Geoff Neal looked good early before Rafael dos Anjos went down with an injury at UFC 308.
Neal (16-6 MMA, 8-4 UFC) hurt dos Anjos (32-17 MMA, 21-15 UFC) on the feet, before the former lightweight champion buckled his left knee, which prompted the referee to stop the fight at the 1:30 mark of Round 1. The welterweight bout was part of the UFC 308 prelims at Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi.
Neal stalked dos Anjos early, dropping him with a overhand left less than a minute into Round 1. Dos Anjos survived, but was taken down by Neal, who decided to let him back up. A few moments later, dos Anjos went down after he appeared to injure his left knee. The fight was ruled a TKO win for Neal.
IT'S OVER! Geoff Neal gets the TKO win after Rafael Dos Anjos injures his knee 🤕
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Neal picked up his first win in over two years. He was on a two-fight losing skid after back-to-back losses to Shavkat Rakhmonov and Ian Machado Garry.
Up-to-the-minute UFC 308 results include:
- Geoff Neal def. Rafael dos Anjos via TKO (knee injury) – Round 1, 1:40
- Mateusz Rebecki def. Myktybek Orolbai via split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)
- Abus Magomedov def. Brunno Ferreira via submission (arm triangle) – Round 3, 3:14
- Kennedy Nzechukwu def. Chris Barnett via TKO (punches) – Round 1, 4:27
- Farid Basharat def. Victor Hugo via unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28, 29-28)
- Ismail Naurdiev def. Bruno Silva via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
- Rinat Fakhretdinov def. Carlos Leal via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 30-27)
For more on the card, visit MMA Junkie’s event hub for UFC 308.
