UFC London live blog: Movsar Evloev vs. Lerone Murphy
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This is the live blog for Movsar Evloev vs. Lerone Murphy, the featherweight main event at UFC London on Saturday at the O2 Arena in England.
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Undefeated in his career at 19-0, no one alive would question that Movsar Evloev is one of the best featherweights on Earth. But despite his gaudy record, Evloev has been unable to get his shot at the UFC featherweight title, and it’s unclear if he ever will. Featherweight champion Alexander Volkanovski has repeatedly called for Evloev to get a title shot, but thus far, to no avail. If he wants any chance of being next in line, Evloev needs to win on Saturday, preferably in a big way.
Sporting a spectacular 17-0-1 resume, Murphy also finds himself on the cusp of title contention. Last year, it looked like Murphy would get the call to fight Volkanovski after his brutal KO win over Aaron Pico, but instead, the UFC went with Diego Lopes once again, leaving Murphy in the lurch. Now, like Evloev, he is in a must-win situation on Saturday if he wants to challenge for the 145 title.
Follow along with the Evloev vs. Murphy live blog below.
Preamble
Let’s be honest, this UFC London card has not been a banger. There have been some decent highlights, and Jones-Sola was probably the best scrap of the year thus far, but man, we really need Evloev and Murphy to do something special here.
That’s a lot to ask.
Walkouts and Prefight
We’re getting Sweet Caroline before the walkouts even begin. And let’s be real, I enjoy the song. Haters be darned.
Murphynis out to Ambitionz az a Ridah. Tupac for the win. He looks very locked in. A serious man.