The UFC went back to booking Neil Magny and Geoff Neal against each other, and both welterweights are in.
On Wednesday, two people with knowledge of the situation informed MMA Junkie that Magny and Neal are set to clash May 8 at UFC on ESPN 24. The people asked to remain anonymous since the UFC has yet to make an official announcement.
Magny (24-8 MMA, 17-7 UFC) and Neal (13-3 MMA, 5-1 UFC) originally were set to square off last August, but Neal was forced to withdraw just 20 days out because of an unforeseen health scare that required a stay in the ICU. In Neal’s place stepped in former champion Robbie Lawler, whom Magny defeated by unanimous decision to push his winning streak to three.
Magny went on to fight once more and had his streak snapped, dropping a unanimous decision to Michael Chiesa this past January.
Neal returned to the cage last December and lost a unanimous decision to Stephen Thompson, which snapped a seven-fight winning streak.
With the addition, the UFC on ESPN 24 lineup now includes:
- Cory Sandhagen vs. T.J. Dillashaw
- Donald Cerrone vs. Diego Sanchez
- Zarrukh Adashev vs. Ryan Benoit
- Julianna Pena vs. opponent TBA
- Maurice Greene vs. Marcos Rogerio de Lima
- Christian Aguilera vs. Carlston Harris
- Francisco Figueredo vs. Jimmy Flick
- Roxanne Modafferi vs. Taila Santos
- Tafon Nchukwi vs. Jun Yong Park
- Damir Hadzovic vs. Nikolas Motta
- Philipe Lins vs. Ben Rothwell
- Angela Hill vs. Amanda Ribas
- Neil Magny vs. Geoff Neal
