MMA fight announcements are hard to follow. With so many outlets and channels available, it’s nearly impossible to organize.
But here at MMA Junkie, we’ve got your back.
Each week, we’ll compile all the newly surfaced fights in one spot. Every Monday, expect a feature listing everything you might have missed from the UFC and Bellator.
Here are the fight announcements that were broken or confirmed by MMA Junkie from April 20-26:
UFC 249: May 9, Jacksonville, Fla.
Lightweight: Tony Ferguson (25-3 MMA, 15-1 UFC) vs. Justin Gaethje (21-2 MMA, 4-2 UFC)
Bantamweight: Henry Cejudo (15-2 MMA, 9-2 UFC) vs. Dominick Cruz (22-2 MMA, 5-1 UFC)
Heavyweight: Francis Ngannou (14-3 MMA, 9-2 UFC) vs. Jairzinho Rozenstruik (10-0 MMA, 4-0 UFC)
Featherweight: Calvin Kattar (20-4 MMA, 4-2 UFC) vs. Jeremy Stephens (28-17 MMA, 15-16 UFC)
Welterweight: Donald Cerrone (35-14 MMA, 22-11 UFC) vs. Anthony Pettis (22-10 MMA, 9-9 UFC)
Heavyweight: Yorgan De Castro (6-0 MMA, 1-0 UFC) vs. Greg Hardy (5-2 MMA, 2-2 UFC)
Heavyweight: Aleksei Oleinik (55-13-1 MMA, 7-4 UFC) vs. Fabricio Werdum (23-8-1 MMA, 11-5 UFC)
Light heavyweight: Sam Alvey (33-13 MMA, 10-8 UFC) vs. Ryan Spann (17-5 MMA, 3-0 UFC)
Women’s strawweight: Carla Esparza (15-6 MMA, 6-4 UFC) vs. Michelle Waterson (17-7 MMA, 5-3 UFC)
Middleweight: Uriah Hall (15-9 MMA, 8-7 UFC) vs. Ronaldo Souza (26-8 MMA, 8-5 UFC)
Welterweight: Vicente Luque (17-7-1 MMA, 10-3 UFC) vs. Niko Price (14-3 MMA, 6-3 UFC)
Featherweight: Bryce Mitchell (12-0 MMA, 3-0 UFC) vs. Charles Rosa (12-3 MMA, 3-3 UFC)
More fights on next page:
UFC Fight Night: May 13, Jacksonville, Fla.
Light heavyweight: Anthony Smith (32-14 MMA, 9-5 UFC) vs. Glover Teixeira (30-7 MMA, 13-5 UFC) (MMA Junkie)
Heavyweight: Ben Rothwell (37-12 MMA, 7-6 UFC) vs. Ovince Saint Preux (24-13 MMA, 14-9 UFC) (ESPN)
UFC Fight Night: May 16, Jacksonville, Fla.
Heavyweight: Walt Harris (13-7 MMA, 6-6 UFC) vs. Alistair Overeem (45-18 MMA, 10-7 UFC) (MMA Junkie)
UFC Fight Night: May 23, TBA
Women’s strawweight: Hannah Cifers (10-4 MMA, 2-2 UFC) vs. Mackenzie Dern (7-1 MMA, 2-1 UFC) (MMA Fighting)
UFC Fight Night: June 6, TBA
Bantamweight: Raphael Assuncao (27-7 MMA, 11-4 UFC) vs. Cody Garbrandt (11-3 MMA, 6-3 UFC) (MMA Fighting)
