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Matchup Roundup: New UFC and Bellator fights announced in the past week (Aug. 14-20)

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 Aug. 14-20.

UFC Fight Night, Paris, Sept. 2

Challenger Series 3 at the Universal Studios in Orlando, Florida, Friday, March 4, 2022. (Cooper Neill / PFL)
Challenger Series 3 at the Universal Studios in Orlando, Florida, Friday, March 4, 2022. (Cooper Neill / PFL)

Women’s bantamweight: With Hailey Cowan out, Jacqueline Cavalcanti (5-1 MMA, 0-0 UFC) steps in vs. Zarah Fairn (6-5 MMA, 0-3 UFC)

Noche UFC, Las Vegas, Sept. 16

UFC Fight Night, Las Vegas, Sept. 23

Michelle Waterson-Gomez
Michelle Waterson-Gomez

Women’s strawweight: Marina Rodriguez (16-3-2 MMA, 6-3-2 UFC) vs. Michelle Waterson-Gomez (18-11 MMA, 6-7 UFC)

Welterweight: Andre Fialho (16-7 MMA, 2-4 UFC) vs. Tim Means (32-15 MMA, 14-12 UFC)

Middleweight: Aliaskhab Khizriev (14-0 MMA, 1-0 UFC) vs. Jacob Malkoun (7-2 MMA, 3-2 UFC)

UFC Fight Night, Las Vegas, Oct. 7

Apr 15, 2023; Kansas City, Missouri, USA; Pedro Munhoz (red gloves) fights Chris Gutierrez (blue gloves) during UFC Fight Night at T-Mobile Center. Mandatory Credit: Denny Medley-USA TODAY Sports
Apr 15, 2023; Kansas City, Missouri, USA; Pedro Munhoz (red gloves) fights Chris Gutierrez (blue gloves) during UFC Fight Night at T-Mobile Center. Mandatory Credit: Denny Medley-USA TODAY Sports

Bantamweight: Chris Gutierrez (19-4-2 MMA, 7-2-1 UFC) vs. Montel Jackson (13-2 MMA, 7-2 UFC) (Eurosport NL)

Flyweight: Nate Maness (14-3 MMA, 3-2 UFC) vs. Mateus Mendonca (10-1 MMA, 0-1 UFC)

Featherweight: Khusein Askhabov (23-1 MMA, 0-1 UFC) vs. Daniel Pineda (28-15 MMA, 5-6 UFC) (MMA Junkie)

Bellator 300, San Diego, Oct. 7

Ilara Joanne Bellator 295 ceremonial weigh-ins
Ilara Joanne Bellator 295 ceremonial weigh-ins

Women’s flyweight: Jena Bishop (5-0 MMA, 1-0 BMMA) vs. Ilara Joanne (11-7 MMA, 6-4 BMMA)

UFC Fight Night, Las Vegas, Oct. 14

Michel Pereira
Michel Pereira

Bantamweight: Heili Alateng (16-8-2 MMA, 4-1-1 UFC) vs. Rani Yahya (28-11-1 MMA, 13-5-1 UFC)

Middleweight: Marc-Andre Barriault (15-6 MMA, 4-5 UFC) vs. Michel Pereira (28-11 MMA, 6-2 UFC) (MMA reporter Laerte Viana)

UFC 294, Abu Dhabi, Oct. 21

Jun 24, 2023; Jacksonville, Florida, USA; Brendan Allen (red gloves) fights Bruno Silva (blue gloves) in a middleweight bout during UFC Fight Night at VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena. Mandatory Credit: David Yeazell-USA TODAY Sports
Jun 24, 2023; Jacksonville, Florida, USA; Brendan Allen (red gloves) fights Bruno Silva (blue gloves) in a middleweight bout during UFC Fight Night at VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena. Mandatory Credit: David Yeazell-USA TODAY Sports

Middleweight: Sharabutdin Magomedov (11-0 MMA, 0-0 UFC) vs. Bruno Silva (23-9 MMA, 4-3 UFC) (MMA reporter Laerte Viana)

Women’s strawweight: Viktoriia Dudakova (7-0 MMA, 1-0 UFC) vs. Jinh Yu Frey (11-9 MMA, 2-5 UFC) (Eurosport NL)

UFC Fight Night, São Paulo, Nov. 4

 

Lightweight: Elves Brener (15-3 MMA, 2-0 UFC) vs. Esteban Ribovics (12-1 MMA, 1-1 UFC) (ESPN Deportes)

Welterweight: Rinat Fakhretdinov (23-2 MMA, 3-0 UFC) vs. Elizeu Zaleski Dos Santos (24-7 MMA, 10-3 UFC)

Middleweight: Armen Petrosyan (9-2 MMA, 3-1 UFC) vs. Rodolfo Vieira (9-2 MMA, 4-2 UFC)

Women’s strawweight: Denise Gomes (8-2 MMA, 2-1 UFC) vs. Angela Hill (15-13 MMA, 10-13 UFC)

UFC 295, New York, Nov. 11

LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – MAY 20: (R-L) Mackenzie Dern faces Angela Hill 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: (R-L) Mackenzie Dern faces Angela Hill 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)

Flyweight: Kevin Borjas (9-1 MMA, 0-0 UFC) vs. Joshua Van (8-1 MMA, 1-0 UFC) (ESPN Deportes)

Women’s strawweight: Jessica Andrade (24-12 MMA, 15-10 UFC) vs. Mackenzie Dern (13-3 MMA, 8-3 UFC)

UFC Fight Night, Las Vegas, Nov. 18

LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – MAY 21: (R-L) Chase Hooper battles Felipe Colares of Brazil in a featherweight bout during the UFC Fight Night event at UFC APEX on May 21, 2022 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC)
LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – MAY 21: (R-L) Chase Hooper battles Felipe Colares of Brazil in a featherweight bout during the UFC Fight Night event at UFC APEX on May 21, 2022 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC)

Lightweight: Chase Hooper (12-3-1 MMA, 4-3 UFC) vs. Jordan Leavitt (11-2 MMA, 4-2 UFC) (MMA Mania)

Bantamweight: John Castaneda (20-6 MMA, 3-2 UFC) vs. Kyung Ho Kang (19-9 MMA, 8-3 UFC) (Eurosport NL)

Middleweight: Cesar Almeida (4-0 MMA, 0-0 UFC) vs. Christian Leroy Duncan (8-1 MMA, 1-1 UFC)

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