In the first match of the main card of UFC 297, Russian fighter Movsar Evloev defeated British representative Arnold Allen.
The fight lasted for three rounds. The Russian representative won by unanimous decision.
In the third round, Allen landed four consecutive illegal knees to the head, but the referee ruled them unintentional.
Before the fight, Evloev stated that a victory over Allen would help him capture the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) title.
“This fight gives me the opportunity to become the next challenger for the title. Do I think I will take the winner of the Volkanovski-Topuria fight? It all depends on whether I can finish Allen, but yes, I can be next,” Evloev said before the fight.
Evloev had 18 fights in mixed martial arts (MMA), each of which ended in the victory of the Russian. On May 7, 2023, Russia defeated Brazilian Diego Lopez in the UFC 288 tournament. All judges decided to give the victory to Evloev – 29:28, 29:28, 30:27. This was the main card fight of the tournament.
Former English-speaking UFC fans criticized Thank you Evloev for the post on social networks.