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Geoff Neal out, Ian Machado Garry now fights Neil Magny in reworked UFC 292 fight on 10 days’ notice

Ian Machado Garry now set to fight Neil Magny at UFC 292 next week on 10 days' noticeWith the confirmation of welterweight contender, Geoff Neal’s withdrawal from a scheduled UFC 292 clash with unbeaten Irish challenger, Ian Machado Garry – the Dubliner is now set to fight division veteran, Neil Magny on short notice at the TD Garden in Boston, Massachusetts next weekend. Neal, who was scheduled to make his first Octagon […]

Ian Machado Garry now set to fight Neil Magny at UFC 292 next week on 10 days' notice

With the confirmation of welterweight contender, Geoff Neal’s withdrawal from a scheduled UFC 292 clash with unbeaten Irish challenger, Ian Machado Garry – the Dubliner is now set to fight division veteran, Neil Magny on short notice at the TD Garden in Boston, Massachusetts next weekend.

Neal, who was scheduled to make his first Octagon walk since suffering a third round standing rear-naked choke loss to the undefeated, Shavkat Rakhmonov, has been forced to withdraw from the clash with Machado Garry in ‘Bean Town.

As a result, the Portmarnock native will now draw perennial welterweight contender, Magny, with the two on a collision course since their most recent respective wins.

Ian Machado Garry is now set to fight Neil Magny at UFC 292 next weekend

News if Ian Machado Garry’s reworked bout with Neil Magny was first reported by MMA Junkie, with the former hinting at the pairing on his official social media. 

Extending his unbeaten Octagon run to five straight fights back in May on the main card of UFC Charlotte, Machado Garry turned in a stunning first round win over Daniel Rodriguez – stopping the veteran with a high-kick and follow-up strikes TKO, earning himself a Performance of the Night bonus.

As for Magny, the current number 11 ranked Magny returned to the winner’s enclosure for the first time since a January submission loss to Gilbert Burns back in June, landing a close, split decision win over Philip Rowe at UFC Jacksonville.

UFC 292 takes place on August 19. from the TD Garden in Boston, Massachusetts, with an undisputed bantamweight title fight between reigning champion, Aljamain Sterling, and challenger, Sean O’Malley set to take main event honors.

In the night’s co-headliner, two-time and current strawweight titleholder, Zhang Weili makes her first title defense as she returns against surging Brazilian force and finisher, Amanda Lemos.

Who wins between Ian Machado Garry and Neil Magny at UFC 292?

Neil Magny calls for Ian Machado Garry fight after UFC Jacksonville win: ‘He’s been really chippy’

Neil Magny offers to fight little irish kid Ian Machado Garry UFCOff the back of his hard-fought split decision win over Phil Rowe in his return to the winner’s enclosure at UFC Fight Night Jacksonville over the course of the weekend, welterweight staple, Neil Magny has called for a clash with undefeated Dubliner, Ian Machado Garry before the turn of the year. Magny, who landed his […]

Neil Magny offers to fight little irish kid Ian Machado Garry UFC

Off the back of his hard-fought split decision win over Phil Rowe in his return to the winner’s enclosure at UFC Fight Night Jacksonville over the course of the weekend, welterweight staple, Neil Magny has called for a clash with undefeated Dubliner, Ian Machado Garry before the turn of the year.

Magny, who landed his whopping twenty first Octagon win at the welterweight limit over the course of weekend – extended his lead as the most winningest fighter in the weight class in the history of the UFC.

Battling over the course of three rounds with Rowe, Neil Magny the current number eleven ranked contender, had previously suffered a dominant first round arm-triangle submission loss to Gilbert Burns in a pivotal clash on enemy territory at UFC 283 back in January in Brazil. 

As for Portmarnock native, Machado Garry, the Dubliner improved to 12-0 as a professional earlier this year, snatching the number thirteenth rank in the division with a blistering first round high kick and strikes knockout win over Daniel Rodriguez back in May.

Off the back of his fifth Octagon victory, Machado Garry has been booked to return at UFC 292 in August in Boston, Massachusetts, taking on soon-to-be common-foe, Geoff Neal. 

Neil Magny offers to fight Ian Machado Garry later this year

However, despite booking a summer bout with Neal, Machado Garry appears to have caught the eye of another Neil – in the form of welterweight staple Magny, who offered to fight him before the close of this annum.

“I’m going to draw a blank to his name, but I guess there’s some little Irish kid calling me out,” Neil Magny told assembled media after UFC Jacksonville. “Ian, whatever his name is. I know he’s been really chippy or whatever, but he definitely asked for the wrong Neil. If I get a chance to run that fight sometime this year, I’m definitely game for it.” 

A former undisputed welterweight champion under the banner of Cage Warriors, Machado Garry has defeated Jordan Williams, Darian Weeks, Gabe Green, Kenan Song, and the aforenoted, Rodriguez since his move to the UFC. 

Neil Magny outlasts Phil Rowe in closely-contested scrap – UFC Jacksonville Highlights

Neil MagnyWelterweight mainstay Neil Magny outlasted budding contender Phil Rowe in a closely contested war that was mostly done in the clinch during the UFC Jacksonville featured prelim. Phil Rowe looked to bring the pressure early, pushing Magny against the fence and working in the clinch, but that played right into Magny’s skill set. The Haitian […]

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Welterweight mainstay Neil Magny outlasted budding contender Phil Rowe in a closely contested war that was mostly done in the clinch during the UFC Jacksonville featured prelim.

Phil Rowe looked to bring the pressure early, pushing Magny against the fence and working in the clinch, but that played right into Magny’s skill set. The Haitian Sensation’ Simply outworked Rowe while in the clinch, landing twice as many strikes and, in the process, surpassed former welterweight champion Kamaru Usman for the most significant strikes in the division’s history.

The bout failed to excite fans inside the VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena, but it served a purpose by allowing Magny to retain his No. 11 spot in the welterweight rankings.

Official Result: Neil Magny def. Phil Rowe via split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)

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Gilbert Burns is eager to face Colby Covington next and recalls an encounter where ‘Chaos’ drops the “Act”

Gilbert Burns Colby CovingtonAfter a quick and dominant victory over Neil Magny at UFC 283, Gilbert Burns was excited to talk about the future. He also gave insight into a wacky interaction he had recently with Colby Covington. The fight between Gilbert Burns and Neil Magny was set to be a war, but things ended rather quickly. Round […]

Gilbert Burns Colby Covington

After a quick and dominant victory over Neil Magny at UFC 283, Gilbert Burns was excited to talk about the future. He also gave insight into a wacky interaction he had recently with Colby Covington.

The fight between Gilbert Burns and Neil Magny was set to be a war, but things ended rather quickly. Round one began, and after a brief moment of stand-up, Burns secured a takedown. After some slick transitions, ‘Durinho’ reached full mount and locked in an arm triangle. He hopped to side control to fully secure it, and the fight was over.

Neil Magny was forced to submit in round one with less than a full minute left, and Gilbert Burns had solidified a completely dominant and very impressive victory.

Gilbert Burns recaps his UFC 283 victory, tells an odd but funny story about meeting Colby Covington

After the victory, Burns was celebrating his win and stopped by the UFC’s post-fight press conference to speak with the media. They recapped the victory, and ‘Durinho’ was very humble while reliving the excitement.

He mentioned how he was ready for war but felt a statement needed to be made that night at UFC 283. He did have choice words for Belal Muhammad, though, as he said Muhammad was “Ducking him”.

The topic soon turned to Colby Covington, who Burns mentioned he’d wanted a fight with for years now. He said he’d love to do a season of The Ultimate Fighter against ‘Chaos’, but was open to any challenge against him. Soon, Burns got on the subject of a recent meeting with Colby Covington he had.

“To be honest, I saw Colby three and a half months ago,” Gilbert Burns began. “I played the Guitar. They have a Brazilian concert… and I think he just left the poker room,” Burns recalled. “And I was passing by, and I looked in there and said, there’s Colby over there, and I looked at him. And I shook my head, and he said, ‘Come here.’ And I said, ‘Oh, shit, it’s on.’”

He continued, “And I walked to him and told my wife to wait, and I was ready and said, ‘What’s up?’ And he said, ‘I’m a huge fan, brother.’ And he was super cool. I’m pretty honest right now. I don’t have to lie. He was super cool. ‘Oh, I’m a huge fan. I’m a character. I just wanna make money, I appreciate you. I know you have a beautiful family’ and he was super cool. And it was getting a little weird because it was continuous for over two minutes. ‘Bro, I like what you did in your last fight’ and I was just like, ‘Man, look at this guy.” (H/T MiddleEasy)

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MMA Community Reacts To Gilbert Burns’ Flawless Submission Over Neil Magny

In his home country of Brazil, Gilbert Burns returned to the win column in a massive way against Neil Magny. Heading into UFC 283, Burns was in need of a win after losing two of his last three, including a closely contested and controversial decision t…

In his home country of Brazil, Gilbert Burns returned to the win column in a massive way against Neil Magny. Heading into UFC 283, Burns was in need of a win after losing two of his last three, including a closely contested and controversial decision to Khamzat Chimaev. Standing across the Octagon from him was…

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