UFC veteran Neil Magny was just taken by surprise in a post-fight press conference, as he was awarded with his BJJ black belt. Magny has been a mainstay of the UFC welterweight division for over a decade now and although he’s a well-rounded fighter, his grappling background has always served him well. He started out with wrestling and only took up Jiu-Jitsu as part of his MMA training, but it paid off when he won his debut fight by submission. He then went 7-1 on the regional MMA circuit before joining The Ultimate Fighter, where he had a deep run and earned a shot in the UFC.
That’s where Magny has been ever since, and he’s had over 30 for in the biggest combat sports promotion in the world. He was coming into this latest fight against Elizeu Zaleski on a two-fight losing-streak but he snapped it with a second-round TKO victory. He now sits at 30-13 and will continue fighting in the UFC for the foreseeable future, but after almost 15 years as a professional MMA fighter it was time for him to receive his black belt in BJJ. He was busy celebrating the win and eating some Birthday cake as the post-fight press conference began, when his coach suddenly appeared and presented him with the belt.
UFC Vegas 108 Full Results
Tatsuro Taira defeats Hyun Sung Park via Submission – Face Crank
Chris Duncan defeats Mateusz Rebecki via Decision – Unanimous
Esteban Ribovics defeats Elves Brener via Decision – Unanimous
Karol Rosa defeats Nora Cornolle via Decision – Unanimous
Neil Magny defeats Elizeu Zaleski via TKO – Ground and Pound
Kevin Vallejos defeats Danny Silva via Decision – Unanimous
Preliminary Card
Rinya Nakamura defeats Nathan Fletcher via Knockout – Liver Kick
Rodolfo Vieira defeats Tresean Gore via Decision – Unanimous
Andrey Pulyaev defeats Nick Klein via TKO – Body Kick and Punches
Austin Bashi defeats John Yannis via Submission – Rear-naked Choke
Rafael Estevam defeats Felipe Bunes via Decision – Unanimous
Piera Rodriguez defeats Ketlen Souza via Decision – Split
The full footage of Neil Magny being promoted to BJJ black belt during the UFC Vegas 108 post-fight press conference was uploaded to the official YouTube channel of MMAJunkie:
