Lerone Murphy left UFC Fight Island with an excellent knee knockout to add to his highlight reel. The Englishman landed the big strike to earn the clear-cut victory at UFC 267.
Lerone Murphy was taking on Makwan Amirkhani in a high-level matchup to help both men advance in their careers. The Englishman was the man to capitalize on the opportunity.
The KO was lost in the shuffle as UFC 267 had many storylines and some surprising upsets. The main card saw some bigs win for Khamzat Chimaev and Islam Makhachev, which help bury the story.
The first round of the contest went to Makwan Amirkhani as he was able to use his wrestling to gain the advantage. It was this game plan that led to his loss.
The second round saw Makwan Amirkhani go to take Lerone Murphy down for the second time. The fight was not going to end up on the ground if Murphy had anything to say about it.
Lerone Murphy landed a picture-perfect knee to the face as Makwan Amirkhani was reaching down for the takedown. The Finnish fighter was out instantly and the fight was stopped as soon as he hit the ground.
Leone Murphy landed a picture perfect knee to flatten Makwan Amirkhani on the #UFC267 prelims 😳
"That's 50g!," Murphy tells Daniel Cormier.
Full results: https://t.co/NNYXr1uz36pic.twitter.com/oerSpFGi2g
— MMA Junkie (@MMAJunkie) October 30, 2021
Lerone Murphy has been excellent in his run in the UFC so far. The Englishman is building a solid resume and has beaten some good names at featherweight.
He will need to continue to grow by capitalizing in his next fight. There will be more people watching and he'll have the opportunity to truly break out.
