The UFC’s first card on ESPN+ is beginning to take shape.
Newsday reported Tuesday that Belal Muhammad and Geoff Neal have been booked to fight on the Jan. 19 card at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, the first UFC event that will be broadcast via the ESPN+ streaming service. A weight class was not specified, but Muhammad and Neal have regularly competed at 170 pounds.
Muhammad (14-2) was supposed to fight Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos in August, but an injury forced Muhammad to withdraw. He’ll be looking to pick up his fifth straight win and sixth in his last seven appearances when he meets Neal.