Movsar Evloev demands title shot after winning majority decision over Lerone Murphy in UFC London main event

LONDON, ENGLAND - MARCH 21: (L-R) Movsar Evloev of Russia takes down Lerone Murphy of England in a featherweight fight during the UFC Fight Night event at The O2 on March 21, 2026 in London, England. (Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC) Movsar Evloev wants his title shot after scoring a majority decision win in the UFC London main event. The undefeated Russian didn’t have an easy night at the office, largely focusing on his striking through the first half of his fight with Lerone Murphy.

But once he started implementing his wrestling, Evloev started mounting some damage and racking up control time as he did enough to get the job done on the scorecards. The final tally read 48-46, 48-46 and 47-47 — including a fourth round point deduction on Evloev — as he got the majority decision victory. “I told you, I’m a better striker than him … joke,” Evloev said with a laugh after his latest win.

“With Mike my head coach, we prepared for level change attacks … I think my punches are hard, I can hurt an opponent even if I didn’t finish him. But look at his face, he’s damage. I showed, I don’t necessarily have to use my wrestling to get wins.

“[Alexander Volkanovski] mentioned my name a lot of times, I’m accepting his challenge. let’s f*cking fight. UFC, there is no excuses to not let me fight for the title.