Movsar Evloev is trying to stay patient in his pursuit of UFC featherweight champion Ilia Topuria . Evloev (19-0 MMA, 9-0 UFC) remained unbeaten when he edged out former champ Aljamain Sterling this past December at UFC 310. But with Topuria recently hinting that he may vacate his title , top contender Evloev is left in a quandary. “To be honest, it’s not easy to even understand what’s going on,” Evloev told MMA Fighting . “Because Max (Holloway) said he will not come back to featherweight again.