Diego Lopes' executioner dominates former champion at UFC 310 and maintains unbeaten record

Movsar Evloev dominates Aljamain Sterling at UFC 310 and maintains his undefeated record. Photo: Reproduction/Twitter/UFCNews

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Movsar Evloev defeated Aljamain Sterling by unanimous decision on Saturday night (7) during the preliminary card of UFC 310 , in Las Vegas. With the victory, the former opponent of Diego Lopes reached ten consecutive wins in the organization and established himself as one of the main featherweights (up to 65,7 kg) in the world. Throughout three rounds, the two athletes were involved in a very dynamic fight, mostly fought on the ground.

Evloev's physical imposition secured the victory

The first five minutes of the fight saw the former bantamweight champion (up to 61,2 kg) pressuring his opponent and launching a series of kicks to the leg and body. He later managed to take Evloev down and control his back for several minutes against the fence. In the final part of the round, the Russian broke free and reversed the position by taking the American down.

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In the second round, the American once again attempted to take him down from the first few seconds, but was counterattacked once more. After a brief separation, the Russian landed a strong punch, followed by another throw. The two engaged in an intense exchange of positions, with Evloev having the advantage most of the time.

In the final part of the fight, Sterling took advantage of a mistake by the Russian when he tried a spinning punch and managed to take him down, followed by another throw with great impact. Movsar was not shaken and after breaking free once more, he spent the last minutes of the duel controlling his opponent against the fence.

At the end of the 15-minute fight, Movsar Evloev was declared the winner by unanimous decision of the judges, with all three judges scoring the fight 29-28 in his favor.

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