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Lerone Murphy is on the cusp of stardom and could break into the Ultimate Fighting Championship’s featherweight division after dismantling the always dangerous Edson Barboza at UFC Apex on Saturday. Murphy dominated one of the best strikers in the promotion’s history from start to finish en route to a unanimous decision victory (49-46, 50-45, 50-45) over the 38-year-old Brazilian at UFC Fight Night 241. main event.Murphy (14-0-1) landed a jab on Barboza and defeated him despite receiving a bone-crushing leg kick. He stumbled Barboza multiple times during the match, but carefully stuck to his game plan and finished off his…
LAS VEGAS, NV – MAY 18: England’s Lerone Murphy punches Brazil’s Edson Barboza in a featherweight bout during the UFC Fight Night event at UFC APEX on May 18, 2024 in Las Vegas, Nevada. . (Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images)Lerone Murphy was paired with Brazilian veteran and dangerous striker Edson Barboza in Saturday’s UFC Vegas 92 main event, looking to make a big step up in the competition. Murphy spent the opening round headhunting, landing power shots and trying to stay out of the way of the crafty Barboza’s attacks. Barboza tackled his opponent’s lead leg, but…
LAS VEGAS, NV – MAY 18: (LR) Chaos Williams defeats Carlston Harris of Guyana in a welterweight bout during the UFC Fight Night event at UFC APEX on May 18, 2024 in Las Vegas, NV. hit (Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images)Chaos Williams made a statement after scoring a one-punch knockout of Carlston Harris in the co-main event of UFC Vegas 92. As two fighters with diametrically opposed styles, most expected Harris to try to take down Williams while Chaos would try to land a devastating knockout blow. Kaos has a 5-2 record in the UFC, while Carlston…
LAS VEGAS, NV – MAY 18: (LR) Themba Golimbo of Zimbabwe takes on Ramiz Brahimaj in a welterweight bout at the UFC Fight Night event at UFC APEX on May 18, 2024 in Las Vegas, NV. . (Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images)Themba Golimbo faced Ramiz Brahimaj in a featured bout at UFC Vegas 92. Themba gained more popularity than usual for a fighter with a 2-1 record in the UFC when Dwayne The Rock Johnson was inspired by Themba’s story and gave him a home and supplies. Golimbo came to Miami from Uganda to pursue his dreams…
LAS VEGAS, NV – MAY 18: (Right) Adrian Yanez defeats Brazil’s Vinicius Salvador in a bantamweight bout during the UFC Fight Night event at UFC APEX on May 18, 2024 in Las Vegas, NV. hit. (Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images)Adrian Yanez bounced back from his first two losses in the UFC by stopping Vinicius Salvador in the first round at UFC Vegas 92 on Saturday. Salvador is normally a flyweight, but he dropped weight in his last fight and had to move up to 135 pounds. There, he was chosen to be the returning opponent of Yanez,…
LAS VEGAS, NV – MAY 17: (LR) Opponents Luana Pinheiro of Brazil face off with Angela Hill during the UFC Fight Night weigh-in at Santa Fe Station in Las Vegas, NV on May 17, 2024. . (Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images)Luana Pinheiro and Angela Hill, ranked No. 9 and No. 12 in the UFC women’s strawweight division, respectively, met Saturday at UFC Vegas 92. Pinheiro got into a fight with Hill in Las Vegas, forcing him to cancel his brother’s wedding in Brazil that day, but according to the UFC Vegas 92 broadcast, his family plans to…
LAS VEGAS, NV – MAY 18: (Right) Tom Nolan of Australia defeats Victor Martinez in a lightweight bout during the UFC Fight Night event at UFC APEX on May 18, 2024 in Las Vegas, Nevada. kick (Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images)Lightweight Tom Nolan takes on Victor Martinez at UFC Vegas 92, with the two Contender Series veterans looking for their first UFC victory. Australia’s Nolan impressed on Dana White’s Contender Series, rising from the bottom and improving to 6-0 as a professional with a devastating first-round knockout. However, the tables turned as the giant Australian was quickly…
LAS VEGAS, NV – MAY 18: (LR) Melissa Gatto of Brazil defeats Tamirez of Brazil in a bantamweight bout during the UFC Fight Night event at UFC APEX on May 18, 2024 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Hit Vidal. (Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images)Melissa Gatto was snapped up to face Tamirez Vidal in the bantamweight division at UFC Vegas 92 on Saturday, marking the third of four women’s fights on the Fight Night card. Normally a flyweight, Gatto was looking to shake off losses to Ariane Lipsky and Tracy Cortez. In this match, Gatto went on top and…
LAS VEGAS, NV – MAY 18: Brazil’s Ariane Carnerossi punches Venezuela’s Piera Rodriguez in a strawweight bout at the UFC Fight Night event at UFC APEX on May 18, 2024 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images)The second of four women’s contests at UFC Vegas 92 pitted strawweights Ariane Carnerossi against Piera Rodriguez. Carnerossi is 2-2 inside the UFC Octagon, coming off a loss against Loopy Godinez. Rodriguez is 2-1 overall and was looking to make amends for her loss to Gillian Robertson. It was Carnerossi who advanced early in the third round of the…
Hisham Samsuddin vs Xie Bin Credit: ONE ChampionshipThe Road to UFC tournament will return in 2024, featuring Asia’s top talent competing for a UFC contract. Road to UFC Season 3 changes things up a bit, introducing a women’s strawweight division instead of a men’s lightweight division. The flyweight, bantamweight and featherweight divisions will return, with the winner of each weight class earning a spot in the big show. On Saturday, May 18, 2024, Road to UFC Season 3 Episode 2 continued the continuation of this year’s tournament live from the UFC Performance Institute in Shanghai, China. The bout featured two…