Watch Geoff Neal wreck Mike Perry ahead of UFC Vegas 17

Before Geoff Neal steps into Saturday’s UFC Vegas 17 main event in Las Vegas, take a look back at his blistering knockout of “Platinum” Mike Perry at UFC 245.

Neal returns to the Octagon after a year on the sidelines to face Stephen Thompson in the UFC Vegas 17 headliner. Their last-minute move to the top of the fight card is a huge opportunity for Neal, who could take a leap up the 170-pound rankings with a victory over the likes of Thompson.

UFC Vegas 17: Thompson vs. Neal is the fight promotion’s final event of 2020 before taking a three-week sabbatical heading into 2021.

(Video courtesy of UFC)

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Rafael Fiziev calls out Al Iaquinta following UFC 256 win, but ‘Ragin’ Al’ says it’s unlikely to happen

Rafael Fiziev says he’s ready to break into the UFC’s lightweight rankings, and he’s identified the ideal next opponent to help him make a splash at 155 pounds.

After picking up his biggest win to date over Renato Moicano this past weekend at UFC 256, Fiziev wants a crack at former lightweight title challenger Al Iaquinta.

Fiziev (9-1 MMA, 3-1 UFC), who earned the “Performance of the Night” bonus for his first-round finish of Moicano, took to Twitter to call Iaquinta out.

“What’s up @ALIAQUINTA? How about me vs you and @funkmasterMMA vs my brother @PetrYanUFC on the same card? @tigermuaythai VS Long Island 

“

Iaquinta (14-6-1 MMA, 9-5 UFC) praised the Tiger Muay Thai prospect for his win, but kindly turned down his request.

“Great fight tonight but probably not going to happen unfortunately.”

After receiving some criticism on Twitter for not accepting the fight, Iaquinta went onto clarify that he’s currently rehabbing after undergoing two surgeries.

Iaquinta, who has lost three of his past four, hasn’t competed since October 2019, when he suffered a unanimous decision loss to Dan Hooker in the co-main event of UFC 243.

Article source: https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com/2020/12/ufc-news-rafael-fiziev-calls-out-al-iaquinta

 

Rafael Fiziev calls out Al Iaquinta following UFC 256 win, but ‘Ragin’ Al’ says it’s unlikely to happen

Rafael Fiziev says he’s ready to break into the UFC’s lightweight rankings, and he’s identified the ideal next opponent to help him make a splash at 155 pounds.

After picking up his biggest win to date over Renato Moicano this past weekend at UFC 256, Fiziev wants a crack at former lightweight title challenger Al Iaquinta.

Fiziev (9-1 MMA, 3-1 UFC), who earned the “Performance of the Night” bonus for his first-round finish of Moicano, took to Twitter to call Iaquinta out.

“What’s up @ALIAQUINTA? How about me vs you and @funkmasterMMA vs my brother @PetrYanUFC on the same card? @tigermuaythai VS Long Island 

“

Iaquinta (14-6-1 MMA, 9-5 UFC) praised the Tiger Muay Thai prospect for his win, but kindly turned down his request.

“Great fight tonight but probably not going to happen unfortunately.”

After receiving some criticism on Twitter for not accepting the fight, Iaquinta went onto clarify that he’s currently rehabbing after undergoing two surgeries.

Iaquinta, who has lost three of his past four, hasn’t competed since October 2019, when he suffered a unanimous decision loss to Dan Hooker in the co-main event of UFC 243.

Article source: https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com/2020/12/ufc-news-rafael-fiziev-calls-out-al-iaquinta

 

MMA Twitter is salivating over the idea of Anthony Johnson vs. Yoel Romero in Bellator

We got some unexpected – yet also expected? – breaking news Monday when it was revealed that Yoel Romero would be signing with Bellator 10 days after he was released by the UFC.

The news was expected because, well, even at 43, Romero remains an absolute beast of a human being who would bolster Bellator’s roster, so it made total sense. But it was also unexpected in that, just last week, Bellator president Scott Coker explained to MMA Junkie’s Nolan King why the promotion was taking a pass – initially.

The key word was “initially” as Coker did acknowledge that dialogue would remain open with Romero’s agents at First Round Management. And, well, he must’ve came to his senses about the slough of intriguing matchup possibilities with Romero aboard.

None, however, is bigger or has MMA Twitter salivating quite as much as Romero fighting hard-hitting knockout artist Anthony Johnson, whom Bellator signed just last week after he also parted ways with the UFC.

Take a look:

And on and on the tweets kept coming. Can you blame us? A light heavyweight clash between Johnson and Romero is an absolute dream matchup between two of the most feared men in the history of our sport.

We need this, Scott Coker. Make it happen!

The Blue Corner is MMA Junkie’s blog space. We don’t take it overly serious, and neither should you. If you come complaining to us that something you read here is not hard-hitting news, expect to have the previous sentence repeated in ALL CAPS.

Article source: https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com/2020/12/bellator-anthony-johnson-vs-yoel-romero-dream-matchup

 

MMA Twitter is salivating over the idea of Anthony Johnson vs. Yoel Romero in Bellator

We got some unexpected – yet also expected? – breaking news Monday when it was revealed that Yoel Romero would be signing with Bellator 10 days after he was released by the UFC.

The news was expected because, well, even at 43, Romero remains an absolute beast of a human being who would bolster Bellator’s roster, so it made total sense. But it was also unexpected in that, just last week, Bellator president Scott Coker explained to MMA Junkie’s Nolan King why the promotion was taking a pass – initially.

The key word was “initially” as Coker did acknowledge that dialogue would remain open with Romero’s agents at First Round Management. And, well, he must’ve came to his senses about the slough of intriguing matchup possibilities with Romero aboard.

None, however, is bigger or has MMA Twitter salivating quite as much as Romero fighting hard-hitting knockout artist Anthony Johnson, whom Bellator signed just last week after he also parted ways with the UFC.

Take a look:

And on and on the tweets kept coming. Can you blame us? A light heavyweight clash between Johnson and Romero is an absolute dream matchup between two of the most feared men in the history of our sport.

We need this, Scott Coker. Make it happen!

The Blue Corner is MMA Junkie’s blog space. We don’t take it overly serious, and neither should you. If you come complaining to us that something you read here is not hard-hitting news, expect to have the previous sentence repeated in ALL CAPS.

Article source: https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com/2020/12/bellator-anthony-johnson-vs-yoel-romero-dream-matchup

 

 

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