Evloev hasn’t been guaranteed a title shot despite his win over
Lerone
Murphy at
UFC London.
Evloev and Murphy (17-1) put their undefeated records on the line
in the main event at UFC London on Saturday. Despite getting
penalized due to a low blow, Evloev earned a majority decision win
over Murphy. While the fight was widely considered a featherweight
title eliminator, Dana White hasn’t guaranteed the next
featherweight title shot to Evloev.
“Possibly, yes,” White said about Evloev potentially fighting for the
title next. “Again, I’m not even thinking about that; the fight
just ended.”
No Promises
Meanwhile, fellow contender Jean Silva
was also in attendance at UFC London. “Lord” previously claimed
that he was flying to London to sign the contract for the next
title shot against Alexander
Volkanovski. Silva also walked up to executive Hunter Campbell
at UFC London and seemingly handed him a contract. White did not outright dismiss
the idea of Silva fighting for the title next.
“We’ll have to see,” White said. “When we announce it, then you’ll
know it’s true.”
Evloev (20-0) is riding the second-longest winning streak among
active
UFC fighters with 10 straight victories. Meanwhile, Silva
(17-3) is 5-1 in the UFC, with the only loss coming against
Diego
Lopes, who has unsuccessfully challenged Volkanovski for the
title twice. Volkanovski has long been calling Evloev the most
deserving title contender. When Evloev called out Volkanovski after
his UFC London win, the champion didn’t hesitate to accept
verbally.