UFC Fight Night: Thompson vs. Neal results Stephen Thompson def. Geoff Neal via unanimous decision (50-45, 50-45, 50-45). Marlon Vera via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28). UFC 20 Dec 20 Geoff Neal: Head butt took vision, COVID-19 took cornermen at UFC Fight Night 183 UFC December 20, 2020 12:30 pm By: Mike Bohn. Impaired vision was one of Geoff Neal’s many struggles in his loss to Stephen Thompson at UFC Fight Night 183.
Check out the fight card for UFC Fight Night 183: Thompson vs. Neal which takes place at UFC APEX on December 19, 2020 in Las Vegas, Nevada, United States.
As a reminder, full fight results from UFC Fight Night 183: Thompson vs. Neal will be published in this section after the broadcast.
UFC Fight Night 183: Thompson vs. Neal | |||
December 19, 2020 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | ||
4:00 PM ET | 1:00 PM PT | 9:00 PM UTC +0 | |
Main Card | |||
Stephen Thompson | Vs | Geoff Neal | Welterweight |
Jose Aldo | Vs | Marlon Vera | Bantamweight |
Michel Pereira | Vs | Kalinn Williams | Welterweight |
Marlon Moraes | Vs | Rob Font | Bantamweight |
Marcin Tybura | Vs | Greg Hardy | Heavyweight |
Prelims | |||
Anthony Pettis | Vs | Alex Morono | Welterweight |
Sijara Eubanks | Vs | Pannie Kianzad | Women’s Bantamweight |
Deron Winn | Vs | Antonio Arroyo | Catchweight |
Gillian Robertson | Vs | Taila Santos | Women’s Flyweight |
Tafon Nchukwi | Vs | Jamie Pickett | Middleweight |
Jimmy Flick | Vs | Cody Durden | Flyweight |
Christos Giagos | Vs | Carlton Minus | Lightweight |
A wide array of kicks, sniping punches and constant, swift movement around the Octagon: Stephen Thompson used all three as part of his MMA wizardry to stifle Geoff Neal and deliver a unanimous decision victory in the main event of UFC Fight Night on Saturday.
All three judges saw it 50-45 in favor of the veteran at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas.
An accidental head-butt during the first round left both fighters sporting a gash above his right eye, with Thompson getting the worse of the exchange. But that was about the most damage Neal could muster as 'Wonderboy' dug in and started using his stealth movement to keep Neal off his rhythm.
As he kept Neal turning his hips, Thompson showed savvy in unloading a diverse selection of kicks and delivering pinpoint punches that seemed to land flush repeatedly over the five rounds.
Although Neal made Thompson feel his power by landing hard left hands in select sequences, including stiff shots that certainly rocked 'Wonderboy' during the waning seconds, Thompson put on a clinic and proved he has plenty left to offer at 37.
'Wonderboy's' still here, baby,' Thompson told Daniel Cormier after improving to 16-4-1. 'That (welterweight) title (in) 2021 is going to be mine, brother. Just wait and see.'
After rattling the body with hard shots earlier in the bout, Aldo cinched in a body triangle tightly and shrewdly rode it out until the end of the third and final round. The savvy move on the ground helped pave the way for Aldo's unanimous decision win. All three judges scored it 29-28 for him. After the victory, Aldo called out T.J. Dillashaw for a fight early in 2021.