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Geoff Neal arrested ahead of massive pay-per-view bout, will the welterweight make it to UFC 269?

by Prateek Athanur
December 23, 2022
in UFC
Geoff Neal UFC 269 arrested

Geoff Neal arrested ahead of UFC 269

UFC 269 might be on the verge of losing one of the fights in the main card as welterweight fighter Geoff Neal is arrested two weeks ahead of the pay-per-view event.

UFC 269 is set to take place on December 11 at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. The event was scheduled to host a stunning welterweight battle between Geoff Neal vs Santiago Ponzinibbio along with two title fights, Dustin Poirier vs Charles Oliveira and Amanda Nunes vs Julianna Pena in the main card.

Geoff was arrested on November 25th at 3:47 a.m and held in custody. The welterweight fighter was booked into the Collin County Jail in McKinney and was released from custody at 8:08 p.m the same day. The fighter was arrested on Thanksgiving day on misdemeanor charges of driving while intoxicated and carrying a weapon illegally. MMA Junkie obtained a report from the Collin County’s Sheriff’s Office document.

Geoff Neal jailed on DWI, weapon charges 16 days before #UFC269 fight (via @SJSamano) https://t.co/SsQlH5YZHE

— MMA Junkie (@MMAjunkie) December 2, 2021

The UFC reacts to Geoff Neal’s arrest

Geoff Neal arrested
Geoff “Handz of Steel” Neal’s mugshot

“Handz of Steel” has been in the UFC since 2018 and has a professional MMA record of 13-4-0. The welterweight fighter was scheduled to take on Santiago Ponzinibbio in the third fight of the main card on the December 12 pay-per-view event held at the T-Mobile Arena.

Following his arrest, many fans were worried his fight would be in danger at UFC 269. The promotion finally reacted to the unfortunate incident and gave its stand on the issue. Speaking to ESPN MMA, the promotion wrote, “UFC is aware of the recent situation involving Geoff Neal. The organization has been in communication with him and is in the process of gathering more details. Neal’s bout at UFC 269 on December 11th remains as scheduled.”

The fighter’s attorney has stated that Neal all charges will be dropped against his client since the fighter was never above the legal blood-alcohol level. Regarding the possession of the weapon, Geoff’s attorney has said that there is a legal license. Do you think the report submitted by the officials is premature?

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Prateek Athanur

Prateek Athanur

Prateek Athanur leads the FirstSportz UFC/MMA team with great enthusiasm. He has been a content writer for more than 2 years and has written over 2500 articles. A connoisseur of Football, MMA, Cricket, and Basketball and is always down to banter. The Conor - Khabib rivalry drew him into the sport and there has been no turning back ever since. Prateek loves a good underdog story and there isn't a sport in this world that produces upsets like mixed martial arts.

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