This past Saturday in the main event of UFC Vegas 92, we saw a featherweight matchup with a ranking on the line. 12th ranked Edson Barboza (24-12) was looking to hold onto his spot in the rankings as he took on England’s Lerone Murphy (14-0-1).
Lerone Murphy didn’t appear to be flustered while fighting a respected veteran. Edson Barboza has been the gatekeeper to contention for many young featherweight contenders.
On paper, not every UFC card is going to have the “Wow!” factor that will have people say “All right. This show looks good. Let me cancel my plans for tonight and watch this.” As mentioned in the past, while the highlight-reel knockouts are great to see and will grab the headlines every week, it’s fights like our focus here that are just as good.
Lerone Murphy is on the cusp of stardom and could find himself ranked in the Ultimate Fighting Championship's featherweight division after dismantling the always-dangerous Edson Barboza on Saturday at the UFC Apex.
Lerone Murphy went the distance in a main-event featherweight fight on Saturday night, coming away with a victory by unanimous decision against Edson Barboza at UFC Fight Night in Las Vegas.
The boxing world had its miracle man, Daniel Jacobs, who overcame Osteosarcoma and became a world champion boxer. The MMA world has a prospect like Jacobs in Lerone “The Miracle” Murphy.
Action inside the Octagon is back inside of the UFC Apex in Las Vegas, Nevada, as the UFC closes out the month of May with UFC On ESPN+ 99. The main event will be a five-round battle in the featherweight division as Edson Barboza takes on Lerone Murphy.
UFC Fight Night: Barboza vs. Murphy boasts plenty of good fights. There’s the main event that features an unproven Lerone Murphy facing off against a seasoned veteran in Edson Barboza.
Lerone Murphy has had a good start to his UFC career. The Manchester fighter is sitting pretty at 13-0-1, with the whole world ahead of him. However, he’ll face a daunting task on Saturday as he faces off against an accomplished fighter in Edson Barboza.
Action Network's Sean Zerillo looks at the Edson Barboza and Lerone Murphy odds for Saturday's UFC Vegas 92 main event.
After two consecutive weeks on the road, the attention shifts back to the Apex Center this Saturday for UFC Vegas 92. In the main event, longtime veteran Edson Barboza will try to stop the upward motion of Lerone Murphy by handing the Brit his first loss.
It’s been a lengthy stretch for MMA‘s top promotion of late. After Saturday’s card, the UFC will take next weekend off for the Memorial Day holiday inside the United States before embarking on a five-week stretch encompassing every weekend in June with an event.
A recurring theme has popped up on the main event of many UFC Fight Night cards recently. There are young up-and-coming fighters with sparkling records who are eager to show they are legitimate superstars paired against durable veteran fighters.
A featherweight clash pitting Edson Barboza against Lerone Murphy will serve as the headliner for a UFC Fight Night event on May 18. Multiple outlets confirmed the booking following an initial report from MMA journalist Laerte Viana.
This afternoon we learned of a fun UFC main event that’s being planned for The APEX. Laerte Viana on X was the first to report that top fifteen featherweight contenders Edson Barboza (24-11) and Lerone Murphy (13-0-1) will battle it out over five rounds.
Edson Barboza survived an onslaught in the first round, coming back to defeat Sodiq Yusuff by unanimous decision at the main event of UFC Fight Night in Las Vegas on Saturday night.
This weekend, the Ultimate Fighting Championship returns to the Apex arena for “UFC Vegas 81.” On top of the bill, we have a ranked featherweight matchup between Sodiq Yusuff and Edson Barboza.
Edson Barboza may be in the final act of his career, but there is always room for one more on his legendary highlight reel. Barboza (23-11) needed barely half a round to victimize Billy Quarantillo in their UFC on ESPN 44 co-headlining featherweight affair.
Edson Barboza will lock horns with Billy Quarantillo in a featherweight duel at a UFC event on April 15. Quarantillo initially announced the pairing on his OnlyFans page.
Edson Barboza finished Shane Burgos at UFC 262, with a big right hand doing the damage. Barboza v Burgos was touted as one of the most exciting fights scheduled to take place at UFC 262.
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