Pico (13-4 MMA, 0-0 UFC) was originally scheduled to make his octagon debut in this past Saturday's UFC on ABC 9 co-main ...

Lerone Murphy recently addressed accepting a fight against Aaron Pico at UFC 319 on short notice. Pico was originally ...

Murphy has the biggest opportunity of his career lined up for Aug. 16 against promotional newcomer Pico at UFC 319.

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Initially scheduled for UFC on ABC 9, Pico (13-4 MMA, 0-0 UFC) will now fight Lerone Murphy in the co-main event for UFC 319 ...

Renato Moicano says the UFC 319 co-headliner does not gauge fan interest. Lerone Murphy (16-0-1 MMA, 8-0-1 UFC) ...

The biggest fight of the year takes place next month at UFC 319 on Aug. 16 in Chicago. In the main event, South African champion du Plessis defends his middleweight title for a third time against one ...

Murphy is 3-0-1, including a second-round knockout victory over Makwan Amirkhani at UFC 267 in October in his most recent fight. Overall, Murphy is 11-0-1 with seven knockouts.

With Lerone Murphy now calling him out, fans are eager to see whether Ortega will accept the challenge and make his return. Also Read: Josh Emmett Backs Alexander Volkanovski Ahead of UFC 314 ...

Lerone Murphy made his octagon debut in September 2019, at UFC 242 against Zubaira Tukhugov in Abu Dhabi, UAE. The fight ended in a split draw by the judges' scorecard.

Murphy's dad was a UFC fan and Lerone had trained occasionally with his uncle, the late boxing trainer Oliver Harrison, but he did not start MMA training till he was 22. "I just loved it," he says.