Movsar Evloev eyes winner of Alex Volkanovski vs. Ilia Topuria UFC title fight: “There’s no way they don’t let me go for the title”
Following his big UFC 297 victory over Arnold Allen, Movsar Evloev believes he’s done enough to receive a UFC featherweight title shot.
Evloev and Allen did battle inside the Scotiabank Arena in Toronto, Ontario, Canada on Saturday night. It was the main card opener for UFC 297. Ultimately, it was Evloev who earned the unanimous decision win to keep his pro MMA record unbeaten.
He’s now hoping the UFC matchmakers give him a title shot next.
Movsar Evloev Looking For UFC Championship Fight
During the UFC 297 post-fight press conference, Movsar Evloev said that he thinks his resume speaks for itself when it comes to whether or not he’s earned a title shot (via MMAJunkie).
“It’s not about finishing somebody or something else,” Evloev said at his UFC 297 post-fight news conference. “I’m 18-0 – that’s no joke. Even if I had no finishes, with 15-0 I beat everybody and everyone knows. Because I’m still undefeated, there’s no way they don’t let me go for the title. (But) if I need to beat somebody else, just give it to me.”
Evloev then discussed the UFC 298 main event between Alexander Volkanovski and Ilia Topuria. Volkanovski’s featherweight title will be on the line. Evloev wouldn’t mind fighting either of them for UFC gold.
“He’s still tough, and it’s not about Ilia – he’s still tough, too,” Evloev said when asked for his prediction of Volkanovski vs. Topuria. “He’s undefeated. Of course (Topuria) has a chance for victory, but my favorite is still Alex. But for me, maybe it’s better for Ilia to win because we have a backstory and for me, it’s good to take a title shot and fight him for once.”
While Evloev is on a roll, he doesn’t appear to have high praise from UFC CEO Dana White. We’ll see if the UFC brass has title fight plans for Evloev in the near future.
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