The featherweight bout was discussed as being a potential title eliminator to face Alexander Volkanovski. Murphy may have solidified that shot by knocking out Pico at 3:21 of the opening round.

Lerone Murphy delivered a jaw-dropping knockout to potentially put himself in line for a title shot after he demolished Aaron Pico in devastating fashion in the UFC 319 main event. Facing off against the ultra-aggressive former Bellator fighter,

Aaron Pico's long-awaited UFC debut came with the possibility of an immediate title shot with a win. Instead, the former uber prospect and Bellator MMA star was knocked out cold in spectacular and violent fashion at UFC 319 in Chicago .