Movsar Magomedovich Evloev was born on February 11,1994 and is a Russian professional mixed martial artist.
23 Facts About Movsar Evloev
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Movsar Evloev currently competes in the Featherweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship.
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Movsar Evloev is the cousin of Olympic gold medalist, Musa Evloev.
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Movsar Evloev knocked out Nevzorov in the second round to claim the title.
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Movsar Evloev then faced Pavel Vitruk for the undisputed title on July 22,2017.
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Movsar Evloev defeated Vitruk by unanimous decision to unify the championship.
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Movsar Evloev defeated him with a rear-naked choke in the third round.
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Movsar Evloev knocked Dias out in the fifth round to retain his belt.
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Movsar Evloev was scheduled to make his promotional debut against Muin Gafurov on April 20,2019, at UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs Oleinik.
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Movsar Evloev was then scheduled to face Mike Grundy on August 31,2019, at UFC Fight Night 157.
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Movsar Evloev was then slated to face Douglas Silva de Andrade on March 7,2020, at UFC 248.
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However, Movsar Evloev pulled out of the contest for unknown reasons.
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Movsar Evloev faced Mike Grundy on July 26,2020, at UFC on ESPN: Whittaker vs Till.
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Movsar Evloev was scheduled to face Nate Landwehr on December 5,2020, at UFC on ESPN 19 However, on the day of the fight, the bout was cancelled after Movsar Evloev tested positive for COVID-19.
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Movsar Evloev faced Nik Lentz, replacing Mike Grundy, at UFC 257 on January 24,2021.
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Movsar Evloev faced Hakeem Dawodu on June 12,2021, at UFC 263.
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Movsar Evloev was expected to face Ilia Topuria on January 22,2022, at UFC 270.
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However, Movsar Evloev withdrew from the bout after a positive COVID-19 test and was replaced by Charles Jourdain.
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Movsar Evloev faced Dan Ige on June 4,2022, at UFC Fight Night 207.
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Movsar Evloev was scheduled to face Bryce Mitchell, replacing injured Jonathan Pearce, on May 6,2023, at UFC 288.
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Movsar Evloev faced Arnold Allen on January 20,2024, at UFC 297.
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Movsar Evloev was scheduled to face former UFC Bantamweight Champion Aljamain Sterling on October 5,2024 at UFC 307.
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Movsar Evloev was reportedly going to face Aaron Pico on May 17,2025 at UFC Fight Night 256.