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Evloev Hands Murphy First Loss With Majority Decision at UFC London

Evloev now presses for a title shot against Alexander Volkanovski.

Overview

  • Judges scored the five-round main event 48-46, 48-46 and 47-47, giving Movsar Evloev a majority decision over Lerone Murphy at The O2.
  • Referee Marc Goddard deducted a point from Evloev in Round 4 for low blows, a ruling that factored heavily into post-fight scoring debates.
  • Official stats showed Evloev leading 124-89 in total strikes with nine successful takedowns on 10 attempts, highlighting his late grappling surge.
  • Murphy, now 17-1-1, told his corner his hip "popped" during the bout, and he absorbed his first professional defeat.
  • Evloev, now 20-0, called out champion Alexander Volkanovski for the next title fight, while the UFC has not announced the division’s next booking.