The Manchester-born star, 34, agreed to get into the octagon in Chicago just three weeks before the fight, putting his eight-fight winning streak well and truly on the line.

Lerone Murphy delivered a jaw-dropping knockout to potentially put himself in line for a title shot after he demolished Aaron Pico in devastating fashion in the UFC 319 main event. Facing off against the ultra-aggressive former Bellator fighter,

Lerone Murphy spoiled Aaron Pico's UFC debut in brutal fashion, knocking out the former Bellator star with a spinning back elbow in the UFC 319 co-main event Saturday night at United Center in Chicago.

On the fourth episode of UFC 319 "Embedded," Lerone Murphy meets the Chicago White Sox and Baisangur Sursurkaev arrives for his four-day notice debut.

Lerone Murphy might have a date set for a title fight with Alexander Volkanovski. The UFC featherweight champion took to social media to congratulate Murphy on his huge win Saturday in the UFC 319 co-main event. Murphy welcomed former Bellator star Aaron Pico to the octagon with a stunning first-round spinning back elbow knockout.

UFC middleweight champion Dricus Du Plessis and Khamzat Chimaev made weight Friday before they square off in the UFC 319 main event Saturday in Chicago.Du Plessis and Chimaev weighed in at 185 and 183 pounds,