Recently, Li Jingliang, who went to the United States to train, has found his new target opponent, which is the American famous Geoff Neal. Li Jingliang posted a message on his personal social media, and according to the ranking of the two, the possibility of this game being promoted is not small.
In fact, after Li Jingliang KO Santiago Ponzinibbio, a brother in Argentina, last year, Neil called Li Jingliang, when he expressed his desire to compete with Li Jingliang, but Li Jingliang chose the more powerful and much more famous Khamzat Chimaev.
Neil is currently 12th in the UFC sub-middleweight, one place higher than Li Jingliang. He entered the UFC through the Big Take Challenge and won a five-game winning streak with a very strong posture, with 4 of them ending his opponents.
But in two games in 2020 and 2021, he lost to No. 7 "Wonder Boy" Stephen Thompson and No. 10 Neil Magny, respectively, unsuccessfully impacting the higher rankings.
In the most recent match, Neil defeated Penznibbio to return to the victory line by a divisive decision.
It can be said that Neil is a very strong opponent, his entire career record is 14 wins and 4 losses, including 8 KO, 2 surrenders, and the end rate has reached 71%.
Neil was also not a good boss off the field, having been jailed on charges of drunk driving and illegally carrying weapons during Thanksgiving last year and eventually released on $2,000 bail.
In an exclusive interview with Li Jingliang by a martial arts fan some time ago, he said that he would play as many games as possible today as a "labor model", and immediately came the news of the battle.
I hope that this game can be held as desired, and I hope that Li Jingliang can bring us a wonderful victory.