Foundations: The rise of Neil Seery in his own words

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Neil “2 Tap” Seery was propelled to the forefront of the Irish MMA movement on June 1 2013 when he became the Cage Warriors flyweight champion after a stunning armbar finish brought an end to his contest with Mikael Silander in front of his hometown crowd in the Helix.


Seery’s record didn’t allow him to stand out from the densely talented scene initially, but his move to the 125 lbs bracket and his eventual signing with UFC have delivered a host of new fans to the Dubliner in the last year.



Putting on two pugilistic showcases in his first two bouts under the UFC banner, the Finglas man has gone from strength to strength and the announcement of his third promotional outing for Dana White & Co is eagerly anticipated.



Not as vocal as some of his countrymen that have joined the roster of the world’s flagship MMA promotion, Seery’s ascent through the ranks has been somewhat of a mystery to a lot of Irish MMA fans. However, the Team Ryano man did his best to outline his road to the world’s flagship promotion in the latest installment of Foundations.


“I used to play for Erin’s Isle, football and hurling, I did anything that was going. There wasn’t a sport that I wasn’t in on back then,” the Irish stalwart explained his sporting interests before he turned to combat sports.


It wasn’t until his teenage years that “2 Tap” would find his true calling. It began with karate, but it was obvious from very early on that Seery found a “hobby” to obsess over, a term he still uses despite having claimed a world title and now holding a place on the roster of MMA’s biggest promotion.


“I started karate when I was 15. Two of my kids are in the same gym as I used to train in and they’re both black belts. I started boxing on the sly while I was there but when I’d go back to karate they could see I was doing other training.


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califano

Very good.

That_Guy

Seery comes across as a real down to earth guy. Really hope he gets a finish in Australia this November.