Matchup Roundup: New UFC and Bellator fights announced in the past week (June 19-25)
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 a promotion from June 19-25.
UFC on ESPN 47, Las Vegas, Saturday
UFC 290, Las Vegas, July 8
UFC Fight Night, Las Vegas, July 15
Featherweight: Melsik Baghdasaryan (7-2 MMA, 2-1 UFC) vs. Tucker Lutz (12-3 MMA, 1-2 UFC)
UFC Fight Night, Nashville, Tenn., Aug. 5
Women’s strawweight: With Virna Jandiroba out, Jessica Andrade (24-11 MMA, 15-9 UFC) steps in to fight Tatiana Suarez (9-0 MMA, 6-0 UFC)
Welterweight: Carlston Harris (18-5 MMA, 3-1 UFC) vs. Jeremiah Wells (12-2-1 MMA, 4-0 UFC)
Featherweight: Diego Lopes (21-6 MMA, 0-1 UFC) vs. Gavin Tucker (13-2 MMA, 4-2 UFC) (Eurosport NL)
Bellator 298, Sioux Falls, S.D., Aug. 11
UFC Fight Night, Las Vegas, Aug. 12
Bantamweight: Da’Mon Blackshear (13-5-1 MMA, 1-1-1 UFC) vs. Brady Hiestand (7-2 MMA, 2-1 UFC) (Eurosport NL)
UFC 292, Boston, Aug. 19
UFC Fight Night, Singapore, Aug. 26
Middleweight: Chidi Njokuani (22-9 MMA, 2-2 UFC) vs. Michal Oleksiejczuk (18-6 MMA, 6-4 UFC)
Women’s flyweight: JJ Aldrich (11-6 MMA, 7-5 UFC) vs. Liang Na (14-6 MMA, 0-2 UFC)
Light heavyweight: Anthony Smith (36-18 MMA, 11-8 UFC) vs. Ryan Spann (21-8 MMA, 7-3 UFC) (MMA Junkie)
UFC Fight Night, Paris, Sept. 2
Women’s bantamweight: Nora Cornolle (6-1 MMA, 0-0 UFC) vs. Joselyne Edwards (13-4 MMA, 4-2 UFC)
Women’s bantamweight: Hailey Cowan (7-3 MMA, 0-1 UFC) vs. Zarah Fairn (6-5 MMA, 0-3 UFC)
Light heavyweight: Azamat Murzakanov (13-0 MMA, 3-0 UFC) vs. Volkan Oezdemir (18-7 MMA, 6-6 UFC)
Women’s flyweight: Manon Fiorot (10-1 MMA, 5-0 UFC) vs. Rose Namajunas (11-5 MMA, 9-4 UFC) (MMA Junkie)
UFC 293, Sydney, Sept. 9
Flyweight: Manel Kape (18-6 MMA, 3-2 UFC) vs. Kai Kara-France (24-11 MMA, 7-4 UFC) (ESPN)
UFC Fight Night, Las Vegas, Sept. 16
Middleweight: Chris Curtis (30-10 MMA, 4-2 UFC) vs. Anthony Hernandez (11-2 MMA, 5-2 UFC) (MMA Fighting)
Women’s flyweight: Champion Alexa Grasso (16-3 MMA, 8-3 UFC) vs. Valentina Shevchenko (22-4 MMA, 11-3 UFC) (The Schmo/Club De Las Americas)
UFC Fight Night, Las Vegas, Sept. 23
Women’s strawweight: Hannah Goldy (6-3 MMA, 1-3 UFC) vs. Mizuki Inoue (14-6 MMA, 1-1 UFC) (Eurosport NL)
