Murphy defeated Barboza in the main event of UFC Fight Night 241

On May 18, in Las Vegas, the UFC Fight Night 241 event took place, the card of which included 12 fights without star names - prospects got a chance to prove themselves.

• Murphy vs Barboza
• Main card results
• Preliminary card results

Leron Murphy vs Edson Barboza

In the main event, this opportunity was realized by the Englishman Leron “Miracle” Murphy (14-0), who is rushing into the top 15 of the featherweight division. Facing top-ranked fighter Edson Barboza (No. 12, Brazil, 24-12) for the first time, the Brit passed the maturity test with confidence, winning by unanimous decision (49-46 and twice 50-45), his sixth in a row in the league. Murphy put in a dominant stand-up performance, stating in the post-fight interview that he wants a top-10 fighter as his next opponent and sees himself as a future division champion:

“I came out here to die. I went to war. I had a very difficult journey. I worked hard, made my way, and now I'm going for the title. I took out the legendary Edson Barbosa, so I deserve recognition. This is my destiny. I should be here and I will become a champion. Where's Dana? I'm waiting for 50 thousand, it was the best fight of the evening, definitely. And listen, next time give me anyone from the top 10, I’m ready for it, let’s go!”

UFC boss Dana White heard the ambitious fighter and decided to award Murphy, like his opponent, a Fight of the Night bonus.

In the co-main event, a featherweight from the USA, Chaos Williams (12-3), scored an early victory in the 2nd minute. the opening round knocked out the representative of Guyana, Carlston Lindsey Harris (18-6), who had previously lost in the league only to the top Kazakh finisher, Shavkat “Nomad” Rakhmonov.

The preliminary card featured a native of Dagestan, middleweight Abusupyan “Abus” Magomedov (Germany, 26-6-1), who returned his career to a successful track after two consecutive defeats, winning a unanimous decision over the Brazilian Worley Alves (14-8). Install the 1xbet app and place a bet on the favorite!

Main card results

• Themba Gorimbo (Zimbabwe, 12-4) won by unanimous decision (three times 30-27) Ramisa Brahimaya (Brazil, 10-5) – welterweight;
• Adrian Yaniz (USA, 17-5) finished with a technical knockout in the 1st round of Vinicius “The Phenomenon” Salvador (Brazil, 11-6) – bantamweight;
• Angela “Bust” Hill (USA, 17-14) guillotine-choked Brazilian Luana Pineiro (10-3) in the 2nd round – division

Preliminary card results

• Tom “Big Train” Nolan (Australia, 9-1) pinned (TKO, 1 round) Victor Martinez (USA, 12-6) – lightweight;
• Omar Sy (France, 10-0) finished by submission (“rear naked choke”) in the 1st round of George Tokkos (England, 9-5) – light heavyweight;
• Melissa Gatto (Brazil, 9-2-2) finished by TKO in the 3rd round against her compatriot, Tamirez “Tractor” Vidal (7-3) – women’s flyweight;
• Ariani Carnelossi (Brazil, 13-2) was awarded a victory over Piera Rodriguez (Venezuela, 8-3), who received a disqualification for illegal head strikes - strawweight division;
• Hayley “Mongolian Knight” Alateng (China, 13-9-2) defeated Claydson Rodriguez (Brazil, 8-4) – bantamweight by unanimous decision;
• Vanessa “Little Monster” Demopoulos (USA, 13-5) won by split decision over Emily Ducoty (USA, 12-9) – strawweight division.