UFC 319 adds Geoff Neal vs. Carlos Prates to Chicago
Contenders Geoff Neal and Carlos Prates will square off in a three-round clash at UFC 319, which takes place Aug. 16 at United Center in Chicago, the promotion announced Sunday.
Neal (16-6 MMA, 8-4 UFC) vs. Prates (21-7 MMA, 4-1 UFC) was previously booked for UFC 314 in April. It was canceled as Neal withdrew for undisclosed reasons. Prates was pushed back two weeks and headlined UFC on ESPN 66 against Ian Machado Garry, who won by unanimous decision.
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The Machado Garry loss was Prates' first in his UFC tenure after a skyrocketing run to contendership that included knockouts of Trevin Giles, Charles Radtke, Li Jingliang, and Neil Magny.
Neal has not competed since a 90-second TKO win (due to injury) over Rafael dos Anjos in August 2024. The win bounced Neal back into the win column after consecutive losses to Shavkat Rakhmonov and Machado Garry.
With the addition, the UFC 319 lineup includes:
Champion Dricus Du Plessis vs. Khamzat Chimaev – for middleweight title
Jared Cannonier vs. Michael Page
Geoff Neal vs. Carlos Prates
Tim Elliott vs. Kai Asakura
Edson Barboza vs. Drakkar Klose
Jessica Andrade vs. Loopy Godinez
Diego Ferreira vs. King Green
Bryan Battle vs. Nursulton Ruziboev
Gerald Meerschaert vs. Michal Oleksiejczuk
JJ Aldrich vs. Karine Silva
Alexander Hernandez vs. Chase Hooper
This article originally appeared on MMA Junkie: UFC 319 lands previously canceled banger: Geoff Neal vs. Carlos Prates
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