New Headline: "Mutt & Movs Face Off in MMA's Next Revolution
Aljamain Sterling broke down the pivotal featherweight clash that headlines UFC London. Movsar Evloev (19-0 MMA, 9-0 UFC) meets Lerone Murphy (17-0-1 MMA, 9-0-1 UFC) on Saturday at UFC Fight Night 270 ( Paramount+ ) from The O2 in London. In what is being dubbed as a striker vs.
grappler matchup, Sterling (20-5 MMA, 17-5 UFC) thinks Murphy's footwork will cause problems for Evloev when attempting his takedown entries. "Here's my thing with Murphy: He fights pretty," Sterling said on his YouTube channel . "He's not in there to scrap and get down and dirty.
He's looking to make it clean and super technical and go home with his face intact. Now with Movsar, I think he's willing to go through the mud a little bit more, but most of his fights, he's predominantly happy to grapple. He hasn't fought since we fought in December 2024.
I wonder what that layoff is going to look like, especially with a guy he used to train with in Lerone Murphy. Lerone has great kickboxing, great footwork, side-to-side lateral movement, hard to hit, a nice jab. "Sometimes he'll tend to throw the spinning back kick.
All in all, I feel this should be Lerone's fight to win. I wouldn't be surprised if Movsar wins, though. He's a phenomenal talent, great grappler.