Ranked featherweights will thrown down in February as Dan Ige takes on Lerone Murphy at a UFC Fight Night event Feb. 10 at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas.
The event is expected to stream on ESPN+. Both fighters confirmed the news on social media after an initial report from ESPN.
Ige (17-7 MMA, 9-6 UFC) will look to rebound from his unanimous decision loss to Bryce Mitchell in September. Prior to that, the Xtreme Couture fighter scored two straight wins – a Performance of the Night knockout of Damon Jackson followed by a win over Nate Landwehr at UFC 289.
Since battling Zubaira Tukhugov to a split draw in his UFC debut on short notice, unbeaten Murphy (13-0-1, 5-0-1 UFC) has won five in a row. The 32-year-old is coming off a decision win over Joshua Culibao this past July in London.
With the addition, the UFC Fight Night lineup for Feb. 10 includes:
- Jack Hermansson vs. Joe Pyfer
- Armen Petrosyan vs. Rodolfo Vieira
- Max Griffin vs. Jeremiah Wells
- Trevin Giles vs. Carlos Prates
- Hyder Amil vs. Shayilan Nuerdanbieke
- Gregory Rodrigues vs. Brad Tavares
- Darrius Flowers vs. Michael Johnson
- Bruna Brasil vs. Loma Lookboonmee
- Dan Ige vs. Lerone Murphy
