UFC London headliner set
UFC London (O2 Arena) is headlined by Movsar Evloev vs. Lerone Murphy in a pivotal featherweight main event on Saturday, March 21 — the card is being billed as one of the biggest Fight Night cards recently. (f4wonline.com) (themmadrawpodcast.substack.com)
Movsar Evloev enters this weekend ranked No. 1 with a 19‑0 pro record (9‑0 in the UFC), while Lerone Murphy is listed at 17‑0‑1 (9‑0‑1 in UFC); both sides and the promotion have framed the bout as a featherweight title eliminator with the winner slated for a shot at champion Alexander Volkanovski. (MMAJunkie: ) UFC’s official schedule puts prelims at 1:00 p.m. ET/10:00 a.m. PT and the main card at 4:00 p.m. ET on March 21, while UK broadcasts list early prelims at 5:00 p.m. GMT and the main card at 8:00 p.m. GMT for viewers at The O2. (UFC preview: ) (ESPN UK: ) The betting market heavily favors Evloev — DraftKings listed him around -225 with Murphy at +185 as of March 16 — and odds writers note Evloev’s tendency toward decisions versus Murphy’s recent highlight‑reel knockout of Aaron Pico. (OddsShark: ) The main card features Michael “Venom” Page vs. Sam Patterson at welterweight and a co‑main featherweight pairing of Luke Riley vs. Michael Aswell Jr., with other scheduled fights including Roman Dolidze vs. Christian Leroy Duncan and Iwo Baraniewski vs. Austen Lane. (UFC preview: ) UFC ticketing records show presales opening Feb. 4 for UFC Fight Club members, a newsletter presale on Feb. 5, and public tickets going on sale Feb. 6, with the event listed on the UFC schedule as taking place at The O2 in London. (UFC events: ) Pre‑fight coverage has highlighted the matchup’s rarity: the two headliners combine for a 36‑0‑1 professional record entering the cage, a statistic noted by multiple outlets as one of the largest undefeated aggregates ever featured in a single UFC headliner. (F4WOnline / NewsBreak: )
