Lerone Murphy calls out Diego Lopes after UFC London defeat

Featherweights Lerone Murphy and Diego Lopes exchanged public criticism after Murphy's majority-decision loss to Movsar Evloev at UFC London last weekend, noting tensions between two contenders. Lerone Murphy responded to Diego Lopes' post about the Evloev bout and issued a callout for a future fight. Both athletes have faced Movsar Evloev, with Murphy (17-1) taking his first career defeat and Lopes losing on short notice in 2023. Lopes then won five straight before falling to Alexander Volkanovski, stopped Jean Silva, and later lost a rematch to Volkanovski. He is scheduled to face Steve Garcia at Freedom Fights 250 on June 14 at the White House.