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Matchup Roundup: New UFC and Bellator fights announced in the past week (Jan. 27-Feb. 2)

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. 27-Feb. 2:

UFC 247: Feb. 8, Houston

Welterweight: With Dhiego Lima out, Kalinn Williams (9-1 MMA, 0-0 UFC) steps in to fight Alex Morono (17-5 MMA, 6-2 UFC)

Featherweight: Austin Lingo (7-0 MMA, 0-0 UFC) vs. Youssef Zalal (7-2 MMA, 0-0 UFC) (MMA Junkie)

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

Welterweight: With Ramazan Emeev out, Daniel Rodriguez (10-1 MMA, 0-0 UFC) steps in to fight Tim Means (29-11-1 MMA, 11-8 UFC) (ESPN)

Mar 30, 2019; Philadelphia, PA, USA; Kevin Holland (red gloves) fights Gerald Meerschaert (blue gloves) during UFC Fight Night at Wells Fargo Arena. Holland won the fight. Mandatory Credit: Bill Streicher-USA TODAY Sports

Bellator 239: Feb. 21, Thackerville, Okla.

Featherweight: TeeJay Britton (5-2 MMA, 0-0 BMMA) vs. Gabriel Varga (1-0 MMA, 1-0 BMMA) (MMA Junkie)

Light heavyweight: Grant Neal (2-0 MMA, 1-0 BMMA) vs. Claude Wilcox (1-1 MMA, 0-1 BMMA) (MMA Junkie)

Heavyweight: Davion Franklin (0-0 MMA, 0-0 BMMA) vs. J.W. Kiser (5-2 MMA, 0-1 BMMA) (MMA Junkie)

Heavyweight: Steve Mowry (7-0 MMA, 3-0 BMMA) vs. Rudy Schaffroth (6-1 MMA, 2-1 BMMA) (MMA Fighting)

UFC 248: March 7, Las Vegas

Featherweight: Movsar Evloev (12-0 MMA, 2-0 UFC) vs. Douglas Silva de Andrade (26-3 MMA, 4-3 UFC)

Middleweight: Gerald Meerschaert (29-12 MMA, 5-4 UFC) vs. Deron Winn (6-1 MMA, 1-1 UFC)

May 11, 2019; Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil; Raoni Barcelos (red gloves) vs. Carlos “Perro Malo” Huachin (blue gloves) during UFC 237 at Jeunesse Arena. Mandatory Credit: Jason Silva-USA TODAY Sports

UFC on ESPN+ 29: March 21, London, England

Lightweight: Marc Diakiese (14-3 MMA, 5-3 UFC) vs. Jai Herbert (10-1 MMA, 0-0 UFC) (Newsome MMA)

Welterweight: Bartosz Fabinski (14-3 MMA, 3-1 UFC) vs. Shavkat Rakhmonov (12-0 MMA, 0-0 UFC) (MMA Fighters KZ)

UFC on ESPN 8: March 28, Columbus, Ohio

Bantamweight: Raoni Barcelos (15-1 MMA, 4-0 UFC) vs. Cody Stamann (18-2-1 MMA, 4-1-1 UFC) (Combate)

UFC Lincoln: April 25, Lincoln, Neb.

Women’s strawweight: Ariane Carnelossi (12-2 MMA, 0-1 UFC) vs. Mackenzie Dern (7-1 MMA, 2-1 UFC) (Combate)

Lightweight: Christos Giagos (17-8 MMA, 3-4 UFC) vs. Alan Patrick (15-2 MMA, 5-2 UFC)

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