UFC on ESPN: Emmett vs. Murphy

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]

UFC on ESPN: Emmett vs. Murphy
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Promotion	Ultimate Fighting Championship
Date	April 5, 2025 (2025-04-05)
Venue	UFC Apex
City	Enterprise, Nevada, United States
Attendance	Not announced[1]
Event chronology
UFC on ESPN: Moreno vs. Erceg UFC on ESPN: Emmett vs. Murphy UFC 314: Volkanovski vs. Lopes

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

^[11]

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

• 2025 in UFC
• List of current UFC fighters
• List of UFC events