Featherweights Lerone Murphy, Nathaniel Wood to Meet at UFC 286

A featherweight clash pitting Lerone Murphy against Nathaniel Wood has been added to the UFC 286 lineup.

The Las Vegas-based promotion announced the bout on Monday. UFC 286 takes place on March 18 at the O2 Arena in London and also includes a middleweight tilt between Marvin Vettori and Roman Dolidze. A headliner has not been confirmed for the event.

The 31-year-old Murphy will make his first Octagon appearance since October 2021, when he knocked out Makwan Amirkhani with a knee in the second-round of their UFC 267 clash to run his professional mark to 11-0-1. Since then, the Englishman known as “The Miracle” was hospitalized after a cycling accident that he described as a “near-death experience” in May 2022.

A former Cage Warriors bantamweight champion, Wood is 2-0 since moving up to 145 pounds after earning unanimous verdicts over Charles Rosa and Charles Jourdain last year. The 29-year-old Great Britain Top Team product is 6-2 during his tenure with the Las Vegas-based promotion and 19-5 as a professional overall.

An all English clash in London! 🇬🇧@TheProspectMMA vs @LeroneMurphy is signed for #UFC286

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— UFC Europe (@UFCEurope) January 9, 2023