  We have studied the $\gamma p\to \eta \phi p$ reaction within the effective
Lagrangian approach, and our results show that there may be a peak, at least a
bump structure around 2180 MeV associated to the resonance $\phi(2170)$ in the
$\eta\phi$ mass distribution. We suggest to search for the resonance
$\phi(2170)$ in this reaction, which would be helpful to shed light on its
nature.
