Lauren Marie Murphy is an American professional mixed martial artist, she was born on 27 July 1993. She currently fights in the women’s flyweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). She is the former Invicta FC Bantamweight Champion. As of November 23, 2020, she is #3 in the UFC women’s flyweight rankings, and as of June 14, 2021 she is #13 in UFC women’s pound-for-pound rankings. Today we will discuss about Lauren Murphy: Son| Record| Last Fight| Valentina Shevchenko.
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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.
| Lauren Murphy | |
|---|---|
| Born | Lauren Marie Smith July 27, 1983 Anchorage, Alaska, U.S. |
| Other names | Lucky |
| Residence | Peoria, Arizona, U.S. |
| Nationality | American |
| Height | 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) |
| Weight | 125 lb (57 kg; 8.9 st) |
| Division | Featherweight Bantamweight (2013–2016) Flyweight (2017–present) |
| Reach | 67 in (170 cm) |
| Fighting out of | Glendale, Arizona, U.S. |
| Team | The MMA Lab (2014–2019) Main Street Boxing and Muay Thai (2019–present) Grindhouse MMA (2019–present) |
| Rank | Brown belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu under John Crouch |
| Mixed martial arts record | |
| Total | 20 |
| Wins | 15 |
| By knockout | 8 |
| By submission | 1 |
| By decision | 6 |
| Losses | 5 |
| By knockout | 1 |
| By decision | 4 |
Son
Murphy has a son, Max, from a previous relationship. Lauren Murphy once forbid her young son from watching her fight in case she was violently knocked out.
Murphy’s love for combat sports was born when she took her son, Max, to a jiu jitsu class when he was eight years old 11 years ago. She said Max is now all grown up, proud of who is mom is as a professional ass-kicker in the UFC, and loves that she stars in the UFC video game.
Record
The win over Murphy was her eighth straight and gives her a 22-3 record. She’s been the UFC champion since December 2018, and she has dominated all six of her title defenses. Murphy was coming off five straight wins in the 125-pound flyweight division.
Last Fight
Valentina Shevchenko and Lauren Murphy didn’t give each other an inch during their final face-to-face before UFC 266. Shevchenko (21-3 MMA, 10-2 UFC) is set to defend her women’s flyweight title against Murphy (15-4 MMA, 7-4 UFC) in Saturday’s co-main event at the T-Mobile Arena. The main card airs on pay-per-view following prelims on ESPNNews and ESPN+.
After both women successfully made weight on Friday morning, they headed to the Park Theatre for ceremonial weigh-ins. It was there they had a final pre-fight staredown in front of fans and media.
Valentina Shevchenko
Valentina Anatolievna Shevchenko is a Kyrgyzstani-Peruvian professional mixed martial artist and former Muay Thai fighter, she was born on 7 March 1988. She currently competes in the women’s Flyweight division for the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). She is the current UFC Women’s Flyweight Champion. Shevchenko became champion at UFC 231 after defeating Joanna Jędrzejczyk. She is the younger sister of fellow UFC fighter Antonina Shevchenko. As of November 23, 2020, she is ranked #2 in UFC women’s pound-for-pound rankings.
