Lerone Murphy leaves fans stunned with current physique one week out from UFC return

Mar 13, 2026 - 21:00

Lerone Murphy is looking shredded one week out from his main event fight at UFC London.

‘The Miracle’ has the chance to secure a UFC title shot when he faces fellow undefeated featherweight Movsar Evloev on March 21.

A graphic of Movsar Evloev and Lerone Murphy, who fight at UFC London on March 21 — Murphy’s fight against Evloev is likely to decide the next contender to Alexander Volkanovski’s featherweight throne

Murphy viciously knocked out Aaron Pico in August to cement his status as a top-ranked featherweight.

Should he hand Evloev the first defeat of his career, the 34-year-old will no doubt put himself in the driving seat to face his division’s champion Alexander Volkanovski next.

Murphy is an underdog heading into the bout, as many believe Evloev’s ground game will prove too strong for the Mancunian.

However, MMA fans are now reconsidering their predictions due to Murphy’s latest social media post.

Murphy shows off ‘incredible’ physique

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Murphy took to Instagram on Friday to show off his current physique.

“Ready 4 War,” he captioned a photo that shows off a remarkable set of abs and muscles eslewhere.

“Bro you’re making the rest of us look bad,” UFC bantamweight Aiemann Zahabi, who fights Sean O’Malley at the White House in June, responded.

A plethora of MMA stars also replied to Murphy’s post to praise the Briton for his impressive looks.

Fans are feeling the same way.

One wrote: “Holy s*** this dude is jacked for featherweight.”

A referee runs to stop a fight while Lerone Murphy of England strikes Aaron Pico of the United States during their featherweight bout in UFC 319 at the United Center on August 16, 2025 in Chicago, Illinois — Murphy flattened his last opponent with a nasty spinning back elbow

Lerone Murphy of England reacts after a decision victory against Dan Ige in a featherweight fight during the UFC 308 event at Etihad Arena on October 26, 2024 in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. — ‘The Miracle’ knows a win against Evloev is almost guaranteed to get him a title shot

Another said: “The kids a machine.”

A third added: “Lerone Murphy in dog shape and he’s gonna dog walk Movsar Evloev if his wrestling fails him.”

Others called Murphy a ‘beast’ and labelled his physique ‘incredible.’

‘The Miracle’ knows he will have to put on a career-best performance to get past Evloev in London.

He told talkSPORT.com last year that he wasn’t sure why the UFC hadn’t rewarded him with a title shot yet.

But make no mistake, if Murphy is successful against Evloev on home soil, something would have to go drastically wrong for his next fight not to be against the champion.