UFC commentator and analyst Paul Felder is a supporter of Lerone Murphy’s status as a surging featherweight title threat, and thinks a big performance in the UFC on ESPN 65 main event would put him over the edge. Murphy (15-0-1 MMA, 7-0-1 UFC) will get the chance to add a signature name to his undefeated
LAS VEGAS – Brad Tavares likes how he matches up with Gerald Meerschaert, but won’t make the mistake of underestimating him. Tavares (20-10 MMA, 15-10 UFC) takes on fellow middleweight veteran Meerschaert (37-18 MMA, 12-10 UFC) in Saturday’s (ESPN, ESPN+) UFC on ESPN 65 main card at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. Meerschaert has come
LAS VEGAS – Joanderson Brito enters UFC on ESPN 65 with a sour taste in his mouth. Saturday, he’ll compete for the first time since a controversial split decision loss to William Gomis in September. Brito (17-4-1 MMA, 5-2 UFC) thought some home cooking influenced the judges in Paris to side with a French fighter.
LAS VEGAS – When Pat Sabatini found out his matchup with Joanderson Brito would serve as the co-main event of Saturday’s UFC on ESPN 65 card, he took it as positive enforcement that his career is headed in the right direction. “Not going to lie, when I saw co-main event, I definitely got hyped up for
LAS VEGAS – Josh Emmett has no issues with being an underdog at UFC on ESPN 65. Emmett (19-4 MMA, 10-4 UFC) returns against unbeaten rising featherweight contender Lerone Murphy (15-0-1 MMA, 7-0-1 UFC) in Saturday’s (ESPN, ESPN+) main event at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. Emmett is as big as a +265 underdog
LAS VEGAS – Josh Emmett took some time to himself in order to be his best version in competition. Now well rested and refreshed, leading into UFC on ESPN 65, he intends to put a blemish on his opponent’s undefeated record. In Saturday’s featherweight main event at the UFC Apex (ESPN, ESPN+), Emmett (19-4 MMA,
LAS VEGAS – Gerald Meerschaert is still placing his goals at the highest echelon of the sport going into his 23rd octagon appearance Saturday at UFC on ESPN 65 Meerschaert (37-18 MMA, 12-10 UFC) has had mixed results in his more than eight-year run the promotion, as his record reflects. There’s been high points and
LAS VEGAS – Lerone Murphy knows that eventually, there comes a point where winning solves everything, and that’s the mentality he brings into Saturday’s UFC on ESPN 65 headliner vs. Josh Emmett. Murphy (15-0-1 MMA, 7-0-1 UFC) has never lost a fight to this point in his career, and he intends to keep that streak
MEXICO CITY – Rafa Garcia met the media Saturday after his win over Vinc Pichel at UFC on ESPN 64. Garcia (17-4 MMA, 5-4 UFC) got above .500 in his UFC career with a unanimous decision win over another solid name in Vinc Pichel (14-5 MMA, 7-5 UFC), and he did it in front of
Share this article share tweet text email link on Facebook on Twitter via text message on LinkedIn via email https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com/lists/ufc-vegas-105-media-day-live-stream-video-emmett-murphy LAS VEGAS – UFC on ESPN 65 takes place Saturday at UFC Apex with a card that airs entirely on ESPN and streams on ESPN+. Before fight night arrives, though, notable athletes from the card
MEXICO CITY – David Martinez met the media Saturday after his win over Saimon Oliveira at UFC on ESPN 64. Martinez (12-1 MMA, 1-0 UFC), who joined his sister Melissa in the UFC, also is a doctor when he’s not fighting – also just like his sister. After he knocked out Saimon Oliveira (18-6 MMA, 0-3
Share this article share tweet text email link on Facebook on Twitter via text message on LinkedIn via email https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com/lists/ufc-on-espn-65-pre-event-facts-brad-tavares-michael-bispings-wins-record After multiple weeks on the road, the octagon returns to the UFC Apex in Las Vegas on Saturday with UFC on ESPN 65. In the main event, ranked featherweights clash when Josh Emmett (19-4 MMA,
