Geoff Neal appeared good early earlier than Rafael dos Anjos went down with an damage at UFC 308.
Neal (16-6 MMA, 8-4 UFC) damage dos Anjos (32-17 MMA, 21-15 UFC) on the toes, earlier than the previous light-weight champion buckled his left knee, which prompted the referee to cease the combat on the 1:30 mark of Spherical 1. The welterweight bout was a part of the UFC 304 prelims at Etihad Area in Abu Dhabi.
Neal stalked dos Anjos early, dropping him with a overhand left lower than a minute into Spherical 1. Dos Anjos survived, however was taken down by Neal, who determined to let him again up. A couple of moments later, dos Anjos went down after he appeared to injure his left knee. The combat was dominated a TKO win for Neal.
IT’S OVER! Geoff Neal will get the TKO win after Rafael Dos Anjos injures his knee 🤕
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Neal picked up his first win in over two years. He was on a two-fight shedding skid after back-to-back losses to Shavkat Rakhmonov and Ian Machado Garry.
Up-to-the-minute UFC 308 outcomes embrace:
- Geoff Neal def. Rafael dos Anjos by way of TKO (knee damage) – Spherical 1, 1:40
- Mateusz Rebecki def. Myktybek Orolbai by way of cut up resolution (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)
- Abus Magomedov def. Brunno Ferreira by way of submission (arm triangle) – Spherical 3, 3:14
- Kennedy Nzechukwu def. Chris Barnett by way of TKO (punches) – Spherical 1, 4:27
- Farid Basharat def. Victor Hugo by way of unanimous resolution (30-27, 29-28, 29-28)
- Ismail Naurdiev def. Bruno Silva by way of unanimous resolution (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
- Rinat Fakhretdinov def. Carlos Leal by way of unanimous resolution (29-28, 29-28, 30-27)
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