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 Aug. 16-22.
UFC on ESPN 30, Las Vegas, Saturday
Mar 7, 2020; Las Vegas, Nevada, USA; Danaa Batgerel (red gloves) fights Guido Cannetti (blue gloves) during UFC 248 at T-Mobile Arena. Mandatory Credit: Stephen R. Sylvanie-USA TODAY Sports
Bantamweight: Guido Cannetti (8-5 MMA, 2-4 UFC) vs. Mana Martinez (8-2 MMA, 0-0 UFC) (ESPN)
Middleweight: Micheal Gillmore (6-3 MMA, 0-0 UFC) vs. Andre Petroski (5-1 MMA, 0-0 UFC) (ESPN)
Women’s flyweight: With Tracy Cortez out, Vanessa Demopoulos (6-2 MMA, 0-0 UFC) steps in to fight JJ Aldrich (9-4 MMA, 5-3 UFC) (MMA DNA)
Bamtamweight: Brady Hiestand (5-1 MMA, 0-0 UFC) vs. Ricky Turcios (10-2 MMA, 0-0 UFC) – “TUF 29” bantamweight final
Middleweight: Bryan Battle (5-1 MMA, 0-0 UFC) vs. Gilbert Urbina (6-1 MMA, 0-0 UFC) – “TUF 29” middleweight final
UFC Fight Night 191, Las Vegas, Sept. 4
Bantamweight: With Said Nurmagomedov out, Zviad Lazishvili (12-0 MMA, 0-0 UFC) steps in to fight Jack Shore (14-0 MMA, 3-0 UFC) (Adjarasport)
UFC Fight Night, Las Vegas, Sept. 18
Apr 13, 2019; Atlanta, GA, USA; Montel Jackson (red gloves) fights Andre Soukhamthath (blue gloves) during UFC 236 at State Farm Arena. Mandatory Credit: John David Mercer-USA TODAY Sports
Bantamweight: Tony Gravely (21-6 MMA, 2-1 UFC) vs. Nate Maness (13-1 MMA, 2-0 UFC) (James Lynch)
Bantamweight: JP Buys (9-3 MMA, 0-1 UFC) vs. Montel Jackson (10-2 MMA, 4-2 UFC) (MMA DNA)
UFC 266, Las Vegas, Sept. 25
Featherweight: Omar Morales (11-1 MMA, 3-1 UFC) vs. Jonathan Pearce (10-4 MMA, 1-1 UFC) (Betsamerica007)
Women’s flyweight: Roxanne Modafferi (25-18 MMA, 4-6 UFC) vs. Taila Santos (17-1 MMA, 2-1 UFC) (ESPN)
Bellator 267, London, Oct. 1
Women’s featherweight: Jessica Borga (3-3 MMA, 1-1 BMMA) vs. Leah McCourt (5-1 MMA, 4-0 BMMA)
UFC Fight Night, TBA, Oct. 2
Misha Cirkunov
Middleweight: Misha Cirkunov (15-6 MMA, 6-4 UFC) vs. Krzysztof Jotko (22-5 MMA, 9-5 UFC)
UFC Fight Night, TBA, Oct. 16
Miesha Tate
Women’s bantamweight: Miesha Tate (18-7 MMA, 6-4 UFC) vs. Ketlen Vieira (10-2 MMA, 4-2 UFC) (Combate)
Bellator 268, Phoneix, Oct. 16
Light heavyweight: Sullivan Cauley (1-0 MMA, 1-0 BMMA) vs. Deon Clash (1-0 MMA, 0-0 BMMA) (The Record Courier)
Lightweight: Nick Browne (11-1 MMA, 0-0 BMMA) vs. Bobby Lee (12-6 MMA, 0-2 BMMA) (Cageside Press)
Bellator 269, Moscow, Oct. 23
Welterweight: Rustam Khabilov (24-4 MMA, 0-0 BMMA) vs. Andrey Koreshkov (24-4 MMA, 14-4 BMMA) (TASS)
UFC Fight Night, TBA, Oct. 23
Lightweight: Mason Jones (10-1 MMA, 0-1 UFC) vs. Alan Patrick (15-3 MMA, 5-3 UFC) (Combate)
UFC 267, Abu Dhabi, Oct. 30
LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – MARCH 06: (R-L) Aljamain Sterling punches Petr Yan of Russia in their UFC bantamweight championship fight during the UFC 259 event at UFC APEX on March 06, 2021 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC)
Featherweight: Makwan Amirkhani (16-6 MMA, 6-4 UFC) vs. Tristan Connelly (14-7 MMA, 1-1 UFC) (TSN)
Bantamweight: Champion Aljamain Sterling (20-3 MMA, 12-3 UFC) vs. Petr Yan (15-2 MMA, 7-1 UFC) – for bantamweight title
UFC Fight Night, TBA, Nov. 20
Flyweight: Cody Durden (11-3-1 MMA, 0-1-1 UFC) vs. Aori Qileng (18-7 MMA, 0-1 UFC) (MMA Island)
UFC Fight Night, TBA, Dec. 18
LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – APRIL 10: (R-L) Nina Nunes battles Mackenzie Dern in a strawweight fight during the UFC Fight Night event at UFC APEX on April 10, 2021 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC)
Women’s strawweight: Amanda Lemos (10-1-1 MMA, 4-1 UFC) vs. Nina Nunes (10-7 MMA, 4-4 UFC) (Combate)