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, PFL and Bellator.
Here are the fight announcements that were broken or confirmed by MMA Junkie or officially announced by the promotions from Jan. 6-12.
UFC 311, Inglewood, Calif., Saturday
Light heavyweight: With Johnny Walker out, Billy Elekana (7-1 MMA, 0-0 UFC) steps in to fight Bogan Guskov (16-3 MMA, 2-1 UFC) (MMA Mania)
Champions Series, Dubai, Jan. 25
Heavyweight: Tim Johnson (18-2) vs. Vadim Nemkov (18-2)
Featherweight: With Khasan Magomedsharipov out, Akhmed Magomedov (10-1) steps in to fight Nathan Kelly (11-2)
Lightweight: With Jordan Leavitt out, Bolaji Oki (9-2 MMA, 1-1 UFC) steps in to fight Abdul-Kareem Al-Selwady (15-4 MMA, 0-1 UFC) (MMA Junkie)
UFC 312, Sydney, Feb. 8
Light heavyweight: With Marcin Prachnio out, Rodolfo Bellato (12-2 MMA, 1-0 UFC) steps in to fight Jimmy Crute (12-4-1 MMA, 4-4-1 UFC) (Laerte Viana)
Lightweight: Zhu Rong (25-6 MMA, 1-3 UFC) vs. Kody Steele (7-0 MMA, 0-0 UFC) (MMA Mania)
Welterweight: Kevin Jousset (10-3 MMA, 2-1 UFC) vs. Jonathan Micallef (7-1 MMA, 0-0 UFC)
Welterweight: Jake Matthews (20-7 MMA, 13-7 UFC) vs. Francisco Prado (12-2 MMA, 1-2 UFC) (Gaston Reyno)
UFC Fight Night 251, Las Vegas, Feb. 15
Women’s strawweight: Angela Hill (17-14 MMA, 12-14 UFC) vs. Ketlen Souza (15-4 MMA, 2-1 UFC) (MMA Junkie)
UFC Fight Night 252, Seattle, Feb. 22
Bantamweight: Henry Cejudo (16-4 MMA, 10-4 UFC) vs. Song Yadong (21-8-1 MMA, 10-3-1 UFC) (X user @realkevink)
Bantamweight: Dominick Cruz (24-4 MMA, 7-3 UFC) vs. Rob Font (21-8 MMA, 11-7 UFC) (ESPN)
Bantamweight: Javid Basharat (14-1 MMA, 3-1 UFC) vs. Ricky Simon (20-6 MMA, 8-5 UFC) (MMA Mania)
UFC Fight Night 253, Las Vegas, March 1
Flyweight: Asu Almabayev (21-2 MMA, 4-0 UFC) vs. Steve Erceg (12-3 MMA, 3-2 UFC)
UFC 313, Las Vegas, March 8
Bantamweight: Chris Gutierrez (21-6-2 MMA, 8-3-1 UFC) vs. Jean Matsumoto (16-0 MMA, 2-0 UFC) (Laerte Viana)
UFC Fight Night 254, Las Vegas, March 15
Bantamweight: Da’Mon Blackshear (15-7-1 MMA, 3-3-1 UFC) vs. Cody Gibson (21-10 MMA, 3-5 UFC) (MMA Junkie)
Lightweight: Alexander Hernandez (15-8 MMA, 7-7 UFC) vs. Kurt Holobaugh (21-8 MMA, 2-5 UFC) (MMA Junkie)
UFC Fight Night, London, March 22
Featherweight: Morgan Charriere (20-10-1 MMA, 2-1 UFC) vs. Nathaniel Wood (20-6 MMA, 8-3 UFC) (Headclash MMA)
Bantamweight: Nathan Fletcher (9-1 MMA, 1-0 UFC) vs. Caolan Loughran (9-2 MMA, 1-2 UFC) (The Energized Show)
UFC on ESPN 64, Mexico City, March 29
Women’s strawweight: With Dione Barbosa out, Julia Polastri (13-4 MMA, 1-1 UFC) steps in to fight Yazmin Jauregui (11-2 MMA, 3-2 UFC) (ESPN Deportes)
Middleweight: Ateba Gautier (6-1 MMA, 0-0 UFC) vs. Jose Medina (11-4 MMA, 0-1 UFC) (ESPN Deportes)
Bantamweight: David Martinez (11-1 MMA, 0-0 UFC) vs. Saimon Oliveira (18-5 MMA, 0-2 UFC) (ESPN Deportes)
UFC Fight Night, Las Vegas, April 5
Featherweight: Giga Chikadze (14-4 MMA, 7-2 UFC) vs. David Onama (13-2 MMA, 5-2 UFC) (X user MagicM_MMABets)
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