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Lerone Murphy UFC London sets stage for featherweight title fight

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UFC London main event Lerone Murphy (3rd) faces Movsar Evloev (1st) in a fight Murphy insists the winner deserves the featherweight title shot. Murphy states the winner 'shouldn't be any other way' after his spectacular spinning elbow knockout of Aaron Pico. Brazil's sixth-ranked Jean Silva claims he'll fight champion Alexander Volkanovski next, a claim Murphy dismisses. 'Who knows? Silva's 1-1 in his last two,' Murphy said. 'The winner of me and Mosvar fights for the title and it shouldn't be any other way.' The UFC hasn't officially designated this bout as a title eliminator despite the fighters' high rankings.