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The MMA community reacted to Lerone Murphy’s win over Josh Emmett to stay unbeaten in the UFC Vegas 105 main event.
The UFC is back in its Las Vegas home base with featherweights at the top of the lineup. UFC on ESPN 65 (ESPN, ESPN+) takes place Saturday at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. Get pick results from our 11 editors,
The official weigh-in results for UFC on ESPN 65 are in, with the Josh Emmett vs. Lerone Murphy main event now official, while one fighter had a massive miss.
Analyzing Saturday’s UFC on ESPN 65 odds between Josh Emmett vs. Lerone Murphy with MMA picks and predictions.
Featherweights Josh Emmett and Lerone Murphy squared off in a main event matching the eighth- and 10th-ranked fighters at 145 pounds hoping to establish position seven days ahead of a vacant title bout that'll headline the UFC 314 show.
UFC commentator and analyst Paul Felder is a supporter of Lerone Murphy's status as a surging featherweight title threat, and thinks a big performance in the UFC on ESPN 65 main event would put him over the edge.
UFC on ESPN 65 takes place inside of the UFC Apex in Las Vegas, headlined by Josh Emmett taking on Lerone Murphy.
Knowing his opponent has the power to put heads in the third row, Lerone Murphy seemed to have a simple game plan. Murphy (16-0-1 MMA, 8-0-1 UFC) stayed busy dancing on the outside against Josh Emmett (19-5 MMA,