At UFC Fight Night 236 in February, Lerone Murphy (14-0-1) was booked against Dan Ige (18-8) in a high-stakes featherweight showdown. Murphy ultimately suffered an injury and was replaced by Andre Fili. After both men faced other opponents this year, the company has decided to put this bout back together. Per MMA Fighting on Thursday, Murphy and Ige will square off at UFC 308. The two will handle their business on Oct. 26 at the Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, and their collision has been confirmed by other outlets.
Britain’s Murphy has yet to taste defeat as a professional, and currently brings a six-fight win streak’s worth of momentum into this clash. In May, Murphy staged a breakout performance by outworking Edson Barboza across five rounds in their UFC Fight Night 241 headliner. Before then, Murphy had gradually worked his way up the leaderboard, outpointing names like Douglas Silva de Andrade and Joshua Culibao while blasting Ricardo Ramos and Makwan Amirkhani with strikes.
Ige made a statement in June, stepping up on fight day to face Diego Lopes at an unexpected 165-pound catchweight contest. Ige fell short to the surging Lopes on the scorecards, although all three judges awarded the third round to the extremely late replacement. As a result, Ige claimed the top spot for the shortest notice of any competitor to step into a new fight in the modern era of the UFC. Recent victories for the Hawaiian include knockouts of Damon Jackson and Fili.
UFC 308 will be held at the Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi on Oct. 26, and the headliner is not official. Ilia Topuria will defend his featherweight strap against Max Holloway, but that bout is not expected to serve as the main attraction. Other pairings on the lineup include a heavyweight rematch between Ciryl Gane and Alexander Volkov as well as a welterweight encounter between Rinat Fakhretdinov and Nursulton Ruziboev.
Reference: https://www.sherdog.com/news/news/Lerone-Murphy-vs-Dan-Ige-Rebooked-for-UFC-308-in-October-194508
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