Lerone Murphy defeated Josh Emmett at UFC Vegas 105

Lerone Murphy recorded the most valuable victory of his professional career. The Englishman defeated Josh Emmett at UFC Vegas 105 and remains undefeated.

Lerone Murphy and Josh Emmett faced off in the fight of the evening at UFC Vegas 105, a clash between two fighters ranked in the top ten of the UFC ‘s featherweight rankings. The duel was contracted for five rounds.

Although it was Josh Emmett who towered in experience over his rival, undefeated Lerone Murphy was the favorite to claim victory, and he succeeded. During the duel, Josh Emmett delivered a lot of strong punches, and also tried, several times successfully elevations and overthrows.

Despite this, Lerone Murphy tried to dance in the cage, attacking from a distance and anticipating his opponent’s blows with his punches. “The Miracle” did a good job with his kicks, with which he stopped and rejected his opponent’s attempted attacks. The 33-year-old Englishman was more creative in the stand-up which ultimately allowed him to confidently outpoint his rival on the judges’ scorecards.

The win will allow Murphy to move up the rankings once again, and after the win the fighter called for two things. Lerone demanded a chance to fight for the belt, and if he doesn’t get it he wants to face an opponent ranked in the top five of the rankings.