Matchup Roundup: New UFC and Bellator fights announced in the past week (April 10-16)
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 from April 10-16
Bellator 295, Honolulu, Saturday
Featherweight: With Otto Rodrigues out, James Gonzalez (10-5 MMA, 1-0 BMMA) steps in to fight Aaron Pico (10-4 MMA, 10-4 BMMA) (MMA Fighting)
UFC 288, Newark, N.J., May 6
LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – OCTOBER 29: (L-R) Phil Hawes kicks Roman Dolidze of Georgia in a middleweight fight during the UFC Fight Night event at UFC APEX on October 29, 2022 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC)
Middleweight: Ikram Aliskerov (13-1 MMA, 0-0 UFC) vs. Phil Hawes (12-4 MMA, 4-2 UFC) (ESPN)
Flyweight: With Nate Maness out, Rafael Estevam (11-0 MMA, 0-0 UFC) steps in to fight Zhalgas Zhumagulov (14-8 MMA, 1-5 UFC) (MMA Junkie)
Heavyweight: Parker Porter (13-8 MMA, 3-3 UFC) vs. Braxton Smith (5-1 MMA, 0-0 UFC) (MMA Junkie)
Featherweight: With Jonathan Pearce out, Movsar Evloev (16-0 MMA, 6-0 UFC) steps in to fight Bryce Mitchell (15-1 MMA, 6-1 UFC)
Bellator 296, Paris, May 12
Denise Kielholtz
Women’s flyweight: Paula Cristina (6-1 MMA, 0-0 BMMA) vs. Denise Kielholtz (6-5 MMA, 6-4 BMMA) (Bellator Zone)
UFC on ABC 4, Charlotte, N.C., May 13
Karl Williams vs. Chase Sherman
Heavyweight: Chase Sherman (16-11 MMA, 4-10 UFC) vs. Karl Williams (8-1 MMA, 1-0 UFC)
Bellator 297, Chicago, June 16
Heavyweight: Daniel James (15-6-1 MMA, 3-0 BMMA) vs. Gokhan Saricam (8-2 MMA, 4-2 BMMA)
Lightweight: Pieter Buist (17-6 MMA, 0-0 BMMA) vs. Gadzhi Rabadanov (19-4-2 MMA, 4-0 BMMA) (Bellator Zone)
Welterweight: Roman Faraldo (8-1 MMA, 5-1 BMMA) vs. Bobby Nash (12-4 MMA, 0-0 BMMA)
Welterweight: Ramazan Kuramagomedov (10-0 MMA, 0-0 BMMA) vs. Jaleel Willis (16-4 MMA, 4-2 BMMA)
Lightweight: Archie Colgan (7-0 MMA, 4-0 BMMA) vs. Emmanuel Sanchez (20-8 MMA, 12-7 BMMA)
Middleweight: Norbert Novenyi (6-0 MMA, 5-0 BMMA) vs. Kamil Oniszczuk (9-2 MMA, 0-1 BMMA)
Featherweight: Timur Khizriev (12-0 MMA, 1-0 BMMA) vs. Richie Smullen (10-2-1 MMA, 4-1 BMMA)
UFC Fight Night, TBA, June 24
Featherweight Josh Emmett (18-3 MMA, 9-3 UFC) vs. Ilia Topuria (13-0 MMA, 5-0 UFC) – moved from June 17 (MMA reporter Alvaro Colmenero)
UFC 290, Las Vegas, July 8
Flyweight: Champion Brandon Moreno (21-6-2 MMA, 9-3-2 UFC) vs. Alexandre Pantoja (25-5 MMA, 9-3 UFC) (FREAK MMA)
