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Matchup Roundup: New UFC and Bellator fights announced in the past week (May 8-15)

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 from May 8-15.

UFC Fight Night, Las Vegas, June 17

LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – JUNE 25: (L-R) Arman Tsarukyan of Georgia kicks Mateusz Gamrot of Poland in a lightweight fight during the UFC Fight Night event at UFC APEX on June 25, 2022 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC)

Lightweight: Joaquim Silva (12-3 MMA, 5-3 UFC) vs. Arman Tsarukyan (19-3 MMA, 6-2 UFC) (ESPN)

Bantamweight: Kyung Ho Kang (18-9 MMA, 7-3 UFC) vs. Cristian Quinonez (17-3 MMA, 1-0 UFC) (SPOTV)

Middleweight: Christian Leroy Duncan (8-0 MMA, 1-0 UFC) vs. Armen Petrosyan (8-2 MMA, 2-1 UFC) (MMA Junkie)

UFC Fight Night, Las Vegas, July 1

LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – NOVEMBER 05: (L-R) Grant Dawson punches Mark O. Madsen of Denmark in a lightweight fight during the UFC Fight Night event at UFC APEX on November 05, 2022 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC)

Lightweight: Grant Dawson (19-1-1 MMA, 7-0-1 UFC) vs. Damir Ismagulov (24-2 MMA, 5-1 UFC) (MMA Junkie)

UFC 290, Las Vegas, July 8

Lightweight: Kamuela Kirk (12-5 MMA, 1-1 UFC) vs. Esteban Ribovics (11-1 MMA, 0-1 UFC) (MMA Junkie)

Light heavyweight: Vitor Petrino (8-0 MMA, 1-0 UFC) vs. Marcin Prachnio (16-6 MMA, 3-4 UFC) (MMA Fighting)

UFC Fight Night, Las Vegas, July 15

Mar 25, 2023; San Antonio, Texas, USA; Holly Holm (red gloves) fights Yana Santos (not pictured) during UFC Fight Night at AT&T Center. Mandatory Credit: Aaron Meullion-USA TODAY Sports

Women’s bantamweight: Holly Holm (15-6 MMA, 8-6 UFC) vs. Mayra Bueno Silva (10-2-1 MMA, 5-2-1 UFC) (The MMA Hour)

Lightweight: Ottman Azaitar (13-1 MMA, 2-1 UFC) vs. Francisco Prado (11-1 MMA, 0-1 UFC) (MMA analyst Gaston Reyna)

UFC Fight Night, London, July 22

Jul 23, 2022; London, United Kingdom; Tom Aspinall (blue gloves) is introduced before fighting Curtis Blaydes during UFC Fight Night at O2 Arena. Mandatory Credit: Per Haljestam-USA TODAY Sports

Women’s bantamweight: Pannie Kianzad (16-6 MMA, 5-3 UFC) vs. Ketlen Vieira (12-3 MMA, 6-3 UFC) (Maximum Sports)

Featherweight: Josh Culibao (11-1-1 MMA, 3-1-1 UFC) vs. Lerone Murphy (12-0 MMA, 4-0 UFC) (Eurosport NL)

Heavyweight: Tom Aspinall (12-3 MMA, 5-1 UFC) vs. Marcin Tybura (24-7 MMA, 11-6 UFC)

Featherweight: Andre Fili (22-9 MMA, 10-8 UFC) vs. Nathaniel Wood (19-5 MMA, 6-2 UFC) (MMA reporter Al Zullino)

Middleweight: Bryan Barberena (18-10 MMA, 9-8 UFC) vs. Makhmud Muradov (25-8 MMA, 3-2 UFC)

UFC 291, TBA, July 29

Mar 25, 2023; San Antonio, Texas, USA; CJ Vergara (red gloves) fights Daniel Lacerda (blue gloves) during UFC Fight Night at AT&T Center. Mandatory Credit: Aaron Meullion-USA TODAY Sports

Flyweight: Vinicius Salvador (14-5 MMA, 0-1 UFC) vs. CJ Vergara (11-4-1 MMA, 2-2 UFC) (Eurosport NL)

UFC Fight Night, Las Vegas, Aug. 12

Dec 3, 2022; Orlando, Florida, USA; Rafael Dos Anjos (blue gloves) reacts after fighting Bryan Barberena (red gloves) during UFC Fight Night at Amway Center. Mandatory Credit: Nathan Ray Seebeck-USA TODAY Sports

Lightweight: Mike Breeden (10-5 MMA, 0-2 UFC) vs. Lando Vannata (12-6-2 MMA, 4-6-2 UFC) (MMA Fighting)

Welterweight: Rafael dos Anjos (32-14 MMA, 21-12 UFC) vs. Vicente Luque (21-9-1 MMA, 14-5 UFC) – shifted from July 15 (MMA Fighting)

Bellator, Dublin, Sept. 23

Middleweight: Champion Johnny Eblen (13-0 MMA, 9-0 BMMA) vs. Fabian Edwards (12-2 MMA, 8-2 BMMA) – for title

Featherweight: Brian Moore (16-9 MMA, 7-5 BMMA) vs. Otto Rodrigues (13-1 MMA, 0-0 BMMA) (Severe MMA)

Featherweight: Mads Burnell (17-5 MMA, 4-2 BMMA) vs. Daniel Weichel (42-14 MMA, 11-16 BMMA) (MMA Junkie)

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