Tag: Geoff Neal

Geoff Neal vs. Santiago Ponzinibbio Set For UFC 269 On Dec. 11

Top-15 welterweight contenders Geoff Neal and Santiago Ponzinibbio are set to face off in an exciting welterweight clash. Neal is expected to face off against UFC veteran Ponzinibbio in the welterweight division for the stacked UFC 269 card headlined by Charles Oliveira vs. Dustin Poirier on December 11. Both sides have reportedly come to an […]

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Top-15 welterweight contenders Geoff Neal and Santiago Ponzinibbio are set to face off in an exciting welterweight clash.

Neal is expected to face off against UFC veteran Ponzinibbio in the welterweight division for the stacked UFC 269 card headlined by Charles Oliveira vs. Dustin Poirier on December 11. Both sides have reportedly come to an agreement according to ESPN Brett Okamoto. The venue and location have not yet been confirmed; however, it is likely the event will take place at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.

Neal (13-4) is coming off two disappointing back-to-back losses against Stephen Thompson and Neil Magny in 2020 and 2021 respectively, as the American will be desperately looking to bounce back with a win to retain his top-10 status in the division.

Prior to the two losses, Neal was on a surging seven-fight win streak and was undefeated in the UFC, defeating the likes of Belal Muhammad, Niko Price, and Mike Perry. His last win was two years ago back in 2019. Currently ranked #10 in the division, Neal will be looking to return in the winning column and be seen as the serious title contender he once trending to be.

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Santiago Ponzinibbio

#12-ranked welterweight contender Santiago Ponzinibbio (28-4) was last seen in action in a fight of the year contender against the highly touted prospect Miguel Baeza. The fight was non-stop, back-and-forth action in which Ponzinibbio was able to earn a hard-fought unanimous decision win. The “Argentine Dagger” will look to continue his winning momentum and hopefully regain his spot in the top 10.

With the latest addition, the current UFC 269 lineup includes:

  • Charles Oliveira vs. Dustin Poirier
  • Amanda Nunes vs. Julianna Pena
  • Leon Edwards vs. Jorge Masvidal
  • Geoff Neal vs. Santiago Ponzinibbio
  • Dominick Cruz vs. Pedro Munhoz
  • Sean O’Malley vs. Raulian Paiva
  • Randy Costa vs. Tony Kelley
  • Cody Garbrandt vs. Kai Kara-France
  • Priscila Cachoeira vs. Gillian Robertson
  • Maycee Barber vs. opponent TBA
  • Dricus Du Plessis vs. Andre Muniz
  • Alex Perez vs. Matt Schnell
  • Ryan Hall vs. Darrick Minner

Who do you see winning this exciting clash between two of the most fierce strikers in the welterweight division?

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Geoff Neal Plans Break From MMA To Address Health Issues

Geoff Neal is planning a break from the octagonUFC Welterweight, Geoff Neal has said he won’t be fighting in the octagon anytime soon. (H/T MMA Junkie.) Neal issued a statement following his loss to Neil Magny in the main card of Saturday’s UFC on ESPN 24 event in Las Vegas. Geoff Neal has said he will take some time off to focus on […]

Geoff Neal is planning a break from the octagon

UFC Welterweight, Geoff Neal has said he won’t be fighting in the octagon anytime soon. (H/T MMA Junkie.)

Neal issued a statement following his loss to Neil Magny in the main card of Saturday’s UFC on ESPN 24 event in Las Vegas.

Geoff Neal has said he will take some time off to focus on some ongoing health issues.

This isn’t the first time Neal has had to deal with issues regarding his health, just last August he battled sepsis and was in intensive care for a week, this was around the time Neal was planning to fight Magny at UFC Fight Night 175.

Neal has said there is lingering issues from sepsis and that it affected his preparation for his bout with Magny. Neal is now on a two-fight losing streak after losing to Stephen Thompson in December and now Neil Magny on Saturday night. He was previously unbeaten.

Speaking to his 47,000+ followers on Instagram, Geoff Neal wrote:

“Well there goes another one lol. Felt really good in the first round and the second one was close. Even in defeat I’m still proud of this one as well. It was another honor to step in there with another crafty veteran in @neil_magny170. I’m probably gonna take some time away and take care of my health a little bit. My body hasn’t been right since I got sepsis last year. I’ve been dealing with off and on sickness and severe lack of energy since then. I almost pulled out of this fight last week because I was vomiting/diarrhea for 3 days and after having to rehydrate and replenish what my body lost I found myself sitting at 208 pounds exactly 1 week before weigh ins. But I got issues, so I said fuck it and cut 37 pounds in a week anyway. Lol Probably a super dangerous/stupid decision, but nothing great ever gets done trying to play it safe.”

“Gonna go on my FIRST real vacation to Hawaii next week, come back, get some blood test done to figure out what’s going on with my body and I PROMISE you I will be back with a vengeance. Thanks to all my Coaches and teammates who helped my through this camp. And thanks again to @neil_magny170. That was a solid veteran performance.”

How do you see Geoff Neal progressing in the UFC if he is able to make a full recovery?

Geoff Neal Releases Statement Following UFC Vegas 26 Loss

After coming up short in his fight against Neil Magny at UFC Vegas 26, Geoff Neal has released a statement after the defeat. Specifically, a welterweight firefight between Neil Magny and Geoff Neal delivered on a fight card that took several hits. Desp…

After coming up short in his fight against Neil Magny at UFC Vegas 26, Geoff Neal has released a statement after the defeat. Specifically, a welterweight firefight between Neil Magny and Geoff Neal delivered on a fight card that took several hits. Despite the lack of fights, the card had plenty of action and the […]

UFC Vegas 26: Rodriguez vs. Waterson Weigh-In Results & Preview

The UFC Vegas 26 weigh-ins are complete. While the main card remains untouched, there were two fights pulled from the lineup. Although every fight on the main card remains intact, there was still a miss from Diego Ferreira, who will be competing agains…

The UFC Vegas 26 weigh-ins are complete. While the main card remains untouched, there were two fights pulled from the lineup. Although every fight on the main card remains intact, there was still a miss from Diego Ferreira, who will be competing against Gregor Gillespie. Ferreira will be fined 30% of his purse, but the […]

Geoff Neal Releases Statement, Says He Couldn’t See Out Of Eye For 4 Rounds

NealGeoff Neal had to go through plenty of adversity leading up to his fight with Stephen Thompson. Neal suffered a unanimous decision defeat to Thompson in the UFC Vegas 17 headliner last night as he was completely outclassed by the former title challenger over 25 minutes. The 30-year-old released a statement soon after the fight […]

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Geoff Neal had to go through plenty of adversity leading up to his fight with Stephen Thompson.

Neal suffered a unanimous decision defeat to Thompson in the UFC Vegas 17 headliner last night as he was completely outclassed by the former title challenger over 25 minutes.

The 30-year-old released a statement soon after the fight where he detailed all the adversity he had faced leading up to the fight — including congestive heart failure earlier this year — as well as not being able to see out of his eye for four rounds.

“I want to take the time to thank all my supporters and friends. I haven’t replied to everyone but just know I love y’all! Not the outcome I wanted but I had fun nonetheless. Some much adversity dealing leading up to this fight.. sepsis, congestive heart failure, 3 of my corners testing positive for covid, with one of them being the general @sayifsaud, but I still made that walk and fought that fight.

“Couldn’t see out of my right eye for 4 rounds and still managed to hang in there with a guy whose been kicking ass since I was like 9yrs old lol. I don’t know about y’all but I’m proud of me! Shoutout to my teammates and coaches who did everything to get me ready for this moment.”

Neal’s injury to his eye appeared to have come from an accidental headbutt with Thompson towards the end of the first round as both fighters were cut and bleeding as a result.

However, “Handz of Steel” is not using all of that as excuses either, as he made sure to give props to “Wonderboy” for his performance as well as how he conducted himself during the fight.

“And big shout out to @wonderboymma. True definition of a martial artist. Never stop being you my man. And tell your pops I said thanks for the water ???

“P.S this is not an excuse @wonderboymma is good af lol”

What did you think of Neal’s performance despite all the setbacks he had to deal with?

Fighters React To Stephen Thompson vs. Geoff Neal At UFC Vegas 17

Stephen Thompson vs. Geoff Neal ended 2020 with a bang.  The showdown served as the main event of the UFC Vegas 17 event on Saturday night (Saturday, December 19, 2020) from UFC APEX facility in Las Vegas, Nevada. As seen in the fight, which was t…

Stephen Thompson vs. Geoff Neal ended 2020 with a bang.  The showdown served as the main event of the UFC Vegas 17 event on Saturday night (Saturday, December 19, 2020) from UFC APEX facility in Las Vegas, Nevada. As seen in the fight, which was the final event for the UFC of 2020, it was […]