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 Sept. 23-29.
UFC on ESPN 63, Las Vegas, Oct. 12
Women’s strawweight: With Polyana Viana out, Julia Polastri (12-4 MMA, 0-1 UFC) steps in to fight Cory McKenna (8-3 MMA, 3-2 UFC)
Heavyweight: With Waldo Cortes-Acosta out, Junior Tafa (5-3 MMA, 1-3 UFC) steps in to fight Chris Barnett (23-8 MMA, 2-2 UFC)
PFL Super Fights, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Oct. 19
Featherweight: Husein Kadimagomaev (11-1) vs. Zafa Mohsen (13-4)
Bantamweight: Marcos Breno (15-3) vs. Raufeon Stots (20-2)
Lightweight: Dedrek Sanders (9-4) vs Makkasharip Zaynukov (15-4)
Featherweight: Nacho Campos (5-0) vs. Ibrahim Ibragimov (7-0)
Middleweight: Mostafa Abada Rashed Neda (9-3) vs. Ahmed Sami (11-4)
Featherweight: Youssef Al Housani (4-1) vs. Taha Bendaoud (3-0)
UFC Fight Night 246, Las Vegas, Nov. 9
Middleweight: Reinier de Ridder (17-2 MMA, 0-0 UFC) vs. Gerald Meerschaert (36-17 MMA, 12-9 UFC) (Eurosport NL)
Welterweight: Nicolas Dalby (23-5-1 MMA, 7-5-1 UFC) vs. Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos (24-8-1 MMA, 10-4-1 UFC) (Eurosport NL)
UFC Fight Night 247, Macau, Nov. 23
Bantamweight: Deiveson Figueiredo (24-3-1 MMA, 13-3-1 UFC) vs. Petr Yan (17-5 MMA, 9-4 UFC) (Reporter Leo Guimares)
Women’s strawweight: Tabatha Ricci (11-2 MMA, 6-2 UFC) vs. Yan Xiaonan (15-4 MMA, 8-3 UFC)
Light heavyweight: Volkan Oezdemir (20-7 MMA, 8-6 UFC) vs. Carlos Ulberg (10-1 MMA, 6-1 UFC)
Flyweight: Lone’er Kavanagh (7-0 MMA, 0-0 UFC) vs. Jose Ochoa (7-0 MMA, 0-0 UFC) (Reporter Al Zullino)
Women’s flyweight: Wang Cong (6-0 MMA, 1-0 UFC) vs. Gabriella Fernandes (9-3 MMA, 1-2 UFC)
Welterweight: Song Kenan (21-8 MMA, 6-4 UFC) vs. Muslim Salikhov (20-5 MMA, 7-4 UFC)
UFC 310, Las Vegas, Dec. 7
Lightweight: Clay Guida (38-24 MMA, 18-18 UFC) vs. Chase Hooper (14-3-1 MMA, 6-3 UFC) (X user @McGregorRousey2)
Welterweight: Michael Chiesa (19-7 MMA, 12-7 UFC) vs. Max Griffin (20-10 MMA, 8-8 UFC) (MMA Fighting)
Heavyweight: Ciryl Gane (12-2 MMA, 9-2 UFC) vs. Alexander Volkov (38-10 MMA, 12-4 UFC)
Featherweight: Movsar Evloev (18-0 MMA, 8-0 UFC) vs. Aljamain Sterling (24-4 MMA, 16-4 UFC)
UFC Fight Night, Tampa, Fla., Dec. 14
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Bantamweight: Davey Grant (15-7 MMA, 6-6 UFC) vs. Ramon Taveras (10-2 MMA, 1-0 UFC) (MMA Junkie)
Flyweight: Manel Kape (19-7 MMA, 4-3 UFC) vs. Bruno Silva (15-5-1 MMA, 4-2 UFC) (Ag. Fight)
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