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Matchup Roundup: New UFC and Bellator fights announced in the past week (May 22-28)

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 May 22-28.

UFC on ESPN 45, Las Vegas, Saturday

LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – SEPTEMBER 07: Muin Gafurov prepares to fight Chad Anheliger in a bantamweight fight during Dana White’s Contender Series season five week two at UFC APEX on September 07, 2021 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC)
LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – SEPTEMBER 07: Muin Gafurov prepares to fight Chad Anheliger in a bantamweight fight during Dana White’s Contender Series season five week two at UFC APEX on September 07, 2021 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC)

Bantamweight: With Mateus Mendonca out, Muin Gafurov (18-4 MMA, 0-0 UFC) steps in to fight John Castañeda (19-6 MMA, 2-2 UFC) (Sport in Tajikistan)

UFC Fight Night, Las Vegas, July 1

Lightweight: With Vinc Pichel out, Ismael Bonfim (19-3 MMA, 1-0 UFC) steps in to fight Benoit Saint-Denis (10-1 MMA, 2-1 UFC) (Resenha UFC Fight Pass)

UFC Fight Night, Las Vegas, July 15

Lightweight: Terrance McKinney (13-5 MMA, 3-2 UFC) vs. Nazim Sadykhov (8-1 MMA, 1-0 UFC)

UFC 291, Salt Lake City, July 29

Mar 25, 2023; San Antonio, Texas, USA; Trevin Giles (red gloves) is declared the winner over Preston Parsons (blue gloves) during UFC Fight Night at AT&T Center. Mandatory Credit: Aaron Meullion-USA TODAY Sports
Mar 25, 2023; San Antonio, Texas, USA; Trevin Giles (red gloves) is declared the winner over Preston Parsons (blue gloves) during UFC Fight Night at AT&T Center. Mandatory Credit: Aaron Meullion-USA TODAY Sports

Welterweight: Gabriel Bonfim (14-0 MMA, 1-0 UFC) vs. Trevin Giles (16-4 MMA, 7-4 UFC) (Ag. Fight)

Bellator vs. Rizin 2, Saitama, Japan, July 30

UFC Fight Night, TBA, Aug. 5

Mar 11, 2023; Las Vegas, Nevada, USA; Said Nurmagomedov (red gloves) fights Jonathan Martinez (blue gloves) during UFC Fight Night at Virgin Hotel. Mandatory Credit: Ron Chenoy-USA TODAY Sports
Mar 11, 2023; Las Vegas, Nevada, USA; Said Nurmagomedov (red gloves) fights Jonathan Martinez (blue gloves) during UFC Fight Night at Virgin Hotel. Mandatory Credit: Ron Chenoy-USA TODAY Sports

Bantamweight: Kyler Phillips (10-2 MMA, 4-1 UFC) vs. Said Nurmagomedov (17-3 MMA, 6-2 UFC)

Flyweight: Asu Almabaev (17-2 MMA, 0-0 UFC) vs. Ode Osbourne (12-5 MMA, 4-3 UFC)

Flyweight: Jake Hadley (10-1 MMA, 2-1 UFC) vs. Tagir Ulanbekov (14-2 MMA, 3-1 UFC) (Red Fury MMA)

Bellator 298, Sioux Falls, S.D., Aug. 11

Bellator, Dublin, Sept. 23

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Sinead Kavanagh

Women’s featherweight: Sara Collins (4-0 MMA, 1-0 BMMA) vs. Sinead Kavanagh (9-5 MMA, 6-5 BMMA)

Light heavyweight: Luke Trainer (7-1 MMA, 4-1 BMMA) vs. Laurynas Urbonavicius (14-1 MMA, 0-0 BMMA)

Lightweight: Mark Ewen (4-0 MMA, 0-0 BMMA) vs. Noah Gugnon (3-0 MMA, 0-0 BMMA)

Featherweight: Kenny Mokhonoana (5-0 MMA, 2-0 BMMA) vs. Josh O’Connor (4-0 MMA, 0-0 BMMA)

Women’s strawweight: Chiara Penco (8-3 MMA, 4-1 BMMA) vs. Mackenzie Stiller (1-0 MMA, 1-0 BMMA)

Welterweight: Romain Debienne (9-4 MMA, 1-0 BMMA) vs. Nicolo Solli (4-1 MMA, 3-1 BMMA)

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