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Nolan King

Matchup Roundup: New UFC and Bellator fights announced in the past week (May 4-10)

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 May 4-May 10:

UFC on ESPN+ 29: May 13, Jacksonville, Fla.

Lightweight: Gabriel Benitez (21-7 MMA, 5-3 UFC) vs. Omar Morales (9-0 MMA, 1-0 UFC) (ESPN)

UFC on ESPN 8: May 16, Jacksonville, Fla.

Welterweight: Miguel Baeza (8-0 MMA, 1-0 UFC) vs. Matt Brown (22-16 MMA, 15-10 UFC)

UFC Fight Night: May 23, TBA

Heavyweight: Blagoy Ivanov (18-3 MMA, 2-2 UFC) vs. Augusto Sakai (14-1-1 MMA, 3-0 UFC) (Combate)

More fights on the next page:

Jul 6, 2019; Las Vegas, NV, USA; Amanda Nunes (red gloves) fights against Holly Holm (blue gloves) at T-Mobile Arena. Mandatory Credit: Stephen R. Sylvanie-USA TODAY Sports

UFC 250: June 6, TBA

Women’s featherweight: Amanda Nunes (18-4 MMA, 12-1 UFC) vs. Felicia Spencer (8-1 MMA, 2-1 UFC) (ESPN)

Flyweight: Jussier Formiga (22-7 MMA, 8-6 UFC) vs. Alex Perez (23-5 MMA, 5-1 UFC) (Combate)

Light heavyweight: Devin Clark (11-4 MMA, 5-4 UFC) vs. Alonzo Menifield (9-0 MMA, 2-0 UFC) (BJPenn.com)

Middleweight: Ian Heinisch (13-3 MMA, 2-2 UFC) vs. Gerald Meerschaert (30-12 MMA, 6-4 UFC) (Combate)

Middleweight: Charles Byrd (9-6 MMA, 1-2 UFC) vs. Maki Pitolo (12-5 MMA, 0-1 UFC)

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