Neil Magny will be making his return to the octagon very soon as the welterweight is set to take on Geoff Neal at the scheduled fight night show on August 29. MMA Junkie and ESPN first reported the news, though the match-up hasn’t been made official publicly.
Magny is coming off a win over Anthony Rocco Martin at UFC 250, with the welterweight also dropping Li Jingliang at UFC 248 for back-to-back victories. Despite his loss to Santiago Ponzinibbio, Magny’s wins over Carlos Condit (via unanimous decision at UFC 219) and then Craig White (via KO at UFC Fight Night 130) have kept him in the top 15 rankings. Magny’s professional record currently stands at 23 wins and 7 losses.
Geoff Neal will be fighting for the first time since UFC 245, which was when the welterweight picked up his sixth straight win against Mike Perry via TKO. In addition to Perry, Neal has gotten TKO wins over Frank Camacho (UFC 228) and Niko Price (UFC 240). Overall, Neal’s professional record currently stands at 13 wins and 2 losses.
The latest lineup for the UFC’s Aug. 29 event now includes:
Aleksandar Rakic vs. Anthony Smith
Christian Aguilera vs. Sean Brady
Zak Cummings vs. Alessio Di Chirico
Ryan Hall vs. Ricardo Lamas
Polyana Viana vs. Emily Whitmire
Julian Marquez vs. Saparbek Safarov
Hannah Cifers vs. Mallory Martin
Neil Magny vs. Geoff Neal