Matchup Roundup: New UFC and Bellator fights announced in the past week (March 6-12)

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 March 6-12.

UFC 286, London, Saturday

Featherweight: With Nathaniel Wood out, Gabriel Santos (10-0 MMA, 0-0 UFC) steps in to fight Lerone Murphy (11-0-1 MMA, 3-0-1 UFC) (Eurosport NL)

UFC on ESPN 43, San Antonio, March 25

LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – AUGUST 16: Hailey Cowan prepares to fight Claudia Leite of Brazil in a bantamweight fight during Dana White’s Contender Series season six, week four at UFC APEX on August 16, 2022 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC)

Women’s bantamweight: Hailey Cowan (7-2 MMA, 0-0 UFC) vs. Tamires Vidal (7-1 MMA, 1-0 UFC) (MMA Junkie)

Bellator 294, Honolulu, April 21

LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – AUGUST 18: Kenneth Cross returns to his corner between rounds of his lightweight bout against Kevin Syler during week three of Dana White’s Contender Series Season 4 at UFC APEX on August 18, 2020 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Chris Unger/DWCS LLC/Zuffa LLC)

Lightweight: Kenneth Cross (13-3 MMA, 0-0 BMMA) vs. Killys Mota (14-3 MMA, 3-2 BMMA) (MMA Mania)

Bellator 295, Honolulu, April 22

Kyoji Horiguchi

Flyweight: Ray Borg (16-5 MMA, 0-0 BMMA) vs. Kyoji Horiguchi (31-5 MMA, 2-2 BMMA) (MMA Mania/ESPN)

UFC 288, Newark, N.J., May 6

Feb 17, 2019; Phoenix, AZ, USA; Alex Caceres (red gloves) and Kron Gracie (blue gloves) fight during their featherweight bout during UFC Fight Night at Talking Stick Resort Arena. Gracie won via first round submission. Mandatory Credit: Joe Camporeale-USA TODAY Sports

Featherweight: Kron Gracie (5-1 MMA, 1-1 UFC) vs. Charles Jourdain (13-6-1 MMA, 4-5-1 UFC)

Flyweight: Nate Maness (14-3 MMA, 3-2 UFC) vs. Zhalgas Zhumagulov (14-8 MMA, 1-5 UFC)

Bellator 296, Paris, May 12

Chris Gonzalez def. Max Rohskopf | Bellator 290

Middleweight: Gregory Babene (22-11 MMA, 4-0 BMMA) vs. Kyle Stewart (15-6 MMA, 0-1 BMMA)

Featherweight: Estabili Amato (12-6 MMA, 0-0 BMMA) vs. Yves Landu (18-9 MMA, 3-1 BMMA)

Lightweight: Chris Gonzalez (8-2 MMA, 7-2 BMMA) vs. Tim Wilde (15-4-1 MMA, 3-1-1 BMMA)

Welterweight: Bourama Camara (5-2 MMA, 1-1 BMMA) vs. Romain Debienne (8-4 MMA, 0-0 BMMA)