LONDON – Despite being undefeated with five wins in the UFC, [autotag]Lerone Murphy[/autotag] doesn’t feel like he’s getting the credit he deserves.
The English featherweight picked up his fifth win in the octagon Saturday when he beat Josh Culibao (11-2-1 MMA, 3-2-1 UFC) with a unanimous decision at UFC Fight Night 224 in London. Murphy (13-0-1 MMA, 5-0-1 UFC) thinks his career is on a good track, but his popularity has yet to match it.
“It’s just that I’m not a big talker, isn’t it?” Murphy told reporters at the UFC Fight Night 224 post-fight press conference. “If you’re a big talker out here, you get noticed. I’m trying to do it with my fighting and my skills, but I need to be finishing fights, really.
“It is what it is. I’m competing at the top level in the world. I just got 13-0, six fights in the UFC, six fights at the top level, still undefeated and heading to the top.”
Murphy has won five consecutive fights since a draw with Zubaira Tukhugov in his UFC debut. His six fights have been in the U.K. or in Abu Dhabi. The 32-year-old is hoping his next fight is in the U.S. since he has yet to show his skills in front of the American audience.
“For sure, I want to travel the world with this,” Murphy said. “It’s a short career. I love fighting, I love traveling, so why not blend them together? I would love to fight all over the world. I have not done the States yet, so end of the year in the States, that would be perfect for me – get some different experience and put my name out there in the States. Go take over the States – I would love that.”
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