UFC London Card Official Featuring Surprising Welterweight Clash

The UFC London card for March 21st is now official. In the worst-kept secret in MMA, top five ranked featherweights Lerone Murphy and Movsar Evloev will go to war with a view to gain a shot at the champion, Alexander Volkanovski.

According to the graphic released by the UFC, the co-main event will feature Liverpool’s own all-action Luke Riley as he takes on American, Michael Aswell.

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UFC London Card Official

Main Event

The main event of this year’s UFC London card is the one we all knew would happen. Either one of Murphy or Evloev deserves a shot at the champion, however, this one will likely rubber-stamp their position as the #1 contender.

It marks the first time that Murphy will compete in his home country of England since 2023. He holds an undefeated record of 17-0-1 and is coming off the biggest win of his career, a brutal spinning elbow knockout of Aaron Pico.

Evloev is not a particularly fan-friendly fighter. He’s solid wherever the fight goes, especially in the wrestling realm. The Russian made a name for himself in M1-Challenge, however, since joining the UFC hasn’t impressed. Despite beating names including Arnold Allen, Aljamain Sterling and Diego Lopes, Evloev hasn’t finished an opponent since 2018, going to a decision in his last nine fights.

Main Card

As we mentioned, Luke Riley is set to be the co-main event in just his second promotional bout. He won his first fight at UFC Qatar over Bogdan Grad and it’s clear the UFC want to invest in the 26 year old.

The most interesting fight on the UFC London card is Michael Page vs Sam Patterson. Although it’s a great fight and both men are in good form, it is a surprising match-up for many. MVP has found good form up at 185lbs, besting Sharabutdin Magomedov and perennial contender, Jared Cannonier. He’ll be dropping back down to welterweight in London to take on the also in-form, Sam Patterson. The Future is 4-0 with four finishes since moving up to 170lbs and has looked destined for a rankings spot.

The all-action Iwo Baraniewski returns to meet Austen Lane, who drops down from heavyweight and looks to snap a two-fight skid.

Christian Leroy Duncan looks to continue his winning run and make it four straight as he clashes with Roman Dolidze. The latter dropped his most recent fight to Anthony Hernandez in a fight night main event.

Opening up the main card will be the debuting Kurtis Campbell, who puts his undefeated streak on the line when he takes on Danny Silva. The Pink Panther secured a contract on the Contender Series and will be looking to put on another show in London. Silva is 2-1 in the UFC, however, that lone promotional loss came at the hands of the highly respected, Kevin Vallejos.

Preliminary Card

The preliminary UFC London card is also strong. The highlight is the return of Nathaniel Wood in an extremely fun, fan-friendly fight against Losene Keita. The Last Kingsman is enjoying a three-fight winning run and arguably deserved a ranked opponent, however, it is Keita that will stand across from the former CageWarriors champion. Keita is a two-weight Oktagon champion, however, he failed to make weight for his UFC debut in Paris, leading to the bout being cancelled.

Elsewhere, Mason Jones looks to go seven straight as he meets the dangerous Axel Sola. Louie Sutherland looks to pick up his first promotional win as he takes on Brando Pericic. Mick Parkin attempts to bounce back from his first loss as he takes on the undefeated Mario Pinto. The all-action, exciting Shanelle Dyer makes her UFC debut as she takes on Ravena Oliveira.

Other prelim bouts:
Melissa Mullins vs Luana Carolina
Shem Rock vs Abdul-Kareem Al-Selwady
Mantas Kondratavicius vs Antonio Trocoli