Pimblett also thinks Topuria is fleeing from tough title challengers like Diego Lopes and Movsar Evloev. "I would have had a lot more respect for Ilia if he defended that belt twice," Pimblett said.

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Making his UFC debut on short notice against Movsar Evloev, Lopes earned Fight of the Night honors despite the loss. He rebounded with impressive finishes, including a first-round armbar submission ...

Diego Lopes (center) highlights Movsar Evloev (left) and Patricio 'Pitbull' Freire (right) as possible opponents for his first title defense. [Image Courtesy: @ufc on X/Twitter, and ...

Movsar Evloev is confident in his prediction for the featherweight title fight at UFC 314. Alexander Volkanovski (26-4 MMA, 13-3 UFC) takes on Diego Lopes (26-6 MMA, 5-1 UFC) for the vacant 145-pound ...

Movsar Evloev has shared his prediction for the upcoming featherweight title fight between Alexander Volkanovski and Diego Lopes. Volkanovski and Lopes are set to fight for the vacant featherweight ...

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Fighting Ilia Topuria is not about the UFC title for Movsar Evloev. Topuria (16-0 MMA, 8-0 UFC) vacated his UFC featherweight belt for a move up to 155 pounds before Evloev (19-0 MMA, 9-0 UFC) got his ...

During a recent interview with MMA Fighting, Lopes mentioned former opponent Movsar Evloev as a potential future title challenger. Surprisingly, Lopes offered high praise for Evloev, with whom he ...

🌹😤 Movsar Evloev wants to go after Ilia Topuria to Lightweight division even if the title is not on the line. ☝️ Adds that it's nothing personal, he just wants to prove that he is the ...