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Evloev (20-0) and Murphy (17-0) traded leather in a featherweight title eliminator at UFC London on Saturday. It was a closely-contested affair, and Evloev won Rounds 1, 3, and 5 on two of the judges’ scorecards. Meanwhile, one judge gave Murphy the first round, and all three gave him the second round. Despite getting deducted a point in Round 4, Evloev earned a majority decision victory.
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Sterling has voiced his doubts about the scoring criteria following Evloev’s win. Sterling posted a screenshot showing most of the MMA media members scoring it a draw and a few scoring in favor of Murphy. Even after rewatching the fight, “Funkmaster” is convinced that the fight should have been a draw at most in the best-case scenario for Evloev.
Lmaoo bruuuh!!!!! I’m telling you! Somehow I’m the hater to some of these keyboard warriors… One thing about me is I’m always fair and speak the truth. The moment I dont, plz call me out on it. https://t.co/K2OtVJ1P67
— Aljamain Sterling (@funkmasterMMA) March 22, 2026
“Just rewatched the first 3 rounds again,” Sterling wrote. “We’re all confused on how scoring works in this sport. It’s still seems more subjective than criteria based. RD1: very close but more activity from Murphy. RD2: close still but Murphy ahead on strikes. RD3: really tight until the last 25 sec where Movsar opens a cut on Murphy. Does that steal the RD?? RD 4&5: Clear for Movsar. Point deduction. This fight is a draw, if RD3 is scored for Movsar.”
Just rewatched the first 3 rounds again. We’re all confused on how scoring works in this sport. It’s still seems more subjective than criteria based.
RD1: very close but more activity from Murphy.
RD2: close still but Murphy ahead on strikes.
RD3: really tight until the last 25…— Aljamain Sterling (@funkmasterMMA) March 22, 2026
Sterling (25-5) has only lost a decision against Evloev since moving up to featherweight. The former bantamweight champion has rebounded from the loss with a win over Brian Ortega. Sterling is now scheduled to fight Youssef Zalal (18-5) at UFC Fight Night 274 on April 25 in Las Vegas.
This article first appeared at Recent News on Sherdog.com
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