A Movsar Evloev and Ilia “El Matador” Topuria bout in the featherweight division has been added to the UFC 270 card for January 22, 2022. Topping the bill is the heavyweight title unifier between undisputed champ Francis Ngannou and Ciryl Gane.
Fighter form coming into this matchup
Evloev most recently appeared at UFC 263, taking on and defeating Hakeem Dawodu via Decision in a featherweight bout. Evloev went into the fight as a -225 moderate favorite, the win taking his professional MMA record to an impressive 15-0.
Topuria most recently appeared at UFC 264, taking on and defeating Ryan Hall via KO/TKO in a featherweight bout. Topuria also entered his fight as a -225 moderate favorite, the win taking his professional MMA record to an unbeaten 11-0.
The AllStar will post opening betting lines when betting markets open.
Tale of the tape
| Movsar Evloev | vs | Ilia “El Matador” Topuria |
|---|---|---|
| 27 | Age | 24 |
| 15 | Fights | 11 |
| 15 | Wins | 11 |
| 0 | Losses | 0 |
| 3 | KO’s | 3 |
| 4 | Subs | 7 |
| 5’7″ (170cm) | Height | 5’7″ (170cm) |
| 72.5″ (184cm) | Reach | 69.0″ (175cm) |