Undefeated UFC featherweight contender Movsar Evloev responded to rumors about a potential UFC London pullout.
One of the most intriguing fights of the year features two top UFC featherweights at UFC London on March 21st. Featherweight title contenders Lerone Murphy and Movsar Evloev are booked to square off at UFC London for the likely next shot at the reigning titleholder, Alexander Volkanovski.
Evloev and Murphy are two unbeaten featherweights, and both make strong cases for a title shot. After recent wins over Aljamain Sterling, Arnold Allen, and Diego Lopes, many pundits and fans believed it was a foregone conclusion that Evloev would be Volkanovski’s next opponent.
But the UFC matchmakers have other plans – as evidenced by the upcoming UFC main event in the promotion’s return to London. About a week before the fight, eyebrows were raised when rumors swirled on social media that Evloev was having travel visa issues that could force him out of