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Matchup Roundup: New UFC and Bellator fights announced in the past week (June 12-18)

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 or Bellator.

Here are the fight announcements that were broken or confirmed by MMA Junkie or officially announced by a promotion from June 12-18.

UFC on ABC 5, Jacksonville, Fla., Saturday

LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – APRIL 29: (L-R) Cody Brundage kicks Rodolfo Vieira of Brazil in a middleweight fight during the UFC Fight Night event at UFC APEX on April 29, 2023 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images)

Lightweight: With Victor Martinez out, Jose Mariscal (13-6 MMA, 0-0 UFC) steps in to fight Trevor Peek (8-0 MMA, 1-0 UFC) (Eurosport NL)

Flyweight: With Felipe Bunes out, Joshua Van (7-1) steps in to fight Zhalgas Zhumagulov (14-8 MMA, 1-5 UFC) (Eurosport NL)

Middleweight: With Puna Soriano out, Cody Brundage (8-4 MMA, 2-3 UFC) steps in to fight Sedriques Dumas (7-1 MMA, 0-1 UFC) (MMA Fighting)

UFC Fight Night, Las Vegas, July 1

Lightweight: With Jordan Leavitt out, Guram Kutateladze (12-3 MMA, 1-1 UFC) steps in to fight Elves Brener (14-3 MMA, 1-0 UFC)

Women’s featherweight: With Macy Chiasson out, Karol Rosa (16-5 MMA, 5-2 UFC) steps in to fight Yana Santos (14-7 MMA, 4-4 UFC) (WMMA Rankings)

UFC Fight Night, Las Vegas, July 15

Feb 12, 2023; Perth, WA, AUSTRALIA; Josh Culibao (red gloves) fights Melsik Baghdasaryan (blue gloves) during UFC 284 at RAC Arena. Mandatory Credit: Jasmin Frank-USA TODAY Sports

Featherweight: Melsik Baghdasaryan (7-2 MMA, 2-1 UFC) vs. Tucker Lutz (12-3 MMA, 1-2 UFC)

UFC Fight Night, Nashville, Tenn., Aug. 5

LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – JANUARY 14: (R-L) Umar Nurmagomedov of Russia punches Raoni Barcelos of Brazil in a bantamweight fight during the UFC Fight Night event at UFC APEX on January 14, 2023 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images)

Bantamweight: Umar Nurmagomedov (16-0 MMA, 4-0 UFC) vs. Cory Sandhagen (16-4 MMA, 9-3 UFC)

Featherweight: Steve Garcia (14-5 MMA, 3-2 UFC) vs. Sean Woodson (9-1-1 MMA, 3-1-1 UFC)

UFC Fight Night, Las Vegas, Aug. 12

LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – APRIL 22: (L-R) Francis Marshall punches William Gomis of France in a featherweight fight during the UFC Fight Night event at UFC APEX on April 22, 2023 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images)

Featherweight: Isaac Dulgarian (5-0 MMA, 0-0 UFC) vs. Francis Marshall (7-1 MMA, 1-1 UFC) (MMA Fighting)

UFC 292, Boston, Aug. 19

Welterweight: Ian Machado Garry (11-0 MMA, 4-0 UFC) vs. Geoff Neal (15-5 MMA, 7-3 UFC) (RT Sport)

Women’s flyweight: Andrea Lee (13-7 MMA, 5-5 UFC) vs. Natalia Silva (15-5-1 MMA, 3-0 UFC)

UFC Fight Night, Singapore, Aug. 26

Apr 15, 2023; Kansas City, Missouri, USA; Max Holloway (red gloves) reacts after the fight against Arnold Allen (blue gloves) during UFC Fight Night at T-Mobile Center. Mandatory Credit: Denny Medley-USA TODAY Sports

Featherweight: Max Holloway (24-7 MMA, 20-7 UFC) vs. Chan Sung Jung (18-7 MMA, 7-4 UFC)

Heavyweight: Lukasz Brzeski (8-3-1 MMA, 0-2 UFC) vs. Waldo Cortes-Acosta (9-1 MMA, 2-1 UFC) (ESPN Deportes)

UFC Fight Night, Paris, Sept. 2

French mixed martial arts fighter Ciryl Gane warms up ahead of his fight against US mixed martial arts fighter Jon Jones during their UFC 285 heavyweight title bout at T-Mobile Arena, in Las Vegas, Nevada, on March 4, 2023. (Photo by Patrick T. Fallon / AFP) (Photo by PATRICK T. FALLON/AFP via Getty Images) ORIG FILE ID: AFP_33AK3N8.jpg

Heavyweight: Ciryl Gane (11-2 MMA, 8-2 UFC) vs. Serghei Spivac (16-3 MMA, 7-3 UFC)

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