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 and Bellator.
Here are the fight announcements that were broken or confirmed by MMA Junkie from July 13-July 19:
Bellator 242: Friday, Uncasville, Conn.
Bantamweight: Ricky Bandejas (13-3 MMA, 3-2 BMMA) vs. Sergio Pettis (19-5 MMA, 1-0 BMMA) (Combate)
Welterweight: Jason Jackson (11-4 MMA, 2-1 BMMA) vs. Jordan Mein (31-12 MMA, 0-0 BMMA) (ESPN)
Featherweight: Solo Hatley Jr. (8-2 MMA, 1-0 BMMA) vs. Aaron Pico (5-3 MMA, 5-3 BMMA) (ESPN)
Featherweight: Tywan Claxton (6-1 MMA, 6-1 BMMA) vs. Jay Jay Wilson (5-0 MMA, 4-0 BMMA)
Heavyweight: Steve Mowry (7-0 MMA, 3-0 BMMA) vs. Rudy Schaffroth (6-1 MMA, 2-1 BMMA)
Bantamweight: Cass Bell (5-0 MMA, 5-0 BMMA) vs. Raufeon Stots (13-1 MMA, 1-0 BMMA) (Fansided)
Welterweight: With Logan Storley out, Jake Smith (7-3 MMA, 1-1 BMMA) steps in to fight Mark Lemminger (10-1 MMA, 0-0 BMMA) (MMA Junkie)
UFC on ESPN 14: Saturday, Yas Island, Abu Dhabi
Heavyweight: With Justin Tafa out, Tanner Boser (18-6-1 MMA, 2-1 UFC) steps in to fight Raphael Pessoa (10-1 MMA, 1-1 UFC) (MMA Junkie)
Welterweight: Khamzat Chimaev (7-0 MMA, 1-0 UFC) vs. Rhys McKee (10-2-1 MMA, 0-0 UFC) (ESPN)
More fights on next page:
UFC TBA: Aug. 1, Las Vegas
Bantamweight: Ray Borg (13-5 MMA, 7-5 UFC) vs. Nathan Maness (11-1 MMA, 0-0 UFC) (MMA Junkie)
UFC TBA: Aug. 8, Las Vegas
Featherweight: Alex Caceres (16-12 MMA, 11-10 UFC) vs. Giga Chikadze (10-2 MMA, 3-0 UFC) (BJPenn.com)
Featherweight: Justin Jaynes (16-4 MMA, 1-0 UFC) vs. Gavin Tucker (11-1 MMA, 2-1 UFC) (Bloody Canvas)
UFC 252: Aug. 15, Las Vegas
Bantamweight: John Dodson (21-11 MMA, 10-6 UFC) vs. Merab Dvalishvili (11-4 MMA, 4-2 UFC) (MMA Junkie)
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UFC TBA: Aug. 29, Las Vegas
Middleweight: Julian Marquez (7-2 MMA, 1-1 UFC) vs. Saparbek Safarov (9-3 MMA, 1-3 UFC) (MMA Junkie)
Women’s strawweight: Hannah Cifers (10-6 MMA, 2-4 UFC) vs. Mallory Martin (8-3 MMA, 0-1 UFC) (MMA DNA)
UFC TBA: Sept. 5, TBA
Women’s strawweight: Montana De La Rosa (11-5 MMA, 4-1 UFC) vs. Maryna Moroz (10-3 MMA, 5-3 UFC)
Welterweight: Zelim Imadaev (8-2 MMA, 0-2 UFC) vs. Michel Pereira (23-11 MMA, 1-2 UFC) (ESPN)
Women’s bantamweight: Macy Chiasson (6-1 MMA, 4-1 UFC) vs. Sijara Eubanks (5-4 MMA, 3-2 UFC) (ESPN)
Heavyweight: Alistair Overeem (46-18 MMA, 11-7 UFC) vs. Augusto Sakai (15-1-1 MMA, 4-0 UFC) (ESPN)
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UFC 253: Sept. 12, TBA
Bantamweight: Bruno Silva (11-4-1 MMA 0-1 UFC) vs. Tagir Ulanbekov (11-1 MMA, 0-0 UFC) (ESPN)
UFC 253: Sept. 19, TBA
Heavyweight: Shamil Abdurakhimov (20-5 MMA, 5-3 UFC) vs. Ciryl Gane (6-0 MMA, 3-0 UFC) (La Suer)
Featherweight: Hakeem Dawodu (11-1-1 MMA, 4-1 UFC) vs. Zubaira Tukhugov (19-4-1 MMA, 4-1-1 UFC) (MMA Junkie)
Women’s flyweight: Mayra Bueno Silva (6-1 MMA, 1-1 UFC) vs. Mara Romero Borella (13-8 MMA, 2-4 UFC) (Combate)
Middleweight: Israel Adesanya (19-0 MMA, 8-0 UFC) vs. Paulo Costa (13-0 MMA, 5-0 UFC) (Combate)
Bantamweight: Heili Alateng (14-7-1 MMA, 2-0 UFC) vs. Casey Kenney (14-2-1 MMA, 3-1 UFC) (MMA Junkie)
UFC TBA: Sept. 26, TBA
Bantamweight: Randy Costa (5-1 MMA, 1-1 UFC) vs. Journey Newson (9-2 MMA, 0-1 UFC) (MMA Junkie)
