{"id":330253,"date":"2019-10-30T19:53:03","date_gmt":"2019-10-31T02:53:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=330253"},"modified":"2019-10-30T22:51:31","modified_gmt":"2019-10-31T05:51:31","slug":"mike-perry-vs-geoff-neal-added-to-ufc-245","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/mike-perry-vs-geoff-neal-added-to-ufc-245\/","title":{"rendered":"Mike Perry vs. Geoff Neal added to UFC 245"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>An absolute banger of a welterweight fight is the latest addition to UFC 245 as fan favorite Mike Perry takes on Geoff Neal in what is sure to be a war.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/arielhelwani\/status\/1189727218378903554\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">ESPN&#8217;s Ariel Helwani<\/a> confirmed the Perry vs. Neal booking for UFC 245, which takes place on December 14 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. The bout has been rumored on social media in recent days, and now it&#8217;s nearly official. According to Helwani, verbal agreements are in place for the bout, and the UFC should make it official shortly.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Mike Perry vs. Geoff Neal is in the works for UFC 245 on Dec. 14, according to sources. Both sides have verbally agreed to the welterweight fight.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Ariel Helwani (@arielhelwani) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/arielhelwani\/status\/1189727218378903554?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 31, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Perry (13-5) is aways in exciting fights win, lose, or draw. The 28-year-old Florida native is just 6-5 overall in the UFC, but he&#8217;s been involved in a number of memorable fights that have turned him into a fan favorite. In his last outing at UFC Uruguay in August, Perry fought tooth-and-nail with Vicente Luque in what was one of the best fights of 2019. <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/photo-mike-perry-suffered-one-of-the-most-horrific-nose-breaks-in-history\/\">Perry lost a split decision and sustained a nasty broken nose in the fight<\/a>, but he gained new fans for his toughness and also won $50,000 for &#8220;Fight of the Night.&#8221; All together Perry has won four bonuses, two for Fight of the Night and two for Performance of the Night.<\/p>\n<p>Neal (12-2) is quietly surging up the welterweight rankings. The 29-year-old Texas native is riding a six-fight win streak overall including a perfect 4-0 mark in the UFC. He&#8217;s defeated Brian Camozzi, Frank Camacho, Belal Muhammed, and in his last fight, knocked out Niko Price at UFC 240 to win a Performance of the Night bonus.<\/p>\n<p>Both Perry and Neal have been asking for top-15 opponents but will instead face off against each other, with the winner surely earning a fight against a ranked opponent in 2020. The addition of Perry vs. Neal to UFC 245 makes a deep card even <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/urijah-faber\/breaking-mma-legends-jose-aldo-and-urijah-faber-book-opponents-for-ufc-245\/\">deeper<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Who wins, Mike Perry or Geoff Neal?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An absolute banger of a welterweight fight is the latest addition to UFC 245 as fan favorite Mike Perry takes on Geoff Neal in what is sure to be a war. 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