Lerone Murphy (born 22 July 1991) is an English professional mixed martial artist who competes in the Featherweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC).
and had trained with both Stockport County and FC United as a teenager, until at the age of 16 after he suffered a serious knee injury that prematurely ended his football dreams.
[2] On Saturday 25 May 2013 Lerone, having just left a barber shop on Lloyd Street South in the Manchester suburb of Fallowfield, was shot by a gunman.
Due to the injuries Murphy had to get a set of prosthetic teeth, and has a tiny shard of bullet permanently embedded in his tongue.
[2] Making his MMA debut at FCC 15, he faced Martin Fouda and went on to defeat him via unanimous decision.
He would go on to defeat his next two opponents via unanimous decision; James McErlean at Evolution Of Combat Fight Night 2 and Anton De Paepe at Celtic Gladiator 22.
[16] Replacing an injured Tristan Connelly, Murphy stepped in on short notice against Makwan Amirkhani at UFC 267 on 30 October 2021.
[21] However, Wood was forced to withdraw from the event due to leg injury[22] and was replaced by UFC newcomer Gabriel Santos.