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#UFCVegas92 The main event is official đź”’Edson Barboza JR
I stepped on the scale and it was 145.5 pounds!
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— UFC (@ufc)
May 17, 2024
After back-to-back events with wild crowds, Ultimate Fighting Championship returns to UFC Apex with UFC Fight Night 241. The 12-fight event will be headlined by featherweight contenders Edson Barboza and Lerone Murphy. Both fighters are under the 146-pound weight limit for the main event, making the five-round fight official. All other fighters also managed to increase weight, keeping their cards intact.
This will be Barboza (24-11)’s fifth main event, but he is 1-3 in previous fights. However, the Brazilian continues his winning streak with a KO of Billy Quarantillo with a knee kick and a clear decision win over Sodiq Yousaf. The 38-year-old was going into his final run weighing 145.5 pounds.
On the other hand, this will be the first headliner match for “The Miracle”. Murphy (13-0-1) is undefeated inside the Octagon and has won five straight since debuting in a split draw against Zubaira Tukhugov. Since then, the British fighter has scored important wins over Joshua Culibao, Gabriel Santos, and scored a brutal knee KO of his own against Makwan Amirkhani. When the 32-year-old stepped on the scale, he weighed 146 pounds at that point.
UFC Fight Night 241 will air in its entirety on ESPN+ on Saturday. Preliminaries begin at 4:00 PM ET/1:00 PM PT, and the main card begins at 7:00 PM ET/4:00 PM PT.
UFC Fight Night 241 weigh-in results:
Edson Barboza (145.5) vs. Lerone Murphy (146)
Karin Williams (170) vs. Carlston Harris (169.5)
Themba Golimbo (170.5) vs. Ramiz Brahimaj (170.5)
Adrian Yanez (136) vs. Vinicius Salvador (136)
Luana Pinheiro (116) vs. Angela Hill (115.5)
Victor Martinez (156) vs. Tom Nolan (155.5)
Oumar Sy (206) vs. George Tokkos (205.5)
Tamirez Vidal (134.5) vs. Melissa Gatto (134.5)
Avaspyan Magomedov (185.5) vs. Wally Alves (186)
Pierra Rodriguez (116) vs. Ariane Carnerossi (115.5)
Hayli Alaten (136) vs. Claydson Rodriguez (135.5)
Vanessa Demopoulos (116) vs. Emily Ducote (115.5)
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