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Matchup Roundup: New UFC and Bellator fights announced in the past week (June 5-11)

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 5-11.

UFC Fight Night, London, July 22

Shauna Bannon def. Minna Grusander Invicta FC 52

Women’s strawweight: Shauna Bannon (5-0 MMA, 0-0 UFC) vs. Bruna Brasil (8-3-1 MMA, 0-1 UFC) (Severe MMA)

Bellator vs. Rizin 2, Saitama, Japan, July 31

Danny Sabatello def. Marcos Breno Bellator 294

Bantamweight: Magomed Magomedov (19-3 MMA, 3-2 BMMA) vs. Danny Sabatello (14-2 MMA, 4-1 BMMA)

Welterweight: Andrey Koreshkov (26-4 MMA, 15-4 BMMA) vs. Lorenz Larkin (25-7 MMA, 7-2 BMMA)

UFC Fight Night, TBA, Aug. 5

 

Featherweight: Damon Jackson (22-5-1 MMA, 5-3-1 UFC) vs. Billy Quarantillo (17-5 MMA, 5-3 UFC)

Lightweight: Ignacio Bahamondes (14-4 MMA, 3-1 UFC) vs. Ludovit Klein (19-4-1 MMA, 3-2-1 UFC) (MMA Junkie)

Light heavyweight: Ion Cutelaba (17-9-1 MMA, 6-8-1 UFC) vs. Ovince Saint Preux (26-17 MMA 14-12 UFC) (MMA Junkie)

UFC Fight Night, Las Vegas, Aug. 12

Chris Daukaus

Bantamweight: Gaston Bolanos (7-3 MMA, 1-0 UFC) vs. Marcus McGhee (7-1 MMA, 1-0 UFC) (ESPN Deportes)

Middleweight: AJ Dobson (6-2 MMA, 0-2 UFC) vs. Tafon Nchukwi (6-3 MMA, 2-3 UFC) (MMA Fighting)

Light heavyweight: Chris Daukaus (12-6 MMA, 4-3 UFC) vs. Khalil Rountree (11-5 MMA, 7-5 UFC)

Middleweight: Josh Fremd (10-4 MMA, 1-2 UFC) vs. Jamie Pickett (13-9 MMA, 2-5 UFC)

UFC 292, Boston, Aug. 19

Middleweight: Brad Tavares (18-8 MMA, 13-8 UFC) vs. Chris Weidman (15-6 MMA, 11-6 UFC) (Newsday)

Women’s flyweight: Maryna Moroz (11-4 MMA, 6-4 UFC) vs. Karinę Silva (16-4 MMA, 2-0 UFC) (MMA Fighting)

Middleweight: Gregory Rodrigues (13-5 MMA, 4-2 UFC) vs. Denis Tiuliulin (11-7 MMA, 1-2 UFC) – moved from June 24

UFC 293, Sydney, Sept. 9

Casey O’Neill UFC 286 Ceremonial Weigh-ins

Women’s flyweight: Viviane Araujo (11-5 MMA, 5-4 UFC) vs. Casey O’Neill (9-1 MMA, 4-1 UFC) (MMA Fighting)

Light heavyweight: Carlos Ulberg (7-1 MMA, 4-1 UFC) vs. Da Woon Jung (15-4-1 MMA, 4-2-1 UFC)

UFC Fight Night, Las Vegas, Sept. 16

LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – MAY 20: (R-L) Loopy Godinez of Mexico punches Emily Ducote in a 120-pound catchweight fight during the UFC Fight Night event at UFC APEX on May 20, 2023 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images)

Women’s strawweight: Loopy Godinez (10-3 MMA, 5-3 UFC) vs. Sam Hughes (10-3 MMA, 5-3 UFC) (ESPN Deportes)

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