Lerone Murphy Breaks Silence on First UFC Loss: “It Kicked Me Into Gear”

Lerone Murphy is back in the gym after his first professional defeat, and the English UFC featherweight says the loss to Movsar Evloev has changed how he approaches the next stage of his career. Murphy lost a close majority decision to Evloev in the UFC London main event at The O2 on March 21, ending an 18-fight unbeaten run. The Manchester fighter has reviewed the bout and remains convinced the scorecards did not fully reflect his work. Evloev won 48-46 on two cards, while the third judge scored the fight 47-47 after Evloev lost a point for repeated low blows…