A striker’s delight is headed to Houston.
At UFC Fight Night 267, Geoff Neal and Uros Medic will collide in a banging three-round welterweight bout. The event takes place Feb. 21 at Toyota Center.
Two people with knowledge of the matchup recently informed MMA Junkie of the booking but asked to remain anonymous as the promotion has yet to make an official announcement.
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Neal (16-7 MMA, 8-5 UFC) aims to bounce back from a first-round knockout loss to Carlos Prates in August. The Fortis MMA product has had ups and downs in recent fights, but has remained exciting against the division’s top talent.
Medic (12-3 MMA, 6-3 UFC) gets a massive step up in competition after back-to-back knockouts of Gilbert Urbina and Muslim Salikhov. Both stoppages came exactly at the 63-second mark.
Updated UFC Fight Night 267 lineup includes:
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Ante Delija vs. Serghei Spivac
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Dan Ige vs. Melquizael Costa
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Geoff Neal vs. Uros Medic
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Carlos Leal vs. Chidi Njokuani
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Alibi Idiris vs. Ode Osbourne
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Michel Pereira vs. Zach Reese
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Alden Coria vs. Luis Gurule
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Seok Hyeon Ko vs. Jacobe Smith
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Nora Cornolle vs. Joselyne Edwards
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Yadier del Valle vs. Jordan Leavitt
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Carli Judice vs. Juliana Miller
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Ramiz Brahimaj vs. Puna Soriano
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Jean-Paul Lebosnoyani vs. Phil Rowe
This article originally appeared on MMA Junkie: UFC adds welterweight banger to Houston card
