Lerone Murphy On Huge UFC Vegas Main Event vs Edson Barboza, Repping Manchester, Octagon Aspirations

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Murphy made his UFC debut against Zubaira Tukhugov on September 7, 2019, at UFC 242. The back-and-forth fight ended in a split draw with one judge assigning each fighter a 29-28 win and the third seeing it as a 28-28 draw.
Murphy faced Ricardo Ramos on July 16, 2020, at UFC on ESPN 13. He won the fight via technical knockout in round one, earning himself a Performance of the Night bonus.
After his second fight in the promotion, Murphy renewed his contract with the UFC.
Murphy faced Douglas Silva de Andrade on January 20, 2021, at UFC on ESPN 20. He won the bout via unanimous decision.
Murphy was scheduled to face Charles Jourdain on September 4, 2021, at UFC Fight Night 191. However, Murphy was pulled from the event due to visa issues, and he was replaced by Julian Erosa.
Replacing an injured Tristan Connelly, Murphy stepped in on short notice against Makwan Amirkhani at UFC 267 on October 30, 2021. Murphy won the bout via knockout early in the second round.
Murphy was scheduled to face Nate Landwehr on March 26, 2022, at UFC on ESPN 33. However, Murphy withdrew from the bout for undisclosed reasons and was replaced by David Onama.
Murphy was scheduled to face Nathaniel Wood on March 18, 2023, at UFC 286.[20] However, Wood was forced to withdraw from the event due to leg injury[21] and was replaced by UFC newcomer Gabriel Santos.[22]Murphy won the fight via split decision.[23]
Murphy faced Joshua Culibao on July 22, 2023, at UFC Fight Night 224.[24] He won the fight via unanimous decision.[25]
Murphy was scheduled to face Dan Ige on February 10, 2024, at UFC Fight Night 236.[26] However, Murphy pulled out in mid January due to an undisclosed injury.[27]
Murphy is scheduled to face Edson Barboza on May 18, 2024, at UFC Fight Night 241.[28]

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Probably only English fighter I've backed. Dude is solid. And a good gent.