A battle between middleweight prospects is headed to Seattle.
Mansur Abdul-Malik takes on Yousri Belgaroui at UFC Fight Night 271 on March 28 at Climate Pledge Arena. Two people with knowledge of the booking recently informed MMA Junkie of the matchup but asked to remain anonymous because the promotion has yet to make an official announcement.
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Unbeaten in his professional MMA career, Abdul-Malik (9-0-1 MMA, 3-0-1 UFC) is coming off a first-round submission of Antonio Trocoli at UFC 323 last month. All his wins have come by stoppage.
Meanwhile, former Glory Kickboxer Belgaroui (9-3 MMA, 1-0 UFC) made it four-straight wins when he finished Azamat Bekoev by TKO at UFC Fight Night 262 this past October. The 33-year-old Dutch-Tunisian is one of UFC light heavyweight champion Alex Pereira‘s main training partners.
The current UFC Fight Night 271 lineup includes:
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Maycee Barber vs. Alexa Grasso
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Gabriella Fernandes vs. Casey O’Neill
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Marcin Tybura vs. Valter Walker
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Nicolle Caliari vs. Carol Foro
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Mansur Abdul-Malik vs. Yousri Belgaroui
This article originally appeared on MMA Junkie: Mansur Abdul-Malik vs. Yousri Belgaroui added to UFC Seattle
