UFC leans hard into Josh Emmett's Aldo Raine'ing of Bryce Mitchell to preview Lerone Murphy headliner

Dec 16, 2023; Las Vegas, Nevada, USA; Josh Emmett (red gloves) reacts after knocking out Bryce Mitchell (blue gloves) during UFC 296 at T-Mobile Arena. Mandatory Credit: Stephen R. Sylvanie-USA TODAY Sports

The UFC is back in its "Sin City" home base this week with UFC on ESPN 65 in Las Vegas.

In the main event, Josh Emmett (19-4 MMA, 10-4 UFC) takes on unbeaten featherweight Lerone Murphy (15-0-1 MMA, 7-0-1 UFC), who is about a 3-1 favorite to keep his unbeaten record intact.

The promotion has released a preview/hype video ahead of Saturday's headliner, and it features prominently Emmett's most recent win: a brutal finish of Bryce Mitchell.

Check out the UFC Vegas 105 preview video above.

UFC on ESPN 65 (ESPN/ESPN+) takes place Saturday at the UFC Alex in Las Vegas.

UFC on ESPN 65 lineup

MAIN CARD (ESPN/ESPN+, 9 p.m. ET)

  • Josh Emmett vs. Lerone Murphy
  • Joanderson Brito vs. Pat Sabatini
  • ChangHo Lee vs. Cortavious Romious
  • Gerald Meerschaert vs. Brad Tavares
  • Luis Gurule vs. Ode Osbourne
  • Torrez Finney vs. Rob Valentin

PRELIMINARY CARD (ESPN2/ESPN+, 6 p.m. ET)

  • Dione Barbosa vs. Diana Belbita
  • Daniel Frunza vs. Rhys McKee
  • Loma Lookboonmee vs. Istela Nunes
  • Pedro Falcao vs. Victor Henry
  • Martin Buday vs. Uran Satybaldiev
  • Talita Alencar vs. Vanessa Demopoulos

For more on the card, visit MMA Junkie's event hub for UFC on ESPN 65.

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