Lerone Murphy fell short in his bid to set up a world title fight at UFC London on Saturday night.‘The Miracle’ was outpointed by fellow top-ranked featherweight Movsar Evloev after five rounds in the main event of the card at London’s O2 Arena.Evloev scored a majority decision win in the main event of UFC London, with two judges scoring the fight 48-46 in his favourGettyTwo judges scored the contest 48-46 in favour of the Russian, while a third ruled it a draw.Evloev, who moved to 20-0 in his professional MMA career through his win, is now in the driving seat to fight UFC featherweight champion Alexander Volkanovski for the title next after cementing his status as the No. 1 contender.“I told you, I’m a better striker than him,” the 32-year-old told Michael Bisping after the fight.“I think my punches were hard, even though I didn’t finish him, look at his face, he’s damaged…View Tweet: https://twitter.com/hashtag/UFCLondon?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw“UFC, there are no excuses to let me fight for the title, I have nothing else to say.”Murphy pushed Evloev, who arrived late in London this week due to visa issues, the distance at UFC London in what was a nip-and-tuck affair.Both men had their moments over the 25 minutes and it was by no means an easy one to score.Although UFC CEO Dana White played down the controversy surrounding the scorecards when speaking to talkSPORT.com and members of the media at the post-fight press conference, several MMA fans disagreed.Evloev was also deducted a point in round four for consecutive low blows and even those in the commentary booth, including Bisping, believed the undefeated fighter needed a stoppage to win the fight.MMA fans slam UFC London main event outcomeReacting to the main event result, one fan said: “Those judges deserve to be sacked, what the hell were they watching seriously!”Evloev is now in a great position to fight for the belt next, although No.6 -ranked featherweight Jean Silva is also in with a shoutGettyAnother added: “Thought Murphy had it honestly.”A third wrote: “I thought Lerone should’ve won.”While another responded: “I don’t know why people saying robbery I think it should’ve been a draw but these aren’t terrible.”One X user simply stated: “Robbery.”Both Ben Cartlidge and Derek Clearly scored four rounds in favour of Evloev, giving Murphy round two.Clemens Werner gave Murphy, who suffered his first-ever pro MMA defeat in London, the first two rounds and Evloev the rest.What happened in UFC London main event?Murphy stunned Evloev more than once at UFC LondonGettyBut the Russian proved that he, too, has excellent strikingGettyEvloev closed the distance for most of round one, with Murphy circling on the outside, popping his jab while mixing it up to the body.‘The Miracle’ looked confident in the opening exchanges, having established his range early, but was put on the back foot when Evloev connected with a well-timed body shot.Both top-ranked featherweights were finding success as time ticked on, and much to the surprise of MMA fans, Evloev kept the fight on the feet.Evloev’s striking abilities have been largely overshadowed by his exceptional ground game in the UFC, with all 10 of the Russian’s wins in the promotion coming by decision.In round two, Murphy cracked Evloev’s legs early, but the latter was so quick with his punches on the inside, constantly forcing the Englishman back.But Murphy was smart to keep his distance to prevent Evloev from dragging him to the canvas, landing damaging body shots and catching a kick, which forced his opponent to the floor.UFC London: ResultsMain cardMovsar Evloev def. Lerone Murphy via majority decisionLuke Riley def. Michael Aswell Jr via unanimous decisionMichael Page def. Sam Patterson via unanimous decisionIwo Baraniewski def. Austen Lane via first-round KOChristian Leroy Duncan def. Roman Dolidze via unanimous decisionDanny Silva def. Kurtis Campbell via second-round TKO (punches)Preliminary cardMason Jones def. Axel Sola via unanimous decisionNathaniel Wood def. Losene Keita via split decisionMario Pinto def. Felipe Franco via unanimous decisionMantas Kondratavicius def. Antonio Trocoli via unanimous decisionBrandon Pericic def. Louie Sutherland via first-round TKO (punches)Abdul-Kareem Al-Selwady def. Shem Rock via unanimous decisionShanelle Dyer def. Ravena Oliveira via second-round TKO (punches)Murphy opened himself to the first takedown of the first early in round three when he attempted a knee up the middle, something that was definitely part of the Manchester man’s game plan.Evloev took full advantage of his position, smothering Murphy on the canvas until the latter made it to his feet and the fight’s first low blow halted proceedings.After a timeout, the Russian really opened up with his hands, catching Murphy with a strong right hand that had the Briton on the retreat and up against the cage as we entered the championship rounds.Round four came to a halt instantly when Evloev landed another kick down low, with replays showing the strike connected directly on the crotch.Murphy was allowed time to recover and took his time as referee Marc Goddard then took a crucial point away from the away fighter.The Briton came out swinging instantly, but was stunned by Evloev, who was now turning the tide slowly in his favour with less than 10 minutes left on the clock.UFC London marked the first defeat of Murphy’s career, with ‘The Miracle’ now 17-1-1 in his careerGettyEvloev found himself on top again and scored another takedown, dropping hammerfists on Murphy, who did well to reach his feet.As the final round approached, it was Jean Silva, the No. 6-ranked featherweight who defeated Arnold Allen at UFC 324, who would’ve been the happiest 145lb fighter in the building.Both Murphy and Evloev remained lively, displaying exceptional gas tanks while trading heavy blows.Evloev secured another takedown shortly into round five, but Murphy made it to his feet again, with the London crowd giving their loudest cheer of the night.However, Murphy’s standup was short-lived and Evloev quickly brought him back to reality twice.Murphy was bloodied up and no doubt exhausted by the relentless Evloev at this point, but kept battling on, landing a nice left hand that briefly rocked his opponent.The featherweight stars were teeing off in the final 60 seconds until Evloev tripped Murphy to the canvas and the fight was all but over.The London crowd stood and applauded both men as the final bell sounded, with Evloev securing the majority decision win. “I’m sorry I let you down,” Murphy told the crowd after the fight.“I give it all I could give… make sure Evloev gets the title shot he deserves it.”Murphy revealed his hip ‘popped’ in round three of the main event bout, but made sure it didn’t come across as any form of excuse.UFC ScheduleFor all the upcoming fights and results this year, check out talkSPORT.com’s UFC schedule.