On Saturday night, Lerone Murphy will attempt to make his case for a shot at the UFC featherweight championship. He'll do this by trying to defeat Aaron Pico, who has a lot of hype behind him after making the move over from the Bellator-PFL brand. Of course, while Murphy may be unbeaten, this isn't exactly going to be a walk in the park for him.

“My inspiration has always been Mike Tyson, just because I believe he had a similar upbringing as me, around the same stuff. And then turned his life around, went into fighting early and just smashed it and he was just himself. I've read his book and I've watched all his podcasts. That's somebody that inspired me the most in terms of combat sports. He also had a crazy mindset that I relate to.”

On Saturday night, Lerone Murphy will attempt to make his case for a shot at the UFC featherweight championship. He'll do this by trying to defeat Aaron Pico, who has a lot of hype behind him after making the move over from the Bellator-PFL brand. Of course, while Murphy may be unbeaten, this isn't exactly going to be a walk in the park for him.

“My inspiration has always been Mike Tyson, just because I believe he had a similar upbringing as me, around the same stuff. And then turned his life around, went into fighting early and just smashed it and he was just himself. I've read his book and I've watched all his podcasts. That's somebody that inspired me the most in terms of combat sports. He also had a crazy mindset that I relate to.”