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Matchup Roundup: New UFC and Bellator fights announced in the past week (July 17-23)

Nolan King
·4 min read

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 July 17-23

UFC 291, Salt Lake City, Saturday

LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – AUGUST 23: Darrius Flowers reacts after his TKO victory over Amiran Gogoladze of Georgia in a welterweight fight during Dana White’s Contender Series season six, week five at UFC APEX on August 23, 2022 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC)
LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – AUGUST 23: Darrius Flowers reacts after his TKO victory over Amiran Gogoladze of Georgia in a welterweight fight during Dana White’s Contender Series season six, week five at UFC APEX on August 23, 2022 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC)

Welterweight: With Miguel Baeza out, Darrius Flowers (12-5-1 MMA, 0-0 UFC) steps in to fight Jake Matthews (17-6 MMA, 11-6 UFC) (Eurosport NL)

UFC on ESPN 50, Nashville, Tenn., Aug. 5

Apr 8, 2023; Miami, Florida, USA; Rob Font (red gloves) fights Adrian Yanez (blue gloves) during UFC 287 at Miami-Dade Arena. Mandatory Credit: Rich Storry-USA TODAY Sports
Apr 8, 2023; Miami, Florida, USA; Rob Font (red gloves) fights Adrian Yanez (blue gloves) during UFC 287 at Miami-Dade Arena. Mandatory Credit: Rich Storry-USA TODAY Sports

Featherweight: With Steve Garcia out, Jesse Butler (12-5 MMA, 0-1 UFC) steps in to fight Sean Woodson (9-1-1 MMA, 3-1-1 UFC)

Bantamweight: With Said Nurmagomedov out, Raoni Barcelos (17-4 MMA, 6-3 UFC) steps in to fight Kyler Phillips (10-2 MMA, 4-1 UFC)

14-pound contract weight : With Umar Nurmagomedov out, Rob Font (20-6 MMA, 10-5 UFC) steps in to fight Cory Sandhagen (16-4 MMA, 9-3 UFC) (ESPN)

Bellator 298, Sioux Falls, S.D., Aug. 11

UFC Fight Night, Paris, Sept. 2

Caolan Loughran (Cage Warriors image)
Caolan Loughran (Cage Warriors image)

Bantamweight: Yanis Ghemmouri (12-1 MMA, 0-0 UFC) vs. Caolan Loughran (8-0 MMA, 0-0 UFC) (MMA reporter Al Zullino)

UFC 293, Sydney, Sept. 9

Feb 12, 2023; Perth, WA, AUSTRALIA; Tyson Pedro (red gloves) fights Modestas Bukauskas (blue gloves) during UFC 284 at RAC Arena. Mandatory Credit: Jasmin Frank-USA TODAY Sports
Feb 12, 2023; Perth, WA, AUSTRALIA; Tyson Pedro (red gloves) fights Modestas Bukauskas (blue gloves) during UFC 284 at RAC Arena. Mandatory Credit: Jasmin Frank-USA TODAY Sports

Welterweight: Blood Diamond (3-2 MMA, 0-2 UFC) vs. Charlie Radtke (7-3 MMA, 0-0 UFC) (Telegraph Sport)

Featherweight: Gabriel Miranda (16-6 MMA, 0-1 UFC) vs. Shane Young (13-7 MMA, 2-4 UFC) (Laerte Viana)

Light heavyweight: Tyson Pedro (9-4 MMA, 5-4 UFC) vs. Anton Turkalj (8-2 MMA, 0-2 UFC)

UFC Fight Night, Las Vegas, Sept. 23

LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – NOVEMBER 05: (R-L) Tamires Vidal of <a class="link " href="https://sports.yahoo.com/soccer/teams/brazil-women/" data-i13n="sec:content-canvas;subsec:anchor_text;elm:context_link" data-ylk="slk:Brazil;sec:content-canvas;subsec:anchor_text;elm:context_link;itc:0">Brazil</a> punches Ramona Pascual in a bantamweight fight during the UFC Fight Night event at UFC APEX on November 05, 2022 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC)

Women’s bantamweight: Montserrat Rendon (5-0 MMA, 0-0 UFC) vs. Tamires Vidal (7-1 MMA, 1-0 UFC) (Eurosport NL)

UFC Fight Night, Las Vegas, Oct. 7

LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – MAY 20: (L-R) Vanessa Demopoulos punches Karolina Kowalkiewicz of Poland in a strawweight fight during the UFC Fight Night event at UFC APEX on May 20, 2023 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images)
LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – MAY 20: (L-R) Vanessa Demopoulos punches Karolina Kowalkiewicz of Poland in a strawweight fight during the UFC Fight Night event at UFC APEX on May 20, 2023 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images)

Women’s strawweight: Vanessa Demopoulos (9-5 MMA, 3-2 UFC) vs. Kanaka Murata (12-2 MMA, 1-1 UFC)

UFC Fight Night, Las Vegas, Oct. 14

UFC 294, Abu Dhabi, Oct. 21

Oct 22, 2022; Abu Dhabi, UAE; Charles Oliveira (red gloves) and Islam Makhachev (blue gloves) during UFC 280 at Etihad Arena. Mandatory Credit: Craig Kidwell-USA TODAY Sports
Oct 22, 2022; Abu Dhabi, UAE; Charles Oliveira (red gloves) and Islam Makhachev (blue gloves) during UFC 280 at Etihad Arena. Mandatory Credit: Craig Kidwell-USA TODAY Sports

Lightweight: Champion Islam Makhachev (24-1 MMA, 13-1 UFC) vs. Charles Oliveira (34-9 MMA, 22-9 UFC)

Middleweight: Khamzat Chimaev (12-0 MMA, 6-0 UFC) vs. Paulo Costa (14-2 MMA, 6-2 UFC)

Middleweight: Ikram Aliskerov (14-1 MMA, 1-0 UFC) vs. Nassourdine Imavov (12-4 MMA, 4-2 UFC)

UFC Fight Night, Sao Paulo, Nov. 4

Oct 22, 2022; Abu Dhabi, UAE; Caio Borralho (blue gloves) before his fight against Makhmud Muradov during UFC 280 at Etihad Arena. Mandatory Credit: Craig Kidwell-USA TODAY Sports
Oct 22, 2022; Abu Dhabi, UAE; Caio Borralho (blue gloves) before his fight against Makhmud Muradov during UFC 280 at Etihad Arena. Mandatory Credit: Craig Kidwell-USA TODAY Sports

Middleweight: Caio Borralho (14-1 MMA, 4-0 UFC) vs. Nursulton Ruziboev (35-8-2 MMA, 1-0 UFC) (Laerte Viana)

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