Dana White defends Evloev and downplays controversy in victory over Murphy at UFC London.

Dana White at a UFC event. Photo: Reproduction/Instagram/UFC

Unlike many MMA fans and professionals, Dana White has no doubt about the outcome of the main event. UFC London. At the event held last Saturday (21), Movsar Evloev He had to work hard and, at the end of the 25 minutes of action, he overcame... Lerone murphy via majority decision in the battle of undefeated fighters, a victory of extreme importance for the featherweight division (up to 65,8 kg). Immediately, many complained about the Russian's triumph, but the official did not fuel the controversy.

On the contrary, in the post-press conferenceUFC LondonDana defended Evloev's victory and stressed that the outraged reaction from part of the MMA community is exaggerated. It's worth noting that the Russian lost a point in the hard-fought duel for landing two unintentional illegal strikes on Murphy and, in the view of many, only managed to gain the upper hand in the final half of the fight.

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In any case, according to the UFC president, the two judges who saw the athlete as superior in the octagon were correct. Furthermore, Dana White showed such support for Evloev that, aware of the importance of the fight against Murphy, he admitted that Evloev came close to achieving his long-awaited title shot against the champion. Alexander Volkanovsky.

“What was the controversy? Well, I think one of the judges probably gave a draw. But I don’t think there’s any controversy. Possibly. I’m not thinking about it, the fight just ended. But yes, obviously he’s in a great position,” said the official.

Evloev's fighters in MMA

Movsar EvloevThe 32-year-old is one of the best featherweight fighters and is undefeated in MMA. The Russian began his career in the sport in 2014 and debuted in the UFC in 2019. In the sport, the athlete has built a record of 20 wins and is currently ranked first in the category. His main victories were against aljamain sterling, arnold allen, Dan Ige, Diego lopes e Lerone murphy.