Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2024-05-18, some good exchanges but it is not enough to get three stars: the mma bout Edson Barboza vs Lerone Murphy gets two (UFC Fight of the Night – take a look at our ranking of the Best Mma Fights of 2024).Murphy vs Barboza is scheduled to take place Saturday, May 18th, at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas (Nevada, United States), in a 5-round featherweight (145 lbs, 66 kg) bout; it is the main event of UFC Vegas 92 (also known as UFC Fight Night 241 or UFC on ESPN+ 99). Watch the video and rate this fight!
Edson Barboza record
The black belt in tae-kwon-do Edson Barboza entered this fight with a pro mma record of 24-11-0 (62% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.15 featherweight in the world.
He lost two consecutive fights between 2021 and 2022, against Giga Chikadze (Edson Barboza vs Giga Chikadze) and Bryce Mitchell (Edson Barboza vs Bryce Mitchell), but then he has beat Billy Quarantillo (Billy Quarantillo vs Edson Barboza) and Sodiq Yusuff (Edson Barboza vs Sodiq Yusuff).
Lerone Murphy record
His opponent, the undefeated Lerone Murphy, has a record of 13-0-1 (54% ko/tko victory rate – he has never won via submission) and he entered as the No.38 in the featherweight division.
The only man who stopped him in a draw was Zubaira Tukhugov in 2019, since then he has won five matches defeating Gabriel Santos and Joshua Culibao in 2023.
Fight card
Here is the UFC Vegas 92 full fight card (we are going to update it after the weigh-in):
MAIN CARD (live on ESPN+)
Edson Barboza vs Lerone Murphy
Carlston Harris vs Kalinn Khaos Williams
Themba Gorimbo vs Ramiz Brahimaj
Adrian Yanez vs Vinicius Salvador
Angela Hill vs Luana Pinheiro
PRELIMINARY CARD (live on ESPN+)
Tom Nolan vs Victor Martinez
Oumar Sy vs Tuco Tokkos
Melissa Gatto vs Tamires Vidal
Abusupiyan Magomedov vs Warlley Alves
Piera Rodriguez vs Ariane Carnelossi
Heili Alateng vs Kleydson Rodrigues
Emily Ducote vs Vanessa Demopoulos
Pre-fight press conference
Watch for free the UFC Vegas 92 pre-fight press conference, featuring Lerone Murphy and Edson Barboza!
Weigh-in
Watch the videos of UFC Vegas 92: Barboza vs Murphy weigh-in and faceoffs from the official Ufc Youtube channel!
Full fight video / highlights
Here we are going to post a selection of the best videos about the bout Edson Barboza vs Lerone Murphy as soon as the match ends. If you have seen the full fight you can rate it at the bottom of this post. (All videos are hosted on free video platforms such as Youtube, Dailymotion, Facebook, etc. and not uploaded by AllTheBestFights.com)
Result
Who won Barboza vs Murphy fight?
Lerone Murphy defeated Edson Barboza via unanimous decision. Scores were 49–46, 50–45, 50–45.
Post-fight interview
Listen the words of the winner or the two fighters after their bout, here is the UFC Vegas 92 post-fight octagon interview of Edson Barboza and Lerone Murphy.
Post-fight press conference
Watch and listen the official UFC Vegas 92 post-fight press conference video, headlined by the main event Lerone Murphy and Edson Barboza (free live stream from the UFC – Ultimate Fighting Championship Youtube channel).
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3mztfHgzppM
Bonus awards
UFC Vegas 92 Fight of the Night: Edson Barboza vs Lerone Murphy
UFC Vegas 92 Performance of the Night: Khaos Williams, Angela Hill
