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UFC Featherweight Youssef Zalal Feels Aljamain Sterling’s Jiu-Jitsu Edge Decisive In Movsar Evloev Fight: ‘When The Russian Fought Diego Lopes…’ (Exclusive)

A huge featherweight clash is set for UFC 307 on October 5, as former bantamweight champion Aljamain Sterling looks to hand Movsar Evloev his first loss. Evloev has been a force of nature since arriving in the Octagon and whilst he hasn’t had the finishes to really gather hype around his winning streak, his record […]

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A huge featherweight clash is set for UFC 307 on October 5, as former bantamweight champion Aljamain Sterling looks to hand Movsar Evloev his first loss.

Evloev has been a force of nature since arriving in the Octagon and whilst he hasn’t had the finishes to really gather hype around his winning streak, his record speaks for itself.

Sterling has also not always received tons of praise for his fighting style but his high-level grappling combined with awkward striking, makes him a very tough test for his Russian opponent.

A fellow 145-pound contender on the UFC roster is excited to see how the two men match up with one another once the Octagon door closes.

Youssef Zalal Breaks Down Aljamain Sterling Vs Movsar Evloev At UFC 307

Youssef Zalal will look to secure back-to-back victories during his second stint in the UFC when he returns to face Jarno Errens on August 10.

In a recent interview with MMA News, the Moroccan fighter broke down how he sees the match-up of top contenders and grapplers going down in Salt Lake City.

Zalal made reference to how a clash of two grappling specialists often turns into a striking match between them as they cancel one another out on the floor.

He also provided the theory that based on what he has seen from both, this could be a wrestling versus jiu-jitsu affair.

“Those guys, I think it’s either gonna see a striking match the whole time and I think you’re gonna see one either wrestling and the other one jiu-jitsu. I feel like when the Russian fought Diego Lopes, you could see the jiu-jitsu kind of felt a little bit [off] right. I mean Diego Lopes’ jiu-jitsu is pretty good too so that’s why that, and I think Aljamain is a really good grappler obviously.

“so I think you’re going to see a little battle on that part or it’s going to be a full-on striking match whenever you put two grapplers together so I’m pretty interested to see how the match-ups and the styles go on that part.”

Read also: Dan Ige Has Return After Same-Day Notice Diego Lopes Scrap In The Works For Abu Dhabi-Held UFC 308

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Movsar Evloev vs. Aljamain Sterling Set For UFC 307 On October 5

Top UFC featherweights Movsar Evloev and Aljamain Sterling will look to stake their claim for a first title shot in the division when they share the cage later this year. The undefeated Russian and the former UFC bantamweight champion have been going back and forth on social media about doing battle ever since the latter […]

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Top UFC featherweights Movsar Evloev and Aljamain Sterling will look to stake their claim for a first title shot in the division when they share the cage later this year.

The undefeated Russian and the former UFC bantamweight champion have been going back and forth on social media about doing battle ever since the latter successfully debuted in the weight class this past April.

A victory over Calvin Kattar at UFC 300 saw Sterling enter the rankings at #8, and “Funk Master” will now have the chance to crack the featherweight top five at the expense of Evloev.

As first reported by MMA Propagande and subsequently confirmed by both men on social media, Evloev and Sterling are slated to collide on the UFC 307 pay-per-view card on October 5.

A location and venue is yet to be officially announced by the promotion, but the expectation is for UFC 307 to take place at the Delta Center in Salt Lake City, Utah.

Evloev, Sterling To Vie For Shot At Topuria’s Gold At UFC 307

When they finally meet in the Octagon after months of online discussion regarding a date and ducking allegations, both Evloev and Sterling will hope to continue their winning form all the way to the top.

Evloev (18-0) further climbed the 145-pound pecking order this year by narrowly getting the better of Arnold Allen on the scorecards at UFC 297 in Canada this past January. The result marked the former M-1 Global bantamweight champ’s eighth straight victory on MMA’s biggest stage, following triumphs over Dan Ige and Diego Lopes.

The Russian, however, has come under fire for his tendency to go the distance inside the Octagon, having yet to find a finish in the UFC since his debut back in 2019. He’ll look to rectify that unwanted statistic at the expense of the division’s newest contender.

Sterling (24-4) brought his time making a difficult weight cut down to 135 pounds to an end following his title loss to Sean O’Malley at UFC 292 in Boston last August. With his calls for an immediate rematch falling on deaf ears, “Funk Master” committed to the pursuit of gold in a second weight class, which he began successfully by outgrappling Kattar at April’s milestone PPV.

The 34-year-old must now get past Evloev if he’s to put himself in position for a future shot at Topuria’s featherweight title.

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Report – Aljamain Sterling set to fight Movsar Evloev in grudge clash at UFC 307 in Salt Lake City

Aljamain Sterling set to fight Movsar Evloev at UFC 308 in Salt Lake CityFormer undisputed bantamweight champion, Aljamain Sterling is slated for his sophomore outing at the featherweight limit at UFC 307…

Aljamain Sterling set to fight Movsar Evloev at UFC 308 in Salt Lake City

Former undisputed bantamweight champion, Aljamain Sterling is slated for his sophomore outing at the featherweight limit at UFC 307 in October, taking on Russian contender, Movsar Evloev in a main card clash at the Delta Center in Salt Lake City, Utah.

Sterling, who currently holds the number eight rank in the official featherweight rankings, made his debut in the weight class on the preliminary card of UFC 300 earlier this month, landing a one-sided unanimous decision win over Calvin Kattar.

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As for Evloev, the current number five rated featherweight challenger is unbeaten in his Octagon tenure, most recently landing a unanimous decision win over Arnold Allen at UFC 297 back in January, scoring his eighth straight win in the division.

Aljamain Sterling set to fight Movsar Evloev at UFC 307

News of Aljamain Sterling’s return against Movsar Evloev was first reported by Eurosport reporter, Marcel Dorff on his official X account. 

Rebounding to winning ways at UFC 300 earlier this year in his judging win over Kattar, Aljamain Sterling had been sidelined since he dropped the undisputed bantamweight title in a second round knockout loss to Sean O’Malley back in August of last year, seeing his record-setting run as titleholder halted.

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During his run as champion, Sterling racked up successive successful title defenses over former championship-holding trio, Petr Yan, T.J. Dillashaw, and Henry Cejudo.

As for Evloev, the former M-1 Global bantamweight champion has enjoyed a roughshod run through featherweight challengers since his move to the UFC back in 2019.

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Prior to his win over the above-mentioned British talent, Allen, Evloev bested fan-favorite contender, Diego Lopes in the Brazilian’s short-notice debut, went with a other notable victories against both Nik Lentz, and Dan Ige.

While an official headliner for UFC 307 – which is expected to take place on October 5. from the Delta Center in Salt Lake City, Utah has yet to be confirmed at the time of publication, an undisputed featherweight title fight between Ilia Topuria and Max Holloway is currently targeted to take the main event slot. 

Report – Aljamain Sterling set to fight Movsar Evloev in grudge clash at UFC 307 in Salt Lake City

Aljamain Sterling set to fight Movsar Evloev at UFC 308 in Salt Lake CityFormer undisputed bantamweight champion, Aljamain Sterling is slated for his sophomore outing at the featherweight limit at UFC 307…

Aljamain Sterling set to fight Movsar Evloev at UFC 308 in Salt Lake City

Former undisputed bantamweight champion, Aljamain Sterling is slated for his sophomore outing at the featherweight limit at UFC 307 in October, taking on Russian contender, Movsar Evloev in a main card clash at the Delta Center in Salt Lake City, Utah.

Sterling, who currently holds the number eight rank in the official featherweight rankings, made his debut in the weight class on the preliminary card of UFC 300 earlier this month, landing a one-sided unanimous decision win over Calvin Kattar.

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As for Evloev, the current number five rated featherweight challenger is unbeaten in his Octagon tenure, most recently landing a unanimous decision win over Arnold Allen at UFC 297 back in January, scoring his eighth straight win in the division.

Aljamain Sterling set to fight Movsar Evloev at UFC 307

News of Aljamain Sterling’s return against Movsar Evloev was first reported by Eurosport reporter, Marcel Dorff on his official X account. 

Rebounding to winning ways at UFC 300 earlier this year in his judging win over Kattar, Aljamain Sterling had been sidelined since he dropped the undisputed bantamweight title in a second round knockout loss to Sean O’Malley back in August of last year, seeing his record-setting run as titleholder halted.

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During his run as champion, Sterling racked up successive successful title defenses over former championship-holding trio, Petr Yan, T.J. Dillashaw, and Henry Cejudo.

As for Evloev, the former M-1 Global bantamweight champion has enjoyed a roughshod run through featherweight challengers since his move to the UFC back in 2019.

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Prior to his win over the above-mentioned British talent, Allen, Evloev bested fan-favorite contender, Diego Lopes in the Brazilian’s short-notice debut, went with a other notable victories against both Nik Lentz, and Dan Ige.

While an official headliner for UFC 307 – which is expected to take place on October 5. from the Delta Center in Salt Lake City, Utah has yet to be confirmed at the time of publication, an undisputed featherweight title fight between Ilia Topuria and Max Holloway is currently targeted to take the main event slot. 

Aljamain Sterling Moves On From Movsar Evloev Matchup, Targets Different Ranked Featherweight For The Sphere

Former UFC bantamweight champion Aljamain Sterling has appeared to lose patience with the undefeated Movsar Evloev. Sterling announced his arrival in the featherweight division with a successful divisional debut at UFC 300 this past March. “Funk Master” utilized his grappling to limit all of Calvin Kattar’s offense en route to the scorecards. Since then, much […]

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Former UFC bantamweight champion Aljamain Sterling has appeared to lose patience with the undefeated Movsar Evloev.

Sterling announced his arrival in the featherweight division with a successful divisional debut at UFC 300 this past March. “Funk Master” utilized his grappling to limit all of Calvin Kattar’s offense en route to the scorecards.

Since then, much of the discussion regarding Sterling’s sophomore outing at 145 pounds has involved Evloev, who sits three places above the ex-bantamweight at #5 in the rankings.

While the pair expressed mutual interest in the fight, they’ve since been at odds over its apparent delay, with both throwing blame at one another.

Evidently, Sterling has now had enough of that back and forth…

Sterling Adjusts Sights From Evloev To Lopes

During a video recently uploaded to his YouTube channel, Sterling provided an update on his future plans, as he looks to climb toward the gold at 145 pounds in pursuit of two-division glory.

With a lengthy period of discourse with Evloev not resulting in an official booking, “Funk Master” expressed frustration at the Russian’s ongoing “excuses.”

And with that, he has a fresh name in mind for his desired appearance at the Sphere for Noche UFC this fall.

“Stay tuned. Hopefully we’ll have some fight news for you guys. I’m thinking about Aljamain Sterling vs. Diego Lopes as the Sphere,” Sterling said. “That has a nice ring to it.

“Movsar, I don’t know what the hell he’s doing. I gave him a date, he hasn’t accepted yet. He started making all these excuses,” Sterling continued. “Either you want to fight on my terms or I’ll go fight somebody else. So, Diego Lopes, if you oblige, let’s make it happen at the Sphere, September 14.”

Interestingly, Evloev’s different take on why the long-discussed fight with Sterling isn’t coming to fruition has also led him to the doorstep of Lopes and a potential rematch.

Lopes is one of the fastest-rising names in the division, having followed a competitive short-notice debut against Evloev last May with four straight wins, the first three of which came in the opening round.

Most recently, the Mexico-based Brazilian defeated Dan Ige in a UFC 303 matchup that came about on just hours’ notice following the extremely late withdrawal of Brian Ortega.

While Lopes remains outside the top 10 and four places below Sterling in the featherweight pecking order, “Funk Master” seemingly wants to capitalize on the hype around the 29-year-old’s name on a major platform this September.

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’10-7 Diego Lopes’ – Fans React After Lopes & Movsar Evloev Trade Barbs Over UFC 303 Fight On X

UFC featherweight contenders Diego Lopes and Movsar Evloev recently exchanged heated words on X, much to the MMA community’s amusement, adding fuel to the already unclear matchmaking situation in the division. Lopes navigated a tumultuous lead-up to his short-notice fight at UFC 303 last Saturday. Despite the chaos, the highly regarded featherweight contender extended his […]

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UFC featherweight contenders Diego Lopes and Movsar Evloev recently exchanged heated words on X, much to the MMA community’s amusement, adding fuel to the already unclear matchmaking situation in the division.

Lopes navigated a tumultuous lead-up to his short-notice fight at UFC 303 last Saturday. Despite the chaos, the highly regarded featherweight contender extended his winning streak, triumphing over Dan Ige, who accepted the bout just a few hours before the showdown.

With Brian Ortega unable to compete, Lopes chose to remain on the card and face Ige, who resides near the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas and heroically stepped up when the UFC needed him most.

Lopes had his fair share of success with both striking and grappling throughout the first two rounds of their fight. However, Ige mounted a fierce comeback in the final round, pushing the Brazilian to his limits. Despite this, Lopes secured the victory, with all three judges unanimously scoring the bout 29-28 in his favor.

Following Lopes’ triumph, Evloev took to X to propose a rematch against his former opponent at Noche UFC (UFC 306), slated for September 14 at the Sphere in Las Vegas, Nevada. The undefeated Russian’s challenge came out of apparent frustration with Aljamain Sterling’s reluctance to schedule a fight.

“Hey, @Diegolopesmma, I wanna give you a rematch at the Sphere because @funkmasterMMA is running for his life, and this time, I’m gonna finish you.”

Lopes swiftly fired back at Evloev, accusing him of ignoring his previous callout for a rematch.

“Have you finally realized that the way the UFC pays attention to you is by mentioning my name? Or are you afraid that tomorrow morning I’ll be in your place in the rankings? It took you 3 months to get back to me. Sit back and watch the big guys do the work.”

Lopes’ Apparent Rejection of Evloev’s Offer Sparks Fan Reactions

The two fighters first clashed at UFC 288 in May 2023, where Lopes made his promotional debut on less than a week’s notice. Although he was a fresh face up against a top-ranked opponent, Lopes delivered an impressive performance, narrowly losing a decision in a bout that earned Fight of the Night honors.

Following their initial bout, Lopes has been nearly unstoppable in the UFC, amassing a four-fight win streak. In contrast, Evloev has only competed once, securing a unanimous decision victory over Arnold Allen in January.

Only time will tell if this duo gets the chance to settle their score. However, Lopes has already laid down the gauntlet, expressing his desire to either fight with Ortega or challenge former featherweight champion Alexander Volkanovski at the UFC’s highly anticipated event in September.

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