Lerone Murphy gave the MMA world one of the best knockouts of 2025.
Welcoming newcomer Aaron Pico at UFC 319 in August, Murphy hit a spinning back elbow clean to Pico’s head, sending him crashing down to the canvas. It was a nasty finish that got Murphy a $50,000 for Performance of the Night. It was also his first finish since stopping Makwan Amirkhani in 2021.
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You can check out Murphy’s highlight-reel KO in the video above.
Murphy (17-0-1 MMA, 9-0-1 UFC) returns to the cage this Saturday at UFC Fight Night 270 – which takes place at The O2 in London (Paramount+). He takes on fellow unbeaten contender Movsar Evloev (19-0 MMA, 9-0 UFC) in a five-round main event.
This article originally appeared on MMA Junkie: UFC London full fight: Lerone Murphy KOs Aaron Pico with perfect elbow
