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Neil Grove vs Justin McCully UFC 95 fight possible Feb. 21

Highly touted British heavyweight Neil Grove (7-1) will make his debut for the Zuffa-owned promotion against three-fight Octagon veteran Justin McCully (9-4-2) at UFC 95, which is slated to take place at The O2 Arena in London, England, on February 21, according to a recent report.

Grove recently signed a four-fight deal to compete in the UFC. Before that he was a regular on the Cage Rage fight circuit for the last couple of years. While fighting for the British promotion he compiled a solid record (4-1) with the lone loss coming at the hands of Rob Broughton via majority decision at Cage Rage 25: "Bring It On" last March.

All four of those wins were first or second round stoppages due to strikes. In fact, all seven of his career wins have been by some form of knockout. He likes to swing for the fences and is capable of ending a fight at anytime.

McCully, on the other hand, uses a more methodical approach to winning fights. He wears on his opponents with a strong wrestling base and then usually tries to end fights with his solid submission game.

The 32-year-old Team Punishment product has had some decent success as of late. He's won four of his last five fights, including two of three in the Octagon since returning to action from a three-year hiatus in 2006.

He defeated talented striker Antoni Hardonk at Ultimate Fight Night 9 by unanimous decision in April of 2007, then lost to Gabriel Gonzaga by first round submission at UFC 86: "Jackson vs. Griffin" over a year later. "The Insane One" most recently grinded out another unanimous decision victory over Eddie Sanchez at "Fight For The Troops" in December.

Basically this fight is a match of contrasting styles. So whoever can execute their gameplan the best on February 21 will likely leave London a winner.

UFC 95 is scheduled to be headlined by a lightweight main event between Diego "Nightmare" Sanchez and Joe "Daddy" Stevenson. To check out the latest fight card and rumors click here.

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must be a slow day

by SluggerCitySoldier on Jan 9, 2009 9:55 PM EST reply actions   0 recs

Neil Grove – KO in 1st Minute!

by MoonUK on Jan 10, 2009 3:31 AM EST up reply actions   0 recs

LOL just when you think it cant get any worse!!

What a terrible card, waste of money!!!!!!!!!!

by mo on Jan 9, 2009 10:30 PM EST reply actions   0 recs

I am pretty sure that this card is on SpikeTV and that this fight will be a prelim.

by Tyler on Jan 10, 2009 12:00 AM EST up reply actions   0 recs

Mo has tickets!

by MoonUK on Jan 10, 2009 3:30 AM EST up reply actions   0 recs

They seriously still have McCully under contract, are you kidding

by See What Had Happend Was !!!! on Jan 9, 2009 10:51 PM EST reply actions   0 recs

He’s actually better then you would think.. he bas pretty good movement, good boxing and a solid chin that was tested against E.Sanchez, this is definetly a fight he can win if he keeps his defense tight..

by RoB on Jan 9, 2009 11:00 PM EST up reply actions   0 recs

Correct! McCully is far from a bad fighter he’ll never be a contender for sure but the guy has a decent overall game.

by Tyler on Jan 10, 2009 12:02 AM EST up reply actions   0 recs

im glad your excited for it want to but 3 tickets?

by mo on Jan 9, 2009 11:06 PM EST reply actions   0 recs

Mo – Have you ever been to a UFC Event? If not you must not sell you tickets. The production and whole atmosphere is simply amazing and makes it a great night.

I’ve been to MEN Manchester (UFC70) & Newcastle’s Metro (UFC80). I was really hyped for UFC70 (Cro-Cop !!!!) but the fights were a bit of a let down. I then bought tickets for ufc80 before the card was finalised and was really disapointed with the matchups (Even with BJ on the card).

However I hard a brilliant time at both events and even without the big names at UFC80 the fights were amazing (Paul Taylor vs. Paul Kelly)

Basically big names do not guarantee good fights but a night at the UFC is guaranteed to be a good night.

by MoonUK on Jan 10, 2009 5:10 AM EST up reply actions   0 recs

pointless fight but ill take mccully based on the fact i dont like him but he has enough skill to beat c level fighters.

by Jared on Jan 10, 2009 12:01 AM EST reply actions   0 recs

why is mcsilly still in the ufc…what a locker bum

by rob u on Jan 10, 2009 2:34 AM EST reply actions   0 recs

grove by ko

by bryant on Jan 10, 2009 10:04 AM EST reply actions   0 recs

Neil grove is one dood i simple can not stand, he thinks the world of him self. Fat Twat!

by Insain on Jan 10, 2009 10:07 AM EST reply actions   0 recs

well mccully introduces himself as “heavyweight contender” so hopefully they knock a little humility/reality into each other

by ActionJackson on Jan 10, 2009 5:38 PM EST reply actions   0 recs

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