A bantamweight matchup between Thomas Almeida and Cory Sandhagen is the latest addition to January’s UFC on ESPN+ 1 event. Almeida (21-3 MMA, 5-3 UFC) verified the matchup with Sandhagen (9-1 MMA, 2-0 UFC) on social media following an initial report from MMA journalist Farah Hannoun (via Instagram ): UFC on ESPN+ 1 takes place Jan. 19 at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, N.Y. The card streams on ESPN+ with a portion of the prelims airing on ESPN. Almeida returns to competition from the longest layoff of his career after losing his most recent bout at UFC 220 in January
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Thomas Almeida returns vs. Cory Sandhagen at UFC on ESPN+ 1 in Brooklyn – MMA Junkie