Meanwhile, Amirkhani will look to snap a two-fight losing skid. The 30-year-old Manchester native followed that up with a unanimous decision win over Douglas Silva de Andrade in January and was scheduled to face Charles Jourdain at UFC Fight Night 191 in September before visa issues forced him out of the bout. He battled Zubaira Tukhugov to a majority draw in his promotional debut at UFC 242 and notched his first octagon win when he finished Ricardo Ramos in the first round at UFC on ESPN 30 in July. Unbeaten in the UFC, Murphy will compete in Abu Dhabi for the fourth straight time. 🇫🇮 vs 🇬🇧 is official! | | #InAbuDhabi /Fy7FxcQAoN 30 at Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi, promotion officials announced Tuesday morning.
Tristan Connelly has been forced out of UFC 267, and Murphy (10-0-1 MMA, 2-0-1 UFC) will step in on short notice to face Makwan Amirkhani (16-6 MMA, 6-4 UFC) on Oct. Lerone Murphy has landed on an Abu Dhabi card once again.
