UFC leans hard into Josh Emmett's Aldo Raine'ing of Bryce Mitchell to preview Lerone Murphy headliner
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The UFC is back in its “Sin City” home base this week with UFC on ESPN 65 in Las Vegas.
In the main event, Josh Emmett (19-4 MMA, 10-4 UFC) takes on unbeaten featherweight Lerone Murphy (15-0-1 MMA, 7-0-1 UFC), who is about a 3-1 favorite to keep his unbeaten record intact.
The promotion has released a preview/hype video ahead of Saturday’s headliner, and it features prominently Emmett’s most recent win: a brutal finish of Bryce Mitchell.
Check out the UFC Vegas 105 preview video above.
UFC on ESPN 65 (ESPN/ESPN+) takes place Saturday at the UFC Alex in Las Vegas.
UFC on ESPN 65 lineup
MAIN CARD (ESPN/ESPN+, 9 p.m. ET)
- Josh Emmett vs. Lerone Murphy
- Joanderson Brito vs. Pat Sabatini
- ChangHo Lee vs. Cortavious Romious
- Gerald Meerschaert vs. Brad Tavares
- Luis Gurule vs. Ode Osbourne
- Torrez Finney vs. Rob Valentin
PRELIMINARY CARD (ESPN2/ESPN+, 6 p.m. ET)
- Dione Barbosa vs. Diana Belbita
- Daniel Frunza vs. Rhys McKee
- Loma Lookboonmee vs. Istela Nunes
- Pedro Falcao vs. Victor Henry
- Martin Buday vs. Uran Satybaldiev
- Talita Alencar vs. Vanessa Demopoulos
For more on the card, visit MMA Junkie’s event hub for UFC on ESPN 65.