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fromSherdog
1 week ago

Geoff Neal Opens Up on Addiction Issues: 'It Was Rough'

"But I had a real issue for five years, around COVID, when I got sepsis, I fell into a hole... I had a problem with addiction, drugs and alcohol, it was rough, five years of it. The longest I was sober within those five years was two weeks, and those weeks were usually before fights. I'd slow down two weeks before the fight, come to the fight underprepared, out of shape; it was rough. It's crazy I stayed in the rankings the whole time."
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fromSherdog
1 week ago

Ian Garry Plays Matchmaker for Welterweight Contenders; Michael Morales Responds

Ian Garry proposed specific welterweight matchups while multiple contenders—Usman, Morales, Prates, and Garry—compete for a title shot against Islam Makhachev.
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fromSherdog
2 weeks ago

Ian Garry Takes Credit for Shavkat Rakhmonov's Injury

Ian Garry claims his oblique kick injured Shavkat Rakhmonov, who re-injured his knee, underwent surgery, and faces about ten more months out.
fromCageside Press
5 months ago

UFC's Jacobe Smith Open to Short-Notice Fights: "No Set Anything"

Smith is still circling another fight, after submitting Niko Price at UFC 317 in June. "Looking for another fight. Waiting for that call," he told media outlets including Cageside Press on Tuesday. Looking back to the Price bout, "I overcame a lot, not only in the cage, but outside in preparing for that fight," he recalled. "Fight camp wasn't easy. A lot of bumps in the road, but I think I handled it well."
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