Liliya Shakirova loses her UFC debut as she was forced to tap to an inspired, in-form Lauren Murphy at UFC 254

UFC 254 event is in the books, and now that the dust has settled on Fight Island in Abu Dhabi, it’s time to go to the scorecard to see who the big winners were at Flash Forum.

On Saturday, Murphy won her fourth straight with a second-round submission of Liliya Shakirova. It was the typical Murphy fight in that she pressed the action, found her best path to victory and then pounced on it.

Sure, Shakirova was a UFC newcomer, but she was a talented rookie and one who had the style to give Murphy problems, but “Lucky’ Lauren wasn’t having it.