Edson Barboza will take on Lerone Murphy in the UFC Fight Night 241 main event. The show will take place on Saturday, May 18, at the UFC Apex in Enterprise, Nevada, United States. The bout will consist of five rounds, and it will be played in the featherweight division.
The UFC Fight Night 241 full card has some interesting bouts this weekend. The main event will be the featherweight fight between Edson Barboza and Lerone Murphy. There will be two welterweight bouts, as Khaos Williams will take on Carlston Harris and Themba Gorimbo will take on Ramiz Brahimaj. There will also be a fun women’s fight between Luana Pinheiro and Angela Hill in the strawweight division. All the fighters have made weight in this event.
Here are the odds for the winner of the MMA fight between Barboza and Murphy:
The best online UFC sites have Lerone Murphy as the slight favorite in this bout. Murphy is still undefeated after 14 bouts, having won 13 fights and drawn once. The Miracle is currently on a five-fight winning streak, as three of his last four bouts went to distance. Lerone is a versatile athlete and has the skills to make Barboza suffer in this fight.
This will be the fifth main event for Edson Barboza, who has a 24-11 professional MMA record. The Brazilian fighter has a massive reach advantage in this matchup, as he has a reach of 75 in compared to Murphy’s 73 in. The experience will also play a big role for Edson in this bout, as he has more than double the number of fights as Lerone.
