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.
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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.