Lerone Murphy is aware of he’s taking a giant danger by dealing with Aaron Pico on quick discover at UFC 319.
Pico was presupposed to tackle Movsar Evloev at UFC Abu Dhabi on Saturday, however Evloev was compelled out of the bout. Now, Pico has been booked to make his UFC debut on August 16 towards Murphy, who took the combat on three weeks’ discover.
Though Lerone Murphy is dealing with somebody making his debut and never ranked, he knew it was price it.
“From a enterprise perspective, individuals would have stated you should not take the combat, sit out and watch for a giant alternative… I simply wanna combat. I am not getting no youthful.
If I consider I might be champion, I’ve obtained to have the ability to combat anyone in any given second, and that is it… pic.twitter.com/eO0Fob34vw
— Ariel Helwani (@arielhelwani) July 28, 2025
“The video games the sport. From a enterprise perspective, individuals would have stated you shouldn’t take the combat, sit out and watch for a giant alternative. However, it’s like for me, I consider this can be a massive alternative,” Murphy stated to Ariel Helwani. “I simply wanna combat. I’m not getting no youthful, I wish to keep lively, who’s to say when everyone else is able to combat. Do I wish to sit out till November, December? No, I don’t. If I consider I might be champion, I’ve obtained to have the ability to combat anyone in any given second, and that’s it for me. I do know it’s a tricky combat. I do know it’s a harmful combat. Huge danger, massive reward. I’m pleased and excited.”
Lerone Murphy is ranked sixth at featherweight, so he’s taking a danger by dealing with Aaron Pico in his debut. However, as Murphy says, he simply needs to combat and can show he can beat whoever.
