Overview
- Alexander Volkanovski retained the UFC featherweight title by stopping Movsar Evloev with ground‑and‑pound at 4:54 of round two on Oct. 24, handing Evloev his first professional loss.
- Petr Yan kept the bantamweight crown by a narrow unanimous decision over Merab Dvalishvili, with all three judges scoring the trilogy fight 48‑47 for the champion.
- The night’s official post‑fight bonuses included $100,000 Performance awards for Volkanovski and Lone’er Kavanagh and Fight of the Night for Yan versus Dvalishvili.
- Volkanovski’s win gave him nine UFC featherweight title wins, surpassing Jose Aldo’s divisional mark, and the 38‑year‑old said he will continue only if he avoids heavy damage, a comment that shapes his likely next moves.
- Promoters, fighters and media quickly proposed next fights—names such as Sean O’Malley, Song Yadong and Jean Silva were mentioned for Yan and Volkanovski—producing an immediate reshuffle of contender trajectories and matchmaking priorities.