Lerone Murphy vs Joshua Culibao Prediction: Lerone Murphy ready to continue his unbeaten run

This bout is on the main card and is scheduled as the 10th match of the 15th on the main card. This promising and intriguing match is set to take place at the prestigious Ocatagon of the 02 Arena in London, England. Lerone Murphy is coming off a three-fight winning streak and will be looking to keep that going despite his last fight being three months ago. Josh Culibao had an early submission win early this year, hoping to use his youth as an advantage.

Lerone Murphy joined the UFC in 2019 and has had three wins and one draw. He has had an impressive run, with three wins in the last three bouts. The wins were against Gabriel Santos, Makwan Amirkhani, and Douglas Silva de Andrade. The draw was against Zubaira Tukhugov in his debut. Despite that, Murphy won the performance of the Night award against Ricardo Ramos. The wins were by knockout in the first round. In terms of title wins, Murphy won the Full Contact Contender Featherweight Championship against Ant Phillips via TKO. Prior to that, against Manolo Scianna, Murphy won the Full Contact Contender Featherweight Championship.

Culibao secured three wins, one loss, and one draw in his last five bouts. His victory against Shayilan Nuerdanbieke came by unanimous decision, demonstrating his ability to go the distance. Although he suffered a loss to Jalin Turner by TKO in his debut, Culibao has never been submitted in his career, highlighting his toughness and resilience. Notably, Culibao has accumulated five knockout wins in his career, showcasing his striking power and ability to finish fights on the feet. His performance against Rodolfo Marques earned him the Urban Fight Night Featherweight Championship. Culibao has also shown a penchant for targeting his opponents' heads, as seen in his victory over Rodolfo Marques, which was finished by punches.

Murphy has a more solid technical defense and is a more technical striker than Culibao. Culibao is a tough guy and hard to put away when making it a competitive scrap. Murphy in this bout will be landing more strikes, especially sniffer strikes, and will be winning more minutes. This gives him more chances of outwitting Culibao. I predict Murphy will win this fight by neutralizing Culibao's finishing threat.