Geoff Neal

2022 - 8 - 7

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UFC Vegas 59 video: Geoff Neal faceplants Vicente Luque with ... (MMA Fighting)

Geoff Neal picked up the biggest win of his career by stopping Vicente Luque in the third round in the UFC Vegas 59 co-main event.

Luque’s volume increased in the second round as he began thumping Neal with a series of kicks while constantly sticking boxing combinations in his face. Late in the opening round, Neal unloaded another powerful left hand that put Luque on the ground but again he found a way back into the fight. Known for his exciting style, Luque set a familiar tone but Neal was more than happy to meet him in the middle as the welterweights were both launching bombs. The finishing sequence saw Neal hurt Luque with a straight left followed by nine consecutive uppercuts until another punch came looping in that crumbled the top 10 ranked welterweight. I came back in the third round and took him out.” I get a tendency to take off the second round.

UFC Vegas 59 results: Geoff Neal becomes the first man to stop ... (MMAmania.com)

UFC Vegas 59 results live: Vicente Luque vs. Geoff Neal full fight recap of Welterweight main card bout today (Sat., Aug. 6, 2022) from UFC Apex in Las ...

Really, this was the best Neal has ever looked by quite a bit, and he scored the best win of his career. As a result, he became the first man to stop Vicente Luque with strikes. Neal landed some early lefts in the face of Luque’s kicking assault early in the third. Luque ripped a pair of left hooks to the body, prompting a failed shot. Luque landed a step-in elbow, prompting a successful takedown from Neal. Luque popped right back up into the clinch and landed another elbow. Neal tried to flurry and force the finish, but Luque cracked him back, so he backed off.

Fighters React To Geoff Neal Finishing Luque With Vicious Combos (MMA News)

UFC welterweight Geoff Neal wasn't buying all of the talk of Vicente Luque not being able to get knocked out in their UFC Vegas 59 clash.

Neal put on arguably the best performance of his career against Luque at UFC Vegas 59. After Luque had a nice bounce-back in Round 2 with volume striking, Neal finished the fight with a series of uppercuts that melted Luque and earned him the victory. Neal called out former title challenger Gilbert Burns for a fight following his victory over Luque. He’s emerged as a potential dark horse in the welterweight title picture and will look to return by the end of the year.

UFC on ESPN 40 video: Geoff Neal becomes first to knock out ... (MMA Junkie)

Geoff Neal ended Vicente Luque's run of never been knocked out then called out Gilbert Burns at UFC on ESPN 40.

Sam Alvey via TKO (punches) – Round 1, 1:56 Luque appeared to regain some of his composure between rounds, because in the second, he came out looking more confident in his movement and striking. He busted open Luque’s nose with quick hands, backing the Brazilian up on multiple occasions, and scoring a big knockdown with roughly one minute left.

Pros react after Geoff Neal KO's Vicente Luque at UFC Vegas 59 (BJPenn.com)

Tonight's UFC Vegas 59 event was co-headlined by a welterweight bout featuring Vicente Luque taking on Geoff Neal.

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Geoff Neal shines and knocks out Vicente Luque at UFC Vegas 59 (Empire Sports Media)

In the co-main event of UFC Vegas 59, we saw a highly anticipated matchup in the welterweight division. Top contenders battled it out as...

Massive 1-2 from Neal and Luque is hurt badly. Nice straight from Luque. Body kick from Luque. Neal lands a left straight and then Luque answers with a body kick. Another clean kick lands for Luque. Neal pops Luque’s head back with a left straight. Huge takedown from Neal but Luque bounces right back up. Luque upping the pressure here but Neal stops the advance with a big leg kick and a left straight. A little separation leads to a nice combo from Neal. Now it’s Neal who is upping the pressure. Nice jab from Luque and another body kick. Big leg kick from Luque. Huge left hand from Neal wobbles Luque badly. Big low kick from Luque and Neal explodes with a couple of counter kicks. Head kick attempt from Luque. Luque really firing more than Neal here in the first two minutes. Another left hand sends Luque to the mat. Luque opens with pressure and Neal looks like he’s trying to gauge the range.

UFC Vegas 59: Geoff Neal Puts Away Tough-As-Nails Vicente ... (Cageside Press)

Geoff Neal had a career performance at UFC Vegas 59, putting it to Vicente Luque, who refused to go away before a massive barrage of uppercuts in the third.

Neal landed a solid left and followed it with another that hurt Luque. Neal Hurt Luque again and sent him back into the cage with a left. Against the cage Neal hammered home his advantage with no less that six uppercuts that battered Luque, and a final blow sent him crashing to the mat to end the fight. Luque again leapt forward with a knee that Neal slipped away from. Luque again opened up with some kicks to the body and Neal slipped away before he closed the range to exchange with a combination. Luque then fired off a combination but Neal answered with one of his own that hurt the Brazilian and backed him up. Luque kept pressing forward but Neal landed another combination that pushed him back.

Geoff Neal knocks out Vicente Luque in UFC Vegas 59 co-main event (MMAWeekly)

The UFC Vegas 59 co-main event on Saturday featured a welterweight clash between No. 6 ranked Vicente Luque (21-8-1) and No. 13 ranked Geoff Neal (14-4).

He landed a straight left that wobbled Luque. Neal connected with another left that made Luque retreat. The referee saw enough and stopped the fight. Neal caught one and put Luque on his back but Luque immediately worked his way back to his feet. He quickly got back to his feet only to be staggered again in the final seconds of the frame. During an exchange, Neal landed a right hand that staggered Luque. Luque kept his hands up and recovered. Neal responded with a combination.

'Unstoppable' - Pros react to Geoff Neal's brutal KO of Vicente Luque ... (Bloody Elbow)

Geoff Neal finished Vicente Luque at UFC Vegas 59. On Twitter, pro fighters reacted to the match.

This one is a level 10! Some fights have a higher level of danger than the others. After rocking his opponent in the third round and following it up with a flurry of punches, ‘Handz of Steel’ managed to knock the Brazilian out cold a few moments later.

Geoff Neal explains how at UFC on ESPN 40 he faced fear of dying ... (MMA Junkie)

In 2020, Geoff Neal nearly died. At UFC on ESPN 40, he picked up seemingly the biggest win of his MMA career.

My coach pulled me out of it and it took me over to the third round.” It kind of hit in the second round, just because it happens. The thoughts started to creep into his head mid-fight, but coach Sayif Saud was there to shoe them away.

Geoff Neal 'Made It Up to the Fans' with KO of Vicente Luque: 'I Had ... (Sherdog.com)

“It feels good. It's one of those fights that I've been playing in my head for years. You can ask my coaches, I've been talking about that fight for a long time ...

“I had to make it up to the fans. I’m one of the best in the world.’ It’s kind of hitting me now. “Actually, the game plan was to take him down, but that changed after the first round. I was going to take him down, ground him out and maybe get a submission. In the final stanza, another left put Luque on the retreat, and Neal went for the kill, teeing off with a volley of uppercuts and one final left that sent his foe plunging face-first to the canvas at the 2:03 mark of Round 3. The way I envisioned it is the way it happened, and I’m just so glad I finally got that demon off my back.

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