Matchup Roundup: New UFC and Bellator fights announced in the past week (March 13-19)
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 13-19.
UFC on ESPN 43, San Antonio, Saturday
Featherweight: With Alex Caceres out, Austin Lingo (9-1 MMA, 2-1 UFC) steps in to fight Nate Landwehr (16-4 MMA, 3-2 UFC) (Eurosport NL)
Bellator 294, Honolulu, April 21
Light heavyweight: Karl Moore (11-2 MMA, 3-0 BMMA) vs. Alex Polizzi (10-2 MMA, 4-2 BMMA) (Severe MMA)
Heavyweight: Sergey Bilostenniy (10-2 MMA, 0-0 BMMA) vs. Tyrell Fortune (12-3 MMA, 12-3 BMMA)
Featherweight: Cris Lencioni (10-3 MMA, 5-2 BMMA) vs. Blake Smith (7-3 MMA, 0-0 BMMA)
Middleweight: Anthony Adams (9-3 MMA, 1-1 BMMA) vs. Sharaf Davlatmurodov (18-4-1 MMA, 0-0 BMMA)
UFC Fight Night 222, Las Vegas, April 22
Women’s flyweight: With Melissa Martinez out, Brogan Walker (7-3 MMA, 0-1 UFC) steps in to fight Iasmin Lucindo (13-5 MMA, 0-1 UFC) (MMA reporter Igor Melotto)
Welterweight: Matthew Semelsberger (11-4 MMA, 5-2 UFC) vs. Jeremiah Wells (11-2-1 MMA, 3-0 UFC)
Bellator 295, Honolulu, April 22
Featherweight: Aaron Pico (10-4 MMA, 10-4 BMMA) vs. Otto Rodrigues (13-1 MMA, 0-0 BMMA) (MMA Junkie)
Featherweight: Mads Burnell (16-5 MMA, 3-2 BMMA) vs. Justin Gonzales (14-1 MMA, 3-1 BMMA) (MMA Fighting)
Women’s flyweight: Bruna Ellen (6-4 MMA, 4-4 BMMA) vs. Ilara Joanne (11-6 MMA, 3-2 BMMA)
Welterweight: Masayuki Kikuiri (8-2-1 MMA, 0-0 BMMA) vs. Alexey Shurkevich (13-5 MMA, 1-0 BMMA)
UFC 288, Newark, N.J., May 6
Lightweight: Drew Dober (26-11 MMA, 12-7 UFC) vs. Matt Frevola (10-3-1 MMA, 4-3-1 UFC)
UFC Fight Night, TBA, May 20
LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – OCTOBER 01: (R-L) Viacheslav Borshchev of Russia kicks Mike Davis in a lightweight fight during the UFC Fight Night event at UFC APEX on October 01, 2022 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC)
Lightweight: Viacheslav Borshchev (6-3 MMA, 1-2 UFC) vs. Maheshate (7-2 MMA, 1-1 UFC) (MMA Ecosystem)
UFC Fight Night, TBA, June 3
Flyweight: Amir Albazi (16-1 MMA, 4-0 UFC) vs. Kai Kara-France (24-10 MMA, 7-3 UFC)
Flyweight: Tim Elliott (18-12-1 MMA, 7-10 UFC) vs. Allan Nascimento (20-6 MMA, 2-1 UFC) (Ag. Fight)
UFC 289, TBA, June 10
Women’s flyweight: Jasmine Jasudavicius (8-2 MMA, 2-1 UFC) vs. Miranda Maverick (11-4 MMA, 4-2 UFC)
Middleweight: Eryk Anders (15-7 MMA, 7-7 UFC) vs. Marc-Andre Barriault (15-6 MMA, 4-5 UFC)
