Edson Barboza Talks UFC Vegas Main Event vs Lerone Murphy, Love Of Fighting, Old vs New School MMA

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On December 31, 2019, Barboza announced his intent to move down to the featherweight division. He was expected to face Josh Emmett in a featherweight bout on May 2, 2020 at UFC Fight Night: Hermansson vs. Weidman. However, on April 9, Dana White announced that the event had been postponed. Instead Barboza faced Dan Ige on May 16, 2020 at UFC on ESPN: Overeem vs. Harris. He lost the bout by another controversial split decision. 16 out of 18 MMA media outlets scored the bout in favor of Barboza]
Barboza was expected to face Sodiq Yusuff on October 11, 2020 at UFC Fight Night 179.However, Yusuff pulled out of the fight on September 22 for undisclosed reasons and was replaced by Makwan Amirkhani. He won the fight via unanimous decision.
2021
On February 25, 2021 news surfaced that Barboza had signed a new multi-fight contract with the organization albeit having one fight left on his prevailing contract.In May, Barboza revealed that the contract was signed for six fights.
Barboza faced Shane Burgos on May 15, 2021 at UFC 262.He won the fight via knockout in the third round after Burgos experienced a delayed reaction to being knocked out with a right cross.This fight earned Barboza the $75,000 Fight of the Night bonus award.
Barboza faced Giga Chikadze on August 28, 2021 at UFC on ESPN 30. After a back-and-forth affair, Barboza lost the fight via TKO in round three.
2022
Barboza faced Bryce Mitchell on March 5, 2022 at UFC 272. He lost the fight via unanimous decision.
Barboza was scheduled to face Ilia Topuria on October 29, 2022 at UFC Fight Night 213. However, Barboza withdrew in late September due to a knee injury
2023
Barboza faced Billy Quarantillo on April 15, 2023, at UFC on ESPN 44. He won the fight via knockout in the first round.This win earned him his second Performance of the Night award.
Barboza faced Sodiq Yusuff on October 14, 2023, at UFC Fight Night 230. After nearly being finished with punches in the first round, Barboza rallied and won the fight by unanimous decision. This performance earned him his ninth Fight of the Night award, which broke the record for most Fight of the Night bonuses in UFC history.
Barboza is scheduled to face Lerone Murphy on May 18, 2024, at UFC Fight Night 241.

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