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Tommy McMillen offered to serve as the backup for the Volkanovski–Evloev featherweight title bout at UFC 333, saying he could beat anyone at 145 and would step in if needed. He’s 2-0 this year and fights Marwan Rahiki at Noche UFC in Glendale, arguing his size (6’6”, ~220 lbs) and wrestling background would trouble either champion.
Volkanovski says Evloev should lean on his wrestling rather than stand and trade with him, after Evloev defeated Lerone Murphy at UFC London; he argues the undefeated Russian should fight as a grappler when they meet for the featherweight title, with no excuses about style.
Volkanovski says Movsar Evloev appears to be next in line for the featherweight title after Evloev’s win at UFC London, praising his stronger stand-up and takedown game, but he remains skeptical the UFC will grant the shot given last year’s lineup decisions.
UFC Fight Night London at The O2 delivered a night of action with Movsar Evloev vs. Lerone Murphy headlining. The card featured multiple finishes on the main card—Mario Pinto, Brando Peričić, Abdul-Kareem Al-Selwady, and Shanelle Dyer all securing wins—alongside solid performances in the prelims, including Nathaniel Wood vs. Losene Keita and Mason Jones vs. Axel Sola ahead of the main event.
At UFC London’s O2 Arena, undefeated Movsar Evloev meets Lerone Murphy in a pivotal featherweight headliner that could earn the winner a title shot; the main card also features Luke Riley vs. Michael Aswell, Michael Page vs. Sam Patterson, Iwo Baraniewski vs. Austen Lane, Roman Dolidze vs. Christian Leroy Duncan, and Danny Silva vs. Kurtis Campbell, with prelims including Mason Jones vs. Axel Sola and Nathaniel Wood vs. Losene Keita, plus Brando Pericic’s first-round TKO over Louie Sutherland, Abdul-Kareem Al-Selwady’s unanimous decision over Shem Rock, and Shanelle Dyer’s second-round KO of Ravena Oliveira.
Movsar Evloev says his UFC Fight Night 270 main event with Lerone Murphy is a featherweight title eliminator and that the winner will become the next challenger to champion Alexander Volkanovski, dismissing Jean Silva’s claim to be No. 1 contender. He vows a versatile performance to prove he and Murphy are the top contenders, with the outcome deciding the title shot rather than Silva’s ambitions.