Movsar Evloev vs. Aljamain Sterling added to year’s final UFC pay-per-view
New date, same mission 😤@MovsarUFC vs @FunkmasterMMA has been rescheduled to take place at #UFC310 👊 pic.twitter.com/aWYCPfPdt8
— UFC (@ufc) September 27, 2024
Evloev is 8-0 in his UFC tenure with recent victories over Allen, Diego Lopes, and Dan Ige. But, he struggled with consistent activity in recent years due to various circumstances.
Evloev will face arguably the toughest test of his UFC featherweight career against Sterling. A former UFC bantamweight champion, Sterling made the full-time move to featherweight in 2024.
After a loss to Sean O’Malley at UFC 292, Sterling made his UFC featherweight debut at UFC 300. He earned a unanimous decision victory over Calvin Kattar.
Sterling is arguably the greatest UFC bantamweight of all time after three successful title defenses. He defended the belt over Petr Yan, Henry Cejudo, and TJ Dillashaw before the loss to O’Malley.
Following Sterling’s withdrawal from UFC 307, Evloev called for a potential rematch against Diego Lopes. But, the fight didn’t come together and the matchmakers have different plans for Lopes’ next fight.
As of this writing, UFC 310 has yet to have a main event booked for the card. A UFC welterweight title clash between Belal Muhammad and Shavkat Rakhmonov is a potential headliner.
