LONDON — Lerone Murphy and Movsar Evloev will face off in the main event of UFC Fight Night: Evloev vs. Murphy scheduled for March 21, 2026, at the O2 Arena in London.

The undefeated fighters faced off before their UFC London featherweight bout at the O2 Arena in London on Saturday. Fans applauded Murphy as he took to the stage at the face-off, while Evloev was booed as he was introduced.

At the official morning weigh-ins for UFC London, Murphy weighed 145 lb and Evloev weighed 146 lb. Murphy shadowboxed while waiting for Evloev's arrival at the weigh-ins.

"Ready for a war. That's it - simple," said Murphy. "He's not ready for a war - I'll show it tomorrow," said Evloev.

Evloev, 32, has won all 19 of his professional bouts and is ranked first in the UFC featherweight division. Murphy, 34, has an undefeated professional record in 18 bouts and is ranked third in the division.

In his last fight, Murphy knocked out Aaron Pico with a spinning elbow. The outcome of the Murphy vs. Evloev fight will help determine the next challenger for Alexander Volkanovski's featherweight title, though the UFC has not branded the bout as a number one contender fight.

The main event features Evloev versus Murphy in a scheduled five-round featherweight match. The UFC London main card is scheduled to begin at 20:00 GMT.

UFC London marks the first UFC event in the United Kingdom in three years not headlined by Leon Edwards. The co-main event features Luke Riley versus Michael Aswell Jr, with Riley being a teammate of Paddy Pimblett fighting in his second UFC bout.

The main card includes Michael "Venom" Page facing Sam Patterson in a welterweight bout. Other main card bouts include Iwo Baraniewski versus Austen Lane in a light-heavyweight match, Roman Dolidze versus Christian Leroy Duncan in a middleweight bout, and Danny Silva versus another featherweight opponent.

During the UFC London face-offs, Shem Rock shoved Abdul-Kareem Al-Selwady. UFC Fight Night: Evloev vs. Murphy is available to livestream exclusively on Paramount+, with prelims starting at 1 p.m. Eastern Time and the main card kicking off at 4 p.m. Eastern Time.