UFC News & FeaturesEx-Title Challenger Lauren Murphy Announces Retirement at UFC Nashville
Lauren
Murphy officially called it a career after 23 professional
mixed martial arts bouts on Saturday night.
In her first fight since January 2023, the 41-year-old dropped a unanimous decision to Eduarda Moura in a preliminary affair at UFC Nashville on Saturday night. Murphy mounted a spirited rally in the final stanza, threatening her opponent with a tight guillotine choke, but it wasn’t enough to sway the scorecards in her favor. After the bout, “Lucky” did as she indicated she would during fight week and laid her gloves down in the Octagon.
“I came out here and I gave it everything I have,” Murphy said in
her post-fight interview. “I’ve been in the UFC for 10 years, I’ve
been fighting for 15. I wanted to come out and just give it my all
one more time, hear the cheers of the crowd and walk out with the
American flag. I love all of you guys so much.
“There’s a lot of people to thank. But first of all, I want to thank me for doing all this motherf---ing hard work. I want to thank me for being a pioneer for women in this sport. I want to thank me for picking myself and dusting myself off everytime I got knocked down.”
Murphy went 16-7 over the course of a tenure that began in 2010. She was victorious in her first eight outings, capturing Invicta FC gold along the way. She debuted in the Octagon in 2014 and went 8-7 within the Las Vegas-based organization. After a five-fight winning streak from August 2019 to June 2021, she challenged for flyweight gold at UFC 266, where she fell to Valentina Shevchenko via fourth-round technical knockout. Murphy’s ledger includes notable triumphs over the likes of Miesha Tate, Joanne Wood, Roxanne Modafferi and Andrea Lee, among others.
In her first fight since January 2023, the 41-year-old dropped a unanimous decision to Eduarda Moura in a preliminary affair at UFC Nashville on Saturday night. Murphy mounted a spirited rally in the final stanza, threatening her opponent with a tight guillotine choke, but it wasn’t enough to sway the scorecards in her favor. After the bout, “Lucky” did as she indicated she would during fight week and laid her gloves down in the Octagon.
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“There’s a lot of people to thank. But first of all, I want to thank me for doing all this motherf---ing hard work. I want to thank me for being a pioneer for women in this sport. I want to thank me for picking myself and dusting myself off everytime I got knocked down.”
Thank you everything @LaurenMurphyMMA! 🍀#UFCNashville pic.twitter.com/DGu7xkuu79
— UFC (@ufc) July 13, 2025
Retiring Murphy Has Humorous Post-Fight Exchange with Opponent
Lauren Murphy “I don’t know what the f*ck you’re saying.” 😂#UFCNashville
— Verdict (@VerdictMMA) July 13, 2025
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Murphy went 16-7 over the course of a tenure that began in 2010. She was victorious in her first eight outings, capturing Invicta FC gold along the way. She debuted in the Octagon in 2014 and went 8-7 within the Las Vegas-based organization. After a five-fight winning streak from August 2019 to June 2021, she challenged for flyweight gold at UFC 266, where she fell to Valentina Shevchenko via fourth-round technical knockout. Murphy’s ledger includes notable triumphs over the likes of Miesha Tate, Joanne Wood, Roxanne Modafferi and Andrea Lee, among others.
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