UFC veteran Neil Magny looks set to be tasked with stalling the rise of another highly touted welterweight prospect later this summer.
Magny, who currently occupies the #12 spot on the ladder at 170 pounds, continues to perform big on mixed martial arts’ grandest stage over a decade on from his Octagon debut.
“The Haitian Sensation” holds the record for most wins in UFC welterweight history, and his lead in that regard was extended at UFC 297 in Toronto this past January, where he mounted a memorable comeback to upset home favorite Mike Malott.
That result cemented Magny’s continued presence in the top 15 and pushed back the surge of a promising prospect. And the 36-year-old will need to bring about some déjà vu next month if he’s to continue his momentum.
Per MMA Junkie’s Danny Segura, Magny has verbally agreed to do battle with the undefeated Michael Morales at the UFC Fight Night scheduled for the Apex in Las Vegas on August 24.
Magny Looks To Halt Another Charging Prospect Months On From UFC 297 Upset
Should this bout be made official, Magny will look to secure his first win streak since 2022 by blemishing the perfect professional record of Morales.
Magny (29-11) recorded back-to-back victories over Geoff Neal and Max Griffin before running into the fast-charging Shavkat Rakhmonov in June 2022. He’s exchanged wins and losses since, getting the better of Daniel Rodriguez, Phil Rowe, and Malott but falling against high-level competition in Gilbert Burns and Ian Garry.
If “The Haitian Sensation” is to further extend his lead in a number of records and continue proving his longevity inside the Octagon, he’ll have to do what nobody else has done up to this point: beat Morales (16-0). The Ecuadorian has won all four of his UFC fights to date since appearing on Dana White’s Contender Series in 2021. The 25-year-old most recently outpointed Australia’s Jake Matthews at UFC Fight Night: Allen vs. Craig last November.
With this addition, the current fights expected to take place at the Apex-held UFC Fight Night on August 24 are as follows:
- Edmen Shahbazyan vs. Gerald Meerschaert (middleweight)
- Roman Kopylov vs. Brunno Ferreira (middleweight)
- Neil Magny vs. Michael Morales (welterweight)
- Dennis Buzukja vs. Danny Silva (featherweight)
- Viacheslav Borshchev vs. James Llontop (lightweight)
- José Medina vs. Zachary Reese (middleweight)
- Josiane Nunes vs. Jacqueline Cavalcanti (women’s bantamweight)
