MMA fight announcements are hard to keep track of. 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 Sept. 30–Oct. 6.
UFC on ESPN 6: Oct. 18, Boston
Middleweight: With Eric Spicely injured, Kevin Holland (15-4 MMA, 3-1 UFC) steps in to fight Brendan Allen (12-3 MMA, 0-0 UFC) (MMA Junkie)
Bellator 231: Oct. 25, Uncasville, Conn.
Light heavyweight: Phil Davis (20-5 MMA, 7-2 BMMA) vs. Karl Albrektsson (9-2 MMA, 0-0 BMMA) (MMA Junkie)
Welterweight: Connor Dixon (1-0 MMA, 1-0 BMMA) vs. Orkhan Ismatzade (0-0 MMA, 0-0 BMMA)
UFC on ESPN+ 20: Oct. 26, Singapore
Bantamweight: Enrique Barzola (16-4-1 MMA, 6-2 UFC) vs. Movsar Evloev (11-0 MMA, 1-0 UFC) (MMA DNA)
Heavyweight: Jeff Hughes (10-2 MMA, 0-1 UFC) vs. Raphael Pessoa (9-1 MMA, UFC 0-1) (Combate)
Welterweight: Muslim Salikhov (15-2 MMA, 2-1 UFC) vs. Laureano Staropoli (9-1 MMA, 2-0 UFC) (Combate)
Lightweight: Rafael Fiziev (6-1 MMA, 0-1 UFC) vs. Alex White (13-5 MMA, 4-5 UFC)
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Bellator 232: Oct. 26, Uncasville, Conn.
160-pound catchweight: Nick Newell (16-2 MMA, 1-0 BMMA) vs. Manny Muro (10-6 MMA, 1-0 BMMA) (ESPN)
UFC 244: Nov. 2, New York
Lightweight: Kevin Lee (18-5 MMA, 10-5 UFC) vs. Gregor Gillespie (13-0 MMA, 6-0 UFC) (MMA Junkie)
Middleweight: With Krzysztof Jotko out, Brad Tavares (17-5 MMA, UFC 12-5) moves from UFC on ESPN+20: Singapore to fight Edmen Shahbazyan (10-0 MMA, 3-0 UFC) (MMA Junkie)
UFC on ESPN+ 22: Nov. 16, Sao Paulo
Featherweight: Renan Barao (34-8-1 MMA, 9-7 UFC) vs. Douglas Silva de Andrade (25-3 MMA, 3-3 UFC) (Combate)
Welterweight: Warlley Alves (13-3 MMA, 7-3 UFC) vs. Randy Brown (11-3 MMA, 5-3 UFC)
Featherweight: Ricardo Ramos (13-2 MMA, 4-1 UFC) vs. Luiz Eduardo Garagorri (13-0 MMA, 1-0 UFC) (Combate)
Lightweight: Charles Oliveira (27-8 MMA, 15-8 UFC) vs. Jared Gordon (15-3 MMA, 3-2 UFC)
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Bellator Europe 6: Nov. 23, London
Flyweight: Denise Kielholtz (3-2 MMA, 3-1 BMMA) vs. Sabriye Sengul (0-0 MMA, 0-0 BMMA)
Middleweight: Kent Kauppinen (11-5 MMA, 1-2 BMMA) vs. Andy Manzolo (22-6 MMA, 0-0 BMMA)
Middleweight: George Tokkos (4-0 MMA, 0-0 BMMA) vs. Kevin Fryer (7-3 MMA, 1-1 BMMA)
UFC 245: Dec. 14, Las Vegas
Flyweight: With Sergio Pettis exploring free agency, Brandon Moreno (15-5-1 MMA, 3-2-1 UFC) steps in to fight Kai Kara-France (20-7 MMA, 3-0 UFC) (NZ Herald)
Bellator Hawaii: Dec. 21, Honolulu
Flyweight: Ilima-Lei Macfarlane (10-0 MMA, 9-0 BMMA) vs. Kate Jackson (11-3-1 MMA, 3-1 BMMA) (KHON2)
Featherweight: A.J. McKee (15-0 MMA, 0-0 BMMA) vs. Derek Campos (20-9 MMA, 9-7 BMMA) (KHON2)
