After a massive night of UFC 298 two divisions are now a thing of the past. Ilia Topuria defeated Alexander Volkanovski, the former featherweight champion in stunning fashion, to take the belt and give the Aussie his very first defeat at 145lbs.
The welterweight division has also been shaken up somewhat with Dana White admitting that Leon Edwards had three different offers for UFC 300 and accepted them all, however, the Brit won’t be on the card as none of the fights materialised. This would suggest that there isn’t a clear #1 contender at welterweight. Ian Garry won his 14th consecutive match and has now the longest winning streak at 170lbs.
Movsar Evloev, a featherweight competitor who is also undefeated, is the other top contender. Garry will have a little bit of competition at welterweight, as Shavkat Rakhmonov is also undefeated.
We’re going to compare Garry and Evloev and why the Irishman appears to be the much bigger star despite not being as skilled.
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