Easy methods to watch Emmett vs. Murphy, Vegas lineup, odds

The UFC is back in its “Sin City” home base this week with UFC on ESPN 65 in Las Vegas.

Here’s the right way to watch UFC on ESPN 65 with a pair of featherweight scrappers at the highest of the cardboard.

Broadcast and streaming info

UFC on ESPN 65 has a predominant card that starts at 9 p.m. ET on ESPN and ESPN+. The preliminary card airs on ESPN and streams on ESPN+ at 6 p.m. ET.

Stay tuned to MMA Junkie for more broadcast details this week.

Major event: Josh Emmett

Record: 19-4 MMA, 10-4 UFC
Opponent: Lerone Murphy (15-0-1 MMA, 7-0-1 UFC)
Division: Featherweight
Key wins: Bryce Mitchell, Calvin Kattar, Dan Ige, Shane Burgos, Mirsad Bektic, Ricardo Lamas
Misc.: Emmett is coming off what little doubt was a very satisfying result when he sent professed nazi and Hitler fan and sympathizer Bryce Mitchell right into a deep enough realm that when he woke up and saw his shadow, it guaranteed not less than six more years of him pondering the earth is flat. That snapped a two-fight skid to Ilia Topuria and Yair Rodriguez, the latter of which was in an interim title fight.

Dec 16, 2023; Las Vegas, Nevada, USA; Josh Emmett (red gloves) reacts after knocking out Bryce Mitchell (blue gloves) during UFC 296 at T-Mobile Arena. Mandatory Credit: Stephen R. Sylvanie-USA TODAY Sports

Major event: Lerone Murphy

Record: 15-0-1 MMA, 7-0-1 UFC
Opponent: Josh Emmett (19-4 MMA, 10-4 UFC)
Division: Featherweight
Key wins: Dan Ige, Edson Barboza,
Misc.: For the second time in three fights, England’s Murphy is in a predominant event. His first, against Edson Barboza lower than a 12 months ago, was a Fight of the Night winner. His climb up the UFC ladder has been regular, but a win over Emmett with Barboza and Dan Ige the 2 before it will be a stellar resume notch.

Lerone Murphy def. Dan Ige, UFC 308 (via UFC)

Co-main event: Joanderson Brito

Record: 17-4-1 MMA, 5-2 UFC
Opponent: Pat Sabatini (19-5 MMA, 6-2 UFC)
Division: Featherweight
Key wins: Jack Shore, Jonathan Pearce, Andre Fili, Diego Lopes, Chepe Mariscal
Misc.: Brito had a five-fight winning streak snapped by a split decision loss to William Gomis in Paris this past September. The five wins before that every one were stoppages, including two for post-fight bonus awards.

Co-main event: Pat Sabatini

Record: 19-5 MMA, 6-2 UFC
Opponent: Joanderson Brito (17-4-1 MMA, 5-2 UFC)
Division: Featherweight
Key wins: Jonathan Pearce, Lucas Almeida, Jamal Emmers
Misc.: Sabatini has traded wins and losses his past five fights, but got back on the uptick with a first-round submission of Jonathan Pearce this past fall.

UFC debut: Torrez Finney

Record: 10-0
Opponent: Rob Valentin (10-4 MMA, 0-1 UFC)
Division: Middlweight
Misc.: For some reason, a complete bunch of fighters have gotten into the UFC with underwhelming decision wins on DWCS. Anymore, it looks as if the one requirement is win and also you win a contract. That wasn’t the case for Finney, who finally will make an actual UFC walk – after three wins on DWCS. His first one was a submission in 2023 that wasn’t adequate – and he was the just one on the cardboard who didn’t get a contract that show. A call in 2024 wasn’t adequate, either – and again he was the just one on the cardboard who left the constructing and not using a contract from Dana White, though one other decision winner got a deal. The identical season, he returned and got a stoppage win – and eventually a deal.

LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – OCTOBER 01: Torrez Finney reacts after defeating Abdellah Er-Ramy of Morocco of their middleweight fight during Dana White’s Contender Series season eight, week eight event at UFC Apex on October 1, 2024 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC)

UFC debut: Luis Gurule

Record: 10-0
Opponent: Ode Osbourne (12-8 MMA, 4-6 UFC)
Division: Flyweight
Misc.: Gurule’s split decision win on DWCS this past October was enough to get the 31-year-old Coloradan into the UFC.

UFC debut: Daniel Frunza

Record: 9-2
Opponent: Rhys McKee (13-6-1 MMA, 0-4 UFC)
Division: Welterweight
Misc.: Italy-based 30-year-old punched his ticket to the UFC through DWCS this past fall. He has five straight wins, and eight of nine in his profession have been stoppages – all knockouts.

UFC on ESPN 65 predominant card betting odds

MAIN CARD (ESPN/ESPN+, 9 p.m. ET)

Josh Emmett +250 vs. Lerone Murphy -310
Joanderson Brito -220 vs. Pat Sabatini +180
ChangHo Lee -175 vs. Cortavious Romious +145
Martin Buday +245 vs. Kennedy Nzechukwu -305
Gerald Meerschaert +185 vs. Brad Tavares -225
Torrez Finney -225 vs. Rob Valentin +185

UFC on ESPN 65 prelim betting odds

LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – MAY 20: (L-R) Vanessa Demopoulos punches Karolina Kowalkiewicz of Poland in a strawweight fight throughout the UFC Fight Night event at UFC APEX on May 20, 2023 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images)