UFC Vegas 59 Performance Bonuses

UFC Vegas 59 may have lost a few bouts during fight week, but the 10 fights that went ahead as scheduled delivered an action-packed card that didn’t include a single decision. The UFC had plenty of options to choose from for the night’s bes…

UFC Vegas 59 may have lost a few bouts during fight week, but the 10 fights that went ahead as scheduled delivered an action-packed card that didn’t include a single decision. The UFC had plenty of options to choose from for the night’s best performances. The promotion elected to go with a trio of Performance…

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Fighters React To Geoff Neal Finishing Luque With Vicious Combos

UFC welterweight contender Geoff Neal wasn’t buying all of the talks of Vicente Luque not being able to get knocked out in their UFC Vegas 59 clash. Neal put on arguably the best performance of his career against Luque at UFC Vegas 59. He used hi…

UFC welterweight contender Geoff Neal wasn’t buying all of the talks of Vicente Luque not being able to get knocked out in their UFC Vegas 59 clash. Neal put on arguably the best performance of his career against Luque at UFC Vegas 59. He used his boxing early and often to overwhelm Luque and control…

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Geoff Neal becomes first man to KO Vicente Luque in bloody back-and-forth – UFC Vegas 59 Highlights

Geoff NealIn a massive statement-making performance, Fortis MMA kickboxer, Geoff Neal turns in his best UFC performance to date — becoming the first competitor to finish New Jersey-born welterweight, Vicente Luque with strikes in the latter’s professional career, in tonight’s UFC Vegas 59 co-headliner. Neal, who recently snapped a run of two straight losses to both […]

Geoff Neal

In a massive statement-making performance, Fortis MMA kickboxer, Geoff Neal turns in his best UFC performance to date — becoming the first competitor to finish New Jersey-born welterweight, Vicente Luque with strikes in the latter’s professional career, in tonight’s UFC Vegas 59 co-headliner.

Neal, who recently snapped a run of two straight losses to both Stephen Thompson, and Neil Magny, with a close, split decision win over Santiago Ponzinibbio, becomes the first man to finish Luque with strikes tonight — bludgeoning the Kill Cliff FC staple over the course of three rounds.

Bloodying Luque on the feet and landing with ferocity on each occasion, Neal eventually got the ever-gritty #6 ranked Luque out of there in the third round of their co-main event slot, colliding with him at the Octagon fence, before launching a flurry of uppercut strikes, and felling Luque with a straight shot.

Following the victory, Neal called out Luque’s Kill Cliff FC teammate, one-time welterweight title challenger, Gilbert Burns next.

Below, catch the highlights from Geoff Neal’s KO win against Vicente Luque

Luque On Favored Fight Environment: “Not Too Much Intelligence”

UFC welterweight Vicente Luque is looking to return to his favored fight style when he makes his way back to the Octagon tonight. Prior to UFC Vegas 51 in April, Luque was riding an impressive four-fight win streak that included submissions victories o…

UFC welterweight Vicente Luque is looking to return to his favored fight style when he makes his way back to the Octagon tonight. Prior to UFC Vegas 51 in April, Luque was riding an impressive four-fight win streak that included submissions victories over former champion Tyron Woodley and Michael Chiesa in 2021. But while the…

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UFC Vegas 59: Santos vs. Hill Fight Card, How to Watch

UFC Vegas 59 will feature a light heavyweight main event between former title challenger Thiago Santos and Jamahal Hill. Santos is hoping to earn another opportunity at the UFC Light Heavyweight Championship. He came close to defeating Jon Jones for th…

UFC Vegas 59 will feature a light heavyweight main event between former title challenger Thiago Santos and Jamahal Hill. Santos is hoping to earn another opportunity at the UFC Light Heavyweight Championship. He came close to defeating Jon Jones for the title at UFC 239 on July 6, 2019, but Jones won by split decision….

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Exclusive | Vicente Luque Excited By The Prospect Of A Stand-up War With “Tricky Southpaw” Geoff Neal

Vicente LuqueUFC Vegas 59’s co-main event is shaping up to be an all-time welterweight classic, as Vicente Luque prepares to take on Geoff ‘Handz of Steel’ Neal. Vicente Luque recently sat down with LowKickMMA to discuss his upcoming fight with Neal. Luque’s most recent performance was a loss to Belal Muhammad, who stifled ‘The Silent Assassin’s’ […]

Vicente Luque

UFC Vegas 59’s co-main event is shaping up to be an all-time welterweight classic, as Vicente Luque prepares to take on Geoff ‘Handz of Steel’ Neal.

Vicente Luque recently sat down with LowKickMMA to discuss his upcoming fight with Neal. Luque’s most recent performance was a loss to Belal Muhammad, who stifled ‘The Silent Assassin’s’ lethal striking with a something wrestle-heavy approach. However, against Neal, Luque believes he has found an opponent willing to go blow for blow with him in the striking department. Speaking with Mike Owens, he stated that:

“He just pushes forwards. I think that, in a way, is a similar style to me. It’s keeping it simple but going at it. Fighting, actually fighting. That’s what I think is his biggest tool, and at the same what excites me the most about this fight. I know that he’s going to come to fight and that’s something I enjoy. That’s a challenge for me. I know he’s gonna want to take my head off, he’s gonna want to knock me out. Because he trusts his power, he trusts his game. And that’s the same as what I’m gonna be looking to do in that fight.”

Vicente Luque does not that Neal’s southpaw stance may offer him some issues, but it is nothing new to ‘The Silent Assassin.’

“So this is a fight that excites me. I think the trickiest thing he has going for him is the fact that he’s a southpaw. But I think maybe it’s going to be the sixth or fifth southpaw that I’m gonna fight in the UFC… It’s always tricky but it’s something that I’ve lived before.”

“I do anticipate that we’re going to strike. I do think that his style and who he is, at least as a fighter, when I watch him I like to watch his fights, I think he’s not the guy to shy out from a good striking battle. So I think he will come to try and knock me out and see what’s gonna happen.”

Who are you backing in the upcoming fight between Vicente Luque and Geoff Neal?