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Matchup Roundup: New UFC and Bellator fights announced in the past week (Feb. 6-12)

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 or Bellator.

Here are the fight announcements that were broken or confirmed by MMA Junkie from Feb. 6-12.

UFC Fight Night 219, Las Vegas, Saturday

Jan 21, 2023; Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; Lauren Murphy (red gloves) fights Jessica Andrade (blue gloves) during UFC 283 at Jeunesse Arena. Mandatory Credit: Jason da Silva-USA TODAY Sports

Lightweight: With Gabriel Benitez out, Alexander Hernandez (13-6 MMA, 5-5 UFC) steps in to fight Jim Miller (35-16 MMA, 24-15 UFC) (MMA Mania)

Women’s flyweight: With Taila Santos out, Jessica Andrade (24-9 MMA, 15-7 UFC) steps in to fight Erin Blanchfield (10-1 MMA, 4-0 UFC)

Bellator 292, San Jose, Calf., March 10

Welterweight: Michael Page (20-2 MMA, 16-2 BMMA) vs. Goiti Yamauchi (28-5 MMA, 14-4 BMMA)

Lightweight: Islam Mamedov (22-2-1 MMA, 2-1 BMMA) vs. Shamil Nikaev (10-0 MMA, 1-0 BMMA)

Light heavyweight: Julius Anglickas (10-3 MMA, 3-2 BMMA0 vs. Dovletdzhan Yagshimuradov (19-7-1 MMA, 1-2 BMMA)

Bantamweight: Alberto Garcia (2-0 MMA, 0-0 BMMA) vs. Bobby Seronio III (3-0 MMA, 3-0 BMMA)

Middlweight: Tony Johnson (9-3 MMA, 2-1 BMMA) vs. Khalid Murtazaliev (16-3 MMA, 2-1 BMMA)

UFC Fight Night 221, Las Vegas, March 11

LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – FEBRUARY 05: (L-R) Carlston Harris of Guyana punches Shavkat Rakhmonov of Uzbekistan in their welterweight fight during the UFC Fight Night event at UFC APEX on February 05, 2022 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC)

Middleweight: Carlston Harris (17-5 MMA, 2-1 UFC) vs. Abubakar Nurmagomedov (17-3-1 MMA, 2-1 UFC) (MMA Fight Universe)

Bantamweight: With Kyler Phillips out, Davey Grant (14-6 MMA, 5-5 UFC) steps in to fight Raphael Assuncao (28-9 MMA, 12-6 UFC) (Ag. Fight)

UFC 286, London, March 18

Lightweight: With Michal Figlak out, Omar Morales (11-3 MMA, 3-3 UFC) steps in to fight Chris Duncan (9-1 MMA, 0-0 UFC) (ESPN Deportes)

UFC on ESPN 43, San Antonio, Texas, March 25

Aug 20, 2022; Salt Lake City, Utah, USA; Victor Altamirano (blue gloves) celebrates defeating Daniel Da Silva (red gloves) during UFC 278 at Vivint Arena. Mandatory Credit: Jeffrey Swinger-USA TODAY Sports

Women’s flyweight: Na Liang (14-6 MMA, 0-2 UFC) vs. Brogan Walker (7-3 MMA, 0-1 UFC)

Flyweight: Victor Altamirano (11-2 MMA, 1-1 UFC) vs. Vinicius Salvador (14-4 MMA, 0-0 UFC) (Combate)

Bellator 293, Temecula, Calif., March 31

Women’s strawweight: Maria Henderson (1-0 MMA, 0-0 BMMA) vs. Melanie McIntyre (0-0 MMA, 0-0 BMMA) (MMA Junkie)

UFC 287, Miami, April 8

Women’s strawweight: Jaqueline Amorim (6-0 MMA, 0-0 UFC) vs. Sam Hughes (7-5 MMA, 2-4 UFC) (MMA Ideas)

UFC Fight Night, Kansas City Mo., April 15

Dec 3, 2022; Orlando, Florida, USA; Clay Guida (red gloves) fights Scott Holtzman (blue gloves) during UFC Fight Night at Amway Center. Mandatory Credit: Nathan Ray Seebeck-USA TODAY Sports

Flyweight: Matheus Nicolau (19-2-1 MMA, 7-1 UFC) vs. Brandon Royval (13-6 MMA, 3-2 UFC) (Sports Illustrated)

Lightweight: Rafael Garcia (15-3 MMA, 3-3 UFC) vs. Clay Guida (38-22 MMA, 18-16 UFC)

UFC Fight Night, TBA, April 22

Jul 2, 2022; Las Vegas, Nevada, USA; Brad Tavares (red gloves) reacts before a bout against Dricus Du Plessis (blue gloves) during UFC 276 at T-Mobile Arena. Mandatory Credit: Stephen R. Sylvanie-USA TODAY Sports

Middleweight: Bruno Silva (22-8 MMA, 3-2 UFC) vs. Brad Tavares (18-7 MMA, 13-7 UFC) (Super Lutas)

Lightweight: Christos Giagos (19-10 MMA, 5-6 UFC) vs. Ricky Glenn (22-6-2 MMA, 4-3-1 UFC)

UFC Fight Night, TBA, April 29

LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – AUGUST 02: Waldo Cortes-Acosta of the Dominican Republic reacts after his TKO victory over Danilo Suzart of Brazil in a heavyweight fight during Dana White’s Contender Series season six, week two at UFC APEX on August 02, 2022 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC)

Heavyweight: Waldo Cortes-Acosta (9-0 MMA, 2-0 UFC) vs. Marcos Rogerio de Lima (20-8-1 MMA, 9-6 UFC) (ESPN Deportes)

UFC Fight Night, TBA, May 6

Dec 10, 2022; Las Vegas, Nevada, USA; Bryce Mitchell (red gloves) fights Ilia Topuria (blue gloves) during UFC 282 at T-Mobile Arena. Mandatory Credit: Stephen R. Sylvanie-USA TODAY Sports

Featherweight: Bryce Mitchell (15-1 MMA, 6-1 UFC) vs. Jonathan Pearce (14-4 MMA, 5-1 UFC) (BRKRZ)

UFC Fight Night, TBA, May 13

Jul 30, 2022; Dallas, TX, USA; Anthony Smith (blue gloves) before a fight with Magomed Ankalaev (red gloves) in a light heavyweight bout during UFC 277 at the American Airlines Center. Mandatory Credit: Jerome Miron-USA TODAY Sports

Women’s bantamweight: Jessica-Rose Clark (11-8 MMA, 4-4 UFC) vs. Tainara Lisboa (5-2 MMA, 0-0 UFC)

Light heavyweight: Anthony Smith (36-17 MMA, 11-7 UFC) vs. Johnny Walker (20-7 MMA, 6-4 UFC) (MMA Ideas/MMA Fighting)

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