Neil Seery (born 30 August 1979) is a retired Irish professional

mixed martial artist Mixed martial arts (MMA), sometimes referred to as cage fighting, no holds barred (NHB), and ultimate fighting, and originally referred to as Vale Tudo is a full-contact combat sport based on striking, grappling and ground fighting, incorp ...

, who most recently competed in the

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division of the

UFC The Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) is an American mixed martial arts (MMA) promotion company based in Las Vegas, Nevada. It is owned and operated by Zuffa, a wholly owned subsidiary of Endeavor Group Holdings. It is the largest MMA ...

. Beginning his career in 2005, Seery also competed for

BAMMA BAMMA (British Association of Mixed Martial Arts) was a mixed martial arts promotion based in the United Kingdom. It premiered on June 27, 2009, and was shown on the television channel Bravo. BAMMA events were shown live on ITV4 in the UK and Ire ...

Cage Warriors Cage Warriors (CW) is an Irish owned mixed martial arts promotion, based in London, England. The promotion was established in 2001 and staged its first MMA event in London in July, 2002. Many MMA stars have made their names under the Cage Warrio ...

, and RINGS. He was the Cage Warriors Flyweight Champion.

Mixed martial arts career

Early career

Seery made his professional debut in 2005 and after starting off his career at 1–4, Seery was able to bounce back, compiling a record of 8–8 before he began competing for the

promotion in his home country of Ireland. Under the promotion's banner, Seery went 5–1, capturing the Flyweight Championship in the process.

Ultimate Fighting Championship

Seery made his UFC debut at UFC Fight Night 37 on 8 March 2014 as a replacement for Ian McCall against

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, and was signed to a four-fight contract. A huge underdog against Pickett, Seery lost unanimously on the judges' score cards. In his second fight for the promotion, Seery faced

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UFC Fight Night 46 The Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) is an American mixed martial arts (MMA) promotion company based in Las Vegas, Nevada. It is owned and operated by Zuffa, a wholly owned subsidiary of Endeavor Group Holdings. It is the largest MMA ...

on 19 July 2014. This was a rematch of Seery's fight with Harris at

BAMMA 3 This is a listing of event held by the British Association of Mixed Martial Arts. BAMMA 1: The Fighting Premiership ''BAMMA 1'' was a mixed martial arts event held by the British Association of Mixed Martial Arts on 27 June 2009 at the Room ...

, which Seery lost via unanimous decision. He won the fight by unanimous decision. Seery was expected to face

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UFC Fight Night 55 ''UFC Fight Night: Rockhold vs. Bisping'' (also known as ''UFC Fight Night 55'') was a mixed martial arts event held at the Allphones Arena in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia on November 8, 2014. Background This event was the fourth event that ...

on 8 November 2014. Subsequently, Seery pulled out of the fight and was replaced by

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. Seery faced

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on 24 January 2015 at

UFC on Fox 14 ''UFC on Fox: Gustafsson vs. Johnson'' (also known as ''UFC on Fox 14'') was a mixed martial arts event held on January 24, 2015, at the Tele2 Arena in Stockholm, Sweden. Background This was the fourth event that the UFC has held in Sweden and t ...

. He won the back-and-forth fight by unanimous decision. Seery faced

on 11 July 2015 at

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. He lost the fight by unanimous decision. Seery faced

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on 24 October 2016 at

UFC Fight Night 76 ''UFC Fight Night: Holohan vs. Smolka'' (also known as ''UFC Fight Night 76'') was a mixed martial arts event held on October 24, 2015, at 3Arena in Dublin, Ireland. Background The event was the third that the organization has hosted in Dublin, ...

. He won the fight via submission in the second round. The victory also produced a ''Performance of the Night'' bonus. Seery next faced

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on 8 May 2016 at

UFC Fight Night 87 ''UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Arlovski'' (also known as ''UFC Fight Night 87'') was a mixed martial arts event held on May 8, 2016, at the Rotterdam Ahoy in Rotterdam, Netherlands. Background The event was the first that the organization hosted ...

. He lost the fight via unanimous decision. Seery was expected to face Ian McCall on 19 November 2016 at

UFC Fight Night 99 ''UFC Fight Night: Mousasi vs. Hall 2'' (also known as ''UFC Fight Night 99'') was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that was held on 19 November 2016 at The SSE Arena in Belfast, Northern Ireland Backgr ...

. However, as Seery was weighing in for the event, it was announced that McCall had to pull out of the fight after becoming ill due to the effects of his weight cut and the bout was scrapped. Seery faced

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on July 16 2017. He lost the fight via submission in the third round. Seery confirmed his intention to retire from MMA competition after this fight.

Championships and accomplishments

** Cage Warriors Flyweight Championship (One time) *

Ultimate Fighting Championship The Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) is an American mixed martial arts (MMA) promotion company based in Las Vegas, Nevada. It is owned and operated by Zuffa, a wholly owned subsidiary of Endeavor Group Holdings. It is the largest MMA ...

Performance of the Night UFC Bonus Awards are three separate cash bonuses usually awarded to four fighters after each UFC event, based on internal decisions by UFC management. More/fewer bonuses have been awarded at some events, especially when no knockouts or submissions ...

(One time)

Mixed martial arts record

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Jon delos Reyes Jon delos Reyes is a Guamanian professional mixed martial artist currently competing in the Flyweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. Background Reyes was born and raised in Guam, and both of his parents are Filipino. Reyes began ...

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, Ireland , , - , Win , align=center, 12–9 , Paul Marin , TKO (body kick) , CWFC 53 , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 1:22 ,

, Scotland , , - , Win , align=center, 11–9 , Karl Harrison , Decision (unanimous) , Cage Warriors: 49 , , align=center, 3 , align=center, 5:00 ,

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, Northern Ireland , , - , Win , align=center, 7–6 , Erikas Suslovas , Submission (armbar) , Bushido Lithuania: Hero's 2009 , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 0:29 ,

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References

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