Fighting out of Harker Heights, Texas, United States, Geoff Neal, 28, was one of the winners at “UFC 240.” It was the Texan mixed martial artist’s fourth consecutive victory in the Ultimate Fighting Championship.
Featuring 11 professional MMA bouts, “UFC 240” took place at the Rogers Place in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada on July 27, 2019. In the ninth bout of the evening, Neal competed in the welterweight division against Niko “The Hybrid” Price, 29, of Cape Coral, Florida, USA with Dan Miragliotta as the referee.
Miragliotta put a stop to the welterweight bout after 2 minutes and 39 seconds in the second round. Neal knocked out Price via punches.
“It’s good to get that experience against someone who’s going to try and take my head off at all times,” Neal said in his post-fight interview. “It was a good fight for me.”
“The game plan was to stay on the outside and pick him apart,” the Texan MMA fighter added. “I had to take some shots to get in.”
Winning at “UFC 240” improved the professional MMA record of Tsarukyan to 12 wins and 2 losses. On the other hand, Neal now has 13 wins and 3 losses.
Including the U.S., seven countries were represented at “UFC 240.” The others were Brazil, Canada, Japan, Poland, Russia and South Korea.
Born in Austin, Texas on August 28, 1990, Neal played football at Texas Lutheran University in Seguin, Texas. He eventually transitioned to MMA and made his professional debut in 2012.
On July 25, 2017, Neal competed in “Dana White’s Tuesday Night Contender Series” Season 1 episode 3. He knocked out Chase Waldon, 32, of River Falls, Wisconsin, USA.
When Neal made his official UFC debut at “UFC Fight Night 126” on February 18, 2018, he submitted Brian “The Mantis” Camozzi, 28, of Parker, Colorado, USA. Before facing Price at “UFC 240,” Neal defeated Frank “The Crank” Camacho, 30, of Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands at “UFC 228” on September 8, 2018 and Belal “Remember the Name” Muhammad, 31, of Chicago, Illinois, USA at “UFC Fight Night 143” on January 19, 2019.
Neal and Price were two of the fighters who represented the U.S. at “UFC 240.” Meanwhile, watch the official weigh-ins recap here:
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