Movsar Evloev Predicts 'First Finish In UFC' Against Alex Volkanovski At UFC 333 | MMA Fighting

No anime talk, I promise. >> Okay. >> I promise. Well, Jose Young here with mmafighting.com speaking with the number one featherweight contender Movsar Evloev. So, Movsar, I was hearing your previous interview before you stepped over here. Did I hear that you had trained a little bit with Volkanovski in the past? >> Yeah. Well, I I used to be

bantamweight that time. It was before UFC. But, we just had couple rounds. And and Yeah, we we trained at the same gym before. Now, he have his his own gym in Thailand. >> Were you Was he in the UFC when you trained him or with him? >> He was like He just fought with

Mendes, I guess. Yeah, and then he was about to fight with Aldo. >> Mhm. Yeah. Oh, really? >> Yeah, yeah. Maybe it was that exact that time. >> So, when you trained with him, did you know from those training spa moments that he would go on to be what he is, arguably the greatest featherweight

ever? >> Uh He He was like 10 win streak that time. And uh Yeah, he always being good. Still uh in at his age, he's still good. And looks like his prime never will end. But, uh he not forever here. So, I'm here. And I'm here to say this is my time. But, that time when we trained together,

you know, I didn't even think that I'm fighting with him just because I was in different weight division. >> Yeah. >> Yeah. >> And since your last fight and his last fight, he's said your name a lot. He He wanted to fight you because he said you had already done enough. You I think

we thought it would be you instead of Diego the second time. So, did that make you happy at least that the champion was asking to fight you? >> It's that's saying that he's not fake. He's the real [clears throat] one. He's the champ, you know, and he deserves to be there. And I do, too.