Matchup Roundup: New UFC and Bellator fights announced in the past week (Dec. 19-25)

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 Dec. 19-25.

UFC Fight Night 217, Las Vegas, Jan. 14

LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – DECEMBER 18: Sijara Eubanks battles Melissa Gatto of Brazil in their flyweight fight during the UFC Fight Night event at UFC APEX on December 18, 2021 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC)

Women’s flyweight: Priscila Cachoeira (12-3 MMA, 4-3 UFC) vs. Sijara Eubanks (7-7 MMA, 5-5 UFC) (Carnal Encarada)

UFC Fight Night, Las Vegas, Feb. 4

Nov 2, 2019; New York, NY, USA; Blagoy Ivanov (blue gloves) gets treatment during his fight against Derrick Lewis (red gloves) during UFC 244 at Madison Square Garden. Mandatory Credit: Sarah Stier-USA TODAY Sports

Heavyweight: Blagoy Ivanov (19-4 MMA, 3-3 UFC) vs. Marcin Tybura (23-7 MMA, 19-6 UFC) (MMA Underground)

Bellator 290, Inglewood, Calif., Feb. 4

Welterweight: Neiman Gracie (11-4 MMA, 9-4 BMMA) vs. Michael Lombardo (13-3 MMA, 2-1 BMMA) (MMA Fighting)

UFC Fight Night, Las Vegas, Feb. 18

Aug 13, 2022; San Diego, California, USA; Marlon Vera (red gloves) fights against Dominick Cruz (not pictured) during UFC Fight Night at Pechanga Arena. Mandatory Credit: Joe Camporeale-USA TODAY Sports

Light heavyweight: Philipe Lins (15-5 MMA, 1-2 UFC) vs. Ovince Saint Preux (26-16 MMA, 14-11 UFC) (MMA Fighting)

Women’s flyweight: Erin Blanchfield (10-1 MMA, 4-0 UFC) vs. Taila Santos (19-2 MMA, 4-2 UFC) (Morning Kombat)

Bantamweight: Cory Sandhagen (15-4 MMA, 8-3 UFC) vs. Marlon Vera (20-7-1 MMA, 14-6 UFC)

Bellator 291, Dublin, Feb. 24

Featherweight: Bailey Gilbert (8-4 MMA, 0-0 BMMA) vs. Khasan Magomedsharipov (7-0 MMA, 2-0 BMMA)

Welterweight: Youcef Ouabbas (3-0 MMA, 1-0 BMMA) vs. Steven Hill (6-0 MMA, 1-0 BMMA)

Women’s flyweight: Lucie Bertaud (12-6 MMA, 2-0 BMMA) vs. Sabriye Segul (2-3 MMA, 0-1 BMMA)

Featherweight: With Calum Murrie out, Liam McCracken (3-0 MMA, 0-0 BMMA) steps in to fight Asael Adjoudj (4-1 MMA, 2-1 BMMA)

UFC 285, Las Vegas, March 4

Middleweight: Marc-Andre Barriault (14-6 MMA, 3-5 UFC) vs. Julian Marquez (9-3 MMA, 3-2 UFC)

UFC Fight Night, Las Vegas, March 11

LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – MARCH 12: (R-L) JJ Aldrich battles Gillian Robertson of Canada in their flyweight fight during the UFC Fight Night event at UFC APEX on March 12, 2022 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC)

Women’s flyweight: JJ Aldrich (11-5 MMA, 7-4 UFC) vs. Ariane Lipski (14-8 MMA, 3-5 UFC) (MMA Ideas)

UFC 286, London, March 18

Oct 22, 2022; Abu Dhabi, UAE; Malcolm Gordon (blue gloves) is introduced before his fight against Muhammad Mokaev (red gloves) during UFC 280 at Etihad Arena. Mandatory Credit: Craig Kidwell-USA TODAY Sports

Flyweight: Malcolm Gordon (14-6 MMA, 2-3 UFC) vs. Jake Hadley (9-1 MMA, 1-1 UFC) (TSN)

UFC Fight Night, San Antonio, Texas, March 25

Mar 30, 2019; Philadelphia, PA, USA; Alex Perez (red gloves) fights Mark De La Rosa (blue gloves) during UFC Fight Night at Wells Fargo Arena. Perez won the bout. Mandatory Credit: Bill Streicher-USA TODAY Sports

Flyweight: Manel Kape (18-6 MMA, 3-2 UFC) vs. Alex Perez (24-7 MMA, 6-3 UFC) (MMA Fighting)