Lerone Murphy and two newcomers will face the 'curse of the undefeated' at UFC Vegas 105

The undefeated Lerone murphy (left) and Edson Barboza in the main fight of UFC Vegas 92. Photo: Reproduction/X @ufc

Ignorant fighters at the mercy of defeat have an additional challenge ahead of them. ufc vegas 105. If you are the most superstitious, Lorone Murphy, Torrez Finney e Luis Gurule will have to face the 'curse of the undefeated' imposed in 2025. This year alone, 16 names recorded a defeat in the record for the first time.

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Lerone murphy headlines the card of the event in Las Vegas (USA) with the veteran Josh Emmett, also more experienced in terms of setbacks. The 40-year-old athlete has already lost four fights. But the Englishman doesn't know what that feeling is like after having already competed professionally 16 times. In one of the fights, in UFC 242, he tied with Zubaira Tukhugov. It was his debut in the organization. Since then, he has had seven appointments with the company.

Also on the main card, an undefeated debutant opens the second part of the event against Robert Valentine. Torrez Finney has ten professional fights and doesn't know what it's like to lose. The American has knocked out seven times, including in his last fight that sealed his entry into the organization. At Dana White's Contender Series, 'The Punisher' ended the fight in the first round by defeating Abdelah Er-Ramy. Another newcomer of the night is undefeated: Luis Gurule. 'Grim' also has ten fights on his record and also achieved his last victory in Contender by beating Nick Piccininni.

Aggressive year with the undefeated

Merab Dvalishvili derrotou Umar Nurmagomedov No. UFC 311 (Photo: Instagram/UFC)

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In the first quarter of 2025 alone, 16 undefeated teams fell. In the very first event of the year, at the Apex, two lost. Magomed Gadzhiyasulov e Austin Bashi felt the bitter taste of defeat for the first time. After setbacks from the undefeated, the fighter who fell for the first time was fighting for the belt. In the co-main event of the UFC 311, Umar Nurmagomedov was defeated by Merab Dvalishvili by unanimous decision of the judges in the fight for the bantamweight title (up to 61,2 kg).

Another invincible name involved in a belt dispute was that of Tatiana Suarez placeholder image. The American lost for the first time time for Weili Zhang No. UFC 312, fighting for the strawweight title (up to 52,1 kg). Only one Brazilian is among the victims of the 'curse'. Jean Matsumoto lost the invincibility to Rob font No. UFC Seattle. In compensation, two Brazilian athletes are among the ten fighters who remained undefeated: Rafael Macapá e André Mascot. They beat Jesus Santos Aguilar in the final and  Daniel Barez by completion, respectively.