Matchup Roundup: New UFC and Bellator fights announced in the past week (Oct. 31-Nov. 6)
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 Oct. 31-Nov. 6.
Bellator 288, Chicago, Nov. 18
Sullivan Cauley vs. Tyson Jeffries, Bellator 284
Featherweight: With Akhmed Magomedov out, Timur Khizriev (11-0 MMA, 0-0 BMMA) steps in to fight Daniel Weichel (42-13 MMA, 11-5 BMMA) (MMA Junkie)
Light heavyweight: Sullivan Cauley (4-0 MMA, 4-0 BMMA) vs. Jay Radick (3-0 MMA, 0-0 BMMA) (MMA Junkie)
Lightweight: Killys Mota (13-3 MMA, 2-2 BMMA) vs. Jairo Pacheco (7-0 MMA, 0-0 BMMA) (MMA Junkie)
Featherweight: Laird Anderson (2-0 MMA, 2-0 BMMA) vs. Rob Fenicle (2-2 MMA, 1-0 BMMA) (MMA Junkie)
UFC Fight Night 215, Las Vegas, Nov. 19
Aug 7, 2021; Houston, Texas, USA; Anderson Dos Santos (blue gloves) reacts to the fight against Miles Johns (red gloves) during UFC 265 at Toyota Center. Mandatory Credit: Troy Taormina-USA TODAY Sports
Bantamweight: With Jose Johnson out, Miles Johns (12-2 MMA, 3-2 UFC) steps in vs. Vince Morales (11-6 MMA, 3-4 UFC) (MMA Mania)
UFC Fight Night, Las Vegas, Dec. 17
Alex Caceres
Featherweight: Alex Caceres (19-13 MMA, 14-11 UFC) vs. Julian Erosa (28-9 MMA, 6-5 UFC)
Light heavyweight: With Jamal Pogues out, Vitor Petrino (7-0 MMA, 0-0 UFC) steps in to fight Tafon Nchukwi (6-3 MMA, 2-3 UFC) (Combate)
UFC Fight Night, TBA, Jan. 14
David Onama
Featherweight: Jarno Errens (13-4-1 MMA, 0-1 UFC) vs. David Onama (10-2 MMA, 2-2 UFC) (Eurosport NL)
Featherweight: Dan Argueta (8-1 MMA, 0-1 UFC) vs. Isaac Dulgarian (5-0 MMA, 0-0 UFC) (Twitter user Mathias Meade)
Lightweight: Omar Morales (11-3 MMA, 3-3 UFC) vs. Mateusz Rebecki (16-1 MMA, 0-0 UFC)
UFC 283, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Jan. 21
LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – AUGUST 06: (R-L) Terrance McKinney punches Erick Gonzalez in a lightweight fight during the UFC Fight Night event at UFC APEX on August 06, 2022 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC)
Lightweight: Ismael Bonfim (18-3 MMA, 0-0 UFC) vs. Terrance McKinney (13-4 MMA, 3-1 UFC)
Lightweight: Guram Kutateladze (12-3 MMA, 1-1 UFC) vs. Thiago Moises (16-6 MMA, 5-4 UFC) (Canal Encarada)
Heavyweight: Shamil Abdurakhimov (20-7 MMA, 5-5 UFC) vs. Jailton Almeida (17-2 MMA, 3-0 UFC) (Eurosport NL)
UFC Fight Night, Seoul, South Korea, Feb. 4
Loma Lookboonmee
Welterweight: Adam Fugitt (8-3 MMA, 0-1 UFC) vs. Yusaku Kinoshita (6-1 MMA, 0-0 UFC) (MMA Junkie)
Flyweight: Jesus Aguilar (8-1 MMA, 0-0 UFC) vs. Tatsuro Taira (12-0 MMA, 2-0 UFC) (ESPN Deportes)
Women’s strawweight: Loma Lookboonmee (7-3 MMA, 4-2 UFC) vs. Elise Reed (6-2 MMA, 2-2 UFC) (MMA Junkie)
UFC 284, Perth, Australia, Feb. 11
Aug 20, 2022; Salt Lake City, Utah, USA; Tyson Pedro (red gloves) reacts after defeating Harry Hunsucker (blue gloves) during UFC 278 at Vivint Arena. Mandatory Credit: Jeffrey Swinger-USA TODAY Sports
Light heavyweight: Tyson Pedro (9-3 MMA, 5-3 UFC) vs. Zhang Mingyang (16-6 MMA, 0-0 UFC) (MMA Ecosystem)
Featherweight: Jack Jenkins (10-2 MMA, 0-0 UFC) vs. Don Shainis (13-3-1 MMA, 0-1 UFC)
Heavyweight: Parker Porter (13-7 MMA, 3-2 UFC) vs. Justin Tafa (5-3 MMA, 2-3 UFC) (MMA Junkie)
Featherweight: Melsik Baghdasaryan (7-1 MMA, 2-0 UFC) vs. Josh Culibao (10-1-1 MMA, 2-1-1 UFC) (The Daily Telegraph)
UFC Fight Night, TBA, Feb. 18
Aug 13, 2022; San Diego, California, USA; Gerald Meerschaert (blue gloves) before a fight against Bruno Silva (not pictured) during UFC Fight Night at Pechanga Arena. Mandatory Credit: Joe Camporeale-USA TODAY Sports
Welterweight: Billy Goff (8-2 MMA, 0-0 UFC) vs. Themba Gorimbo (10-3 MMA, 0-0 UFC)
Lightweight: Evan Elder (7-1 MMA, 0-1 UFC) vs. Nazim Sadykhov (7-1 MMA, 0-0 UFC) (MMA Junkie)
Lightweight: Benoit Saint-Denis (10-1 MMA, 2-1 UFC) vs. Joe Solecki (12-3 MMA, 4-1 UFC)
Flyweight: Clayton Carpenter (6-0 MMA, 0-0 UFC) vs. Juancamilo Ronderos (4-1 MMA, 0-1 UFC) (ESPN Deportes)
Middleweight: Abusupiyan Magomedov (25-4-1 MMA, 1-0 UFC) vs. Gerald Meerschaert (34-15 MMA, 10-7 UFC)
