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After losing a decision to Stephen Thompson his last time out, UFC welterweight contender Geoff Neal now has his sights set on Li Jingliang.<\/p>\n

After missing a year of action due to health issues<\/a>, Neal finally returned to the Octagon in the main event of UFC Vegas 17 back in December. In his first five-round UFC fight, Neal was able to go the distance with an elite opponent in Thompson, ultimately losing a unanimous decision. Despite the loss, however, Neal is still a top-15 ranked opponent, coming in at No. 11 in the UFC. Right behind him at No. 12 is Jingliang — fresh off a KO win over Santiago Ponzinibbio — and Neal wants him next.<\/p>\n

Speaking to James Lynch of Line Movement<\/a>, Neal said he’s looking to return to the Octagon in April, and he hopes it’s Jingliang standing across the cage from him.<\/p>\n

https:\/\/twitter.com\/Line_Movement\/status\/1354572568792080385<\/p>\n

“April would be perfect. That’s when I’m looking at. My coach said March, but I’m feeling April,” Neal said of when he wants to return.<\/p>\n

“The only (fight) that really makes sense at this point — cause I don’t want to fight Neil (Magny) off a loss, you know what I mean, I mean I guess it’s possible — but it’s probably going to be Li (Jingliang).”<\/p>\n

Magny is actually ranked one spot ahead of Neal at No. 10, but he is coming off of a lopsided decision loss to Michael Chiesa so his stock is down at the moment<\/a>. Jingliang, on the other hand, is coming off of a crazy upset KO win over Ponzinibbio in his last fight. Both Neal and Jingliang are also two heavy-handed strikers and a matchup between them would be a lot of fun for the fans. Neal wants it, and you’d have to imagine Jingliang would too, so now let’s see if the UFC likes the fight.<\/p>\n

Do you want to see Geoff Neal vs. Li Jingliang, or would you prefer Neal fights someone else next instead?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

After losing a decision to Stephen Thompson his last time out, UFC welterweight contender Geoff Neal now has his sights set on Li Jingliang. After missing a year of action due to health issues, Neal finally returned to the Octagon in the main event of UFC Vegas 17 back in December. 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