Lerone Murphy News

Josh Emmett believes Lerone Murphy is in for a "rude awakening" at UFC Vegas 105: "He's still learning on the job"
Cole Shelton - April 2, 2025
Josh Emmett believes that Lerone Murphy will be in for a rude awakening at UFC Vegas 105 on Saturday night. Emmett is set to headline the Fight Night card from the Apex on Saturday against Murphy in a pivotal featherweight scrap. Emmett is set to make his 15th UFC appearance and will be headlining for the third time. Heading into the bout, Emmett believes his experience will be a factor as he thinks Lerone Murphy is still learning on the job.

Lerone Murphy rips fellow UK UFC star after recent taunts following UFC 308 win: "Leave me alone!"
Curtis Calhoun - October 28, 2024
Undefeated UFC featherweight contender Lerone Murphy used his UFC 308 performance to hit back at one of his biggest fighting detractors. Murphy defeated Dan Ige unanimously in a wild fight on the UFC 308 main card last Saturday in Abu Dhabi. The victory moved Murphy further up the featherweight rankings, and he could potentially earn a top name for his next UFC assignment.

UFC 308 Results: Lerone Murphy defeats Dan Ige (Highlights)
Chris Taylor - October 26, 2024
We have you covered for all of today’s UFC 308 results, including the men’s featherweight bout between Lerone Murphy and Dan Ige. Murphy (15-0-1 MMA) will be competing for the first time since his thrilling ‘FOTN’ unanimous decision victory over Edson Barboza this past May. ‘The Miracle’ has won four of his past five Octagon appearances by way of decision.

Dan Ige expecting a "fun fight" against Lerone Murphy at UFC 308, hopes for a big fight next: "It lines me up for something big"
Cole Shelton - October 23, 2024
Dan Ige is expecting a fun fight against Lerone Murphy at UFC 308. Ige is coming off a decision loss to Diego Lopes back at UFC 303 in a fight he took on only a couple of hours’ notice. It was a hectic day for the Hawaiian and he says he was glad he did it as he proved to everyone just how good he is.

What's next for Lerone Murphy and Edson Barboza after UFC Vegas 92?
Cole Shelton - May 20, 2024
In the main event of UFC Vegas 92, ranked featherweights threw down as Lerone Murphy took on Edson Barboza. Murphy entered the fight with a record of 13-0-1 and was 5-0-1 in the UFC and on a five-fight winning streak. Barboza, meanwhile, was on a two-fight winning streak and was coming off an upset win over Sodiq Yusuff.

Lerone Murphy has UFC title aspirations following win over Edson Barboza, wants to fight at UFC 304 in Manchester
Fernando Quiles Jr. - May 19, 2024
Lerone Murphy has high aspirations following his unanimous decision victory over Edson Barboza. Murphy and Barboza shared the Octagon inside the UFC Apex in Las Vegas, Nevada this past Saturday. When the five rounds were over and Murphy was awarded the victory, “The Miracle” was also given an extra $50,000 bonus for Fight of the Night. Murphy has now proven he can go into deep waters with experienced competition. The win will earn Murphy a spot on the official UFC featherweight rankings.

UFC Vegas 92 Results: Lerone Murphy defeats Edson Barboza (Highlights)
Chris Taylor - May 18, 2024
We have you covered for all of tonight’s UFC Vegas 92 results, including the main event between Edson Barboza and Lerone Murphy. Barboza (24-12 MMA) will enter tonight’s headliner sporting a two-fight winning streak, this after scoring victories over Billy Quarantillo (18-6 MMA) and Sodiq Yusuff (13-4 MMA) respectively.

UFC Vegas 92: 'Barboza vs. Murphy' Live Results and Highlights
Chris Taylor - May 18, 2024
The Octagon returns to Nevada for tonight’s UFC Vegas 92 event, a twelve-bout fight card headlined by Edson Barboza vs. Lerone Murphy. Barboza (24-11 MMA) will enter tonight’s headliner sporting a two-fight winning streak, this after scoring victories over Billy Quarantillo (18-6 MMA) and Sodiq Yusuff (13-4 MMA) respectively.