UFC on ESPN 65: How to watch Josh Emmett vs. Lerone Murphy, start time, Las Vegas fight card, odds, more

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The UFC is back in its "Sin City" home base this week with UFC on ESPN 65 in Las Vegas.

Here's how to watch UFC on ESPN 65 with a pair of featherweight scrappers at the top of the card.

Broadcast and streaming info

UFC on ESPN 65 has a main card that starts at 9 p.m. ET on ESPN and ESPN+. The preliminary card airs on ESPN and streams on ESPN+ at 6 p.m. ET.

Stay tuned to MMA Junkie for more broadcast details this week.

Main event: Josh Emmett

Record: 19-4 MMA, 10-4 UFC

Opponent: Lerone Murphy (15-0-1 MMA, 7-0-1 UFC)

Division: Featherweight

Key wins: Bryce Mitchell, Calvin Kattar, Dan Ige, Shane Burgos, Mirsad Bektic, Ricardo Lamas

Misc.: Emmett is coming off what no doubt was a particularly satisfying result when he sent professed nazi and Hitler fan and sympathizer Bryce Mitchell into a deep enough realm that when he woke up and saw his shadow, it guaranteed at least six more years of him thinking the earth is flat. That snapped a two-fight skid to Ilia Topuria and Yair Rodriguez, the latter of which was in an interim title fight.

Dec 16, 2023; Las Vegas, Nevada, USA; Josh Emmett (red gloves) reacts after knocking out Bryce Mitchell (blue gloves) during UFC 296 at T-Mobile Arena. Mandatory Credit: Stephen R. Sylvanie-USA TODAY Sports

Main event: Lerone Murphy

Record: 15-0-1 MMA, 7-0-1 UFC

Opponent: Josh Emmett (19-4 MMA, 10-4 UFC)

Division: Featherweight

Key wins: Dan Ige, Edson Barboza,

Misc.: For the second time in three fights, England's Murphy is in a main event. His first, against Edson Barboza less than a year ago, was a Fight of the Night winner. His climb up the UFC ladder has been steady, but a win over Emmett with Barboza and Dan Ige the two before it would be a stellar resume notch.

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Co-main event: Joanderson Brito

Record: 17-4-1 MMA, 5-2 UFC

Opponent: Pat Sabatini (19-5 MMA, 6-2 UFC)

Division: Featherweight

Key wins: Jack Shore, Jonathan Pearce, Andre Fili, Diego Lopes, Chepe Mariscal

Misc.: Brito had a five-fight winning streak snapped by a split decision loss to William Gomis in Paris this past September. The five wins before that all were stoppages, including two for post-fight bonus awards.

Co-main event: Pat Sabatini

Record: 19-5 MMA, 6-2 UFC

Opponent: Joanderson Brito (17-4-1 MMA, 5-2 UFC)

Division: Featherweight

Key wins: Jonathan Pearce, Lucas Almeida, Jamal Emmers

Misc.: Sabatini has traded wins and losses his past five fights, but got back on the uptick with a first-round submission of Jonathan Pearce this past fall.

UFC debut: Torrez Finney

Record: 10-0

Opponent: Rob Valentin (10-4 MMA, 0-1 UFC)

Division: Middlweight

Misc.: For some reason, a whole bunch of fighters have gotten into the UFC with underwhelming decision wins on DWCS. Anymore, it seems like the only requirement is win and you win a contract. That wasn't the case for Finney, who finally will make an actual UFC walk – after three wins on DWCS. His first one was a submission in 2023 that wasn't good enough – and he was the only one on the card who didn't get a contract that show. A decision in 2024 wasn't good enough, either – and again he was the only one on the card who left the building without a contract from Dana White, even though another decision winner got a deal. The same season, he returned and got a stoppage win – and finally a deal.

UFC debut: Luis Gurule

Record: 10-0

Opponent: Ode Osbourne (12-8 MMA, 4-6 UFC)

Division: Flyweight

Misc.: Gurule's split decision win on DWCS this past October was enough to get the 31-year-old Coloradan into the UFC.

UFC debut: Daniel Frunza

Record: 9-2

Opponent: Rhys McKee (13-6-1 MMA, 0-4 UFC)

Division: Welterweight

Misc.: Italy-based 30-year-old punched his ticket to the UFC through DWCS this past fall. He has five straight wins, and eight of nine in his career have been stoppages – all knockouts.

UFC on ESPN 65 main card betting odds

MAIN CARD (ESPN/ESPN+, 9 p.m. ET)

  • Josh Emmett +250 vs. Lerone Murphy -310
  • Joanderson Brito -220 vs. Pat Sabatini +180
  • ChangHo Lee -175 vs. Cortavious Romious +145
  • Martin Buday +245 vs. Kennedy Nzechukwu -305
  • Gerald Meerschaert +185 vs. Brad Tavares -225
  • Torrez Finney -225 vs. Rob Valentin +185

UFC on ESPN 65 prelim betting odds

PRELIMINARY CARD (ESPN/ESPN+, 6 p.m. ET)

  • Luis Gurule -205 vs. Ode Osbourne +170
  • Davey Grant +150 vs. Daniel Santos -180
  • Dione Barbosa -480 vs. Diana Belbita +360
  • Daniel Frunza -165 vs. Rhys McKee +140
  • Loma Lookboonmee -590 vs. Istela Nunes +420
  • Pedro Falcao +165 vs. Victor Henry -200
  • Talita Alencar -105 vs. Vanessa Demopoulos -115

For more on the card, visit MMA Junkie's event hub for UFC on ESPN 65.

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