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Volkanovski (28-4) was originally expected to defend his title against Evloev (20-0) after winning the vacant title against Diego Lopes last year to begin his second reign. However, Lopes, who had already lost to Evloev, was controversially booked for a rematch against Volkanovski, who defeated the Brazilian yet again in January.
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Movsar Evloev’s undefeated UFC run has Volkanovski preparing for a potential featherweight title fight
Volkanovski seems confident that his next title defense will be against Evloev, who is 10-0 in the UFC, although winning all his Octagon outings via decision. The Australian champ is currently in Thailand and putting in some wrestling work to prepare for the undefeated Russian.
“It’s pretty obvious it’s probably going to be Movsar,” Volkanovski said on his YouTube channel. “So, I get all that wrestling in nice and early. Did a bit of a grappling session afterwards as well, then did a couple of live rounds.”
Volkanovski defended the featherweight title five times in his first title run before losing to Ilia Topuria in 2024. “The Great” reclaimed the vacant title against Lopes when Topuria moved up to lightweight. Meanwhile, Evloev’s last four wins came against Lerone Murphy, Aljamain Sterling, Arnold Allen and Lopes.
This article first appeared at Recent News on Sherdog.com
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