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Geoff Neal, Karl Roberson score UFC contracts at Dana White’s Contender Series

By Heidi Fang Las Vegas Review-Journal
July 25, 2017 - 11:35 pm
 

Two contracts were awarded during week three of Dana White’s Tuesday Night Contender Series in Las Vegas.

Geoff Neal, a Legacy Fighting Alliance alum, scored a first-round knockout over Chase Waldon. Neal came in as a late replacement for Gabriel Checco just 11 days removed from another first-round knockout win at LFA 16.

It took only 15 seconds for Karl Roberson to dispose of Ryan Spann. Brutal elbows led to the finish, which proved to be impressive enough to earn a contract.

Though Roberson fought at light heavyweight on the Contender Series, UFC president Dana White has already asked him to move to middleweight. The New Jersey-based fighter agreed to those terms and hopes to compete on the next fight card in New York.

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Contact Heidi Fang at hfang@reviewjournal.com. Follow her on Twitter at @HeidiFang.

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