Movsar Evloev, UFC 310 Media Day Credit score: Gabriel Gonzalez/Cageside Press
UFC featherweight contender Movsar Evloev needs the 145 belt at first above something within the struggle recreation.
He additionally needs one title on his mantle.
“Even if the champion moves up, he will leave the title. I will get the title and then I will follow him. Lightweight is not too far for me,” he advised MMAFighting.
“Even if he moves up, I will take the belt first because this is my first goal.”
The present champion, Ilia Topuria, has been kicking round the opportunity of transferring as much as light-weight to problem 155 champ Islam Makhachev. Understandably it could depart featherweights hanging within the air as they’ve to attend or struggle whereas Topuria strikes up.
Evloev doesn’t care. If Topuria strikes up, he’ll chase him at any weight.
“So then I will go after him, even if he goes to middleweight. It doesn’t matter. He’s not a big guy. I don’t need to cut the weight to beat this guy. I need his head on my list,” he stated.
All of this occurring because the featherweight division sees some modifications in it’s roster. Former champion Max Holloway determined to go as much as light-weight following his title loss to Topuria final yr. Former bantamweight champion Aljamain Sterling moved as much as featherweight and fought Evloev to a call.
It leaves Evloev in an attention-grabbing place to virtually select between the title or chasing Topuria.
“To be honest, it’s not easy to even understand what’s going on. Because Max said he will not come back to featherweight again,” he stated.
“So Ilia’s talking that he’s moving up, also, especially after my fight. I don’t know what’s going on. For me, it doesn’t matter who will be my next opponent.”
Movsar Evloev at present has no struggle scheduled.
