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Josh Emmett promised a refreshed and superior form in the UFC on ESPN 65 main event against Lerone Murphy, but it did not play out that way.
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The featherweight title was vacated earlier this year by Ilia Topuria, and former champ Alexander Volkanovski will take on Diego Nunes for the belt at UFC 314 next week.
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The UFC is back in its "Sin City" home base this week with UFC on ESPN 65 in Las Vegas. In the main event, Josh Emmett (19-4 MMA, 10-4 UFC) takes on unbeaten featherweight Lerone Murphy (15-0-1 MMA, 7-0-1 UFC),
Lerone Murphy is closing in on a featherweight title shot in the UFC.
Emmett fell to Murphy by unanimous decision in the UFC Vegas 105 headliner, losing his third bout over his last four appearances. Murphy remained unblemished in his UFC tenure and is knocking on the door of a potential featherweight title shot.
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,
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.