Movsar Evloev

This should be short and simple: title shot. It doesn’t matter that it was yet another decision. It doesn’t even matter that the scoring was controversial. You don’t get to 20-0, with half of those wins in the UFC, by accident. Despite what the UFC may have been hoping for, Movsar Evloev has earned his day in court. He should face Alexander Volkanovski in the summer.

Evloev’s next fight: Alexander Volkanovski

Luke Riley

The promotion clearly thinks very highly of Like Riley, giving him a co-main event slot in just his second UFC fight. If it wasn’t for Michael Aswell’s toughness, Riley may have added another KO to his résumé. At just 26 years of age, Riley shows promise but also some greenness. I think a fight with a veteran like Gaston Bolaños would not only make for a valuable test, but also a fun striking contest between Bolaños’ kickboxing and Riley’s Muay Thai backgrounds.

Riley’s next fight: Gaston Bolaños

Michael Page

It wouldn’t be a hyperbole to call this fight one of the worst UFC fights in recent memory. These two were landing single-digit strikes almost every round. Between MVP’s recent comments showing how displeased he’s been with the promotion, his walkout to Michael Jackson’s “They Don’t Really Care About Us” and this anemic performance, I wonder if he was actively trying to get cut. If so, if feels a bit pointless to matchmake for him, at this moment. I would’ve liked to have seen him face Robert Whittaker at middleweight, but since Page is back to welterweight, I think the winner of upcoming Winnipeg main event is an appropriate fight.

Page’s next fight: Burns/Malott winner

Iwo Baraniewski

This fight was made for one reason and it was to provide some guaranteed action for the fans. Austen Lane was never durable at heavyweight, so it was hard to see how he’d become more durable by cutting weight to get down to 205 lbs. This fight was a squash match and it didn’t teach us more about Iwo Baraniewski than what we already knew. If we want to test this undefeated gunslinger, I think Ion Cutelaba would be a worthy opponent.

Baraniewski’s next fight: Ion Cutelaba

Christian Leroy Duncan

CLD has shown clear signs of improvements since his early UFC loss to Armen Petrosyan. He’s able to deliver highlight-reel finishes while also soundly defeating a ranked veteran like Roman Dolidze in ways he wasn’t able to just a year and a half ago against Gregory Rodrigues. With this victory, he extends his win streak to 4 and will have a number next to his name in the next rankings update. Jared Cannonier has shown to still have enough gas left in the tank to turn back a riser like Robocop last winter. Let’s see if CLD can pass that test.

Leroy Duncan’s next fight: Jared Cannonier

Danny Silva

Danny Silva has proven to be an interesting player at featherweight. I think his ceiling is something akin to a Dan Ige-type of fighter. He’ll be a great test for any up-and-comer in this division. Kevin Vallejos passed that test last August, but Kurtis Campbell couldn’t pass it on Saturday. The UFC could throw any name at Silva and it would make for a fine fight. Personally, I landed on Steven Nguyen who had a nice win last July, but hasn’t fought since.

Silva’s next fight: Steven Nguyen

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We’ve got a little bit of everything on this edition of Losers matchmaker, from fighters likely facing the promotional axe to fighters suffering their first ever loss.

Lerone Murphy

(#1) Movsar Evloev relied on his endless gas tank and grappling base to narrowly edge out (#3) Lerone Murphy via majority decision in the main event on Saturday. The loss was Lerone’s first of his entire pro MMA career and his UFC record now falls to 17-1-1.

Given how this one went down, five rounds, close fight, Murphy took some damage with at least an injured hip and a nasty gash. Best pairing here would be to match him up against the loser of Steve Garcia vs Diego Lopes.  That fight goes doesn’t go down till mid-June, so it’d give Lerone plenty of time put still present a worth adversary.

If Diego loses, he’s lost three of his last four yes, but two of those being matchups against the Volk for the belt. If Steve loses, he’s still ripped off a seven-fight win streak with six finishes, with one stumble against a highly ranked guy. Both fighters would add nothing but legitimacy to Murphy’s already stellar record and present a good amount of time to heal up. Easy main event of a Fight Night or on a main card of a numbered event.

Murphy’s next fight: Steve Garcia vs Diego Lopes Loser

Michael Aswell Jr.

Luke Riley landed the more damaging shots on his way to a unanimous decision victory over Michael Aswell Jr. in the co main event of UFC London. Aswell was landing punches, but Riley was able to walk through them and return shots that forced big reactions out of Aswell. Michael is now 1-2 in the UFC since being signed and making his promotional debut on short notice last May.

Michael should take on either Kurtis Campbell or Yi Zha. Just depends on if it the matchmakers want to give Campbell another tall task or a more manageable one. Michael Aswell is no easy fight in the featherweight division, but he is a fight that’d be on Campbell’s level. A good back up would be Yi Zha. Yi Zha is 1-2 with the UFC after coming off of Road top UFC in 2023. He’s lost two of his last three fights with his lone victory coming against Westin Wilson who is no longer with the promotion.  Yi Zha does have over 30 pro fights despite his 1-3 UFC record, so it’s a good challenge for Aswell.

Aswell’s next fight: Kutis Campbell or Yi Zha

Sam Patterson

Michael Page out pointed Sam Patterson on Saturday in a very disappointing and lackluster standup affair. Despite the fight not living up to the hype, Patterson still logged a loss, which was his second in the UFC. Sam was actually riding a four-fight win streak where he had stopped every opponent in round one. Tough break for the 29-year-old 2022 Contender Series alum as he losses all his momentum and slips to 4-2 with the UFC.

Good next fight for Sam would be for him to take on Jean-Paul Lebosnoyani. Jean-Paul is a 2025 Contender Series vet that is 1-0 with the promotion. He defeated Phil Rowe in his debut back in February via split decision. Rowe was cut after the bout, though it’s worth mentioning that he did miss weight. Jean-Paul was supposed to draw former Bellator standout, Austin Vanderford in his UFC debut, before Austin withdrew. So obviously, the matchmakers expect a lot out of him. Patterson seems like an excellent matchup for Lebosnoyani, despite coming off of a loss.

Patterson’s next fight: Jean-Paul Lebosnoyani

Austen Lane

Iwo Baraniewski starched Austen Lane in under 30 seconds to earn a performance bonus on the main card of UFC London on Saturday. Terrible showing for Lane who had been out of the octagon for nearly a year and was making his debut at 205lbs. Lane now has the incredibly ugly UFC record of 1-5 with 1 no contest. Lane’s lone win, and the reason why he’s still with the promotion, came in October of 2024 when he derailed the hype train that was Robelis Despaigne by logging a unanimous decision victory.

Lane should fight the loser of the Brendson Ribeiro vs. Abdul Rakhman Yakhyaev fight. That fight goes down on April 4th so potentially the timing could work. If Ribeiro loses it’d be perfect as he’d be 2-5 with the UFC. If Abdul were to lose, he’d be 1-1 with the UFC. This is also assuming that Lane stays with the UFC and at 205lbs.

Lane’s next fight: Brendson Ribeiro vs. Abdul Rakhman Yakhyaev Loser

Roman Dolidze

Christian Leory Duncan looked quick and dangerous on the way to his unanimous decision victory over Roman Dolidze on Saturday. The loss is devastating for Dolidze as CLD entered the fight unranked while Roman was ranked at #11 in the middleweight division. Even worse, Dolidze is now riding a two-fight losing streak and is 9-5 within the UFC. Dolidze’s other loss was to Anthony Hernandez via submission in August of last year.

Little bit of a weird pick here but it could make sense. Jared Cannonier. Cannonier hasn’t fought since last August when he lost a unanimous decision to Micheal Page. He’s lost three of his last four fights despite being ranked at #10 in the division currently. Jared recently turned 42 and is likely looking upwards in the rankings for fights. But the two were matched up to fight in 2023 before Cannonier injured his knee, cancelling the bout. Cannonier is 1-3 since then with a win over Gregory Rodrigues in February 2025. Dolidze is 2-3 in the division (3-3 total) in that time period. Still could be main card territory of a fight night, especially if Dolidze stays in the rankings.

Doldize’s next fight:  Jared Cannonier

Kurtis Campbell

Danny Silva kicked off UFC London’s main card with a bang on Saturday, as he flattened undefeated Kurtis Campbell in “The Pink Panther’s” UFC debut. The loss was the first of 23-year-old Liverpool native’s pro MMA career as he falls to 8-1.

The UFC obviously expect a lot out of the youngster as Silva went the distance with newly ranked featherweight, (#10) Kevin Vallejos, last August. ‘The Pink Panther’ should take on Michael Aswell Jr or Kaan Ofli. Michael lost earlier on the card to an undefeated prospect, so it’d be right up his alley.  Or if the UFC wants to continue to push the youngster they could match him against Kaan Ofl. Kaan is 2-2 with the UFC. Olfi is an The Ultimate Fighter Season 32 runner-up, and even though he’s riding a two-fight win streak, one of those fighters is no longer with the promotion (Ricardo Ramos).

Campbell’s next fight:  Michael Aswell Jr. or Kaan Ofli

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Quite the low-action snoozer, and a match-up that had been highly criticized ahead of the fight: why was the UFC booking Page, who holds wins over Kevin Holland and Shara Bullet inside the octagon and was one of Bellator’s biggest stars, being matched up with a virtual unknown?

Fans booed the fight; some even booed the result. Calls were made online for “MVP” to be cut from the UFC, with even Dana White admitting during the UFC London post-fight press conference that it was a bad fight.

Now, UFC color commentator Joe Rogan, who was not at Saturday’s event at the O2 in London, has chipped in his two cents. He’s pointed to matchmaking for the rather boring outcome, questioning why two former training partners were booked opposite one another.

“Crazy bad. That’s a crazy bad fight,” Rogan said of the bout immediately as it wrapped, on his Fight Companion podcast. “I bet it was one of those things where there’s not a lot of guys lining up to take that fight. Because he makes you look so stupid, but this dude was like, I’ve been in there with him a hundred rounds, I know how to fight him.”

During the bout, Rogan questioned why the UFC’s matchmakers “didn’t think of this when they booked this fight,” adding that “They didn’t think, ‘These guys are training partners, this might be a stinker?’ Maybe it’s like, you can’t get anybody to fight Venom Page in London? That might be a problem, too. It might have been a bunch of dudes said no, and Patterson said ‘let’s go.’”

Page is now 4-1 in the UFC following a unanimous decision victory over Patterson.

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Well, not quite. Still, Brando Peričić will have to settle for a $25,000 finishing bonus, as he was not one of two Performance of the Night bonus winners on a ho-hum card at the O2 Arena in London, England on Saturday.

Instead, it was newcomer Shanelle Dyer and Judoka Iwo Baraniewski claiming Performance bonuses at the Fight Night event. Dyer kicked off the card (almost literally), landing a head kick on a slightly overweight Ravena Oliveira then putting her away with a knee and punches to start the night. That got Londoners on their feet, and seemed to set the table for a big night, only for a couple of plodding decisions to stall momentum throughout the evening.

Peričić and Danny Silva were bright spots and also had TKO finishes on the card, but it was Poland’s Baraniewski who truly stunned, putting away former heavyweight Austen Lane in just 28 seconds in a 205lb scrap.

Fight of the Night honors, meanwhile, went to Mason Jones and Axel Sola. The fight left Sola bloodied and needing multiple stitches, in particular to close up a nasty gash on his face.

All four bonus winners pocket $100,000 for their efforts. Bonuses were announced by UFC CEO and President Dana White at the night’s post-fight press conference. White listed 18,000 in attendance for a $4.5 million U.S. gate.

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Saturday’s 145 pound showdown found Evloev looking to silence critics complaining about his lack of finishes, while Murphy hoped to building on a shocking stoppage of Aaron Pico.

The two got off to a slow start, feeling each other out at range, with Murphy offering a volume of feints toward his opponent in Movsar Evloev. Murphy landed the first combination of significance, connecting with a low kick followed by a jab that snapped Evloev’s head back.

The Russian didn’t take much time to respond, landing a looping right overhand mixed with a left hook to the body. In advancing position, Evloev found success in the striking, most notably with a number of whipping body kicks that drew a bit of a wince from London’s Lerone Murphy.

Once Murphy was able to escape the pressure of Evloev, the striker began finding his targets more accurately, leaning on his kicking game to soften up the midsection of the No. 1 contender. As round one came to a close, Evloev resumed his forward pressure, but not before Murphy landed another flush kick to the body of the Russian.

Into round two, Movsar Evloev remained consistent with the pressure he was putting on Murphy, testing the London native in the striking game. Despite being on the back foot, “The Miracle” was still able to open up well, landing two counter hooks on the advancing Evloev.

Evloev found some openings himself, landing two right overhands directly above Murphy’s guard and occasionally sneaking in an uppercut in the pocket. A few nice power shots landed for the Russian before the round ended, with Evloev’s power definitely comparable to the volume of Lerone Murphy through two rounds.

Movsar came out with a much more aggressive game plan in round three. Evloev applied early pressure on Murphy, resulting in the London native making his first mistake of the fight: a body kick in the pocket that was easily caught and turned into a takedown by the Russian.

Impressively, Murphy was able to return to his feet with ease, though shortly after, the fight was paused when Evloev landed a kick to the groin of Murphy.

Out of the pause in action, Murphy began turning the tide back in his favor, landing a beautiful spinning back kick that partially connected to the head of Evloev. Murphy continued to find success at range, sticking to his kickboxing, bruising the body of Movsar Evloev into a bright red.

Though it was short-lived success for Murphy, as Evloev landed the biggest shot to that point in the fight, cracking Lerone with a hook to the head. Swarming the Londoner with a number of strikes, Evloev finished the round with a clean knee to the body, perhaps stealing the round in the Russian’s favor.

Round four got underway, though it was stopped again just fifteen seconds in as Evloev landed another inadvertent kick to the groin. With the count now at two, referee Mark Goddard take a point, a crushing reality after his strong finish to round three.

Despite having a point taken, Evloev continued his push, overwhelming Murphy in both the striking and the grappling. Movsar landed two chain takedowns, bringing Murphy to the mat twice, but Lerone Murphy was no worse for wear as he returned to his feet after only a short time.

Back on their feet, the featherweights continued their competitive battle as the fourth round came to a close. Notably, Murphy threw a kick to the midsection of Evloev but threw himself off balance, resulting in Movsar rushing into top position and landing some significant ground and pound before Murphy returned to his feet as the round ended.

Again, Evloev had a strong start to the fifth round, with Murphy almost completely overwhelmed as Movsar found success on multiple takedowns, finally scoring prolonged control on the ground.

Bloodied and battered, Murphy somehow returned to his feet, escaping the grasp of the elite grappler in Movsar Evloev. Lerone landed a few nice combinations, including a sharp one-two to the head of Evloev, but the Russian quickly returned the fight to the ground in the final minute.

With whatever final juice “The Miracle” had left, he returned to his feet for the closing seconds, but it was all for nothing as the fight reached the scorecards in the final bout of the night.

Tonight, it was the Russian Movsar Evloev securing a unanimous decision victory, but not all was lost, as Murphy gave a valiant effort in front of the home crowd. While Evloev, now 20-0, likely earns himself a title shot against UFC legend Alexander Volkanovski, it’s back to the drawing board for Lerone Murphy, who suffers the first loss of his professional career.

Official Result: Movsar Evloev def. Lerone Murphy by majority decision (48-46, 48-46, 47-47)

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Fighting at home, the Brit had acknowledged during Fight Week the trust the UFC had placed in him, giving him co-main event billing in just his second assignment with the promotion. Aswell, for his part, was 1-1 under the UFC banner and coming off a win over Lucas Almeida.

In the opening moments of the bout, Aswell rushed to the side of Riley to take center Octagon and pressure the Liverpool native. Riley started with a big shot to the body of Aswell in the pocket, which was returned by a quick right hook to the chin of Riley. Aswell, now controlling the pace, wrapped Luke Riley up along the cage and landed short shots. Once the two broke, they exchanged blazing hooks in the middle, both landing flush to the head. Michael Aswell clinched up again, but Luke Riley escaped quickly, landing a combination to the head and body of Aswell that got a significant reaction from the Texas Kid.

Continuing to trade, Riley seemingly entered the zone, landing back-to-back right hooks to flush the face of Aswell, taking center Octagon and putting Aswell on the back foot. Picking apart his opposition now, Luke Riley ended the round with a clean left hook as the horn sounded.

This time, the two met in the middle to start round two, Riley landing a disgusting combination finishing with a right hand to the body of Aswell, followed by a straight shot to the body, and then returning to the chin of Aswell with another hook. Michael Aswell clinched up to try to neutralize the pressuring Riley, but again the English striker was able to escape his opponent.

Finally getting a strong reaction out of the crowd, both featherweights continued connecting with ease inside the pocket. Aswell, finally finding some comfort in his hooks, got a read on Riley as round two started to wear on. Though as time came to a close, it was Luke Riley who landed a beautiful combination, working in a slapping body kick to put a stamp on the round.

Aswell, now likely down 2-0 to the undefeated Luke Riley, came out strong in the third, again swarming Riley as soon as the round began. Aswell was able to clinch up along the cage, landing some knees to the body of Riley, but the Englishman proved too tricky along the fence.

Riley continued to put in work on Michael Aswell on the feet, mixing up his strikes to both the head and body. Unable to get a hold of Riley and simply not quick enough to keep pace, Aswell was struggling to catch up with his opposition.

Leading the dance the rest of the way, Luke Riley fully took over the third round, cruising to a unanimous 30-27 decision victory.

Following another statement win, former Cage Warriors champion Luke Riley picked up his second victory in the big show, improving his undefeated record to 13-0. On the losing side, Michael Aswell dropped below .500 in the UFC at 1-2.

As Riley continues to grow in popularity, you can only imagine the rising star is on the brink of a ranked opponent in his next trip to the Octagon.

Official Result: Luke Riley def. Michael Aswell Jr. by unanimous decision (30–27, 30–27, 30–27)

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You’d likewise be forgiven for wondering why he wasn’t deserving of a co-main event spot.

The promotion, for reasons known only to them, had opted to relegate arguably the biggest name on the UFC London line-up to midway through the main card. The “MVP” chant as Page made his walk to the octagon underscored his status at the O2 Arena in London, England.

Patterson, a former training partner of Page who had been mostly overlooked in the build-up, stayed outside early, staying on his horse and away from Page’s dangerous striking. Page went to the body, with his usual hands-low style, looking loose and trying to lure Patterson into the a counter. From there, something of a chess match played out, MVP on the hunt, Patterson refusing to get too close. Fans didn’t pay to see a chess match, however.

At the end of the round, Page fired a head kick that was blocked, and a back fist that was also blocked.

An MVP chant erupted to start the second, as both men took swings without either landing clean. When Patterson moved forward, he was hitting air. Page was having slightly more success with his advances, which likely had him up in the fight. Patterson finally closed the distance and clinched up, looking to test Page’s takedown defense. Page quickly peeled Patterson off him, moving back to center.

The boo-birds had returned, as Page bounced on his feet, looking for an opening. When Patterson came in next, he was tagged by a Page counter. A clinch followed, but again Patterson could not land the takedown.

Patterson came out a little hotter to start the third, connecting on Page about a minute in. Page was on his heels more a bit, with the pair ending up in a clinch. Page reversed, but wound up against the fence again moments later. Had Patterson gone this route earlier, it might have been a path to victory, but he likely needed a finish. It wasn’t the be found, with the fight instead going the distance.

Not what anyone had hoped for, but Michael Page came away with the unanimous decision victory.

Official Result: Michael Page def. Sam Patterson by unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28, 29-28)

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Lane was dropping to 205lbs for the first time, after sitting out part of 2025 following surgery stemming from his fight with Vitor Petrino. Baraniewski was looking to streak after a devastating 90 second KO in his UFC debut.

A former star in Judo, Baraniewski was looking to maintain his perfect record in MMA, which was a spotless 7-0 to start the night.

Round 1 – Baraniewski landed a massive overhand right into a left hook to sit Lane down just 25 seconds into the fight. Lane hit the floor immediately and the ref stepped in after a couple ground and pound shots. Baraniewski gets the massive KO win to continue his insane streak of first-round finishes.

The stoppage saw Lane protesting, but his pleas would go nowhere. For Baraniewski, now 8-0, it’s another dazzling win. Speaking with Michael Bisping after the bout, the Polish prospect explained that he had hoped to show some of his judo base in the fight, but the knockout was there to be had instead.

Baraniewski has never gone the distance in MMA.

Official Result: Iwo Baraniewski def. Austen Lane by TKO (punches), Round 1, 0:28

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Prior to his UFC run, Duncan had spent his entire pro fighting career in Cage Warriors, the leaking UK promotion. He’d fought in England three times since joining the big show, and was riding a three-fight win streak into the bout.

Dolidze had seen his own three-fight win streak snapped by Anthony Hernandez last time out.

The two former training partners kicked things off on the feet, with Dolidze landing a big overhand to start the fight. Duncan returned with a number of low kicks, racking up his striking numbers, but the Georgian vet quickly brought the fight to the ground by diving on a leg-lock submission that swept Duncan off his feet.

Attempting to get return to his feet, Duncan was continuously brought back down by the crafty Dolidze. Dolidze attempted another leg-lock submission that failed, but quickly got back to his feet and threw a spinning back elbow that landed clean on Duncan.

Undeterred Duncan continued to come forward toward Dolidze, who landed a second spinning back elbow flush on CLD, but it was Dolidze, despite the big strike, who was brought to the ground from his own momentum. Now in dominant position, Duncan allowed Dolidze back to his feet to get the striking going again, this time landing a spinning high kick that partially landed to the head of the Georgian veteran. As the round came to a close, Dolidze again went for another leg lock which CLD easily shrugged off, ending the round with all the momentum.

Round two continued with more powerful action from the middleweights, with Christian Leroy Duncan now opening up on the feet, landing a flush flying knee to the body of Dolidze that drew a significant reaction from the veteran.

Now in his own world, Duncan began touching up Dolidze with side kicks and jabs, where the lengthy home fighter held a significant advantage. Dolidze was eager to neutralize the striking after eating a few shots from CLD, clinching up and holding his opponent along the cage.

After around a minute of struggle against Christian Leroy Duncan, the English striker was able to break away from the hold of Dolidze, letting off an explosion of powerful hooks in the pocket. Feeling danger again, Dolidze grabbed onto Duncan once more as the final thirty seconds of the round expired.

Duncan continued his onslaught into round three, attempting to apply his own grappling with a failed wrestling slam to start. Roman Dolidze, now encouraged by his defense, landed a third spinning back elbow, this time not as clean as the others, but still a sign of life from the Georgian fighter.

Christian Leroy Duncan pushed forward despite the power coming back at him, which resulted in Dolidze eating another strike but eventually finding his most dominant position of the fight following a clunky takedown.

Dolidze worked his way to the back fairly easily, cinching up a body triangle that kept Duncan trapped tightly for the remainder of the fight while landing short punches to the head. It was a surprising decision considering how close rounds one and two were, as many expected Dolidze to attempt a choke.

The two middleweights clashed as the fight went to the scorecards, Christian Leroy Duncan earning a unanimous 29-28 victory over No. 11-ranked Roman Dolidze.

Victorious, CLD moves to 14-2 as a professional and will likely face an even higher-ranked opponent in his next matchup. He expressed a desire to fight up the rankings following the win.

Official Result: Christian Leroy Duncan def. Roman Dolidze by unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)

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Known as “The Pink Panther” after fighting in pink fight shorts on the regional scene (he’d get them again on Saturday), Campbell was an unassuming figure outside the cage, but a perfect 8-0 inside it. Silva, 2-1 in the UFC to date, had lost to rising star Kevin Vallejos in his last fight.

The fight opened with Campbell immediately going to his kicks, throwing a variety of looks to keep Silva at range and disrupt his rhythm. Silva pressed forward aggressively but was a bit sloppy on the entry, allowing Campbell to secure an early takedown. Campbell looked to transition to the back and, after a brief scramble, managed to get there. Silva responded well, picking an ankle to reverse position and working his way back to his feet.

Back at distance, Campbell pushed Silva to the cage again, but Silva showed strong takedown defense and avoided being grounded. The round closed on the feet, with both fighters having their moments and likely feeling confident heading into the second.

Round two flipped the fight instantly. Silva dropped Campbell with a big right hook. Campbell got back up, but Silva stayed on him, landing two more right hands that put him down multiple times, forcing the TKO stoppage. That spoiled the debut of Campbell, and marked the best Silva had looked in the UFC.

Official Result: Danny Silva def. Kurtis Campbell by KO (right hands), Round 2, 0:31

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