The Weight Cutting Chronicles: UFC on ESPN 11

03 UFC Newark Lauren Murphy
Lauren Murphy, UFC on ESPN 5 Weigh-In Credit: Jay Anderson/Cageside Press

Lauren “Lucky” Murphy (12-4 MMA, 4-4 UFC)

Flyweight (125lbs): 3-1 (UFC), Competitor on the Ultimate Fighter Season 18

Bantamweight (135lbs): 1-3 (UFC)

Lauren Murphy has actually been in the UFC since 2014, she’s one of the few original women with the promotion still competing. Lauren Murphy tough one time on The Ultimate Fighter Season 18 and lost to the eventual show winner Nicco Montano. Since that bout in 2017 Murphy has not competed at 135lbs again.

Murphy is 5’8″ tall and has a 68″ but does have a frame that is as advantageous at the 135lbs weight class. And although Lauren is almost 37 years old her 3-1 record since being on TUF could be a sign of that she has found the right weight class and is more dangerous than ever. She faces Modafferi at UFC on ESPN 11.