Matchup Roundup: New UFC and Bellator fights announced in the past week (Dec. 16-22)

MMA fight announcements are hard to follow. With so many outlets and channels for news to break through, 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 Dec. 16-22:

UFC on ESPN+ 24: Jan. 25, Raleigh, N.C.

Middleweight: With Alen Amedovski out, Dequan Townsend (21-9 MMA, 0-1 UFC) steps in to fight Bevon Lewis (5-2 MMA, 0-2 UFC) (MMA Junkie)

Women’s strawweight: With Brianna van Buren out, Angela Hill (10-7 MMA, 5-7 UFC) steps in to fight Hannah Cifers (10-3 MMA, 2-1 UFC) (MMA Junkie)

UFC TBA: Feb. 15, Rio Rancho, N.M.

Bantamweight: Merab Dvalishvili (9-4 MMA, 2-2 UFC) vs. Casey Kenney (13-1-1 MMA, 2-0 UFC) (The Body Lock)

Bantamweight: John Dodson (20-11 MMA, 9-6 UFC) vs. Nathaniel Wood (16-3 MMA, 3-0 UFC) (Sherdog)

Lightweight: Yancy Medeiros (15-6 MMA, 6-6 UFC) vs. Lando Vannata (10-3-2 MMA, 2-3-2 UFC)

Next page: UFC Auckland, UFC Norfolk

Joseph Benavidez (MMA Junkie image)

UFC TBA: Feb. 22, Auckland, New Zealand

Women’s flyweight: Shana Dobson (3-3 MMA, 1-2 UFC) vs. Rachael Ostovich (4-5 MMA, 1-2 UFC) (MMA Junkie)

Featherweight: Kevin Aguilar (17-2 MMA, 2-1 UFC) vs. Zubaira Tukhugov (18-4-1 MMA, 3-1-1 UFC) (reporter Igor Lazorin)

UFC TBA: February 29, Norfolk, Va.

Women’s featherweight: Megan Anderson (10-4 MMA, 2-2 UFC) vs. Norma Dumont (4-0 MMA, 0-0 UFC) (Team Megan Anderson Blog)

Women’s featherweight: Zarah Fairn (6-3 MMA, 0-1 UFC) vs. Felicia Spencer (7-1 MMA, 1-1 UFC) (BJPenn.com)

Welterweight: Mickey Gall (6-2 MMA, 5-2 UFC) vs. Alex Oliveira (20-7-1 MMA, 9-6 UFC)

Middleweight: Brendan Allen (13-3 MMA, 1-0 UFC) vs. Tom Breese (11-1 MMA, 4-1 UFC) (Virginian Pilot)

Bantamweight: Kyler Phillips (6-1 MMA, 0-0 UFC) vs. Gabriel Silva (7-1 MMA, 0-1 UFC) (Virginian Pilot)

Flyweight: Joseph Benavidez (28-5 MMA, 15-3 UFC) vs. Deiveson Figueiredo (17-1 MMA, 6-1 UFC) (BJPenn.com)

Next page: UFC 248, UFC London

Oct 5, 2019; Melbourne, AUSTRALIA; Israel Adesanya (blue gloves) and Robert Whittaker (red gloves) during UFC 243 at Marvel Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Jasmin Frank-USA TODAY Sports

UFC 248: March 7, Las Vegas

Middleweight: Jared Cannonier (13-4 MMA, 6-4 UFC) vs. Robert Whittaker (19-5 MMA, 10-3 UFC) (ESPN)

Lightweight: Beneil Dariush (17-4-1 MMA, 11-4-1 UFC) vs. Drakkar Klose (11-1-1 MMA, 5-1 UFC) (Combate)

Welterweight: Li Jingliang (17-5 MMA, 9-3 UFC) vs. Neil Magny (21-7 MMA, 14-6 UFC) (Combate)

UFC TBA: March 21, London

Light heavyweight: Paul Craig (12-4-1 MMA, 4-4-1 UFC) vs. Ryan Spann (17-5 MMA, 3-0 UFC)