UFC
292 has taken another hit, as Geoff Neal
has withdrawn from a proposed clash against Ian Garry on
Aug. 19.
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Garry posted a video of his reaction to Neal’s exit from the card
on social media. Undisclosed health issues are reportedly the
reason for Neal’s withdrawal.
On Wednesday evening,
MMAjunkie.com reported that Neil Magny will replace Neil and
face Garry at UFC 292. The 36-year-old Magny is coming off a
split-decision triumph against Philip Rowe at UFC on ABC 5 on June
24. Magny is 21-9 in UFC competition overall and is the promotion’s
all-time wins leader at welterweight.
Garry is regarded as one of the top prospects at 170 pounds. The
Irishman is undefeated in 12 professional outings — including five
in the UFC. He last appeared at UFC on ABC 4, where he scored a
first-round TKO of Daniel Rodriguez.
UFC 292 takes place at the TD Garden in Boston and is headlined by
a bantamweight championship tilt pitting Aljamain
Sterling against Sean
O’Malley. Neal joins a list of notable athletes that have
withdrawn from the event for various reasons including Henry
Cejudo, Rob Font,
Yadong
Song.
The 32-year-old Neal had a two-bout winning streak snapped in his
last outing, when he suffered a third-round submission defeat to
Shavkat
Rakhmonov at UFC 285 on March 4. Neal is 7-3 during his
promotional tenure with notable wins over the likes of Vicente
Luque, Santiago
Ponzinibbio, Mike Perry
and Belal
Muhammad.
Note: This item was updated at approximately 1:06 a.m. ET to
include information regarding Garry’s new opponent.