'Well deserved win': Fighters react to Lerone Murphy's victory over Josh Emmett at UFC on ESPN 65

Lerone Murphy added a signature name to his undefeated record Saturday against Josh Emmett in the UFC on ESPN 65 headliner.

Emmett (19-5 MMA, 10-5 UFC) fell short in his return from a 16-month layoff with a unanimous decision defeat to Murphy (16-0-1 MMA, 8-0-1 UFC) in the featherweight title main event at UFC Apex in Las Vegas.

Check below for the top X (formerly Twitter) reactions to Murphy beating Emmett at UFC on ESPN 65.

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Tweets by JoshEmmettUFC

The Main Men ⚔️ Almost time for our #UFCVegas105 headliners to take to stage! pic.twitter.com/LKx5e0d7sd

— UFC Canada (@UFC_CA) April 6, 2025

It's time for the #UFCVegas105 main event!

Will Lerone Murphy stay undefeated against Josh Emmett?

Full coverage: https://t.co/oY69PWhDSwpic.twitter.com/Pjlhdcv21x

— MMA Junkie (@MMAJunkie) April 6, 2025

MAIN EVENT TIME! #UFCVegas105pic.twitter.com/hxplNGWVEk

— UFC Europe (@UFCEurope) April 6, 2025

10-9 Murphy. Lerone is legit #UFCVegas105

— Henry Cejudo (@HenryCejudo) April 6, 2025

Tweets by JoshEmmettUFC

Josh Emmett just had maybe the most amount of elevation on a takedown I’ve seen in the UFC.

— Luke Thomas🏋️‍♀️ (@lthomasnews) April 6, 2025

The spinning back kick from Murphy was Hella fast! #UFCVegas105

— Alan Jouban (@AlanJouban) April 6, 2025

20-18 Murphy after two rounds

— Aaron Bronsteter (@aaronbronsteter) April 6, 2025

How do you have it scored ?
2-0 Murphy
1-1 split
2-Emmett

— Josh Thomson (@THEREALPUNK)

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