SportsLine's Daniel Vithlani reveals his picks for the UFC Fight Night: Josh Emmett vs. Lerone Murphy fight card from the UFC Apex in Las Vegas on Saturday

Ricardo Lamas had produced back-to-back wins over Charles Oliveira and Jason Knight to claim the #3-ranking following a loss to Max Holloway at UFC 199. Emmett missed weight ahead of the fight meaning that he needed to make a statement to put this behind him and he did just that with the best performance of his career at the time.

On the main card of UFC 314, former Bellator champion Patricio Freire (36-7 MMA, 0-0 UFC) makes his octagon debut against former interim featherweight champion Yair Rodriguez (16-5 MMA, 10-4 UFC). Emmett was submitted by Rodriguez in their interim title fight at UFC 284 in February 2023.

UFC featherweight contender Josh Emmett is expecting to make a mockery of his underdog status in this weekend's main event.

In the main event of UFC Vegas 105, Josh Emmett returns from a 16-month break to take on Lerone Murphy at the Apex. The American has 14 UFC fights under his belt at 40-years-old and some of those contests, like his clash with Ilia Topuria, haven’t been a walk in the park for Emmett.