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. 2-8:
UFC on ESPN+ 23: Dec. 21, Busan, South Korea
Featherweight: With Brian Ortega out, Frankie Edgar (23-7-1 MMA, 17-7-1 UFC) steps in to fight Chan Sung Jung (16-5 MMA, 5-2 UFC) (ESPN/MMA Junkie)
Bellator 237: Dec. 28, Saitama, Japan
Catchweight (160lbs): With Benson Henderson out, Sidney Outlaw (14-3 MMA, 2-0 BMMA) steps in to fight Michael Chandler (19-5 MMA, 16-5 BMMA)
Welterweight: Michael Page (16-1 MMA, 12-1 BMMA) vs. Shinsho Anzai (11-3 MMA, 0-0 BMMA)
Next page: UFC 246, Bellator 238, UFC 247, UFC Rio Rancho
UFC 246: Jan. 18, Las Vegas
Women’s bantamweight: Holly Holm (12-5 MMA, 5-5 UFC) vs. Raquel Pennington (10-7 MMA, 7-4 UFC) (MMA Junkie)
Bantamweight: Brian Kelleher (19-10 MMA, 3-3 UFC) vs. Ode Osbourne (8-2 MMA, 0-0 UFC) (The Scrap)
Bellator 238: Jan. 25, Inglewood, Calif.
Featherweight: AJ Agazarm (2-1 MMA, 2-1 BMMA) vs. Adel Altamimi (8-6 MMA, 1-1 BMMA) (MMA Junkie)
UFC 247: Feb. 8, Houston
Welterweight: Dhiego Lima (15-7 MMA, 4-5 UFC) vs. Alex Morono (17-5 MMA, 6-2 UFC)
UFC TBA: Feb. 15, Rio Rancho, N.M.
Light heavyweight: Corey Anderson (13-4 MMA, 10-4 UFC) vs. Jan Blachowicz (25-8 MMA, 8-5 UFC) (ESPN)
Light heavyweight: Gadzhimurad Antigulov (20-6 MMA, 2-2 UFC) vs. Devin Clark (10-4 MMA, 4-4 UFC) (ABQ Journal)
Women’s bantamweight: Macy Chiasson (5-1 MMA, 3-1 UFC) vs. Nicco Montano (4-3 MMA, 1-1 UFC) (ABQ Journal)
Welterweight: Michel Pereira (23-10 MMA, 1-1 UFC) vs. Diego Sanchez (29-12 MMA, 18-12 UFC)
Next page: Bellator 239, Bellator Europe 7
Bellator 239: Feb. 21, Thackerville, Okla.
Welterweight: Yaroslav Amosov (22-0 MMA, 3-0 BMMA) vs. Ed Ruth (8-1 MMA, 8-1 BMMA)
Lightweight: Brandon Girtz (16-8 MMA, 8-6 BMMA) vs. Myles Jury (17-5 MMA, 0-1 BMMA)
Bellator Europe 7: Feb. 22, Dublin
Welterweight: Aaron Chalmers (5-1 MMA, 2-1 BMMA) vs. Austin Clem (3-1 MMA, 0-0 BMMA)
Middleweight: Will Fleury (6-2 MMA, 2-2 BMMA) vs. Justin Moore (9-4 MMA, 0-1 BMMA)
Featherweight: Ranjeet Baria (3-1 MMA, 0-1 BMMA) vs. Richie Smullen (5-1-1 MMA, 2-0 BMMA)
Welterweight: Oliver Enkamp (8-2 MMA, 1-0 BMMA) vs. Lewis Long (17-5 MMA, 1-0 BMMA)
Women’s strawweight: Danni Neilan (1-0 MMA, 1-0 BMMA) vs. Chiara Penco (4-1 MMA, 0-0 BMMA)
Flyweight: Ezzoubair Bouarsa (7-1 MMA, 0-0 BMMA) vs. Blaine O’Driscoll (7-3 MMA, 1-1 BMMA)
Next page: UFC Auckland, UFC Brasilia, UFC London
UFC TBA: Feb. 22, Auckland, New Zealand
Lightweight: Magomed Mustafaev (15-2 MMA, 3-1 UFC) vs. Brad Riddell (7-1 MMA, 1-0 UFC) (reporter Igor Lazorin)
Light heavyweight: Jim Crute (10-1 MMA, 2-1 UFC) vs. Michal Oleksiejczuk (14-3 MMA, 2-1 UFC) (The Age)
UFC TBA: March 14, Brasilia, Brazil
Middleweight: Antonio Carlos Junior (10-4 MMA, 7-4 UFC) vs. Brad Tavares (17-6 MMA, 12-6 UFC) (Combate)
Women’s strawweight: Amanda Ribas (8-1 MMA, 2-0 UFC) vs. Paige VanZant (8-4 MMA, 5-3 UFC) (MMA Fighting)
Women’s flyweight: Maryna Moroz (9-3 MMA, 4-3 UFC) vs. Mayra Bueno Silva (6-0 MMA, 1-0 UFC) (Combate)
Heavyweight: Carlos Felipe (8-0 MMA, 0-0 UFC) vs. Jeff Hughes (10-3 MMA, 0-2 UFC) (Combate)
Light heavyweight: Nikita Krylov (25-7 MMA, 7-5 UFC) vs. Johnny Walker (17-4 MMA, 3-1 UFC) (ESPN)
UFC TBA: March 21, London
Women’s flyweight: Molly McCann (10-2 MMA, 3-1 UFC) vs. Ashlee Evans-Smith (6-4 MMA, 3-4 UFC) (reporter Jim Edwards)
