Aljamain Sterling vs. Movsar Evloev is back on.
On Friday, the UFC announced that the featherweight matchup between Sterling and Evloev now takes place at UFC 310 on Dec. 7 in Las Vegas.
New date, same mission @MovsarUFC vs @FunkmasterMMA has been rescheduled to take place at #UFC310 pic.twitter.com/aWYCPfPdt8
— UFC (@ufc) September 27, 2024
Evloev and Stering were originally scheduled to face off at UFC 307 which takes place next week in Salt Lake City, but “Funk Master” withdrew from the bout due to injury. After Sterling’s withdrawal, Evloev campaigned for a replacement opponent, including former foe Diego Lopes, but the UFC instead opted simply to delay the contest for later in the year.
Sterling, a former bantamweight champion, made the move up to featherweight this year after losing the belt to rival Sean O’Malley. He won his debut fight against Calvin Kattar at UFC 300 to move to No. 11 in the MMA Fighting Global featherweight rankings.
Undefeated in 18 professional bouts, Evloev has won eight straight fights in the UFC and most recently competed in January, taking a unanimous decision victory over Arnold Allen at UFC 297.
UFC 310 takes place Dec. 7 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. A main event is yet to be announced.
I’m glad I still have this great test in front of me. Small setback but we will do the man dance soon! https://t.co/vZQpg06p2r
— Aljamain Sterling (@funkmasterMMA) September 27, 2024
