” Everything was working out for me. Was training daily, generating income at work, simply signed a contract for a substantial fight, then BOOM, life hit me with a check hook. Im simply happy to be house after needing to spend 1 week in the ICU. Stay healthy out there y all and listen to your body at all times.”
The previous champion hasnt combated since August 2019 when he dropped his third battle in a row via a consentaneous decision to Colby Covington however he had been recently wanting to go back to action when this chance came up.
With Neal sidelined, Lawler has actually accepted the fight on brief notice.
Numerous sources close to the scenario confirmed the news to MMA Fighting on Sunday following an initial report from MMA DNA.
In his place actions previous UFC welterweight champion Robbie Lawler, who has actually concurred to face Magny at upcoming card being held at the UFC APEX in Las Vegas.
Now hell look to return on track while taking on with Magny, who has won back-to-back battles versus Anthony Rocco Martin and Li Jingliang.
” Its actually hard to attempt to discover a significant method to state “I nearly passed away.” Screw it. I practically passed away,” Neal wrote. “This truly put alot of things into perspective for me. Never ever did I ever think I would be hooked up to a dialysis device prior to my 30s.
Neal took to Instagram to detail his recent medical scare just a matter of days after concurring to face Magny in August.
The upcoming UFC event on Aug. 29 is still without a centerpiece also after Yair Rodriguez suffered an injury in training that knocked him out of his arranged fight versus Zabit Magomedsharipov. At this time theres still no word on who will headline the program.
I practically died,” Neal wrote. Was training daily, making money at work, simply signed an agreement for a huge battle, then BOOM, life struck me with a check hook. Im just pleased to be home after having to spend 1 week in the ICU.
Geoff Neal revealed on Sunday that he had been hospitalized for several days dealing with a near life-or-death scenario, which obviously forced him to drop out of his upcoming battle against Neil Magny on Aug. 29.
