UFC has just signed to his roster one of the most promising Russian fighters – Movsar Evloev (10-0).
The 25-year-old is now vacating the M-1 bantamweight title he won back in 2017. His last fight was at M-1 Challenge 95 – Battle in the Mountains 7 on July 21, 2018.
Movsar Evloev is officially a UFC fighter!!! The M-1 Global champ will debut at #UFCStPetersburg 🙏 pic.twitter.com/nSpv4eKJp8
— MaRCeL DoRFF 🇳🇱🇮🇩 (@BigMarcel24) March 14, 2019
Evloev will make his UFC debut at UFC St. Petersburg on April 20th vs. 22-year-old Muin Gafurov (16-2) from Tajikistan.
Muin Gafurov overlooks Belingon, wants title shot and rematch with Reece McLaren https://t.co/03yqnCeuXK #ONEFightNight #MMA pic.twitter.com/hVJBJ9ljFL
— ONE Championship (@ONEChampionship) September 30, 2016
Here you can see highlights of Evloev’s career so far.