{"id":276951,"date":"2018-05-23T07:31:37","date_gmt":"2018-05-23T14:31:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=276951"},"modified":"2018-05-23T07:38:47","modified_gmt":"2018-05-23T14:38:47","slug":"ufc-welterweight-neil-magny-to-donate-15k-of-purse-to-little-girls-medical-care","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/neil-magny\/ufc-welterweight-neil-magny-to-donate-15k-of-purse-to-little-girls-medical-care\/","title":{"rendered":"UFC welterweight Neil Magny to donate $15K of fight purse to little girl&#8217;s medical care"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>When Gunnar Nelson withdrew from his fight with Neil Magny, which was supposed to co-headline the UFC&#8217;s Saturday night debut in Liverpool, the UFC began a frantic search to find Magny a replacement opponent. As the UFC matchmakers undertook this search, Magny gave them some extra incentive to keep him on the card.<\/p>\n<p>In a post to Instagram the welterweight announced that, if the promotion was able to keep him on the Liverpool card, he&#8217;d donate $15,000 of his purse to the medical care of a young girl named Presley O\u2019Doherty, who is battling a rare neuromuscular disorder called\u00a0spinal muscular atrophy.<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BinLVUGlnF7\/<\/p>\n<p>Not long after Magny issued this incredible offer, the UFC succeeded in its mission to find him a dance partner, <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/neil-magny\/neil-magny-gets-last-minute-opponent-for-ufc-liverpool\/\">calling on Cage Warriors product Craig White to step up.\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Speaking to E. Spencer Kyte of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ufc.com\/news\/Neil-Magny-to-donate-15000-of-fight-purse-to-little-girl-medical-care\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">UFC.com<\/a> this week, Magny confirmed that, in keeping with his Instagram post, he will be donating $15K of his purse to this young girl&#8217;s medical expenses.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI started reading about this girl and her condition on her GoFundMe and I realized how much of a drastic situation her family are in,\u201d said Magny. \u201cThat\u2019s what really inspired me to dig deep and make a bigger contribution than anything I\u2019ve every done in the past.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve always contributed to things I\u2019ve felt some kind of way about in the past \u2013 a charity or whatever \u2013 but it was always something comfortable for me, like, \u2018Oh, I\u2019ll give a hundred bucks.\u2019 But I\u2019m in a position where I\u2019m able to help this person out and I should do it.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen I look at it, I\u2019m grateful for the opportunity to fight and blessed to have the opportunity to fight, but this girl is literally fighting for her life and I felt really compelled to make a donation.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/Bi4UoDBFvgc\/<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;To be in a position where I get to go out there and compete and I get to go out there and help this girl, why not take advantage of it? Why not act in the moment and be grateful for what I have and help someone else out at the same time?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>What do you think of this incredible act of generosity from Neil Magny? If you&#8217;re interested in joining him in this cause, you can donate to Presley O&#8217;Doherty&#8217;s kickstarter fund <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gofundme.com\/fighting-sma-with-presley-mae\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><i>This article first appeared on\u00a0<\/i><a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/\"><span class=\"s1\"><i>BJPenn.com<\/i><\/span><\/a><i>\u00a0on 5\/23\/2018. <\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When Gunnar Nelson withdrew from his fight with Neil Magny, which was supposed to co-headline the UFC&#8217;s Saturday night debut in Liverpool, the UFC began a frantic search to find Magny a replacement opponent. 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