Neil Seery retirement fight added to UFC Fight Night 113 in Glasgow

Neil Seery will enter the cage for the final time as part of July’s UFC Fight Night 113 event.

Officials recently announced Seery (16-12 MMA, 3-3 UFC) will meet fellow flyweight Alexandre Pantoja (17-2 MMA, 1-0 UFC). Irishmirror.ie first reported the matchup.

UFC Fight Night 113, which still awaits an announced headliner, takes place July 16 at SSE Hydro in Glasgow, Scotland. The card airs on FS1 following early prelims on UFC Fight Pass, though the lineup hasn’t been finalized.

This is a third chance at a final fight for Seery, who had two recent bouts against Ian McCall canceled last minute – once due to McCall’s botched weight cut, and once due to a death in Seery’s family. The 37-year-old Irishman and former Cage Warriors champ was on a 3-1 run before a decision loss to Kyoji Horiguchi in his most recent bout, which took place in May 2016.

He meets Pantoja, a 27-year-old Brazilian who made it to the semifinal round of “The Ultimate Fighter 24: Tournament of Champions” in 2016. The former RFA champion made his official UFC debut in January and scored a split-decision victory over Eric Shelton at UFC on FOX 23. Pantoja now owns a 10-fight winning streak with seven stoppage victories.

The latest UFC Fight Night 113 card now includes:

• Paul Craig vs. Khalil Rountree
• Ryan Janes vs. Jack Marshman
• Mark Godbeer vs. Justin Willis
• Galore Bofando vs. Charlie Ward
• Bobby Nash vs. Danny Roberts
• Paul Felder vs. Stevie Ray
• Mitch Gagnon vs. Brett Johns
• Alexandre Pantoja vs. Neil Seery

For more on UFC Fight Night 113, check out the UFC Rumors section of the site.