UFC star Lerone Murphy has revealed what it’s really like training with, and sparring, Andrew Tate.
The controversial influencer returns to combat sports on the 20th of December against Chase DeMoor in a Misfits heavyweight title fight in Dubai. Tate remains in shape year-round, but the boxing bout will be his first fight since he retired from kickboxing in 2020 with a record of 76-9-1.
To get ready for DeMoor, and a run in 2026 that could see him compete 10 times — perhaps, even, against the likes of KSI or Darren Till, among others — Tate flew by private jet to the United Arab Emirates last month and has been vlogging his workouts, padwork, and general training.
But one fighter who has seen him spar up front, Murphy, lifted the lid on what Tate’s camp is like when talking on The Ariel Helwani Show via Uncrowned.
What it’s REALLY Like Training With Andrew Tate
A 34-year-old featherweight, Murphy has climbed the rankings to become a bona fide threat to the champion, Alexander Volkanovski, should they ever fight. And this week, Murphy told Helwani that the relationship with Tate came around through a mutual friend Luke Barnatt, also an experienced MMA fighter with 5-6 fights in the UFC.
Murphy said he got an invite from Barnatt because he and Tate thought the UFC star