Matchup Roundup: New UFC and Bellator fights announced in the past week (July 24-30)
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 24-30.
UFC Fight Night, Singapore, Aug. 26
UFC Fight Night, Paris, Sept. 2
Lightweight: Nasrat Haqparast (14-5 MMA, 6-4 UFC) vs. Sam Patterson (10-2-1 MMA, 0-1 UFC) (Eurosport NL)
Bantamweight: Muin Gafurov (18-5 MMA, 0-1 UFC) vs. Taylor Lapilus (18-3 MMA, 3-1 UFC) (RMC Sport Combat)
UFC 293, Sydney, Sept. 9
Lightweight: John Makdessi (18-8 MMA, 11-8 UFC) vs. Jamie Mullarkey (16-6 MMA, 4-4 UFC)
UFC Fight Night, Las Vegas, Sept. 16
Lightweight: Christos Giagos (20-10 MMA, 6-6 UFC) vs. Daniel Zellhuber (13-1 MMA, 1-1 UFC)
Welterweight: Daniel Rodriguez (17-4 MMA, 7-3 UFC) vs. Santiago Ponzinibbio (29-7 MMA, 11-6 UFC)
UFC Fight Night, Las Vegas, Sept. 23
UFC Fight Night, Las Vegas, Oct. 7
Lightweight: Drew Dober (26-12 MMA, 12-8 UFC) vs. Ricky Glenn (22-7-2 MMA, 4-4-1 UFC) (MMA Fighting)
UFC Fight Night, Las Vegas, Oct. 14
Featherweight: Edson Barboza (23-11 MMA, 17-11 UFC) vs. Sodiq Yusuff (13-2 MMA, 6-1 UFC) (MMA Junkie)
UFC Fight Night, Sao Paulo, Nov. 4
Light heavyweight: Modestas Bukauskas (15-5 MMA, 3-3 UFC) vs. Vitor Petrino (9-0 MMA, 2-0 UFC)
