UFC, London and Murphy
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Watch Lerone Murphy hit a nasty spinning-elbow KO on Aaron Pico ahead of Saturday's UFC London headliner.
One of those names, Diego Lopes, was critical of ‘The Miracle’ immediately after the main event ended on Saturday night in London. “No, Lerone, we are not the same,” Lopes wrote on X. “Never do that again.” This drew a response from Murphy, who countered on X, “I didn’t lay on my back in guard for 3 rounds bro. Let’s fight next?”
For as quietly as unbeaten Lerone Murphy has snuck up on the UFC featherweight title picture, his spinning back elbow knockout of Aaron Pico last August -- on short notice, no less -- proved to be a resoundingly loud statement that his ascension upon the rankings can no longer be denied.
Lerone Murphy is not letting anyone take his moment. Just days before UFC London, the unbeaten fighter has made it clear that the next title shot shou.