UFC welterweight contender Geoff Neal feels fighters are compensated for interviews in the form of promotion. Neal will return to the UFC Octagon against the fast-rising Shavkat Rakhmonov at a January 14th UFC Fight Night event in Las Vegas. He’s…
UFC welterweight contender Geoff Neal feels fighters are compensated for interviews in the form of promotion. Neal will return to the UFC Octagon against the fast-rising Shavkat Rakhmonov at a January 14th UFC Fight Night event in Las Vegas. He’s looking to put Rakhmonov’s hype train to a halt and win his third consecutive fight….
Shavkat Rakhmonov got his wish to fight Geoff Neal granted, and fans are beyond excited. Undefeated Rakhmonov has been shooting his shot for months, trying to get a fight with Neal with repeated callouts. Finally, he got a response from the number six …
Shavkat Rakhmonov got his wish to fight Geoff Neal granted, and fans are beyond excited. Undefeated Rakhmonov has been shooting his shot for months, trying to get a fight with Neal with repeated callouts. Finally, he got a response from the number six ranked contender, showing serious interest in the bout, and all that was…
Undefeated welterweight Shavkat Rakhmonov steps back into the Octagon against Geoff Neal in a three-round bout scheduled for January 14th. Originally reported by Brett Okamoto of ESPN, the two top-10 welterweights will square off as part of a UFC Fight Night card headlined by a middleweight clash between Kelvin Gastelum and Nassourdine Imavov. Coming off […]
Undefeated welterweight Shavkat Rakhmonov steps back into the Octagon against Geoff Neal in a three-round bout scheduled for January 14th.
Originally reported by Brett Okamoto of ESPN, the two top-10 welterweights will square off as part of a UFC Fight Night card headlined by a middleweight clash between Kelvin Gastelum and Nassourdine Imavov.
Coming off of the biggest win of his professional career over Vicente Luque in August, Geoff ‘Handz of Steel’ Neal looks to make it three in a row as he works his way up the rankings in hopes of securing a UFC title opportunity. After a successful showing on Dana White’s Contender Series in 2017, Neal scored five straight wins including victories over Belal Muhammad and current BKFC brawler Mike Perry.
Neal’s momentum was halted after back-to-back losses to Stephen Thompson and Neil Magny, but he got back into the win column with a split decision over Santiago Ponzinibbio. After his third-round knockout of Luque, Neal is ready to shift the momentum back into his favorite against one of the promotion’s rising stars.
Shavkat Rakhmonov Aims to Keep His Undefeated Streak Alive Against Geoff Neal
Shavkat Rakhmonov is one of the UFC’s brightest prospects. Entering the promotion with an undefeated record of 12-0, ‘Nomad’ has added another four wins to his resume inside the Octagon, defeating Alex Oliveira, Michel Prazeres, Carlton Harris, and Neil Magny, all by way of submission or knockout.
While fans have been marveling over the rise of fellow welterweight star Khamzat Chimaev, Rakhmonov has been climbing his way up in the rankings. A win over Neal would give ‘Nomad’ the biggest win of his career and likely result in a big jump in the UFC rankings for the Uzbekistani fighter, all, but guaranteeing him a top-five opponent in his next outing. Of course, Shavkat Rakhmonov will first need to get past ‘Handz of Steal’ who steps into the cage with nine knockouts in 15 career wins.
‘Handz of Steel’ Geoff Neal is about to have his hands full. The US-born athlete has agreed to a matchup against the undefeated welterweight Shavkat Rakhmonov. The two UFC fighters have agreed to a fight against one another on Twitter. ‘Nomad’ Rakhmonov fired the first verbal volley and said: “I don’t blame you for doubting […]
‘Handz of Steel’ Geoff Neal is about to have his hands full. The US-born athlete has agreed to a matchup against the undefeated welterweight Shavkat Rakhmonov. The two UFC fighters have agreed to a fight against one another on Twitter.
‘Nomad’ Rakhmonov fired the first verbal volley and said:
“I don’t blame you for doubting yourself, but when are you going to accept the fight offer @handzofsteelmma [Geoff Neal]? “
The 15-4 welterweight Neal responded with an agreement and a warning. He said:
“Had my team call Sean this morning. Be careful what you wish for. See you soon @Rakhmonov1994 [Shavkat Rakhmonov]”
Shavkat Rakhmonov vs Geoff Neal?
‘Nomad’ Shavkat Rakhmonov is an undefeated hot prospect rising through the competitive welterweight division. At 27 years old, the Kazakh-born fighter has put together an impressive record unblemished at 16-0. He will look to rise through the welterweight rankings further by fighting the 6th-ranked Geoff Neal.
The Fortis MMA trained Neal has fought a who’s who in the welterweight division. The American fighter holds notable wins over fighters such as Vicente Luque, Santiago Ponzinibbio, Mike Perry, Niko Price, and Belal Muhammad. Although in his UFC tenure, the 32-year-old athlete sustained two losses to Stephen Thompson and Neil Magny.
Kazakhstan’s Rakhmonov is just coming off a win over Neil Magny, in his most recent fight, via submission in round two. In fact, none of ‘Nomad’s victories have seen the judge’s scorecards. This young athlete has a one-hundred percent finish rate on his record. Exactly half of his wins were earned via submission and the other half were won by way of KO/TKO.
For the Kazakh fighter, he has had success in his callouts thus far. Earlier this year he called out China’s Li Jingliang, who did not accept the fight. But he also called out Neil Magny who he then later defeated. In March of this year, on Instagram, the normally quiet fighter shared:
“Peace be upon you! Now I have a couple of fighters in my sights, one already refuses to fight me, and the second claims that he is ready to fight anyone. @lijingliangmma get your balls together and fight! @neil_magny170 you said you were ready to fight anyone, let’s do it if Lee still doesn’t have the guts to.”
A long-time callout target of UFC welterweight Shavkat Rakhmonov is seriously entertaining the idea of fighting him in the Octagon. Rakhmonov has had a hard time getting a fight booked following his impressive submission win over Neil Magny back in Jun…
A long-time callout target of UFC welterweight Shavkat Rakhmonov is seriously entertaining the idea of fighting him in the Octagon. Rakhmonov has had a hard time getting a fight booked following his impressive submission win over Neil Magny back in June. He’s won 16 straight fights to begin his professional career and is 4-0 since…
UFC welterweight contender Geoff Neal has explained why he was “irritated” at being the subject of a callout from Shavkat Rakhmonov. At UFC Vegas 59, Neal brought perhaps the best iteration of himself yet to the Octagon for his co-main even…
UFC welterweight contender Geoff Neal has explained why he was “irritated” at being the subject of a callout from Shavkat Rakhmonov. At UFC Vegas 59, Neal brought perhaps the best iteration of himself yet to the Octagon for his co-main event collision with Vicente Luque. Having returned to the win column in his prior outing…