherweight, he made it look very easy as he completely dominated 50K throughout the three rounds and won the fight via unanimous decision.
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30-27Movsar Evloev scores a unanimous decision victory at #UFCVegas56 👏 pic.twitter.com/yDP8wmcyKF
— UFC on BT Sport (@btsportufc) June 4, 2022
With this win, Movsar Evloev has extended his undefeated MMA streak to 16-0 and has also entered the top five list of consecutive wins in the current featherweight division. Moreover, after his unanimous decision win over #10 contender Dan Ige, he would most likely make it inside the top ten of the 145-pound division.
Following his brilliant win, UFC commentator Paul Felder asked Evloev about his future plans and what’s next for him. Initially, the Russian featherweight thanked his teammates and coaches. Later on, Movsar declared that he will become the next featherweight champion.
“That’s my opinion. Next one, I need a big name for a title shot. I’m the next champion.”
Thereafter, Felder asked Movsar whether he has any top contender’s name on his mind for his next bout. Surprisingly, the Russian featherweight called out Allen and claimed that he would be ready to face him in two weeks.
👀@MovsarUFC wants to keep it moving amongst some of the top names in the division #UFCVegas56 pic.twitter.com/LsYNUgXi2E
— UFC (@ufc) June 4, 2022
“I know one name, he’s still scared of me,” Evloev said. “He’s a bulls*** guy, Arnold Allen. I want to beat this guy in his place. Maybe England. I’ll be ready in a couple of weeks. I’d finish him. I promise.”
Arnold Allen offers his response to Movsar Evloev’s callout
With this crushing win over Dan Ige at UFC Vegas 56, Movsar Evloev has shown great potential of becoming a future featherweight champion. However, Arnold Allen who is currently #6 in the 145-pound division seems to be disinterested to face him next.
The British featherweight snubbed Evloev’s callout and conveyed his interest to fight Chan Sung Jung. “We gotta be talking upwards surely 🇰🇷🧟♂️, said Allen.”
We gotta be talking upwards surely 🇰🇷🧟♂️
— Arnold billy allen (@Arnoldbfa) June 4, 2022
With Allen showing no interest, Movsar has to probably fight Bryce Mitchell next because most of the top contenders are scheduled for a bout against each other. Besides, a matchup between Arnold Allen and Chan Sung Jung makes more sense due to their rankings and also because the latter is coming off a loss in his last bout against the featherweight champion.
So do let us know in the comments section who you think should Movsar Evloev and Arnold Allen fight next.