UFC London full fight: Lerone Murphy KOs Aaron Pico with perfect elbow
Watch Lerone Murphy hit a nasty spinning-elbow KO on Aaron Pico ahead of Saturday's UFC London headliner.
Lerone Murphy gave the MMA world one of the best knockouts of 2025. Welcoming newcomer Aaron Pico at UFC 319 in August, Murphy hit a spinning back elbow clean to Pico's head, sending him crashing down to the canvas. It was a nasty finish that got Murphy a $50,000 for Performance of the Night.
It was also his first finish since stopping Makwan Amirkhani in 2021. You can check out Murphy's highlight-reel KO in the video above. Murphy (17-0-1 MMA, 9-0-1 UFC) returns to the cage this Saturday at UFC Fight Night 270 – which takes place at The O2 in London ( Paramount+ ).
He takes on fellow unbeaten contender Movsar Evloev (19-0 MMA, 9-0 UFC) in a five-round main event. This article originally appeared on MMA Junkie: UFC London full fight: Lerone Murphy KOs Aaron Pico with perfect elbow