Knowing his opponent has the power to put heads in the third row, Lerone Murphy seemed to have a simple game plan.

UFC featherweight Lerone Murphy extended his division-best winning streak to eight on Saturday with a unanimous decision over Josh Emmett. The 145-pound contest headlined UFC Fight Night inside the Apex in Las Vegas.

The UFC's lone visit to the Apex for the month of April is in the books, and now the event's post-fight press conference will officially close out fight week.

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.

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.

In the world of mixed martial arts, maintaining an unbeaten record is a significant achievement, and few fighters exemplify this better than Lerone Murphy. As he gears up to face Josh Emmett in the main event of UFC Fight Night,

Lerone Murphy will be looking toward gold after defeating former interim title challenger Josh Emmett in the main event of UFC Vegas 105.

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,