Movsar Evloev

Movsar Magomedovich Evloev[a] (born February 11, 1994) is a Russian professional mixed martial artist.

[5] Evloev, who has a degree in computer programming and law,[6] belongs to the Ingush teip Youvloy.

Before turning professional in mixed martial arts in 2014,[7] Movsar earned the rank of a Master of Sports in Greco-Roman wrestling.

[8] Prior to competing in the Ultimate Fighting Championship, Evloev spent all his time in M-1 Global.

[12] Following his championship victory, Evloev's first title defense was held in February 2018, against Sergey Morozov.

[15] Evloev was scheduled to make his promotional debut against Muin Gafurov on April 20, 2019, at UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs.

[17] Evloev was then scheduled to face Mike Grundy on August 31, 2019, at UFC Fight Night 157.

[18] However, Grundy pulled out of the bout due to injury[19] and was then set to be replaced by Zhenhong Lu.

[24] Evloev was then slated to face Douglas Silva de Andrade on March 7, 2020, at UFC 248.

[40] As the first bout of his new multi-fight contract, Evloev was scheduled to face Bryce Mitchell on November 5, 2022, at UFC Fight Night 214.

[42] Evloev was scheduled to face Bryce Mitchell, replacing injured Jonathan Pearce, on May 6, 2023, at UFC 288.