UFC on ESPN: Emmett vs. Murphy (also known as UFC on ESPN 65 and UFC Vegas 105) is an upcoming mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that will take place on April 5, 2025, at the UFC Apex in Enterprise, Nevada, part of the Las Vegas Valley, United States.[1]
Background
A featherweight bout between former interim UFC Featherweight Championship challenger Josh Emmett and Lerone Murphy is expected to headline the event.[2]
A featherweight bout between Giga Chikadze and David Onama was scheduled for this event.[3] However, the bout was moved to UFC on ESPN: Hill vs. Rountree Jr. for unknown reasons.[4]
A women's strawweight bout between Ariane Carnelossi and Loma Lookboonmee was scheduled for this event.[5] However, Carnelossi withdrew from the fight due to an ankle injury and was replaced by Istela Nunes.[6]
Fight card
| Main card (ESPN / ESPN+) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Featherweight | Josh Emmett | vs. | Lerone Murphy | ||||
| Featherweight | Pat Sabatini | vs. | Joanderson Brito | ||||
| Bantamweight | Cortavious Romious | vs. | Lee Chang-ho | ||||
| Heavyweight | Kennedy Nzechukwu | vs. | Martin Buday | ||||
| Middleweight | Brad Tavares | vs. | Gerald Meerschaert | ||||
| Middleweight | Torrez Finney | vs. | Robert Valentin | ||||
| Preliminary card (ESPN / ESPN+) | |||||||
| Flyweight | Ode' Osbourne | vs. | Luis Gurule | ||||
| Bantamweight | Davey Grant | vs. | Daniel Santos | ||||
| Women's Flyweight | Diana Belbiţă | vs. | Dione Barbosa | ||||
| Welterweight | Rhys McKee | vs. | Daniel Frunza | ||||
| Women's Strawweight | Loma Lookboonmee | vs. | Istela Nunes | ||||
| Bantamweight | Victor Henry | vs. | Pedro Falcão | ||||
| Women's Strawweight | Vanessa Demopoulos | vs. | Talita Alencar | ||||
See also
References
- ^ 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)
- ^ "UFC on ESPN: Emmett vs. Murphy". Ultimate Fighting Championship. Retrieved 2025-02-18.
