MMA fight announcements are hard to follow. With so many outlets and channels for news to break through, 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 Nov. 11-17:
Bellator Europe 6: Nov. 23, London
Welterweight: With Derek Anderson out, Gianni Melillo (13-4 MMA, 0-0 BMMA) steps in to fight Michael Page (15-1 MMA, 11-1 BMMA) (Evening Standard)
Lightweight: With Mario Saeed out, Benjamin Brander (11-6 MMA, 0-0 BMMA) steps in to fight Chris Bungard (11-6 MMA, 0-0 BMMA)
Bellator Salute: Dec. 20, Honolulu
Women’s flyweight: Veta Arteaga (5-3 MMA, 4-3 BMMA) vs. Alejandra Lara (8-3 MMA, 2-2 UFC) (MMA Junkie)
Bellator 236: Dec. 21, Honolulu
Welterweight: Neiman Gracie (9-1 MMA, 7-1 BMMA) vs. Kiichi Kunimoto (20-8-2 MMA, 0-1 BMMA) (ESPN)
Featherweight: Spencer Higa (7-10 MMA, 0-1 BMMA) vs. Kai Kamaka III (5-2 MMA, 1-0 BMMA) (MMA Junkie)
Next page: Bellator 237, UFC 246, UFC Raleigh
Bellator 237: Saitama, Japan
Welterweight bout: Lorenz Larkin (21-7 MMA, 3-2 BMMA) vs. Keita Nakamura (35-10-2 MMA, 0-0 BMMA)
Women’s flyweight: Ilara Joanne (9-4 MMA, 1-0 BMMA) vs. Kana Watanabe (8-0-1 MMA, 0-0 BMMA)
Lightweight: Daron Cruickshank (22-12 MMA, 0-0 BMMA) vs. Goiti Yamauchi (24-4 MMA, 10-3 BMMA)
UFC 246: Jan. 18, TBA
Women’s flyweight: Maycee Barber (8-0 MMA, 3-0 UFC) vs. Roxanne Modafferi (23-16 MMA, 2-4 UFC) (MMA Junkie)
UFC on ESPN+: Jan. 25, Raleigh, N.C.
Heavyweight: Curtis Blaydes (12-2 MMA, 7-2 UFC) vs. Junior Dos Santos (21-6 MMA, 15-5 UFC) (ESPN)
Bantamweight: Frankie Edgar (23-7-1 MMA, 17-7-1 UFC) vs. Cory Sandhagen (12-1 MMA, 5-0 UFC) (ESPN)
Women’s flyweight: Justin Kish (6-2 MMA, 2-2 UFC) vs. Lucie Pudilova (8-5 MMA, 2-4 UFC)
Middleweight: Alen Amedovski (8-2 MMA, 0-2 UFC) vs. Bevon Lewis (5-2 MMA, 0-2 UFC)
Light heavyweight: Jamahal Hill (6-0 MMA, 0-0 UFC) vs. Darko Stosic (13-3 MMA, 1-2 UFC)
Bantamweight: Felipe Colares (9-1 MMA, 1-1 UFC) vs. Montel Jackson (8-1 MMA, 2-1 UFC)
Next page: Bellator 238, UFC Houston
Bellator 238: Jan. 25, Inglewood, Calif.
Featherweight: Daniel Carey (7-3 MMA, 3-1 BMMA) vs. Aaron Pico (4-3 MMA, 4-3 BMMA) (ESPN)
UFC TBA: Feb. 8, Targeted for Houston
Light heavyweight: Ovince Saint Preux (24-13 MMA, 14-9 UFC) vs. Ryan Spann (17-5 MMA, 3-0 UFC) (MMA Junkie)
Women’s flyweight: Andrea Lee (11-3 MMA, 3-1 UFC) vs. Lauren Murphy (11-4 MMA, 3-4 UFC) (MyMMANews)
