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Lerone Murphy proposes judging rule change following Movsar Evloev loss
Zuffa LLCUFC feathereweight Lerone Murphy has given his thoughts on a possible rule change in judging following his defeat to Movsar Evloev.
Earlier this year, Lerone Murphy lost his undefeated record in mixed martial arts when he suffered a majority decision defeat to Movsar Evloev in London. Now, Evloev will challenge Alexander Volkanovski at UFC 333 for the UFC featherweight championship.
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Lerone Murphy hasn't been back in the cage since then, but he has certainly made his voice heard, particularly regarding the judging of the fight, which included a point deduction for Evloev.
In a recent interview, Lerone Murphy spoke about that in more detail.
Lerone Murphy on judging after Evloev loss
“It's a weird fight because nothing much happens in the first round,†Murphy told FightersAdvice. “The first round is a toss-up, nothing happens and I think, I'm sorry go away from the subject, but I think that the judging shouldn't need to always be 10-9 because if nothing happens in a round, you can't just give it to one guy because you favor him. If nothing happens in a round, it's 10-10 or 9-9 or whatever. I think that should be brought in.â€
Quotes via Bloody Elbow
Regardless of whether or not there will be changes to judging, it will be interesting to see how Lerone attempts to bounce back from this as he continues his pursuit of UFC gold.
As for Evloev, he knows that he faces the biggest test of his career when he goes up against Volkanovski for the belt – but given his ability to edge past tough opponents, it wouldn't be at all surprising to see him get the job done.
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