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 Oct. 28–Nov. 3:
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Bellator 233: Nov. 8, Thackerville, Okla.
Heavyweight: With Tim Johnson out, Azunna Anyanwu (15-5 MMA, 1-0 BMMA) steps in to fight Tyrell Fortune (7-0 MMA, 7-0 BMMA)
Welterweight: Logan Storley (10-0 MMA, 5-0 BMMA) vs. E.J. Brooks (13-5 MMA, 5-1 BMMA) (MMA Mania)
Heavyweight: With Odell Plantin out, Christian Adams (0-0 MMA, 0-0 BMMA) steps in to fight Davion Franklin (0-0 MMA, 0-0 BMMA) (Tapology)
Light heavyweight: With Cesar Gutierrez out, Cesar Bennett (0-0 MMA, 0-0 BMMA) steps in to fight Christian Edwards (1-0 MMA, 1-0 BMMA) (Tapology)
UFC on ESPN+ 21: Nov. 9, Moscow
Light heavyweight: With Gadzhimurad Antigulov out, Khadis Ibragimov (8-1 MMA, 0-1 UFC) steps in to fight Ed Herman (24-14 MMA, 11-11 UFC) (MMA DNA)
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UFC on ESPN+ 22: Nov. 16, Sao Paulo
Women’s bantamweight: Tracy Cortez (6-1 MMA, 0-0 UFC) vs. Vanessa Melo (10-6 MMA, 0-1 UFC) (Cageside Press)
Light heavyweight: With Sam Alvey out, Paul Craig (12-4 MMA, 4-4 UFC) steps in to fight Mauricio Rua (26-11 MMA, 10-9 UFC)
Bellator Europe 6: Nov. 23 London
Middleweight: Charlie Ward (7-3 MMA, 4-0 BMMA) vs. Pietro Penini (8-1-1 MMA, 0-0 BMMA)
Women’s featherweight: Josie Blaber (1-0 MMA, 0-0 BMMA) vs. Charlotte McIntyre (0-0 MMA, 0-0 BMMA)
UFC on ESPN 7: Dec. 7, Washington, D.C.
Bantamweight: Rob Font (16-4 MMA, 6-3 UFC) vs. Ricky Simon (15-2 MMA, 3-1 UFC)
Women’s strawweight: With Cortney Casey out, Livia Renata Souza (13-2 MMA, 2-1 UFC) steps in to fight Virna Jandiroba (14-1 MMA, 0-1 UFC) (Gracie Mag)
UFC 245: Dec. 14, Las Vegas
Welterweight: With Robbie Lawler out, Geoff Neal (12-2 MMA, 4-0 UFC) steps in to fight Mike Perry (13-5 MMA, 6-5 UFC) (ESPN)
Featherweight: Daniel Teymur (7-3 MMA, 1-3 UFC) vs. Chase Hooper (8-0-1 MMA, 0-0 UFC)
Middleweight: Ian Heinisch (13-2 MMA, 2-1 UFC) vs. Omari Akmedov (19-4-1 MMA, 7-3-1 UFC) (ESPN)
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UFC on ESPN+ 23: Dec. 21, Busan, South Korea
Lightweight: Omar Morales (8-0 MMA, 0-0 UFC) vs. Dong Hyun Ma (16-9-3 MMA, 3-3 UFC)
Heavyweight: Ciryl Gane (5-0 MMA, 2-0 UFC) vs. Tanner Boser (17-5-1 MMA, 1-0 UFC)
Featherweight: Suman Mokhtarian (8-1 MMA, 0-1 UFC) vs. Seung Woo Choi (7-3 MMA, 0-2 UFC)
Bellator Hawaii: Dec. 21, Honolulu
Lightweight: Nainoa Dung (3-0 MMA, 2-0 BMMA) vs. Zach Zane (13-9 MMA, 0-0 BMMA) (KHON2)
Welterweight: Kona Oliveira (1-2 MMA, 0-2 BMMA) vs. Reno Remigio (3-3 MMA, 0-0 BMMA) (KHON2)
UFC TBA: Jan. 18, TBA
Featherweight: Chas Skelly (18-4 MMA, 7-4 UFC) vs. Grant Dawson (14-1 MMA, 2-0 UFC) (MMA Junkie)
Bellator LA: Jan. 25, Los Angeles
Welterweight: David Pacheco (1-0 MMA, 1-0 BMMA) vs. Craig Plaskett (4-3 MMA, 1-1 BMMA)
Featherweight: Brandon Bender (12-1 MMA, 1-1 BMMA) vs. Gabriel Green (9-2 MMA, 1-1 BMMA)
