Lerone Murphy’s UFC 319 win might have sealed a title shot for him.
While Movsar Evloev has long been the frontrunner in the race for a featherweight title shot, it has unfortunately evaded him thus far. Alexander Volkanovski acknowledged Evloev as the most deserving contender after winning the title at UFC 314 this past April. But Evloev was scheduled for another test against highly touted UFC debutant Aaron Pico at UFC 319. A title shot seemed inevitable if Evloev would beat Pico before the undefeated Russian pulled out.