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Matchup Roundup: New UFC fights announced in the past week (Dec. 4-10)

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.

Here are the fight announcements that were broken or confirmed by MMA Junkie or officially announced by the promotions from Dec. 4-10.

UFC 296, Las Vegas, Saturday

Featherweight: With Giga Chikadze out, Bryce Mitchell (16-1 MMA, 7-1 UFC) steps in to face Josh Emmett (18-4 MMA, 9-4 UFC) (X user Magic M)

UFC Fight Night, Las Vegas, Feb. 3

Featherweight: Melsik Baghdasaryan (8-2 MMA, 3-1 UFC) vs. William Gomis (13-2 MMA, 3-0 UFC) (L’Apogee MMA)

Women’s strawweight: Diana Belbita (14-8 MMA, 2-4 UFC) vs. Molly McCann (13-6 MMA, 6-5 UFC)

Flyweight: Azat Maksum (17-0 MMA, 1-0 UFC) vs. Nate Maness (15-3 MMA, 4-2 UFC) (Eurosport NL)

Lightweight: Drew Dober (27-12 MMA, 13-8 UFC) vs. Renato Moicano (17-5-1 MMA, 9-5 UFC)

UFC Fight Night, Las Vegas, Feb. 10

Featherweight: Dan Ige (17-7 MMA, 9-6 UFC) vs. Lerone Murphy (13-0-1 MMA, 5-0-1 UFC) (ESPN)

Bantamweight: Daniel Marcos (15-0 MMA, 2-0 UFC) vs. Aori Qileng (21-9 MMA, 3-3 UFC) (MMA Junkie)

UFC 298, Anaheim, Calif., Feb. 17

Bantamweight: Henry Cejudo (16-3 MMA, 10-3 UFC) vs. Merab Dvalishvili (16-4 MMA, 9-2 UFC)

UFC Fight Night, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, March 2

Flyweight: Muhammad Mokaev (11-0 MMA, 5-0 UFC) vs. Alex Perez (24-7 MMA, 6-3 UFC) (Eurosport NL)

UFC 299, TBA, March 9

Maycee Barber looks on to Amanda Ribas in a women’s flyweight bout during the UFC Fight Night event Saturday, June 24, 2023 at VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena in Jacksonville, Fla. Maycee Barber defeated Amanda Ribas with a knock out/technical knock out in the second round.

Flyweight: Assu Almabayev (18-2 MMA, 1-0 UFC) vs. CJ Vergara (12-4-1 MMA, 3-2 UFC)

Women’s flyweight: Maycee Barber (13-2 MMA, 8-2 UFC) vs. Katlyn Chookagian (18-5 MMA, 11-5 UFC) (MMA Mania)

UFC Fight Night, TBA, March 16

Ode Osbourne

Flyweight: Jafel Filho (15-3 MMA, 1-1 UFC) vs. Ode Osbourne (12-6 MMA, 4-4 UFC)

UFC Fight Night, TBA, March 23

Bantamweight: Nora Cornolle (7-1 MMA, 1-0 UFC) vs. Montserrat Rendon (6-0 MMA, 1-0 UFC)

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