Lerone Murphy and Edson Barboza, main event fighters at UFC Vegas 92, gained significant social media followers before and after the event. Murphy won the fight, extending his undefeated streak and eyeing the UFC featherweight title. Barboza was dominated by Murphy in the first UFC main event. Murphy's victory raised questions about his legitimacy as a contender in the MMA community.
Lerone Murphy is asked if he might be ready to fight on the Manchester card. #TheMMAHour https://t.co/yIPNtNgho8
Lerone Murphy enters the featherweight rankings at #11 https://t.co/Hd2k3sVCx0
What’s next for Lerone Murphy and Edson Barboza after UFC Vegas 92? 🤔 #MMA #UFCVegas92 (via @ColeShelton91) https://t.co/ldyJBJQugG
Video: Is Lerone Murphy a legit contender after Edson Barboza win at #UFCVegas92? (via @thegoze, @Farah_Hannoun, @dannyseguratv, @MMAjunkieGeorge) https://t.co/KFYOUR0fUj
Fight Facts: UFC Fight Night 241 ‘Barboza vs. Murphy’ https://t.co/0Vl5vI1I5s #UFCVegas92 via @jaypettry
Fights to make following #UFCVegas92: Who next for Lerone Murphy? 🤔 (@loganofford) ✍️ READ HERE 👉 https://t.co/kGvnDLycKv https://t.co/aZJJUKY0Nm
Lerone Murphy posted this to his Instagram in 2019. Last night he dominated Edson Barboza over five rounds in his first UFC main event. 👏 https://t.co/pGkaMRZv7e
Who is next for Lerone Murphy? 🤔 #MMA #UFCVegas92 https://t.co/6mwXcGmGGh
🔥| Someone commented on this photo of Lerone Murphy and Edson Barboza in 2019 predicting they would fight in the future. 🤯 At the time, Barboza was fighting at 155 pounds, about to take on Paul Felder in the co main event for UFC 242 Khabib vs. Poirier, and Murphy would have… https://t.co/YOpx8QRy07
Lerone Murphy is still undefeated after dominating Edson Barboza at #UFCVegas92 and has his eyes focused on claiming the UFC featherweight title. 🏆 Full story: https://t.co/iTx397I0RZ https://t.co/HDF1eTOKu9
After #UFCVegas92, Lerone Murphy is tied for the second longest active UFC featherweight win streak 😤 7 - Movsar Evloev 6 - Ilia Topuria 6 - @LeroneMurphy 📸 5 - Joanderson Brito https://t.co/4haeCR3gJT
🔥| Lerone Murphy says his fight against Edson Barboza was never just going to be a striking battle, despite what most people thought, because it’s 2024. 🥊🥋🤼 #UFCVegas92 “I had to mix it up. A lot of people were saying it’s just going to be a striking battle. But you can’t… https://t.co/CgNIkEVDZA
Followers for the main event fighters a day AFTER #UFCVegas92 Edson Barboza: X: 87.5K (Up .1K+ since the day before event). IG: 485.5K (Up 3.8K+ since the day before event). Lerone Murphy: X: 12.5K (Up .2K+ since the day before event). IG: 45.9K (Up 3.5K+ since the day… https://t.co/uDsMFMh369
Followers for the main event fighters a day before #UFCVegas92 Edson Barboza: X: 87.5K (Up .1K+ since the day before event). IG: 485.5K (Up 3.8K+ since the day before event). Lerone Murphy: X: 12.5K (Up .2K+ since the day before event). IG: 45.9K (Up 3.5K+ since the day…
Followers for the main event fighters a day AFTER #FuryUsyk Tyson Fury: X: 2.272M (Up 7K+ since the day before event). IG: 7.049M (Up 46K+ since the day before event). Oleksandr Usyk: X: 163K (8.1K+ since the day from the event) IG: 2.654M (Up 559K+ since the day before the… https://t.co/zHFrwkoX7T