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
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
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
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
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)