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Neil Magny, Gunnar Nelson Set for Welterweight Clash at UFC 318


The Ultimate Fighting Championship welterweight record books might be padded a little more after this matchup transpires.

Per the UFC on Friday, divisional stalwarts Neil Magny (29-13) and Gunnar Nelson (19-6-1) will throw down at UFC 318. The two were initially booked against one another in 2018, only for a Nelson injury to scrap the pairing. The UFC is putting them back together to face off at the Smoothie King Center in New Orleans on July 19.

The UFC’s 170-pound leader in total fights (34) and wins (22) among his other accolades is coming into this bout on a rare two-fight skid, his first since 2013. Those losses came in the form of first-round knockouts to Michael Morales and Carlos Prates. Before the setbacks, “The Haitian Sensation” alternated wins and losses for a couple years, beating the likes of Max Griffin and Mike Malott while falling short to top talents Ian Garry and Shavkat Rakhmonov.

Nelson too lays claim to a top record in their division, as his seven submissions are the most performed at the weight division since its inception. He achieved that the last time he picked up a win on the Octagon, tapping Bryan Barberena with an armbar at UFC 286 in 2023. It has been a story of inconsistency and inactivity for the talented grappler out of team Mjolnir, who will be fighting more than once in a calendar year for the first time since 2019—when he lost two decisions to Leon Edwards and Gilbert Burns. In his last time out, he was on the wrong end of the scorecards against Kevin Holland in March.

UFC 318 goes down at the Smoothie King Center in New Orleans, with the July 19 headliner coming between Max Holloway and Dustin Poirier—at lightweight—for the third time. Other marquee matchups include a middleweight contest pitting Marvin Vettori against Brendan Allen, and a strawweight tilt when Amanda Ribas faces Tabatha Ricci.
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