Murphy (16-0-1 MMA, 8-0-1 UFC) defeated Josh Emmett (19-5 MMA, 10-5 UFC) by unanimous decision Saturday at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas, keeping his unblemished career record intact and showing that he’s capable of outsmarting arguably the biggest power puncher at 145 pounds.

Josh Emmett and Lerone Murphy seek a statement win in the wide-open featherweight division. Emmett and Murphy headline UFC Fight Night on Saturday, one week before Alexander Volkanovski and Diego Lopes fight for control of the vacant featherweight title.

Lerone Murphy added a signature name to his undefeated record Saturday against Josh Emmett in the UFC on ESPN 65 headliner. Emmett (19-5 MMA, 10-5 UFC) fell short in his return from a 16-month layoff with a unanimous decision defeat to Murphy (16-0-1 MMA,

Lerone Murphy's gradual climb up the featherweight rankings continued Saturday as he outpointed Josh Emmett in the somewhat uneventful main event of UFC Vegas 105.

Lerone Murphy is calling for a matchup with Brian Ortega, who delivered a brief response in a post on social media.

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,

UFC featherweight contender Lerone Murphy isn't entertaining any criticism of his headline victory on Saturday night.

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Chang Ho Lee and Cortavious Romious put on a barn burner midway through the undercard before the South Korean landed a stoppage of his own. He took top control and forced a stoppage with ground and pound, leading to the final KO of the undercard.