Manchester's very own Lerone Murphy takes on '50K' Dan Ige as the UFC returns to Abu Dhabi this weekend, but the hard hitter is lucky to be alive after being shot in broad daylight eleven years ago
Lerone Murphy's journey to the top of the UFC has been nothing short of miraculous. The 33-year-old Mancunian has accrued an impressive record of 14-0-1 in mixed martial arts over the last eleven or so years, receiving his call-up to the big leagues on incredibly short notice back in September 2019.
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