Movsar Evloev has never finished a fight in the UFC – and he doesn’t care.
Evloev (20-0 MMA, 10-0 UFC) finally gets his long-awaited title shot when he challenges featherweight champion Alexander Volkanovski (28-4 MMA, 15-3 UFC) in the UFC 333 headliner on Oct. 24 at Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi (Paramount+).
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Prior to signing with the UFC, Evloev was finishing the majority of his opponents. However, all 10 of Evloev’s octagon wins have come by decision, which has some fans criticizing his fighting style.
“Even if I’m not able to finish him, I will control all the time, and it’s not going to be a boring fight,” Evloev told MMA Junkie of Volkanovski. “People used to say no finish means boring, but I’ve got a lot of fans who love my fights because of wrestling, because of some weird situations. My submission defense is great, and my striking is getting better. Takedowns are good when you understand MMA.
“It’s not just striking where you just strike and you go crazy. You knock him out or he knocks you out, and fans of fighting getting happy by this. I’m not (here) to make them happy. I’m here to be a champion, to be the best in the world, and to make my family happy by my win – not just to show them a good fight, bleeding, hurting people, and maybe win, maybe lose. No, I’m going to win. I’ll do everything needed to win this fight.”
Evloev predominantly stood with Lerone Murphy in his most recent win at UFC Fight Night 270. In the fight before that, he showed off beautiful scrambles by outgrappling former champion Aljamain Sterling. His UFC 288 win over Diego Lopes earned Fight of the Night – his lone bonus in the UFC.
This article originally appeared on MMA Junkie: Movsar Evloev dismisses notion that he’s a boring fighter ahead of UFC 333
