Matchup Roundup: New UFC and Bellator fights announced in the past week (Jan. 10-16)

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By Nolan King |

January 17, 2022 10:30 am ET

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. 10-16.

UFC 270, Anaheim, Calif., Saturday

Dec 21, 2019; Busan, SOUTH KOREA; Charles Jourdain (blue gloves) defeats Dooho Choi (red gloves) during UFC Fight Night at Sajik Arena. Mandatory Credit: Jasmin Frank-USA TODAY Sports

Welterweight: Andre Fiahlo (14-3 MMA, 0-0 UFC) vs. Michel Pereira (26-11 MMA, 4-2 UFC) (ESPN/MMA Fighting)

Featherweight: With Movsar Evloev out, Charles Jourdain (12-4-1 MMA, 3-3-1 UFC) steps in to fight Ilia Topuria (11-0 MMA, 3-0 UFC) (Alvaro Colmenero)

Welterweight: With Warlley Alves out, Pete Rodriguez (4-0 MMA, 0-0 UFC) steps in to fight Jack Della Maddalena (10-2 MMA, 0-0 UFC) (MMA Fighting)

UFC 271, Houston, Feb. 12

LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – OCTOBER 16: (R-L) Andrei Arlovski of Belarus punches Carlos Felipe of Brazil in a heavyweight fight during the UFC Fight Night event at UFC APEX on October 16, 2021 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC)

Heavyweight: Andrei Arlovski (32-20 MMA, 21-14 UFC) vs. Jared Vanderaa (12-6 MMA, 1-2 UFC)

UFC Fight Night, Las Vegas, Feb. 19

Joaquin Buckley

Middleweight: Abdul Razak Alhassan (11-4 MMA, 5-4 UFC) vs. Joaquin Buckley (13-4 MMA, 3-2 UFC)

UFC Fight Night, Las Vegas, Feb. 26

Welterweight: Micheal Gillmore (6-4 MMA, 0-1 UFC) vs. Jonny Parsons (8-2 MMA, 0-0 UFC) (MMA Junkie)

Women’s bantamweight: Josiane Nunes (8-1 MMA, 1-0 UFC) vs. Wu Yanan (9-4 MMA, 1-3 UFC)

Women’s flyweight: Priscila Cachoeira (10-3 MMA, 2-3 UFC) vs. Ji Yeon Kim (9-4-2 MMA, 3-4 UFC) (John Hyon Ko)

UFC 272, Las Vegas, March 5

LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – APRIL 10: (R-L) Kevin Holland punches Marvin Vettori of Italy in a middleweight fight during the UFC Fight Night event at UFC APEX on April 10, 2021 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC)

Welterweight: Kevin Holland (20-7 MMA, 7-4 UFC) vs. Alex Oliveira (22-10-1 MMA, 11-9 UFC)

Welterweight: Colby Covington (16-3 MMA, 11-3 UFC) vs. Jorge Masvidal (35-15 MMA, 12-8 UFC) (ESPN)

Lightweight: Erick Gonzalez (14-6 MMA, 0-1 UFC) vs. Devonte Smith (11-3 MMA, 3-2 UFC)

UFC Fight Night, TBA, March 19

LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – OCTOBER 12: Jake Hadley prepares to fight Mitch Raposo in a flyweight fight during Dana White’s Contender Series season five, week seven at UFC APEX on October 12, 2021 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC)

Flyweight: With Francisco Figueiredo out, Allan Nascimento (18-6 MMA, 0-1 UFC) steps in to fight Jake Hadley (8-0 MMA, 0-0 UFC) (MMA Junkie)

UFC Fight Night, Columbus, Ohio, March 26

Sep 21, 2019; Mexico City, MEX; Carla Esparza (red gloves) fights Alexa Grasso (blue gloves) during UFC Fight Night at Mexico City Arena. Mandatory Credit: Orlando Ramirez-USA TODAY Sports

Featherweight: Nate Landwehr (15-4 MMA, 2-2 UFC) vs. Lerone Murphy (11-0 MMA, 3-0 UFC) (The Sun)

Middleweight: Aliaskhab Khizriev (13-0 MMA, 0-0 UFC) vs. Abusupiyan Magomedov (24-4-1 MMA, 0-0 UFC)

Women’s flyweight: Alexa Grasso (13-3 MMA, 5-3 UFC) vs. Joanne Wood (15-7 MMA, 7-7 UFC)

Flyweight: David Dvorak (20-3 MMA, 3-0 UFC) vs. Matheus Nicolau (17-2-1 MMA, 5-1 UFC)

UFC 273, TBA, April 9

Bantamweight: Champion Aljamain Sterling (20-3 MMA, 12-3 UFC) vs. Petr Yan (16-2 MMA, 8-1 UFC) (Ariel Helwani)

Featherweight: Champion Alexander Volkanovski (23-1 MMA, 10-0 UFC) vs. Chan Sung Jung (18-6 MMA, 7-3 UFC) (Ariel Helwani)

Women’s strawweight: Mackenzie Dern (11-2 MMA, 6-2 UFC) vs. Tecia Torres (13-5 MMA, 9-5 UFC)

Middleweight: Kelvin Gastelum (16-8 MMA, 11-8 UFC) vs. Nassourdine Imavov (11-3 MMA, 3-1 UFC) (ESPN)

Featherweight: Julio Arce (17-5 MMA, 4-3 UFC) vs. Daniel Santos (10-1 MMA, 0-0 UFC) (Eurosport.nl)

UFC Fight Night, TBA, April 16

Lightweight: Brandon Jenkins (15-8 MMA, 0-1 UFC) vs. Drakkar Klose (11-2-1 MMA, 5-2 UFC) (MMA Fighting)

UFC Fight Night, TBA, April 23

LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – DECEMBER 04: (R-L) Clay Guida punches Leonardo Santos of Brazil in their lightweight fight during the UFC Fight Night event at UFC APEX on December 04, 2021 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC)