Matchup Roundup: New UFC and Bellator fights announced in the past week (Aug. 21-27)
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 Aug. 21-27.
UFC 293, Sydney, Sept. 9
Flyweight: With Kai Kara-France out, Felipe Dos Santos (7-0 MMA, 0-0 UFC) steps in vs. Manel Kape (18-6 MMA, 3-2 UFC) (MMA Fighting)
Lightweight: Nasrat Haqparast (14-5 MMA, 6-4 UFC) vs. Landon Quinones (7-1-1 MMA, 0-0 UFC) (MMA Junkie)
Welterweight: Kiefer Crosbie (10-3 MMA, 0-0 UFC) vs. Kevin Jousset (8-2 MMA, 0-0 UFC) (MMA Junkie)
Noche UFC, Las Vegas, Sept. 16
Middleweight: With Anthony Hernandez out, Josh Fremd (11-4 MMA, 2-2 UFC) steps in vs. Roman Kopylov (11-2 MMA, 3-2 UFC) (MMA Junkie)
UFC Fight Night, Las Vegas, Oct. 7
Middleweight: Abdul Razak Alhassan (12-5 MMA, 6-5 UFC) vs. Joe Pyfer (11-2 MMA, 2-0 UFC)
Bellator 300, San Diego, Oct. 7
UFC Fight Night, Las Vegas, Oct. 14
Bantamweight: Christian Rodriguez (9-1 MMA, 2-1 UFC) vs. Cameron Saaiman (9-0 MMA, 3-0 UFC)
Featherweight: TJ Brown (17-9 MMA, 3-3 UFC) vs. Darren Elkins (27-11 MMA, 17-10 UFC) (Eurosport NL)
UFC Fight Night, São Paulo, Nov. 4
Welterweight: Gabriel Bonfim (15-0 MMA, 2-0 UFC) vs. Nicolas Dalby (22-5-1 MMA, 6-4 UFC) (Eurosport NL)
UFC Fight Night, Las Vegas, Nov. 18
Bantamweight: Nick Aguirre (7-1 MMA, 0-1 UFC) vs. Payton Talbott (6-0 MMA, 0-0 UFC)
Women’s strawweight: Luana Pinheiro (11-1 MMA, 3-0 UFC) vs. Amanda Ribas (12-4 MMA, 6-3 UFC) (MMA Hoje)
Lightweight: Nikolas Motta (13-5 MMA, 1-2 UFC) vs. Trey Ogden (16-6 MMA, 1-2 UFC) (Eurosport NL)
