Las Vegas is where UFC fight night 202 is set to happen and the fans are going to be treated to some intense action especially in the welterweight division especially considering the officially announcement and addition of the fight where Neil Magny will face off Dong Hyun. This fight now becomes the fourth fight where both fighters will weigh in just right around 170 pounds.
Neil Magny has a very impressive record with 18 wins and 4 losses in the MMA and 11 wins and 3 losses in the UFC, while on the other hand, Dong Hyun is no slouch either, Hyun’s record is 21 wins, 3 losses and 1 draw in the MMA and 12 wins and 3 losses in the UFC.
The headline fight of UFC fight night 202 will be the heavily anticipated and marketed fight against Conor McGregor and Nate Diaz which is sure to attract immense attention and views. The McGregor vs Diaz fight also comes under the welterweight division (170 pounds) and will be telecasted live on August 20th both FOX sports and UFC fight pass on a pay per view basis. The venue for UFC fight night 202 is T – Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. The other two fight in the welterweight division are also highly exciting match ups where Donald Cerrone is pitted against Rick Story and Carlos Condit faces off against Demian Maia.
As per the current rakings, Dong Hyun Kim presently holds the tenth rank and Neil Magny is breathing down Kim’s neck sitting at eleventh place. The rankings were released in the latest USA TODAY Sports/MMA junkie MMA welterweight rankings.
Kim who is also known as Stun Gun has not only back to back stoppage wins, but also six victories in his past seven fights and certainly has no reason to not be confident. Magny’s form has been nrealy flawless as he has won ten of his past 11 fights and is starting to look nearly invincible.