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Matchup Roundup: New UFC and Bellator fights announced in the past week (Nov. 6-12)

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 the promotions from Nov. 6-12.

UFC Fight Night, Shanghai, Dec. 9

LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – NOVEMBER 13: (L-R) Song Yadong of China punches Julio Arce in a bantamweight fight during the UFC Fight Night event at UFC APEX on November 13, 2021 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC)

Bantamweight: Chris Gutierrez (20-5-2 MMA, 7-2-1 UFC)  vs. Song Yadong (20-7-1 MMA, 9-2-1 UFC) (X user @MagicM_MMABets)

Welterweight: Kevin Jousset (9-2 MMA, 1-0 UFC) vs. Song Kenan (20-7 MMA, 5-3 UFC) (MMA reporter Baptiste Bajard)

UFC Fight Night, Las Vegas, Jan. 13

Manel Kape

Bantamweight: Farid Basharat (11-0 MMA, 2-0 UFC) vs. Taylor Lapilus (19-3 MMA, 4-1 UFC) (RMC Sport)

Flyweight: Manel Kape (19-6 MMA, 4-2 UFC) vs. Matheus Nicolau (19-3-1 MMA, 7-2 UFC) (Eurosport NL)

UFC 297, Toronto, Jan. 20

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA – SEPTEMBER 10: Sean Strickland of United States celebrates victory over Israel Adesanya of Nigeria to become the new middleweight champion of the world during the UFC 293 event at Qudos Bank Arena on September 10, 2023 in Sydney, Australia. (Photo by Mark Evans/Getty Images)

Middleweight: Champion Sean Strickland (28-5 MMA, 15-5 UFC) vs. Dricus Du Plessis (20-2 MMA, 6-0 UFC)

Featherweight: Charles Jourdain (15-6-1 MMA, 6-5-1 UFC) vs. Sean Woodson (10-1-1 MMA, 4-1-1 UFC) (Eurosport NL)

Light heavyweight: Jan Blachowicz (29-10-1 MMA, 12-7-1 UFC) vs. Aleksandar Rakic (14-3 MMA, 6-2 UFC) (MMA reporter Ariel Helwani)

Light heavyweight: Dominick Reyes (12-4 MMA, 6-4 UFC) vs. Carlos Ulberg (9-1 MMA, 5-1 UFC)

UFC Fight Night, TBA, Feb. 3

Heavyweight: Thomas Petersen (8-1 MMA, 0-0 UFC) vs. Jamal Pogues (10-4 MMA, 1-1 UFC)

Women’s flyweight: Luana Carolina (9-4 MMA, 4-3 UFC) vs. Julija Stoliarenko (11-7-2 MMA 2-5 UFC)

UFC 298, TBA, Feb. 17

Featherweight: Champion Alexander Volkanovski (26-3 MMA, 13-2 UFC) vs. Ilia Topuria (14-0 MMA, 6-0 UFC)

UFC 299, TBA, March 9

Sean O’Malley

Bantamweight: Sean O’Malley (17-1 MMA, 9-1 UFC) vs. Marlon Vera (21-8-1 MMA, 15-7 UFC)

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