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. 23-29:
Bellator 238: January 25, Inglewood, Calif.
Lightweight: Chris Avila (7-8 MMA, 1-1 BMMA) vs. Anthony Taylor (6-5 MMA, 1-3 BMMA)
UFC on ESPN+ 25: February 15, Rio Rancho, N.M.
Lightweight: Rodrigo Vargas (11-3 MMA, 0-1 UFC) vs. Brok Weaver (14-4 MMA, 0-0 UFC)
UFC on ESPN+ 27: February 29, Norfolk, Va.
Featherweight: Giga Chikadze (8-2 MMA, 1-0 UFC) vs. Mike Davis (8-2 MMA, 1-1 UFC)
Light heavyweight: Magomed Ankalaev (13-1 MMA, 3-1 UFC) vs. Ion Cutelaba (15-4 MMA, 4-3 UFC)
Heavyweight: Sergey Spivak (10-1 MMA, 1-1 UFC) vs. Marcin Tybura (17-6 MMA, 4-5 UFC)
Next page: UFC 248, UFC on ESPN+28, UFC on ESPN+ 29
UFC 248: March 7, Las Vegas
Bantamweight: Danaa Batgerel (6-2 MMA, 0-1 UFC) vs. Guido Cannetti (8-4 MMA, 2-3 UFC)
Lightweight: Nik Lentz (30-10-2 MMA, 14-7-1 UFC) vs. Nad Narimani (12-3 MMA, 2-1 UFC)
Bantamweight: Sean O’Malley (10-0 MMA, 2-0 UFC) vs. Jose Quinonez (8-3 MMA, 5-2 UFC) moved from UFC 247 (MMA Junkie)
Featherweight: Calvin Kattar (20-4 MMA, 4-2 UFC) vs. Jeremy Stephens (28-17 MMA, 15-15 UFC) (MMA Junkie)
UFC on ESPN+ 28: March 14, Brasilia, Brazil
Middleweight: With Brad Tavares out, Makhmud Muradov (24-6 MMA, 2-0 UFC) steps in to fight Antonio Carlos Junior (10-4 MMA, 7-4 UFC)
UFC on ESPN+ 29: March 21, London
Featherweight: Gabriel Benitez (21-7 MMA, 5-3 UFC) vs. Lerone Murphy (8-0-1 MMA, 0-0-1 UFC) (Daily Express)
Lightweight: Marc Diakiese (14-3 MMA, 5-3 UFC) vs. Stevie Ray (23-9 MMA, 7-4 UFC) (Daily Express)
