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 Jan. 13-19:
Bellator 238: Jan. 24, Inglewood, Calif.
Welterweight: With Craig Plaskett out, David Pacheco (1-0 MMA, 1-0 BMMA) fights Miguel Jacob (3-0 MMA, 0-0 BMMA)
Featherweight: With Tyler Beneke out, Jarrett Connor (0-0 MMA, 0-0 BMMA) fights Tony Bartovich (0-0 MMA, 0-0 BMMA)
UFC on ESPN+ 24: Jan. 25, Raleigh, N.C.
Featherweight: With Josh Emmett and Nad Narimani out, Arnold Allen (15-1 MMA, 6-0 UFC) and Nik Lentz (30-10-2 MMA, 14-7-1 UFC) get matched up
UFC 247: Feb. 8, Houston
Bantamweight: Andre Ewell (15-6 MMA, 2-2 UFC) vs. Jonathan Martinez (11-2 MMA, 2-1 UFC) (BJPenn.com)
Next page: Bellator 239, UFC 248
Bellator 239: Feb. 21, Thackerville, Okla.
Heavyweight: Tyrell Fortune (8-0 MMA, 8-0 BMMA) vs. Timothy Johnson (12-6 MMA, 0-2 BMMA) (MMA Junkie)
Women’s flyweight: Denis Kielholtz (4-2 MMA, 4-1 BMMA) vs. Kristina Williams (3-2 MMA, 3-2 BMMA) (MMA Junkie)
Heavyweight: Javy Ayala (11-7 MMA, 6-4 BMMA) vs. Valentin Moldavsky (8-1 MMA, 3-0 BMMA) (Sherdog)
Featherweight: Lucas Brennan (2-0 MMA, 2-0 BMMA) vs. Jamese Taylor (0-1 MMA, 0-1 BMMA) (Sherdog)
Featherweight: Adil Benjilany (5-2 MMA, 2-1 BMMA) vs. Kevin Croom (20-12 MMA, 0-1 BMMA) (Sherdog)
Lightweight: Chris Gonzalez (3-0 MMA, 2-0 BMMA) vs. Aaron McKenzie (7-1-1 MMA, 1-0 BMMA) (Sherdog)
Light heavyweight: Christian Edwards (2-0 MMA, 2-0 BMMA) vs. Marco Hutch (3-2 MMA, 0-0 BMMA) (Sherdog)
Welterweight: Carlo Pedersoli Jr. (11-3 MMA, 0-0 BMMA) vs. Mark Lemminger (10-1 MMA, 0-0 BMMA)
UFC 248: March 7, Las Vegas
Middleweight: Israel Adesanya (18-0 MMA, 7-0 UFC) vs. Yoel Romero (14-4 MMA, 9-3 UFC) (ESPN)
Next page: UFC on ESPN+ 28, UFC on ESPN 8, UFC 249
UFC on ESPN+ 28: March 14, Brasilia, Brazil
Lightweight: Kevin Lee (18-5 MMA, 11-5 UFC) vs. Charles Oliveira (28-8 MMA, 16-8 UFC) (Combate)
Flyweight: Su Mudaerji (12-4 MMA, 1-1 UFC) vs. Bruno Silva (11-4-1 MMA, 0-1 UFC) (MMA Fighting)
Lightweight: Renato Carneiro (13-3-1 MMA, 5-3 UFC) vs. Damir Hadzovic (13-5 MMA, 3-3 UFC) (Combate)
UFC on ESPN 8: March 28, Columbus, Ohio
Bantamweight: Aspen Ladd (9-1 MMA, 4-1 UFC) vs. Julianna Pena (9-3 MMA, 5-1 UFC) (ESPN)
Welterweight: Miguel Baeza (8-0 MMA, 1-0 UFC) vs. Matt Brown (22-16 MMA, 15-10 UFC) (MMA Fighting)
UFC 249: April 18, Brooklyn, N.Y.
Heavyweight: Ben Rothwell (37-12 MMA, 7-6 UFC) vs. Gian Villante (17-11 MMA, 7-8 UFC) (Newsday)
