Tag: Neil Magny

Jon Anik admits to overhyping Mike Malott ahead of UFC 297: ‘I was guilty of overstepping a little’

Jon Anik on Mike Malott vs. Neil Magny at UFC 297Looking back, longtime UFC play-by-play man Jon Anik believes he may have gone a little too hard hyping Canadian…

Jon Anik on Mike Malott vs. Neil Magny at UFC 297

Looking back, longtime UFC play-by-play man Jon Anik believes he may have gone a little too hard hyping Canadian standout Mike Malott.

Returning to the Octagon at UFC 297 earlier this month, Malott was a significant favorite, closing at a -380 on multiple sportsbooks against welterweight gatekeeper Neil Magny. Through two rounds of action, it appeared that the oddsmakers were justified. However, the tables were turned in the third when Magny poured it on and punished an exhausted Malott. Magny scored a TKO with just 15 seconds left in the fight.

During a recent episode of The Anik & Florian Podcast, Jon Anik spoke about the immense praise he had given to Malott ahead of fight night.

“Yeah, I mean, I do think that perhaps I was guilty maybe of overstepping a little bit when it came to some of the hyperbolic stuff I was saying about Mike Malott,” Anik said. “I mean, I stopped at suggesting he’s overrated, right? But the guy never had a decision win, so experience has gotta count for something, I give Neil Magny a whole lot of credit.”

Malott’s hype was by no means misguided. Going into the bout, the Waterdown, Ontario native was 10-1-1 with all of his victories coming by way of finish, including six submissions and four knockouts. He was also riding a five-fight win streak that predated his 2021 appearance on Dana White’s Contender Series.

“I just think that sometimes we get ahead of ourselves, especially when it comes to certain guys in certain countries with all due respect to Canada,” Anik added. “We are dying to have a man take the torch, right? And we went into this fight thinking without a shadow of a doubt, the most talented Canadian mixed martial arts male right now is Mike Malott.”

Neil Magny got back into the win column following a lackluster performance against Ian Machado Garry in August. The ‘Haitian Sensation’ is now 22-10 inside the Octagon. His victory over Malott moved him up one spot to No. 12 in the welterweight rankings.

Neil Magny Mounts Epic Comeback Against Mike Malott With Seconds Left on the Clock – UFC 297 Highlights

Neil MagnyWelterweight gatekeeper Neil Magny delivered an early entry for Comeback of the Year at UFC 297. Stepping into enemy…

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Welterweight gatekeeper Neil Magny delivered an early entry for Comeback of the Year at UFC 297.

Stepping into enemy territory against Canadian fan favorite Mike Malott, things looked dire for Magny in the early going as he ate a series of brutal calf kicks in the opening round. Things did not improve in the second with ‘Proper’ controlling the action on the ground following a successful takedown attempt. Malott managed to mount Magny and reigned down a series of strikes. Magny’s defense allowed him to survive the onslaught and make it out of the round.

Clearly behind on the scorecards, Magny pushed the pace in the third, pressing Malott against the cage and scoring a much-needed takedown. With his opponent beginning to fatigue, Magny poured it on. Moving into mount, the ‘Haitian Sensation’ dropped a series of uncontested strikes as the clock continued to tick.

With only seconds left, Malott was unable to do anything other than cover up and attempt to absorb the strikes Magny was delivering. That was enough for the referee to step in and call for the stoppage with only 15 seconds to go in the contest.

Official Result: Neil Magny def. Mike Malott via TKO (ground and pound) at 4:45 of Round 3.

Check out Highlights From Neil Magny vs. Malott at UFC 297:

Ian Machado Garry remains unbeaten in dominant decision win over rival Neil Magny – UFC 292 Highlights

Ian Machado Garry lands nasty decision win over Neil Magny at UFC 292 HighlightsImproving to 13-0 tonight on the main card of UFC 292, Portmarnock contender, Ian Machado Garry forced multiple knockdowns throughout the three round limit of his showdown with the veteran, Neil Magny, landing a series of punishing calf kicks en route to a thoroughly one-sided unanimous decision (30-26, 30-26, 30-24) victory at the TD Garden, […]

Ian Machado Garry lands nasty decision win over Neil Magny at UFC 292 Highlights

Improving to 13-0 tonight on the main card of UFC 292, Portmarnock contender, Ian Machado Garry forced multiple knockdowns throughout the three round limit of his showdown with the veteran, Neil Magny, landing a series of punishing calf kicks en route to a thoroughly one-sided unanimous decision (30-26, 30-26, 30-24) victory at the TD Garden, in Boston, Massachusetts.

Machado Garry, who entered tonight’s main card debut on a pay-per-view off the back of a stunning first round high-kick and strikes TKO win over Daniel Rodriguez at UFC Nashville back in April of last year, will likely crack the welterweight top-10 rankings come next week off the back of tonight’s performance.

The Dubliner managed to land his sixth consecutive victory since landing in the UFC back in 2021 in tonight’s success against Magny, dropping the division’s most winningest fighter on multiple occasions throughout their main card pairing, hammering home a slew of nasty and punishing low kicks.

Beckoning the Illionis native back to his feet in a pairing which certainly left no love lost, Ian Machado Garry would switch his attention to former two-time welterweight championship challenger, Stephen Thompson, calling for a main event bout with the Simponsville native off the back of his win against Magny.

Below, catch the highlights from Ian Machado Garry’s win at UFC 292

Ian Garry floats comparison between himself and Israel Adesanya: ‘I’m going to be doing the exact same thing’

ian garryUFC welterweight Ian Garry, draws comparison between him and middleweight champion Israel Adesanya during media duties for UF 292. Every since breaking into the 170lbs’s top-15 win a win over Daniel Rodriquez, Garry’s already high confidence seems have take an even bigger leap. Earlier in the week he claimed that he was ‘carrying’ this weekend […]

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UFC welterweight Ian Garry, draws comparison between him and middleweight champion Israel Adesanya during media duties for UF 292.

Every since breaking into the 170lbs’s top-15 win a win over Daniel Rodriquez, Garry’s already high confidence seems have take an even bigger leap. Earlier in the week he claimed that he was ‘carrying’ this weekend card and now believes that he will follow in the footsteps of 185lb ruler, Adedsanya.

Talking to The Schmo, Garry outlined his plan to stay as active as possible, much like ‘Styebedner’ has done since entering the UFC

“I wanna fight again in December in Vegas… Fight four times this year, fight three ranked opponents. I want to prove that I am just legit, I am here, I am active, I am the new era,” Garry said. “Fighting is so short. It’s such a short window. I’m showing everyone that it can be done my way, it can be done the right way, and I can be so elite and so active.

“If you look at someone like Israel Adesanya, he’s fighting as much as he can, as constant as he can. I believe I’m going to be doing the exact same thing; rinse, repeat. Every time, we go again, we go again, we go again, and I’m just gonna keep getting my hand raised.” (H/T MMANews)

Ian Garry Vs. Neil Magny

Originally set to face Geoff Neal, Garry will now face Neil Magny this weekend after his original opponent had to withdraw due to injury. On paper, this will be Garry’s toughest test to date career, facing someone who has over three times the amount of fights as him.

Magny is a perennial contender and has been mixing it with the UFC’s best for over a decade, holding wins over the likes of Hector Lombard, Carlos Condit and Johny Hendricks.

Garry is coming off the best showing of his five fights with the promotion, head kicking and stopping Rodriguez in the first round. At just 25-year-old, Garry is far from the finished prospect, but Magny has proved time and time again that he is able to fend off rising contenders.

Ian Garry talks to The Schmo

How does Ian Garry do this weekend?