Lauren Marie MurphyMixed martial arts show results Date: June 6, 2020
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. She currently competes in the Women's Flyweight division in the

Ultimate Fighting Championship The Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) is an American mixed martial arts (MMA) promotion company based in Las Vegas, Nevada. It is owned and operated by Zuffa, a wholly owned subsidiary of Endeavor Group Holdings. It is the largest MMA ...

(UFC). Murphy formerly competed for

Invicta FC Invicta Fighting Championships, also known as Invicta FC, is an American professional mixed martial arts (MMA) promotion dedicated to Women's mixed martial arts that was founded in 2012 by Janet Martin and Shannon Knapp. The promotion is current ...

where she is a former Invicta FC Bantamweight Champion. As of October 24, 2022, she is #4 in the UFC women's flyweight rankings.

Background

Murphy grew up in a small town in Alaska. Her father was killed in a plane crash when she was 11, causing issues that led to drinking, using drugs and dropping out of high school. Murphy said about starting martial arts: "I took my son to a Jiu Jitsu class in late 2009, and I took the class with him to encourage him. I fell in love with it and started going all the time. I began training MMA about 3 months later, and took my first pro fight 3 months after that. I did not have any amateur fights." She attended nursing school but dropped out to pursue a career in mixed martial arts.

Mixed martial arts career

Murphy began her pro mixed martial arts career in Alaska on June 9, 2010, fighting in the featherweight division (145 lbs). She won four straight fights and captured two featherweight titles; one for Alaska Fighting Championship and one for the now-defunct promotion Alaska Cage Fighting. After moving to Florida, Murphy stepped in on short notice to face Jennifer Scott in a bantamweight bout at Legacy Fighting Championship 18 on March 1, 2013. She defeated Scott by TKO in the first round.

Invicta Fighting Championships

Murphy made her Invicta FC debut as a replacement opponent against

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at Invicta FC 5: Penne vs. Waterson on April 5, 2013. She defeated Young by unanimous decision. On July 13, 2013, Murphy faced

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at Invicta FC 6: Coenen vs. Cyborg. She won the fight by unanimous decision. Murphy faced

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for the inaugural Invicta FC Bantamweight Championship at Invicta FC 7: Honchak vs. Smith on December 7, 2013. She won the fight to become the first bantamweight champion when Nakamoto suffered a knee injury in the fourth round.

Ultimate Fighting Championship

On July 3, 2014, it was announced that Murphy had signed with the

UFC The Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) is an American mixed martial arts (MMA) promotion company based in Las Vegas, Nevada. It is owned and operated by Zuffa, a wholly owned subsidiary of Endeavor Group Holdings. It is the largest MMA ...

. She made her debut against

Sara McMann Sara McMann (born September 24, 1980) is an American female mixed martial artist who competed in the bantamweight division. McMann is a former Olympic wrestler and received a silver medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece and was a ...

UFC Fight Night 47 ''UFC Fight Night: Bader vs. Saint Preux'' (also known as ''UFC Fight Night 47'') was a mixed martial arts event held on August 16, 2014, at the Cross Insurance Center in Bangor, Maine. Background The event was headlined by top ten light heavyw ...

on August 16, 2014. McMann won the fight by split decision. Murphy faced

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on April 4, 2015 at

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. She lost the fight by unanimous decision. However, 10 out of 13 media outlets scored the bout for Murphy, whilst 3 scored it for Carmouche. Murphy faced

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on February 21, 2016 at UFC Fight Night: Cowboy vs. Cowboy. She won the fight via TKO due to punches and elbows in the final seconds of the third round. The win also earned Murphy her first ''Fight of the Night'' bonus award. Murphy face

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on July 13, 2016 at UFC Fight Night: McDonald vs. Lineker. She lost the fight via unanimous decision.

The Ultimate Fighter

In August 2017, it was announced that Murphy would be one of the fighters featured on ''

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'', where the process to crown the UFC's inaugural 125-pound women's champion will take place. Murphy, representing team Alvarez, was seeded third and therefore was automatically set to fight fourteenth seed

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. She lost the fight via Unanimous Decision in two rounds, eliminating her from the competition. Later, feeling discontent with her training on Team Alvarez (especially with Alvarez), she switched teams to Gaethje.

UFC return

Murphy was scheduled to face Priscila Cachoeira on December 1, 2017 at The Ultimate Fighter 26 Finale. However, due to a visa issue, the fight was cancelled and Murphy was asked to be ready to fight as an alternate. With Roxanne Modafferi elevated to the main event to fight Nicco Montaño after Sijara Eubanks was medically disqualified from the title fight, Murphy stepped in to face

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. Murphy won the back-and-forth fight by split decision. Murphy faced

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at UFC Fight Night: Rivera vs. Moraes on June 1, 2018. She lost the fight via unanimous decision. Murphy was scheduled to face

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on February 17, 2019 at UFC on ESPN 1. However on December 19, 2018 Murphy announced and withdraw from the event as she would need more time off to recover from foot surgery. Murphy faced

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on August 3, 2019 at

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. She won the fight via TKO in the third round. Murphy faced Andrea Lee on February 8, 2020 at

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. She won the fight via controversial split decision. 12 out of 12 MMA media outlets scored the contest for Lee with none scoring it for Murphy, despite Murphy achieving a higher degree of accuracy and securing the only two takedowns in the fight. Murphy faced

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on June 20, 2020 at UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Volkov. She won the fight by unanimous decision. Murphy was expected to face

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on October 24, 2020 at

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. However, Calvillo was forced to withdraw the bout due to positive

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test and was replaced by an undisclosed fighter. In turn, the substitute also tested positive for COVID-19 and was replaced by promotional newcomer Liliya Shakirova. Murphy won the fight via a submission in round two. As the first bout of her new contract, Murphy faced

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on June 12, 2021 at

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. She won the fight via split decision. Murphy faced

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for the

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on September 25, 2021 at

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. She lost the fight via technical knockout in round four. Murphy was scheduled to face

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May 14, 2022 at

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. However, the bout was moved to

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for unknown reasons. In turn, a week before that event, Murphy pulled out after she tested positive for COVID-19. The bout was then rescheduled and eventually took place on July 16, 2022 at

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. Murphy won the fight via unanimous decision. Murphy is scheduled to face

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on January 21, 2023, at

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Personal life

Murphy has a son, Max, from a previous relationship.

Championships and accomplishments

Mixed martial arts

*Alaska Cage Fighting ** Alaska Cage Fighting women's featherweight champion (one time) *Alaska Fighting Championship ** Alaska Fighting Championship women's featherweight champion (one time) *

Invicta Fighting Championships Invicta Fighting Championships, also known as Invicta FC, is an American professional mixed martial arts (MMA) promotion dedicated to Women's mixed martial arts that was founded in 2012 by Janet Martin and Shannon Knapp. The promotion is currentl ...

** Invicta FC Bantamweight Championship (one time; former) *

** Fight of the Night (One time)

Brazilian jiu-jitsu

* 2014 IBJJF Blue Belt Middle Weight No Gi World Championship Gold Medalist

Mixed martial arts record

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