Matchup Roundup: New UFC fights announced in the past week (Dec. 18-24)
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.
Here are the fight announcements that were broken or confirmed by MMA Junkie or officially announced by the promotions from Dec. 18-24.
UFC Fight Night 234, Las Vegas, Jan. 13
Welterweight: Preston Parsons (10-4 MMA, 1-2 UFC) vs. Matthew Semelsberger (11-6 MMA, 5-4 UFC) (Reporter James Lynch)
Flyweight: Felipe Bunes (13-6 MMA, 0-0 UFC) vs. Joshua Van (9-1 MMA, 2-0 UFC) (MMA Junkie)
UFC Fight Night 236, Las Vegas, Feb. 10
Lightweight: Damir Hadzovic (14-7 MMA, 4-5 UFC) vs. Bolaji Oki (8-1 MMA, 0-0 UFC)
Light heavyweight: Bogdan Guskov (14-3 MMA, 0-1 UFC) vs. Zac Pauga (6-2 MMA, 1-2 UFC)
Middleweight: Robert Bryczek (17-5 MMA, 0-0 UFC) vs. Albert Duraev (16-5 MMA, 2-2 UFC)
UFC 298, Anaheim, Calif., Feb. 17
Bantamweight: Brady Hiestand (7-2 MMA, 2-1 UFC) vs. Rinya Nakamura (8-0 MMA, 2-0 UFC)
Welterweight: Oban Elliott (9-2 MMA, 0-0 UFC) vs. Val Woodburn (7-1 MMA, 0-1 UFC)
Middleweight: Paulo Costa (14-2 MMA, 6-2 UFC) vs. Robert Whittaker (24-7 MMA, 15-5 UFC)
Middleweight: AJ Dobson (7-2 MMA, 1-2 UFC) vs. Tresean Gore (4-2 MMA, 1-2 UFC)
UFC Fight Night, Mexico City, Feb. 24
Featherweight: Brian Ortega (15-3 MMA, 7-3 UFC) vs. Yair Rodriguez (15-4 MMA, 10-3 UFC)
Women’s strawweight: Sam Hughes (8-5 MMA, 3-4 UFC) vs. Yazmin Jauregui (10-1 MMA, 2-1 UFC) (ESPN Deportes)
UFC Fight Night, TBA, March 23
Women’s strawweight: Shauna Bannon (5-1 MMA, 0-1 UFC) vs. Stephanie Luciano (5-1-1 MMA, 0-0 UFC) (Ag. Fight)
UFC Fight Night, Atlantic City, N.J., March 30
Women’s flyweight: Erin Blanchfield (12-1 MMA, 6-0 UFC) vs. Manon Fiorot (11-1 MMA, 6-0 UFC)
UFC 300, Las Vegas, April 13
