Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2016-03-20, nice back and forth fight between Neil Magny and Hector Lombard: it gets three stars (UFC Performance of the Night).The black belt in Bjj, judo and former Bellator Mw champion Hector Lombard entered this fight with a pro mma record of 34-4-1 (77% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.11 welterweight in the world. He suffered his last loss when he faced Yushin Okami in 2013 (via split decision, Lombard vs Okami), after this bout he has collected three consecutive victories, the last one against Josh Burkman (then the result was overturned in a no-contest because the Cuban tested positive for anabolic steroids, Lombard vs Burkman).
His opponent, Neil Magny, has a record of 17-4-0 (47% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.13 in the same weight class. He fought five times last year losing his third bout, against Demian Maia; then he beat Erick Silva (=Silva vs Magny) and Kelvin Gastelum (=Magny vs Gastelum). Lombard vs Magny is on the undercard of Mark Hunt vs Frank Mir – UFC Fight Night 85. Watch the video and rate this fight!
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Event: UFC Fight Night 85: Hunt vs Mir
Date: 2016-03-20
Where: Brisbane Entertainment Centre, Brisbane, Australia
Division: welterweight (170 lbs, 77 kg)
UFC Fight Night 85 fight card (main fights):
Mark Hunt vs Frank Mir
Hector Lombard vs Neil Magny
Johnny Case vs Jake Matthews
Antonio Carlos Jr vs Daniel Kelly
James Te Huna vs Steve Bosse
Lombard’s previous fight: Hector Lombard vs Josh Burkman
Magny’s previous fight: Neil Magny vs Kelvin Gastelum
Lombard’s next fight: Dan Henderson vs Hector Lombard
Magny’s next fight: Neil Magny vs Lorenz Larkin
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Official video:
(Free embeddable highlights video hosted on Youtube)
magny surprised me, i was not sure after the split decision over Gastelum (another great fighter) but in this fight he convinced me, he is a really smart and strong fighter! great fight!!
No way that fight should’ve been stopped any sooner than it was. I don’t know what these higher ups are notching about. If that was the case, Magny never would’ve had a chance, like Lombard had in the first round. They both had great rounds, to pummel and pound each other. I think it was stopped right on time, even Lombard was giving the thumbs up to the ref. He said he was good, that gave each a round apiece. All was fair, that was a good fight!!!!
Magny is making waves for himself now. Great fight and great heart I can’t believe the willpower and comeback.