Yahoo Sports Matchup Roundup: New UFC and Bellator fights announced in the past week (Sept. 11-17)
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 the promotions from Sept. 11-17.
Bellator 300, San Diego, Oct. 7
UFC Fight Night, Las Vegas, Oct. 14
Lightweight: Chris Duncan (11-1 MMA, 2-0 UFC) vs. Terrance McKinney (14-6 MMA, 4-3 UFC)
Women’s bantamweight: With Darya Zheleznyakova out, Ravena Oliveira (7-1-1 MMA, 0-0 UFC) steps in to fight Tainara Lisboa (6-2 MMA, 1-0 UFC) (Eurosport NL)
UFC 294, Abu Dhabi, Oct. 21
Bantamweight: Muin Gafurov (18-5 MMA, 0-1 UFC) vs. Said Nurmagomedov (17-3 MMA, 6-2 UFC) (Vestnik MMA)
Bantamweight: Javid Basharat (14-0 MMA, 3-0 UFC) vs. Victor Henry (23-6 MMA, 2-1 UFC) (MMA Junkie)
Featherweight: Muhammad Naimov (9-2 MMA, 1-0 UFC) vs. Nathaniel Wood (20-5 MMA, 7-2 UFC) (MMA Junkie)
UFC Fight Night, Sao Paulo, Nov. 4
UFC 295, New York, Nov. 11
Lightweight: Nurullo Aliev (10-0 MMA, 1-0 UFC) vs. Mateusz Rebecki (18-1 MMA, 2-0 UFC) (Eurosport NL)
Featherweight: Diego Lopes (22-6 MMA, 1-1 UFC) vs. Pat Sabatini (18-4 MMA, 5-1 UFC) (ESPN Deportes)
Featherweight: Dennis Buzukja (11-3 MMA, 0-1 UFC) vs. Jamall Emmers (19-7 MMA, 2-3 UFC) (MMA Junkie)
Bellator 301, Chicago, Nov. 17
UFC Fight Night, Las Vegas, Nov. 18
Women’s bantamweight: Ailin Perez (8-2 MMA, 1-1 UFC) vs. Lucie Pudilova (14-8 MMA, 3-6 UFC) (MMA reporter Gaston Reyna)
UFC Fight Night, TBA, Dec. 2
Women’s flyweight: Veronica Hardy (7-4-1 MMA, 2-4 UFC) vs. Jamey-Lyn Horth (6-0 MMA, 1-0 UFC)
UFC Fight Night, TBA, Dec. 9
Light heavyweight: Zhang Mingling (16-6 MMA, 0-0 UFC) vs. Brendson Ribeiro (15-5 MMA, 0-0 UFC) (Ag. Fight)
