A key welterweight bout between perennial division contenders Stephen Thompson and Geoff Neal headlined tonight’s UFC Vegas 17 event.<\/p>\n
Thompson (15-4-1 MMA) was returning to action for the first time since UFC 244 in November of 2019, where he earned a unanimous decision victory over Vicente Luque. Prior that win, ‘Wonderboy’ was coming off the first knockout loss of his career thanks to a superman punch<\/a> from Anthony Pettis.<\/p>\n Meanwhile, Geoff Neal (15-40-1 MMA) had entered tonight’s bout with Stephen Thompson on a seven-fight win streak, his latest being a TKO victory over Mike Perry at UFC 245. ‘Handz of Steel’ had gone 5-0 inside of the Octagon<\/a> since making his promotional debut in February of 2018.<\/p>\n Tonight’s UFC Vegas 17 main event proved to be a twenty-five minute war. With that said, the battle was definitely won by Stephen Thompson. ‘Wonderboy’ battered Geoff Neal in the stand-up for the better parts of five rounds on route to a unanimous decision victory.<\/p>\n Official UFC Vegas 17 Result: Stephen Thompson def. Geoff Neal by unanimous decision (50-45 x3)<\/p>\n Check out how the pros reacted to Thompson defeating Neal below:<\/p>\n This main events gonna be a fun one!! #UFCVegas17<\/a><\/p>\n — The Golden Boy (@edmenshahbazyan) December 20, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n