Ian Machado Garry came out relatively undamaged against the man who was bleeding the current Belal Muhammad champion.
The Irish Welterweight candidate was about to have a UFC title shot in his last fight against Shavkat Rakhmonov and lost his undefeated record due to decision in the Co-Headliner of UFC 310 last December.
Ian Machado Garry started his UFC career with a perfect 8-0, which quickly rose through the ranking with victories over Daniel Rodriguez and Neil Magny before he got a top 10 contender in Geoff Neal on UFC 298.
Nicknamed 'Handz or Steel', Neal has 10 KOs on his record, after he has a violent manner in a violent manner.
The win that outdated the best for Neal is a thrashing from UFC Welterweight champion Belal Muhammad, which we will come up with.
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Ian Machado Garry Outpoint Geoff Neal as a controversial decision
In February 2024, the Irishman fought under a new name in 'Machado' Garry, but his fighting style remained the same, very methodical in his striking approach against the dangerous boxing game of Neal.
Machado Garry was a constantly moving target for Neal, who kept himself on the feet on three rounds. It was a super -competitive battle between the two men with Neal Landing Fighally shots in the opening round.
Machado Garry mixed well in his shots, tagged Neal with stairs to the body and knees in the middle, doing better as the fight went longer.
Neal has picked up almost four minutes of the CLINCH, but it was not enough to secure the boxer's victory, while Machado Garry overborn him scary in every round.
The 13-0 Machado Garry received the Split Decision victory after three rounds with one judge who scored the first two rounds for Neal.
Belal Muhammad was almost chosen by Geoff Neal in the last loss
Geoff Neal posted one of the best versions of his career against Belal Muhammad in January 2019, when both hunters were not in the Weltergegewet division.
Neal quickly found a home for his bumps and kept Mohammed on the back foot in the opening round. Muhammad pushed ahead in the second round and ate a number of Jabs and counters from Neal.
At the end of round 2, Mohammed was almost ready and his face looked like he had just experienced a five -round war, battered and bloody of Neal's attacks. Multiple cuts were on the nose and under both eyes of Mohammed.
Yet Muhammad fought against and somehow survived a hellish final round.
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The defense of Muhammad's Takedown tries well, Neal rocked Mohammed with a right hand and a left hand who sent him to the canvas.
“That left hand was a piston,” said UFC commentator Daniel Cormier.
“Holy smokes that was fast.”
Muhammad eventually found his way back up to be only staggered by a beautiful headkick from Neal who sent him down again.
Covered with blood, the heart of the UFC Welterweight Champion could not be questioned while he got up and continued, Neal cut with his own punches until the last bell sounded.
Geoff Neal achieved the unanimous decision victory and even a 30-26 score card with one judge scored around 3 to 10-8 for 'Handz of Steel'.
Belal Muhammad has not lost since then and last summer recorded the UFC -Welterweight title of Leon Edwards. He is currently on an undefeated line of 11 fights on 170 pounds and goes against Jack della Maddalena in the main event of UFC 315 on 10 May.
As far as Ian Machado Garry is concerned, the #7-ranged competitions will be linked to Carlos Prates in the UFC Kansas City Headliner next Saturday.