UFC ULTIMATE INSIDER COLUMN: Manchester star Murphy is in line for a December showdown with champ Alexander Volkanovski after Diego Lopes derails the rise of Jean Silva at UFC Noche Lerone Murphy's hopes of a UFC featherweight title shot have been boosted (Image: Zuffa LLC)

While it was Diego Lopes who got his hand raised after an impressive victory at UFC Noche, the real winner in the featherweight division appears to be Lerone Murphy. ‌

Manchester’s Murphy is still basking in the glory of his spinning back elbow KO of Aaron Pico at UFC 319 in Chicago last month that catapulted to the top his claims for the next shot at champion Alexander Volkanovski. ‌

Though that was a title defence the Aussie welcomed, many pundits predicted that the surging Jean Silva, who is part of th

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