MORRISTOWN, N.J. – Movsar Evloev thinks he’s the one to dethrone UFC featherweight champion Alexander Volkanovski.
Nobody’s had an answer for Volkanovski (25-2 MMA, 12-1 UFC) at 145 pounds, but undefeated Evloev (16-0 MMA, 6-0 UFC) is confident that he does. Evloev picked Volkanovski to beat interim champ Yair Rodriguez on July 8 at UFC 290 and hopes he can get his shot at the belt in 2024.
“Only one guy can beat Alex: (He’s) in front of you,” Evloev said Wednesday during UFC 288 media day. “Please let me go to this fight maybe next year, and I will show you. I will be better in everything, it doesn’t matter. Wrestling, striking, conditioning.”