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 Feb. 20-26.
UFC 285, Las Vegas, Saturday
Lightweight: With Kamuela Kirk out, Loik Radzhabov (16-4-1 MMA, 0-0 UFC) steps in to fight Esteban Ribovics (11-0 MMA, 0-0 UFC) (TASS)
UFC Fight Night 221, Las Vegas, March 11
Apr 8, 2022; Jacksonville, FL, USA; Josh Fremd on the scale during weigh ins for UFC 273 at VyStar Veterans Memorial Stadium. Mandatory Credit: David Yeazell-USA TODAY Sports
Middleweight: With Abu Azaitar out, Josh Fremd (9-4 MMA, 0-2 UFC) vs. Sedriques Dumas (7-0 MMA, 0-0 UFC)
UFC 286, London, March 18
Dec 3, 2022; Orlando, Florida, USA; Bryan Barberena (red gloves) fights Rafael Dos Anjos (blue gloves) during UFC Fight Night at Amway Center. Mandatory Credit: Nathan Ray Seebeck-USA TODAY Sports
Welterweight: With Daniel Rodriguez out, Bryan Barberena (18-9 MMA, 9-7 UFC) steps in to fight Gunnar Nelson (18-5-1 MMA, 9-5-1 UFC)
UFC Fight Night, TBA, April 22
Jul 23, 2022; London, United Kingdom; Curtis Blaydes (red gloves) before fighting Tom Aspinall (blue gloves) during UFC Fight Night at O2 Arena. Mandatory Credit: Per Haljestam-USA TODAY Sports
Heavyweight: Curtis Blaydes (17-3 MMA, 12-3 UFC) vs. Sergei Pavlovich (17-1 MMA, 5-1 UFC) (ESPN)
UFC Fight Night, TBA, April 29
LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – JUNE 25: (L-R) Rodolfo Vieira of Brazil punches Chris Curtis in a middleweight fight during the UFC Fight Night event at UFC APEX on June 25, 2022 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC)
Middleweight: Cody Brundage (8-3 MMA, 2-2 UFC) vs. Rodolfo Vieira (8-2 MMA, 3-2 UFC) (Eurosport NL)
Welterweight: Ange Loosa (9-3 MMA, 1-1 UFC) vs. Josh Quinlan (6-0 MMA, 1-0 UFC)
Women’s strawweight: Emily Ducote (12-7 MMA, 1-1 UFC) vs. Polyana Viana (13-5 MMA, 1-1 UFC) (Ag. Fight)
UFC 288, TBA, May 6
Lightweight: Beneil Dariush (22-4-1 MMA, 16-4-1 UFC) vs. Charles Oliveira (33-9 MMA, 12-9 UFC)
Women’s strawweight: Virna Jandiroba (18-3 MMA, 4-3 UFC) vs. Marina Rodriguez (16-2-2 MMA, 6-2-2 UFC) (MMA reporter Igor Melotto)
Bellator 296, Paris, May 12
Lightweight: With Sidney Outlaw out, Brent Primus (11-3 MMA, 9-3 BMMA) steps in to fight Mansour Barnaoui (11-3 MMA, 9-3 BMMA)
UFC Fight Night, TBA, May 13
Women’s strawweight: Mackenzie Dern (12-2 MMA, 7-2 UFC) vs. Angela Hill (15-12 MMA, 10-12 UFC) (MMA Junkie)
Welterweight: Gabe Green (11-4 MMA, 2-2 UFC) vs. Jake Matthews (17-6 MMA, 11-6 UFC)
Women’s flyweight: Mandy Bohm (7-2 MMA, 0-2 UFC) vs. Ji Yeon Kim (9-6-2 MMA, 3-6 UFC) (Eurosport NL)
Bantamweight: Douglas Silva de Andrade (28-5 MMA, 6-5 UFC) vs. Cody Stamann (21-5-1 MMA, 7-4-1 UFC) (Ag. Fight)
UFC Fight Night, TBA, May 20
Nov 12, 2022; New York, NY, USA; Karolina Kowalkiewicz (red gloves) and Silvana Gomez Juarez (blue gloves) during UFC 281 at Madison Square Garden. Mandatory Credit: Jessica Alcheh-USA TODAY Sports
Women’s strawweight: Vanessa Demopoulos (9-4 MMA, 3-1 UFC) vs. Karolina Kowalkiewicz (14-7 MMA, 7-7 UFC) (MMA Ideas)
Middleweight: Anthony Hernandez (10-2 MMA, 4-2 UFC) vs. Edmen Shahbazyan (12-3 MMA, 5-3 UFC) (ESPN)
Middleweight: Abdul Razak Alhassan (12-5 MMA, 6-5 UFC) vs. Brunno Ferreira (10-0 MMA, 1-0 UFC) (Super Lutas)