A featherweight battle of Brits is headed to UFC 286. Lerone Murphy (11-0-1 MMA, 3-0-1 UFC) will face Nathaniel Wood (13-6-1 MMA, 4-5-1 UFC ) on March 18 at The O2 in London. A person with knowledge of the situation confirmed the booking to MMA Junkie after an initial report by Alfredo Zullino . Unbeaten in the octagon, Murphy was last seen in action in October 2021 when he scored a come-from-behind knockout of Makwan Amirkhani at UFC 267. Murphy was scheduled to face Nate Landwehr at UFC on ESPN 33 in March, but withdrew from the bout. Wood, a Brad Pickett protege, is 2-0 since moving up to featherweight
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Lerone Murphy vs. Nathaniel Wood headed to UFC 286 in London – MMA Junkie