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 27-Aug. 2:
Bellator 243: Friday, Uncasville, Conn.
Catchweight (210 pounds): Christian Edwards (3-0 MMA, 3-0 BMMA) vs. Ahmed Samir (1-1 MMA, 0-0 BMMA) (MMA Junkie)
Lightweight: Charlie Campbell (1-1 MMA, 0-0 BMMA) vs. Nainoa Dung (3-1 MMA, 2-1 BMMA) (MMA Junkie)
Middleweight: Dalton Rosta (2-0 MMA, 2-0 BMMA) vs. Mark Gardner (1-1 MMA, 1-1 BMMA) (MMA Junkie)
Light heavyweight: Grant Neal (3-0 MMA, 2-0 BMMA) vs. Hamza Salim (5-2 MMA, 0-0 BMMA) (MMA Junkie)
Catchweight (150 pounds): With Derek Campos out, Mike Hamel (7-3 MMA, 0-0 BMMA) steps in to fight Adam Borics (14-1 MMA, 5-1 BMMA) (MMA Fighting)
UFC TBA: Saturday, Las Vegas
Middleweight: Maki Pitolo (13-5 MMA, 1-1 UFC) vs. Darren Stewart (11-5 MMA, 4-5 UFC) (MMA Junkie)
Bantamweight: Ali Aqaisi (8-3 MMA, 0-0 UFC) vs. Irwin Rivera (9-5 MMA, 0-1 UFC) (MMA Junkie)
Women’s bantamweight: Yana Kunitskaya (12-5 MMA, 2-2 UFC) vs. Julija Stoliarenko (9-3-2 MMA, 0-1 UFC)
UFC 252: Aug. 15, Las Vegas
Light heavyweight: Jorge Gonzalez (16-4 MMA, 0-0 UFC) vs. Ike Villanueva (16-10 MMA, 0-1 UFC) (MMA Junkie)
Featherweight: Herbert Burns (11-2 MMA, 2-0 UFC) vs. Daniel Pineda (26-13 MMA, 3-4 UFC) (Combate)
Bellator 244: Aug. 21, Uncasville, Conn.
Light heavyweight: Ryan Bader (27-5 MMA, 5-0 BMMA) vs. Vadim Nemkov (11-2 MMA, 4-0 BMMA) (ESPN)
Bantamweight: Josh Hill (19-3 MMA, 1-0 BMMA) vs. Erik Perez (19-7 MMA, 0-1 BMMA)
UFC TBA: Aug. 22, Las Vegas
Bantamweight: Frankie Edgar (23-8-1 MMA, 17-8-1 UFC) vs. Pedro Munhoz (18-4 MMA, 8-4 UFC) (Combate)
Light heavyweight: Marcin Prachnio (13-4 MMA, 0-2 UFC) vs. Mike Rodriguez (10-5 MMA, 1-2 UFC) (MMA Fighting)
September, October fights on next page:
UFC TBA: Sept. 26, TBA
Women’s bantamweight: Marion Reneau (9-6-1 MMA, 5-5-1 UFC) vs. Ketlen Vieira (10-1 MMA, 4-1 UFC) (@MMAjunkieJohn)
Flyweight: Kai Kara-France (21-8 MMA, 4-1 UFC) vs. Brandon Royval (11-4 MMA, 1-0 UFC) (MMA Fighting)
UFC TBA: Oct. 3, TBA
Heavyweight: Yorgan De Castro (6-1 MMA, 1-1 UFC) vs. Carlos Felipe (8-1 MMA, 0-1 UFC) (Combate)
Heavyweight: Andrei Arlovski (29-19 MMA, 18-13 UFC) vs. Tanner Boser (TSN Sports)
UFC TBA: Oct. 17, TBA
Heavyweight: Krzysztof Jotko (22-4 MMA, 9-4 UFC) vs. Makhmud Muradov (24-6 MMA, 2-0 UFC) (MMA Junkie)
Women’s flyweight: Poliana Botelho (8-2 MMA, 3-1 UFC) vs. Gillian Robertson (8-4 MMA, 5-2 UFC) (Combate)
UFC 254: Oct. 24, TBA
Lightweight: Khabib Nurmagomedov (28-0 MMA, 12-0 UFC) vs. Justin Gaethje (22-2 MMA, 5-2 UFC) (CNN)
Middleweight: Jared Cannonier (13-4 MMA, 6-4 UFC) vs. Robert Whittaker (21-5 MMA, 12-3 UFC) (ESPN)
