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| UFC on ESPN: Emmett vs. Murphy | ||||
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 The poster for UFC on ESPN: Emmett vs. Murphy | ||||
| Promotion | Ultimate Fighting Championship | |||
| Date | April 5, 2025 | |||
| Venue | UFC Apex | |||
| City | Enterprise, Nevada, United States | |||
| Attendance | Not announced[1] | |||
| Event chronology | ||||
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UFC on ESPN: Emmett vs. Murphy (also known as UFC on ESPN 65 and UFC Vegas 105) was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on April 5, 2025, at the UFC Apex in Enterprise, Nevada, part of the Las Vegas Valley, United States.[2]
Background
A featherweight bout between former interim UFC Featherweight Championship challenger Josh Emmett and Lerone Murphy headlined the event.[3]
A featherweight bout between Giga Chikadze and David Onama was scheduled for this event.[4] However, the bout was moved to UFC on ESPN: Machado Garry vs. Prates for unknown reasons.[5]
A women's strawweight bout between Ariane Carnelossi and Loma Lookboonmee was scheduled for this event.[6] However, Carnelossi withdrew from the fight due to an ankle injury and was replaced by Istela Nunes.[7]
A heavyweight bout between Kennedy Nzechukwu and Martin Buday was scheduled for this event.[8] However, Nzechukwu was removed from the event due to injury and replaced by current LFA Light Heavyweight Champion Uran Satybaldiev.[9]
Daniel Santos failed to make an appearance at the weigh-ins, so his bantamweight bout with Davey Grant was cancelled due to medical issues.[10]
In addition, at the weigh-ins, Cortavious Romious weighed in at 139.5 pounds, three and a half pounds over the bantamweight non-title fight limit. The bout proceeded at catchweight and Romious was fined 20 percent of his purse which went to his opponent Lee Chang-ho.[10]
Results
| Main card (ESPN / ESPN+) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Featherweight | Lerone Murphy | def. | Josh Emmett | Decision (unanimous) (48–47, 48–47, 49–46) | 5 | 5:00 | |
| Featherweight | Pat Sabatini | def. | Joanderson Brito | Decision (unanimous) (30–26, 30–26, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Catchweight (139.5 lb) | Lee Chang-ho | def. | Cortavious Romious | TKO (punches and elbows) | 2 | 3:48 | |
| Middleweight | Brad Tavares | def. | Gerald Meerschaert | Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Flyweight | Ode' Osbourne | def. | Luis Gurule | TKO (punches) | 2 | 1:54 | |
| Middleweight | Torrez Finney | def. | Robert Valentin | Decision (split) (27–30, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Preliminary card (ESPN / ESPN+) | |||||||
| Women's Flyweight | Dione Barbosa | def. | Diana Belbiţă | Submission (arm-triangle choke) | 1 | 4:13 | |
| Welterweight | Rhys McKee | def. | Daniel Frunza | TKO (doctor stoppage) | 1 | 5:00 | |
| Women's Strawweight | Loma Lookboonmee | def. | Istela Nunes | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Bantamweight | Victor Henry | def. | Pedro Falcão | Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 28–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Heavyweight | Martin Buday | def. | Uran Satybaldiev | Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Women's Strawweight | Talita Alencar | def. | Vanessa Demopoulos | Decision (unanimous) (30–26, 30–27, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
Bonus awards
The following fighters received $50,000 bonuses.[12]
- Fight of the Night: No bonus awarded.
- Performance of the Night: Lee Chang-ho, Ode' Osbourne, Dione Barbosa, and Rhys McKee
See also
References
- ^ Mike Bohn (2025-04-06). "UFC on ESPN 65 post-event facts: Torrez Finney sets dubious record for low striking output". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2025-04-07.
- ^ Nick Baldwin (2025-02-12). "Report: Emmett-Murphy expected to headline April 5 UFC event". thescore.com. Retrieved 2024-02-25.
- ^ Jesse Holland (2025-02-12). "Featherweight knockout artist tapped to headline UFC Vegas 105 on April 5". mmamania.com. Retrieved 2024-02-12.
- ^ Sayan Nag (2025-01-12). "Giga Chikadze to face David Onama at UFC Fight Night on April 5". sherdog.com. Retrieved 2024-01-13.
- ^ Jay Anderson (2025-02-02). "Giga Chikadze vs. David Onama set for April 26 UFC event". cagesidepress.com. Retrieved 2025-02-02.
- ^ Paul Browne (2025-01-31). "3 female fights added to UFC Vegas 105". mmasucka.com. Retrieved 2025-01-31.
- ^ Neri Fung (2025-03-19). "Ariane Sorriso suffers injury and leaves UFC Vegas 105 card; Brazilian takes her spot". agfight.com. Retrieved 2025-03-19. (in Brazilian Portuguese)
- ^ Michał Tkaczuk (2025-02-04). "Nzewchukwu vs Buday, the fight of Łukasz Brzeski's former rivals at UFC Vegas 105". mmarocks.pl. Retrieved 2025-04-03. (in Polish)
- ^ Danny Segura (2025-04-03). "Kennedy Nzechukwu out of UFC on ESPN 65, Martin Buday gets undefeated replacement". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2025-04-03.
- ^ a b Drake Riggs (2025-04-04). "UFC Vegas 105 loses bout after fighter no-shows weigh-ins; another fighter badly misses weight". sports.yahoo.com. Retrieved 2025-04-04.
- ^ "UFC on ESPN: Emmett vs. Murphy". Ultimate Fighting Championship. Retrieved 2025-02-18.
- ^ Chris Taylor (2025-04-05). "UFC Vegas 105 Bonus Report: Ode Osbourne 1 of 4 POTN winners". bjpenn.com. Retrieved 2025-04-05.
