As far as UFC featherweight champion Alexander Volkanovski is concerned, he was just a stylistically bad fight for Movsar Evloev.
Volkanovski (29-4 MMA, 16-3 UFC) was dominant against Evloev (20-1 MMA, 10-1 UFC) when he fended off his takedowns and finished him by strikes in Round 2 of their title fight this past Saturday at UFC 333.
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Going into the fight, many thought Evloev would present a relentless pace and grappling prowess that Volkanovski has never experienced before at 145 pounds. However, the champion passed the test with flying colors but doesn’t expect the rest of the division to do the same.
“I thought he still looked great, as well. Again, I’m just the wrong guy,” Volkanovski said of Evloev (h/t Freak MMA). “I feel like even if that same Movsar – see, this is going to be hard for people to understand or believe. If that Movsar fought anyone else in the division, he walks through them.
“Walks through them, but I’m a different guy. I believe that was the best Movsar that there was. People probably won’t get that, but I believe that. I’m just a nightmare matchup for him. Watch his next fight. It’ll be his best performance to date. Remember I said that.”
Evloev proved to be too much against all his prior opposition, which included wins over Diego Lopes, Lerone Murphy, and Aljamain Sterling.
This article originally appeared on MMA Junkie: Alexander Volkanovski: UFC 333 version of Movsar Evloev ‘walks through’ anyone else
