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Bro, Evloev Is an ABSOLUTE SAVAGE — But London's Judges Have Some Explaining To Do | UFC London Fallout

Saturday night at The O2 in London, Movsar Evloev did something absolutely extraordinary — he extended his unbeaten streak to 20 consecutive wins, 10 of them inside the UFC, by defeating Lerone Murphy in a five-round featherweight main event that had the entire MMA world losing their minds on Sunday morning. But here's the thing, bro. Here's the thing. Zero out of seventeen media members scored that fight for Evloev. Zero. People do not understand how wild that is. Murphy's hip popped in round three, the Russian had a point taken away for illegal low blows, and somehow the judges still gave it to Evloev on two of the three scorecards. This sport, man. This sport.

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Evloev Stays Unbeaten — The Main Event Breakdown

Let me tell you what Movsar Evloev has done. This man is on a 20-fight unbeaten streak. Twenty. He has not lost a professional MMA fight. Ever. Bro, people do not understand how dangerous that is. Going into London, Lerone Murphy — 'The Miracle' — was ranked No. 3 in the UFC featherweight division, and he had the kind of footwork and countering ability that makes you genuinely dangerous against anyone on the planet.

The first two rounds belonged to Murphy. His movement was sharp, his counters were landing clean, and Evloev, for all his relentlessness, couldn't crack the code on the feet. Then something shifted in round three. Evloev started pressing harder, Murphy revealed afterward that his hip popped in that round, and the dynamic of the fight changed. Round four was chaotic — Evloev landed a second illegal groin shot and had a point deducted by the referee, which by all logic should have dramatically altered the scorecard trajectory. But the Russian was so dominant down the stretch that two of the three judges still scored it 48-46 for him. The third judge called it 47-47, making it a majority decision win for Evloev.

He is now 20-0 as a professional. He is now 10-0 inside the UFC Octagon. The man has never been stopped. Not once. Bro, he's an absolute savage. An absolute savage. I don't think people fully grasp what that run means for this division.

The Controversy You Need To Look Into Right Now

Okay, here's where it gets really interesting, and I mean really interesting. Seventeen media members submitted their scorecards for this fight on MMA Decisions. You know how many of them had Evloev winning? Zero. Not one single person. Five of them had Murphy winning 48-46. The other twelve called it a 47-47 draw. That means virtually every journalist and analyst watching the fight closely saw either Murphy winning or a dead-even contest. The official judges saw something almost nobody else saw. Look into it.

Murphy himself, to his absolute credit, didn't make excuses inside the Octagon. He told the interviewer, 'I didn't show up tonight.' Then he revealed the hip injury — he said his hip popped in round three and he was competing compromised for the final two rounds. And even with all of that, after rewatching the fight, his tone shifted. The MMA community is furious. Murphy's title hopes have taken a massive hit — and it's hard to argue the result was just. People do not understand how consequential this kind of controversy is for a fighter's career. Just look into it.

The Rest of London — Knockouts, Unbeaten Records, and the Venom

The main event wasn't the only story in London. Iwo Baraniewski walked into the O2, looked at Austen Lane, and knocked him unconscious in just 28 seconds of the first round. Twenty-eight seconds! Bro. People do not understand how dangerous that man is. He didn't want to be in London any longer than absolutely necessary. One of the most vicious first-round finishes the UFC has seen all year.

Luke Riley improved to a perfect 13-0 with a completely dominant unanimous decision win over Michael Aswell, all three judges scoring it 30-27. Not a single round given away. Riley is one of the most dangerously quiet prospects in the welterweight division right now and people are sleeping on him. Heavily sleeping. Christian Leroy Duncan also continued his impressive divisional climb with a unanimous decision over the tough Roman Dolidze in a middleweight bout that showed real championship-level poise from the Brit.

Michael Page got the nod over Sam Patterson in a welterweight bout that reportedly left even Dana White calling it 'bad' in the post-fight presser — which is saying something. And Danny Silva added a highlight of his own, stopping Kurtis Campbell by TKO in 31 seconds of the second round. London delivered violence from top to bottom, as it always does.

What It Means — Featherweight Title Implications and LHW Chaos

Evloev at 20-0 with ten straight UFC wins is absolutely impossible to deny as a title contender at featherweight. Whoever holds that belt, they need to reckon with this man. He is relentless, technically refined, and apparently wins fights that no journalist on the planet thinks he won — which, honestly, might be the most terrifying ability in the sport. A title shot conversation has to happen now. It has to.

Meanwhile at light heavyweight, we're in full rebuild mode. Alex Pereira has vacated the title, and at UFC 327 on April 11 in Miami, former champion Jiří Procházka steps in against New Zealand's Carlos Ulberg — who is 9-1 in the UFC with a devastating finish of Dominick Reyes in his most recent outing — for the vacant belt. Procházka has been publicly eyeing a Pereira trilogy, which means his focus may already be beyond Ulberg. That kind of mental slip could be catastrophic against a finisher like Ulberg. People do not understand how dangerous that is.

What To Watch — Seattle, Title Fights, and the Road Ahead

This Saturday, March 28, the UFC lands in Seattle at Climate Pledge Arena for a pivotal middleweight main event: Israel Adesanya versus Joe Pyfer. Bro, this is a massive fight. Adesanya hasn't secured a win since his legendary knockout of Alex Pereira at UFC 287, and Pyfer is the kind of terrifying, explosive puncher who can end a fight in a single moment. People are genuinely sleeping on Pyfer. This could be one of the most important fights of the year for the middleweight division.

Also on the Seattle card, Alexa Grasso meets Maycee Barber in what could shape the entire strawweight title conversation going forward. And at UFC 327, beyond Prochazka vs. Ulberg for the light heavyweight gold, Tatsuro Taira challenges Joshua Van for the flyweight championship in what should be a technically spectacular fight. The flyweight division has been absolutely loaded. Meanwhile Caio Borralho, fresh off defeating Reinier de Ridder at UFC 326, has set his sights on Dricus du Plessis for the middleweight title. The next two months of UFC cards are absolutely stacked. This card is stacked, that card is stacked — everything is stacked. Look into it.

Bro, This Is What MMA Is — The Closing

You want to know why I genuinely love this sport? Because a man can go 20 professional fights without a single loss, win a UFC main event in London in front of thousands of screaming fans, do it after having a POINT TAKEN AWAY in the fourth round, and still leave half the world arguing about whether the result was right. That is MMA. That is the primal, beautiful, maddening chaos of it all. Movsar Evloev is an absolute savage — a technically brilliant, relentless machine who has simply never been stopped. Lerone Murphy is a warrior who competed with a popped hip for the final two rounds of a main event and still nearly walked away with the decision. And London erupted for both of them.

Adesanya in Seattle this weekend. Prochazka and Ulberg for the vacant light heavyweight belt in April. Taira and Van for the flyweight title. Du Plessis defending his middleweight gold. Bro. BRO. This sport is in one of the greatest stretches of elite matchmaking and storylines in its entire history. People do not understand how good this run of fights is. Just look into it.

References

1. UFC.com — UFC London: Evloev vs. Murphy Main Card Results: https://www.ufc.com/news/ufc-london-results-evloev-vs-murphy-main-card-highlights-winners-interviews 2. UFC.com — UFC London: Evloev vs. Murphy Prelim Results: https://www.ufc.com/news/ufc-london-results-evloev-vs-murphy-prelims-highlights-winners-interviews 3. UFC.com — Official Scorecards: https://www.ufc.com/news/ufc-london-official-scorecards-evloev-vs-murphy-fight-night 4. Wikipedia — UFC Fight Night: Evloev vs. Murphy: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UFC_Fight_Night:_Evloev_vs._Murphy 5. Yahoo Sports — UFC London Live Results: https://sports.yahoo.com/mma/breaking-news/live/ufc-london-live-results-movsar-evloev-vs-lerone-murphy-updates-round-by-round-scoring-highlights-060051321.html 6. Bloody Elbow — Lerone Murphy Changes Tune After Rewatching: https://bloodyelbow.com/2026/03/22/lerone-murphy-changes-tune-on-movsar-evloev-loss-after-watching-ufc-london-clash-back/ 7. BJPenn.com — Murphy Reveals Injury: https://www.bjpenn.com/mma-news/ufc/lerone-murphy-reveals-injury-during-ufc-london-defeat-to-movsar-evloev-ill-be-back/ 8. Yahoo Sports — Murphy's Title Hopes Hit: https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/lerone-murphy-title-hopes-huge-002916252.html 9. UFC.com — Adesanya vs. Pyfer UFC Seattle: https://www.ufc.com/event/ufc-fight-night-march-28-2026 10. UFC.com — Prochazka vs. Ulberg UFC 327: https://www.ufc.com/event/ufc-327 11. Yahoo Sports — UFC 327 Prochazka vs Ulberg: https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/jiri-prochazka-fights-carlos-ulberg-041255884.html 12. Sherdog — UFC London Post-Fight Press Conference: https://www.sherdog.com/videos/misc.video/Video-UFC-London-Evloev-vs-Murphy-PostFight-Press-Conference-23280 13. ESPN — UFC London Live Updates: https://www.espn.com/ufc/story/_/id/48241803/ufc-london-latest-updates-lerone-murphy-movsar-evloev-michael-venom-page-luke-riley-shem-rock-o2 14. Tapology — UFC Fight Night: Evloev vs Murphy Event: https://www.tapology.com/fightcenter/events/136856-ufc-fight-night

 
 
 

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