Movsar Evloev vs. Ilia Topuria added to UFC 270 on Jan. 22
A battle between unbeaten featherweight prospects is headed to UFC 270.
Movsar Evloev (15-0 MMA, 5-0 UFC) will take on Ilia Topuria (11-0 MMA, 3-0 UFC) at UFC 270 on Jan. 22 at Honda Center in Anaheim, Calif.
Two people with knowledge of the situation confirmed the booking to MMA Junkie after an initial report from Red Fury MMA.
Former M-1 bantamweight champion Evloev is 5-0 since moving up to featherweight and joining the UFC roster. The unbeaten 27-year-old is coming off a unanimous decision win over Hakeem Dawodu at UFC 263 in June, extending his winning streak to 15.
Also undefeated, submission specialist Topuria has showed off his hands in his past few outings, knocking out three of his past four opponents. The 24-year-old Spanish-based Georgian has finished all but one of his pro wins and is coming off a first-round knockout of highly touted Ryan Hall at UFC 264 in July.
The current UFC 270 lineup includes:
- Francis Ngannou vs. Ciryl Gane – for heavyweight title
- Brandon Moreno vs. Deiveson Figueiredo – for flyweight title
- Derek Brunson vs. Jared Cannonier
- Greg Hardy vs. Aleksi Oleinik
- Wellington Turman vs. Rodolfo Vieira
- AJ Dobson vs. Jacob Malkoun
- Poliana Botelho vs. Ji Yeon Kim
- Said Nurmagomedov vs. Cody Stamann
- Trevin Giles vs. Michael Morales
- Matt Frevola vs. Genaro Valdez
- Tony Gravely vs. Saimon Oliveira
- Warlley Alves vs. Jack Della Maddalena
- Movsar Evloev vs. Ilia Topuria
