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. 20-26:
UFC on ESPN+ 26: Feb. 22, Auckland, New Zealand
Women’s flyweight: With Rachael Ostovich out, Priscila Cachoeira (8-3 MMA, 0-3 UFC) steps in to fight Shana Dobson (3-3 MMA, 1-2 UFC) (MMA Junkie)
UFC on ESPN+ 27: Feb. 29, Norfolk, Va.
Featherweight: Grant Dawson (14-1 MMA, 2-0 UFC) vs. Chas Skelly (18-4 MMA, 7-4 UFC)
UFC 248: March 7, Las Vegas
Middleweight: Derek Brunson (20-7 MMA, 11-5 UFC) vs. Edmen Shahbazyan (11-0 MMA, 4-0 UFC) (Las Vegas Review Journal)
Next page: UFC on ESPN+ 28, UFC on ESPN+ 29, UFC TBA, UFC 249
UFC on ESPN+ 28: March 14, Brasilia, Brazil
Women’s strawweight: Randa Markos (10-7-1 MMA, 6-6-1 UFC) vs. Amanda Ribas (8-1 MMA, 2-0 UFC) (Combate)
UFC on ESPN+ 29: March 21, London, England
Bantamweight: Geraldo de Freitas (12-5 MMA, 1-1 UFC) vs. Jack Shore (12-0 MMA, 1-0 UFC)
Middleweight: Kevin Holland (16-5 MMA, 3-2 UFC) vs. Jack Marshman (23-9 MMA, 3-4 UFC)
UFC TBA: April 11, TBA
Lightweight: Tristan Connelly (14-6 MMA, 1-0 UFC) vs. Alex da Silva (21-2 MMA, 1-1 UFC) (Combate)
UFC 249: April 18, Brooklyn, N.Y.
Lightweight: Ottman Azaitar (12-0 MMA, 1-0 UFC) vs. Khama Worthy (15-6 MMA, 1-0 UFC) (Newsday)
Heavyweight: Shamil Abdurakhimov (20-5 MMA, 5-3 UFC) vs. Ciryl Gane (6-0 MMA, 3-0 UFC) (La Sueur)
Women’s bantamweight: Sijara Eubanks (4-4 MMA, 2-2 UFC) vs. Sarah Moras (6-5 MMA, 3-4 UFC) (Newsday)
Next page: UFC Lincoln, UFC 250, Bellator TBA
UFC Lincoln: April 25, Lincoln, Neb.
Light heavyweight: Anthony Smith (32-14 MMA, 8-4 UFC) vs. Glover Teixeira (29-7 MMA, 12-5 UFC)
Women’s flyweight: Cynthia Calvillo (8-1-1 MMA, 5-1-1 UFC) vs. Antonina Shevchenko (8-1 MMA, 2-1 UFC)
Lightweight: Evan Dunham (18-8-1 MMA, 11-8-1 UFC) vs. Michael Johnson (19-15 MMA, 11-11 UFC)
Middleweight: Zak Cummings (23-7 MMA, 8-4 UFC) vs. Andrew Sanchez (11-5 MMA, 4-3 UFC)
Welterweight: Anthony Rocco Martin (17-5 MMA, 9-5 UFC) vs. David Zawada (17-5 MMA, 1-2 UFC)
UFC 250: May 9, Sao Paulo, Brazil
Women’s bantamweight: Ketlen Vieira (10-1 MMA, 4-1 UFC) vs. Marion Reneau (9-5-1 MMA, 5-4-1 UFC) (MMA Junkie)
Bellator TBA: May 9, San Jose, Calif.
Light heavyweight: Ryan Bader (27-5 MMA, 5-0 BMMA) vs. Vadim Nemkov (11-2 MMA, 4-0 BMMA)
