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 Feb. 17-23:
UFC on ESPN+ 27: Saturday, Norfolk, Va.
Featherweight: With Chas Skelly out, Darrick Minner (24-10 MMA, 0-0 UFC) steps in to fight Grant Dawson (14-1 MMA, 2-0 UFC) (My MMA News).
UFC on ESPN 8: March 28, Columbus, Ohio
Middleweight: With Puna Soriano out, Roman Kopylov (8-1 MMA, 0-1 UFC) steps in to fight Eric Spicely (12-5 MMA, 2-5 UFC).
UFC on ESPN+ 30: April 11, Portland, Ore.
Middleweight: Eryk Anders (13-4 MMA, 5-4 UFC) vs. Krzysztof Jotko (21-4 MMA, 8-4 UFC).
Middleweight: Derek Brunson (20-7 MMA, 11-5) vs. Edmen Shahbazyan (11-0 MMA, 4-0 UFC).
Next page: UFC on ESPN+ 31, UFC Oklahoma City, UFC 250, UFC TBA
UFC on ESPN+ 31: April 25, Lincoln, Neb.
Heavyweight: Raphael Pessoa (10-1 MMA, 1-1 UFC) vs. Alexander Romanov (11-0 MMA, 0-0 UFC)
UFC Oklahoma City: May 2, Oklahoma City, Okla.
Middleweight: Jack Hermansson (20-5 MMA, 7-3 UFC) vs. Chris Weidman (14-5 MMA, 10-5 UFC) (ESPN)
Heavyweight: Andrei Arlovski (28-19 MMA, 17-13 UFC) vs. Philipe Lins (14-3 MMA, 0-0 UFC) (The Oklahoman)
Light heavyweight: Ed Herman (25-14 MMA, 12-11 UFC) vs. Da Un Jung (13-2 MMA, 2-0 UFC) (The Oklahoman)
UFC 250: May 9, Sao Paulo, Brazil
Light heavyweight: Antonio Rogerio Nogueira (23-9 MMA, 6-6 UFC) vs. Mauricio Rua (26-11-1 MMA, 10-9-1 UFC) (ESPN)
UFC TBA: May 16, TBA
Middleweight: Anthony Hernandez (7-1 MMA, 1-1 UFC) Puna Soriano (7-0 MMA, 1-1 UFC) (MMA Junkie)
