Movsar Evloev

Evloev had success in the opening round and was keeping pace with the champion into the second half of the second. Late in the second, a clean right hand from Volkanovski made Evloev turn away as he backed out. Volkanovski tracked him down, swarmed with strikes, put him on the canvas and finished it there. The win moved Volkanovski past Jose Aldo for the most title-fight wins in featherweight history.

Key moments

• Evloev had success in the first round and stayed level with the champion into the second.
• A clean right hand late in round two made Evloev turn away, and Volkanovski swarmed him to the canvas for the finish.

Murphy's footwork and counters gave him a strong opening two rounds before Evloev worked back into the contest in the third and fourth. A point deduction for another low kick threatened Evloev's progress, but he pressed hard and repeatedly took Murphy down in the final round to earn the majority decision.

Key moments

• Murphy countered the advancing Evloev effectively over the opening two rounds.
• Evloev recovered ground in the third round and was more effective in the fourth.
• Evloev lost a point for a second kick below the belt.
• Evloev connected sharply and repeatedly took Murphy down in the final round.

Evloev used persistent wrestling to make Allen work across three rounds, but the British featherweight had clear striking success and hurt Evloev with a late second-round knee exchange. Evloev recovered, returned to his takedowns and earned a unanimous decision, 29-28 on all three cards.

Key moments

• Allen established his jab early and popped Evloev with clean striking in the opening round.
• Evloev repeatedly dragged Allen down and returned him to the mat when Allen worked back to his feet.
• A straight left from Evloev rocked Allen late in round two, opening a cut under Allen's left eye.
• Allen stuffed a takedown and fired knees while Evloev still had a hand on the mat, prompting a referee pause for illegal-knee review with no point deducted.
• Evloev won the unanimous decision, 29-28 on every card.

Evloev defeated Diego Lopes by unanimous decision at UFC 288 in a short-notice Fight of the Night bout.

Key moments

• Lopes accepted the featherweight bout on five days’ notice before the UFC 288 matchup.
• Lopes threatened with submissions early, while Evloev tightened his defense and methodically broke down the challenger.
• The three-round decision bout received Fight of the Night recognition.