Geoff Neal Arrested on Thanksgiving for Driving While Intoxicated, Unlicensed Weapon

Ultimate Fighting Championship welterweight Geoff Neal will have to answer some important questions before his next fight in a little over a week.

On Thursday, courtesy of a document from the Collin County Sheriff’s Office received by MMA Junkie, Neal was arrested on Nov. 25 for driving while intoxicated and the unlicensed carrying of a weapon. Both charges misdemeanors, Neal was picked up at 3:47 a.m. local time and remained in jail that day. He was released that night at 8:08 p.m., and bonds were set at $1,000 for each charge.

The remaining details of his arrest, or even the identification of the specific weapon found on Neal, have not been made publicly available. Neal’s status on the main card of UFC 269 is not currently known, regarding his matchup with Santiago Ponzinibbio.

“Handz of Steel” is hoping to rebound from the first losing stretch of his career at UFC 269, as he dropped a pair of decisions within the year to Stephen Thompson and Neil Magny. The defeat to Thompson snapped a seven-fight win streak for the Texan, who made his way to the promotion by knocking Chase Waldon out on Dana White's Contender Series. Five victories under the UFC banner, beating names like Belal Muhammad, Niko Price and Mike Perry, bolstered the Fortis MMA product into the top 15 of his division.