Lerone Murphy: Defusing Another Puncher

How Murphy's crafty elbows wreak havoc on punchers, and Aaron's Pico's problem with information asymmetry.

Lerone Murphy’s clever use of elbows has stood out in his recent run, giving him an edge over more powerful punchers in otherwise dangerous situations. We talked earlier about how he used counter elbows to train Josh Emmett out of pursuing him with aggressive flurries. But his recent knockout of surging Bellator star, Aaron Pico, showed us what happens …