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Murphy kept wondering what he would have done instead of
Diego
Lopes as he watched the Brazilian lose to Alexander
Volkanovski last weekend. 

Murphy and Movsar
Evloev, even according to Volkanovski, are the most deserving
featherweight title contenders. However, Volkanovski was scheduled
to defend his title in a rematch against Diego Lopes
at
UFC 325 on Saturday in Sydney, Australia. Volkanovski displayed
exemplary footwork in outclassing Lopes to earn a unanimous
decision win. 

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Murphy saw some improvements in Lopes since he lost to Volkanovski
in their first encounter last year. However, Murphy believes
everyone knew how the rematch would eventually play out. Murphy
believes Father Time catches up with everyone, and Volkanovski is
no exception. While “The Iceman” means no disrespect to
Volkanovski, he believes he could have dethroned the champion if
given an opportunity at UFC 325.

Volk Has His Number

“I think everybody knew what was going to happen in that fight,”
Murphy said on “The Ariel Helwani Show.” “To be fair, Diego made
some adjustments, he looked better. But Volk just got his number
and everybody knew that was gonna happen… It hurt watching that
fight thinking that I should have been there in it… I really
believe that Father Time catches up with everybody, and I think if
I was in there, I would have gotten the job done. That’s no
disrespect to Volk, great fighter, obviously on top for a reason.
But I have just seen a lot of things in there that I would have
been doing.” 

While Evloev (19-0) has long been on the cusp of title contention,
Murphy (17-0) made a legitimate claim for a title shot with a
highlight reel knockout win over a highly-touted Aaron Pico
in August last year. Murphy and Evloev are now scheduled to
fight in a potential title eliminator in the main event at
UFC London on March 21. 

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