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Matchup Roundup: New UFC and Bellator fights announced in the past week (Feb. 3-9)

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 Feb. 3-9:

UFC on ESPN+ 25: Feb. 15, Rio Rancho, N.M.

Light heavyweight: With Gadzhimurad Antigulov out, Dequan Townsend (21-10 MMA, 0-2 UFC) steps in to fight Devin Clark (10-4 MMA, 4-4 UFC) (610 KNML)

Bellator 239: Feb. 21, Thackerville, Okla.

Featherweight: Gaston Bolanos (5-2 MMA, 5-2 BMMA) vs. Solo Hatley Jr. (7-2 MMA, 0-0 BMMA) (MMA Junkie)

Catchweight (175lbs): Kyle Crutchmer (5-0 MMA, 1-0 BMMA) vs. Scott Futrell (11-9 MMA, 0-1 BMMA) (MMA Junkie)

On the next page: UFC on ESPN+ 26, UFC on ESPN+ 27, UFC on ESPN+28

Aalon Cruz (left) walks away after knocking out Steven Nguyen (right) with a flying knee on Dana White’s Contender Series.

UFC on ESPN+ 26: Feb. 22, Auckland, New Zealand

Women’s strawweight: With Hannah Goldy out, Angela Hill (11-7 MMA, 6-7 UFC) replaces Loma Lookboonmee (4-1 MMA, 1-0 UFC)

Lightweight: With Jamie Mullarkey out, Josh Culibao (8-0 MMA, 0-0 UFC) steps in to fight Jalin Turner (8-5 MMA, 1-2 UFC) (MMA Junkie)

UFC on ESPN+ 27: Feb. 29, Norfolk, Va.

Featherweight: With Stephen Peterson out, Spike Carlyle (8-1 MMA, 0-0 UFC) steps in to fight Aalon Cruz (8-2 MMA, 0-0 UFC)

UFC on ESPN+ 28: March 14, Brasilia, Brazil

Bantamweight: With Su Mudaerji out, David Dvorak (17-3 MMA, 0-0 UFC) steps in to fight Bruno Silva (11-3-1 MMA, 0-0 UFC) (Combate)

On the next page: UFC on ESPN+ 30, UFC Lincoln, UFC 250

Jul 20, 2019; San Antonio, TX, USA; Aleksei Oleinik (red gloves) fights Walt Harris (blue gloves) during UFC Fight Night at AT&T Center. Harris won the fight by knock out. Mandatory Credit: Adam Hagy-USA TODAY Sports

UFC on ESPN+ 30: April 11, Portland, Ore.

Welterweight: Randy Brown (12-3 MMA, 6-3 UFC) vs. Vicente Luque (17-7-1 MMA, 10-3 UFC)

Middleweight: With Abu Azaitar out, Markus Perez (11-3 MMA, 2-3 UFC) steps in to fight Alessio Di Chirico (12-4 MMA, 3-4 UFC)

Women’s strawweight: Carla Esparza (15-6 MMA, 6-4 UFC) vs. Michelle Waterson (17-7 MMA, 5-3 UFC)

Heavyweight: Don’Tale Mayes (7-3 MMA, 0-1 UFC) vs. Rodrigo Nascimento (7-0 MMA, 0-0 UFC)

Heavyweight: Walt Harris (13-7 MMA, 6-6 UFC) vs. Alistair Overeem (45-18 MMA, 10-7 UFC)

UFC Lincoln: April 25, Lincoln, Neb.

Light heavyweight: Shamil Gamzatov (14-0 MMA, 1-0 UFC) vs. Ovince Saint Preux (24-13 MMA, 12-8 UFC) (Vestnik MMA)

UFC 250: May 9, Sao Paulo, Brazil

Women’s bantamweight: Bethe Correia (11-4-1 MMA, 5-4-1 UFC) vs. Pannie Kianzad (12-5 MMA, 1-2 UFC) (AG Fight)

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