“Congrats bro! Car,” the Russian wrote on social media. “Never give up. Go, Movsar!”
The featherweight bout between Movsar Yevloyev and Arnold Allen went the full distance and ended with the Russian fighter winning by unanimous 29-28 two round decision.
In the third round Allen hit Evloyev with four banned knee strikes and severely cut his head, but the undefeated Russian showed character and took the fight to the end, recording his eighteenth professional victory.
After the match Movsar Yevloyev said he would like to see the winner of the title fight between Alexander Volkanovski and Elijah Topuria, who will headline UFC 298 in Anaheim on February 17, as his next opponent.