Lerone Murphy def. Aaron Pico at UFC 319
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UFC 319: Carlos Prates and Lerone Murphy deliver rare spinning back elbow KOs in back-to-back fights
In the third fight of the main card, Carlos Prates hammered Geoff Neal with a spinning back elbow to the head for a KO in the final second of the first round. Neal was barely responsive on the floor as Prates began celebrating. It was the ninth spinning back elbow KO in UFC history, and Prates' UFC-best fifth KO since the start of 2024.
The spinning elbow is one of the most devastating and cinematic techniques in combat sports, a strike immortalized in Muay Thai by legends like Samson Isaan
Lerone Murphy stakes his claim for a title shot with a sensational knockout of Aaron Pico, while Khamzat Chimaev dominates Dricus du Plessus to win the middleweight belt at UFC 319.
Undefeated UFC prospect Lerone Murphy recently explained why boxing icon "Iron" Mike Tyson is his biggest inspiration in combat sports.
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RotoBaller on MSNLerone Murphy Looks To Remain Undefeated
Lerone Murphy will look to remain undefeated when he takes on Aaron Pico in the co-main event of UFC 319 on Saturday. Pico was initially set to face the undefeated Movsar Evloev, but Evloev was forced to pull out of the bout,