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Neil Magny set to put win streak on line at UFC 202

By ADAM HILL LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL
June 28, 2016 - 3:57 pm
 
Neil Magny, left, of Denver, holds onto Gasan Umalatov, of Russia, during the first round of a UFC welterweight mixed martial arts fight in Newark, N.J. on Saturday, Feb. 1, 2014. (Tim Larsen/AP)

Surging welterweight contender Neil Magny will return to action on Aug. 20 at T-Mobile Arena, sources close to the organization confirmed Tuesday.

Magny, who has won three straight fights and 10 of his last 11, will fight Dong Hyun Kim at UFC 202.

Kim went 2-0 in 2015 with a submission win over Josh Burkman and a knockout of Dominic Waters as he rebounded from a first-round knockout loss to Tyron Woodley in 2014.

Magny is coming off a third-round knockout of Hector Lombard in March.

UFC 202 will be headlined by a welterweight rematch between Conor McGregor and Nate Diaz. A light heavyweight bout between Glover Teixeira and Anthony Johnson has also been rescheduled for the event.

Contact reporter Adam Hill at ahill@reviewjournal.com or 702-224-5509. Follow him on Twitter: @adamhilllvrj

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