Lerone Murphy will be looking to earn himself a crack at the featherweight title with a win over Movsar Evloev later this evening.

Both men will be putting their undefeated records on the line - with champion Alexander Volkanovski watching very closely. Manchester's Murphy put his name on the map in his last octagon appearance after knocking out Aaron Pico in the first round back in August.

But Evloev will unquestionably prove to be his toughest challenge to date yet. The dangerous Russian wrestler is yet to taste defeat in the cage since his professional debut. The 32-year-old will be full of confidence, but has not stepped foot in the cage since outclassing Aljamain Sterling at UFC 310 back in December 2024. And so, here is everything you need to know ahead of tonight's fights...

Tonight's mouthwatering action will take place at the O2 Arena in London. The prelims are expected to get underway at around 5pm UK time (1pm ET / 10am PT / 12pm CT). The main card is then scheduled to start around 8pm UK time (4pm ET / 1pm PT / 3pm CT). In the main event, Murphy will likely make the walk to the cage first at around 10:30pm UK time (6:30pm ET / 3:30pm PT / 5:30pm CT), with Evloev set to follow immediately after. The fight should not start later than this but could be brought forward if the prelim fights finish earlier than anticipated.

In the UK, fans will be able to watch all of the action live on TNT Sports, and is also accessible via Discovery+, EE TV, Virgin Media, Amazon Prime Video, and Sky Sports. Audiences will be able to stream all of the early and regular prelims live on UFC Fight Pass. For those watching in American, Paramount+ will showcase all of the action.

Main card

Movsar Evloev vs Lerone Murphy

Luke Riley vs Michael Aswell

Michael Page vs Sam Patterson

Iwo Baraniewski vs Austen Lane

Roman Dolidze vs Christian Leroy Duncan

Kurtis Campbell vs Danny Silva

Prelims

Mason Jones vs Axel Sola

Nathaniel Wood vs Losene Keita

Mario Pinto vs Felipe Franco

Mantas Kondratavicius vs Antonio Trocoli

Louie Sutherland vs Brando Pericic

Shem Rock vs Abdul-Kareem Al-Selwady

Shanelle Dyer vs Ravena Oliveira

Movsar Evloev: "I'm always looking for finishes," he said. "Maybe it’s not my style, like, maybe I'm more just, you know, do something to make my opponents tired, you know, yeah, just technical work, you know. It’s because at the end victory is the most important part of the fight, right? So, okay, if I have finish but I didn't win—like if my opponent finish me, maybe my fans will be happy because it's like first finish, but not from me. I don't accept it."

Lerone Murphy: "It's not going to stay on the canvas for five rounds,” he said. ”There's no way it's going to stay on the canvas for five rounds. He’s going to try, but I believe I can get up against anybody. So yeah, he's probably going to take me down. So what? I'll be back up. I'll be wearing down his energy, and I'll be putting the pressure on.”