5 possible opponents for Movsar Evloev following his latest win

After his big win over Dan Ige, who should be next for Movsar Evloev?

This weekend saw Movsar Evloev pick up the biggest win of his UFC career to date, as he outpointed top ten featherweight contender Dan Ige.

Movsar Evloev is now likely to move into the UFC’s top ten at featherweight. With plenty of potential options, who should the Russian prospect face next?

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Given his unbeaten record inside the octagon and soaring reputation, it seems likely that he’ll have a number of potential suitors for his next fight. This is particularly the case as he hasn’t faced the majority of the UFC’s ranked featherweights yet.

With that in mind, here are five potential opponents for Evloev following his latest win.

#5. Movsar Evloev vs. Bryce Mitchell

Could Bryce Mitchell test Evloev on the ground?

The one knock on Movsar Evloev thus far in his UFC career is that, at times, his fights aren’t all that exciting. Indeed, Evloev has not actually finished an opponent in the octagon yet despite winning six bouts in a row there.

With that considered, one way of coaxing a crazy fight out of the Russian could be to match him with one of the most dangerous grapplers in the division – fellow unbeaten prospect Bryce Mitchell.

‘Thug Nasty’ broke into the featherweight top ten in his own right this past March by outpointing Edson Barboza. While his finishing rate isn’t all that great, he is clearly a very dangerous grappler, as he showed when he pulled off a rare twister to submit Matt Sayles in 2019.

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Thus far, nobody has really been able to test Evloev on the ground, nor have they really been able to stop his takedown or put him into a bad spot. However, that could change in this prospective fight.

The promotion’s matchmakers may well want to avoid making this bout purely to make sure that two unbeaten prospects stay apart for the time being. However, it might also make sense to pit them against one another to see who can move up the ladder first.

Overall, this would likely prove to be an exciting fight. It could well prove to be a major test of Evloev’s ground skills, particularly as Mitchell would theoretically be capable of both taking him down and submitting him.