Kaytlin Neil knew her Invicta FC 49 opponent very properly forward of their struggle on the finish September.
Previous to having the struggle, each Neil and her opponent Hannah Man spent numerous time collectively as a part of the UFC’s hit present The Final Fighter.
The 2 first met proper earlier than filming for the present had begun and instantly hit it off. In reality, Neil hoped that her and Man could be roommates and coaching companions all through the present.
Finally that didn’t occur as Man wasn’t initially picked for the present, however she was finally introduced again proper earlier than the present began. As quickly because the present grew to become its filming, Man was chosen for Julianna Peña’s group whereas Neil was chosen for Amanda Nunes’ group.
Whereas they had been on opposing groups throughout the filming of the present, the 2 remained associates. Additionally they sat with one another at back-to-back UFC occasions after they watched their coaches sq. off in the principle occasion of UFC 277 after which watched the finals of the The Final Fighter Season 30 the next week.
As Neil and Man sat there with one another having an excellent time, they joked that they need to play a prank on everybody and begin a social media argument to make individuals suppose they had been going to struggle one another.
Seems that they by no means did the prank, however the struggle really grew to become a actuality as they had been supplied a struggle in opposition to one another at Invicta FC 49.
The 2 put their friendship apart for the night time as they each went into the struggle with the objective of getting their fingers raised, nevertheless it was Neil who wouldn’t solely get the win, however she did so in dominant trend.
From the second the referee stated go, Neil was in full management of the struggle. Her vary and size gave Man suits all through the course of the quarter-hour and on a number of events, Neil practically had a stoppage.
Now that the struggle is over, the friendship is again on and Neil is on the lookout for what’s subsequent. Her hand is at present in a tender solid awaiting farther exams, however she’s hoping that its nothing too severe and that the UFC may name her.
If the UFC doesn’t make a name to her, she’s opening to something together with a rumor that she heard that the PFL could do a ladies’s flyweight match.
Following her win, Neil spoke with MyMMANews to debate her Invicta FC 49 win, her latest successful streak and her firm Dangerous Athletics, which is a ladies’s complement firm.
You’ll be able to watch her full interview within the video above.
A full record of outcomes from Invicta FC 49 are listed under:
Atomweight Title: Jillian DeCoursey defeated Jéssica Delboni through submission (rear-naked choke) – Spherical 1, 4:49
Flyweight: Ketlen Souza defeated Maiju Suotama through unanimous choice (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
Strawweight: Valesca Machado defeated Liz Tracy through unanimous choice (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
Flyweight: Kaytlin Neil defeated Hannah Man through unanimous choice (30-25, 30-27, 30-27)
Flyweight: Poliana Botelho defeated Helen Peralta through unanimous choice (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)
Bantamweight: Montserrat Rendon defeated Brittney Cloudy through cut up choice (28-29, 29-28, 29-28)
Strawweight: Shauna Bannon defeated Nadia Vera through unanimous choice (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)
