Neil Magny was so certain that his UFC career was over following his loss to Seth Baczynski that a few days after he returned from Fort Campbell, Kentucky, the welterweight hopeful walked into the Denver Civic Center and took the Denver police exam.
A cast member on Season 16 of The Ultimate Fighter, Magny was bounced in the semifinals of the in-house tournament by Mike Ricci, but won his bronze medal match with Jon Manley to begin his UFC tenure with a victory. But after losing to Sergio Moraes in Brazil and Baczynski three months later back Stateside, he strolled into the gym with his head down and working out a strategy for transitioning to the next phase of his life.