Lerone Murphy def. Aaron Pico at UFC 319
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Find out if three record-breaking performances were enough to lift an otherwise mundane UFC 319 card to the top half of the grading curve.
Last weekend, the biggest fight of the year took place between champion Dricus du Plessis and Khamzat Chimaev who met five rounds for the middleweight title. Chimaev ultimately dominated du Plessis to a unanimous decision victory, taking home the championship on Saturday night.
Pico (13-5 MMA, 0-1 UFC) took the fight against featherweight replacement opponent Lerone Murphy (17-0-1 MMA, 9-0-1 UFC), who stepped in for Movsar Evloev on just about three weeks' notice. He had won nine of his past 10 Bellator fights before that promotion was shuttered by the PFL, and the one loss was from an injury.
Four fighters with local ties will compete on a PFL MMA card on Aug. 21 via ESPN+ at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino near Hollywood.
One of the featured fighters in Week 2 of Dana White’s Contender Series is a former college football star who also had a cup of coffee in the NFL.
The UFC handed out four bonuses after Saturday's card in the “Windy City,” and all four went to fighters on the main card. After UFC 319, four fighters picked up an extra $50,000 for their performances at United Center in Chicago. Check out the winners below.
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