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Russian featherweight Evloev climbed into the top 10 UFC rankings
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Russian fighter Movsar Evloev climbed to 10th in the UFC Featherweight rankings. This was reported by the press service of the promotion.
Before the last fight against US representative Dan Ige at UFC Fight Night 207, the Russian took 13th place. Evloev defeated his opponent by unanimous decision.
The native of Ingushetia has 16 victories in 16 fights in mixed martial arts.
Another Russian fighter Alexander Volkov remained in seventh place in the heavyweight ranking. At the last tournament of the organization in Las Vegas, Volkov knocked out Jairzinho Rozenstruik from Suriname in the first round.
The best UFC fighter outside the weight divisions is Nigerian Kamaru Usman, who competes in the welterweight division.
Source: Sportbox
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