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Matchup Roundup: New UFC and Bellator fights announced in the past week

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 from Jan. 23-29.

UFC 284, Perth, Australia, Feb. 11

LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – MARCH 27: (L-R) Modestas Bukauskas of Lithuania punches Michal Oleksiejczuk of Poland in their light heavyweight fight during the UFC 260 event at UFC APEX on March 27, 2021 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC)

Light heavyweight: With Zhang Mingyang out, Modestas Bukauskas (13-5 MMA, 1-3 UFC) steps in to fight Tyson Pedro (9-3 MMA, 5-3 UFC)

UFC Fight Night 220, Las Vegas, Feb. 25

Women’s flyweight: With Cortney Casey out, Gabriella Fernandes (8-1 MMA, 0-0 UFC) steps in to fight Jasmine Jasudavicius (7-2 MMA, 1-1 UFC)

UFC 285, Las Vegas, March 4

Nov 12, 2022; New York, NY, USA; Dan Hooker (red gloves) and Claudio Puelles (blue gloves) during UFC 281 at Madison Square Garden. Mandatory Credit: Jessica Alcheh-USA TODAY Sports

Bantamweight: Mana Martinez (10-3 MMA, 2-1 UFC) vs. Cameron Saaiman (7-0 MMA, 1-0 UFC)

Lightweight: Dan Hooker (22-12 MMA, 12-8 UFC) vs. Jalin Turner (13-5 MMA, 6-2 UFC) (The Mac Life)

Welterweight: Ian Garry (10-0 MMA, 3-0 UFC) vs. Song Kenan (16-6 MMA, 4-2 UFC)

UFC Fight Night 221, Las Vegas, March 11

LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – JUNE 04: (L-R) Alexander Volkov of Russia punches Jairzinho Rozenstruik of Suriname in a heavyweight fight during the UFC Fight Night event at UFC APEX on June 04, 2022 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC)

Heavyweight: Alexandr Romanov (16-1 MMA, 5-1 UFC) vs. Alexander Volkov (35-10 MMA, 9-4 UFC) (Eurosport NL)

Light heavyweight: Vitor Petrino (7-0 MMA, 0-0 UFC) vs. Anton Turkalj (8-1 MMA, 0-1 UFC)

Bantamweight: Austin Lingo (9-1 MMA, 2-1 UFC) vs. Ricardo Ramos (16-4 MMA, 7-3 UFC)

Bantamweight: Tony Gravely (23-8 MMA, 4-3 UFC) vs. Victor Henry (22-6 MMA, 1-1 UFC)

Bellator 293, Temecula, Calif., March 31

Heavyweight: Marcelo Golm (10-3 MMA, 2-0 BMMA) vs. Daniel James (14-6-1 MMA, 2-0 BMMA)

Women’s featherweight: Leah McCourt (7-2 MMA, 6-1 BMMA) vs. Cat Zingano (13-4 MMA, 3-0 BMMA)

Middleweight: Aaron Jeffery (13-3 MMA, 2-0 BMMA) vs. John Salter (18-6 MMA, 8-3 BMMA)

Welterweight: Rustam Khabilov (24-4 MMA, 0-0 BMMA) vs. Jaleel Willis (16-4 MMA, 4-2 BMMA)

Lightweight: Archie Colgan (6-0 MMA, 3-0 BMMA) vs. Justin Montalvo (5-0 MMA, 2-0 BMMA)

Lightweight: Nick Browne (13-2 MMA, 2-1 BMMA) vs. Mike Hamel (9-5 MMA, 2-2 BMMA)

Lightweight: Mandel Nallo (9-2 MMA, 4-2 BMMA) vs. Jay Jay Wilson (9-1 MMA, 8-1 BMMA)

UFC 287, TBA, April 8

Nov 12, 2022; New York, NY, USA; Israel Adesanya (red gloves) and Alex Pereira (blue gloves) during UFC 281 at Madison Square Garden. Mandatory Credit: Jessica Alcheh-USA TODAY Sports

Middleweight: Chris Curtis (30-9 MMA, 4-1 UFC) vs. Kelvin Gastelum (16-8-1 MMA, 11-8 UFC) (MMA Mania)

Middleweight: Gerald Meerschaert (24-15 MMA, 10-7 UFC) vs. Joe Pyfer (10-2 MMA, 1-0 UFC) (BetQL)

Middleweight: Champion Alex Pereira (7-1 MMA, 4-0 UFC) vs. Israel Adesanya (23-2 MMA, 12-2 UFC)

Welterweight: Gilbert Burns (21-5 MMA, 14-5 UFC) vs. Jorge Masvidal (35-16 MMA, 12-9 UFC)

Welterweight: Kevin Holland (22-9 MMA, 9-6 UFC) vs. Santiago Ponzinibbio (29-6 MMA, 11-5 UFC)

UFC Fight Night, TBA, April 15

Women’s bantamweight: Joselyne Edwards (12-4 MMA, 3-2 UFC) vs. Lucie Pudilova (14-7 MMA, 3-5 UFC) (MMA Fun)

Bantamweight: Gaston Bolanos (6-3 MMA, 0-0 UFC) vs. Aaron Phillips (12-4 MMA, 0-3 UFC) (ESPN Deportes)

UFC Fight Night, TBA, April 22

Feb 22, 2020; Auckland, New Zealand; Priscila Cachoeira reacts following her TKO victory against Shana Dobson during UFC Fight Night Auckland at Spark Arena. Mandatory Credit: Jasmin Frank-USA TODAY Sports

Women’s flyweight: Priscila Cachoeira (12-3 MMA, 4-3 UFC) vs. Karine Silva (15-4 MMA, 1-0 UFC) (MMA Fighting)

UFC Fight Night, TBA, April 29

Dec 3, 2022; Orlando, Florida, USA; Nathan Levy (red gloves) fights Genato Valdez (blue gloves) during UFC Fight Night at Amway Center. Mandatory Credit: Nathan Ray Seebeck-USA TODAY Sports

Lightweight: Natan Levy (8-1 MMA, 2-1 UFC) vs. Pete Rodriguez (5-1 MMA, 1-1 UFC) (ESPN Deportes)

Women’s featherweight: Chelsea Chandler (5-1 MMA, 1-0 UFC) vs. Danyelle Wolf (1-1 MMA, 0-1 UFC) (MMA Island)

UFC Fight Night, TBA, May 6

May 7, 2022; Phoenix, Arizona, USA; Khaos Williams fights against Randy Brown during UFC 274 at Footprint Center. Mandatory Credit: Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports

Welterweight: Rolando Bedoya (14-1 MMA, 0-0 UFC) vs. Khaos Williams (13-3 MMA, 4-2 UFC) (ESPN Deportes)

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