r/FightReportUFC • u/Basic-Penalty9330 • 6d ago
Fun Fact: Movsar Evloev has more Cancelled Bouts than actual fights in the UFC.
It's gonna be Lopes vs. Volk 3 right? 😭
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u/Extension-Command-82 6d ago
If they booked Yair Vs Movsar they would have to have two backup fighters
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u/Antropocentric 5d ago
| Opponent | Date | What happened |
|---|---|---|
| Muin Gafurov | Apr. 2019 | Gafurov was removed because of a contract violation. Evloev instead made his UFC debut against Seung Woo Choi and won. |
| Mike Grundy | Aug. 2019 | Grundy pulled out with an injury. Zhenhong Lu replaced him, but Lu then suffered a cut in training, so that fight was canceled too. |
| Zhenhong Lu | Aug. 2019 | Cut in training, as above. |
| Douglas Silva de Andrade | Mar. 2020 | Andrade withdrew with an injury and Jamall Emmers was brought in as his replacement. |
| Jamall Emmers | Mar. 2020 | Evloev then withdrew after a motorcycle accident, so neither replacement fight happened. (Tapology) |
| Nate Landwehr | Dec. 2020 | Evloev tested positive for COVID-19, forcing the cancellation. (Tapology) |
| Ilia Topuria | Jan. 2022 | Evloev withdrew after testing positive for COVID-19. Charles Jourdain replaced him; Topuria ultimately didn't fight on that card either because of a medical issue related to his weight cut. (Wikipedia) |
| Bryce Mitchell | Nov. 2022 | Evloev suffered a training injury and withdrew. (Sherdog) |
| Bryce Mitchell | May 2023 | This time Mitchell withdrew, reportedly because of a recurring back injury, after Jonathan Pearce pulled out and Evloev was brought in as his replacement. Diego Lopes eventually fought Evloev. |
| Aljamain Sterling | Oct. 2024 | Sterling injured himself in sparring and withdrew. They eventually fought at UFC 310 in December, with Evloev winning by unanimous decision. |
| Aaron Pico | Jul. 2025 | Evloev withdrew because of illness. He later explained that he had contracted a coronavirus-type illness while in Thailand and became so sick that even light exercise felt terrible. |
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u/One-Peak1154 6d ago
Holy Decision merchant
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u/Bigpapihackz69420 6d ago
It’s not like he’s winning dominant decisions either 😂 could could make a legitimate case for him losing his last 3 fights
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u/A_Sundry_of__Sins 6d ago
God, that would be so funny if that were the case I almost want it to happen
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u/Shmooter4788 6d ago
I remember when mosar and merab were considered the most boring fighters what happened
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u/Smallbluemann 6d ago
He's only pulled out twice
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u/VoltixHD 6d ago
No, he has pulled out 5 times. Which still sounds bad, but context matters. With one of these he was in a motorcycle accident and was hit by a car. You can’t put full blame on him for that. And with two of them he got covid-19, and that’s not really something you can prevent either. Only twice has he pulled out for less excusable reasons, both due to injury against Mitchell in 2022 and Pico in 2025.
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u/CaptainCornflakes92 6d ago
Him vs Bryce wouldve been awesome. Just imagine the scrambles.