5 biggest takeaways from UFC 245: Usman’s reign, Covington’s character, Holloway’s humility

MMA Junkie’s Mike Bohn with some thoughts and analysis of the biggest storylines coming out of UFC 245.

5. Geoff Neal caps off Fortis MMA’s breakout year

As if Fortis MMA didn’t have a good enough year in 2019, [autotag]Geoff Neal[/autotag] put the cherry on top with arguably the team’s most high profile win in a dominant finish of Mike Perry.

The matchup between Neal and Perry was highly anticipated coming in, and for good reason. Neal showed that it should’ve never been seen as competitive, though, as he needed just 90 seconds to become the first to stop Perry with strikes.

Neal’s performance elevates the Dallas-based Fortis MMA team, led by coach Sayif Saud, to 19-4 under the UFC banner in 2019. That’s impressive, and the team has the chance to keep raising its profile with some big fights in early 2020.

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