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 and Bellator.
Here are the fight announcements that were broken or confirmed by MMA Junkie from Dec. 21-27:
UFC Fight Night, Jan. 16, Abu Dhabi
Middleweight: Phil Hawes (9-2 MMA, 1-0 UFC) vs. Nassourdine Imavov (9-2 MMA, 1-0 UFC) (MMA DNA)
Middleweight: Joaquin Buckley (12-3 MMA, 2-1 UFC) vs. Alessio Di Chirico (12-5 MMA, 3-5 UFC) (MMA Junkie)
UFC Fight Night, Jan. 20, Abu Dhabi
Welterweight: Michael Chiesa (17-4 MMA, 10-4 UFC) vs. Neil Magny (24-7 MMA, 17-6 UFC) (ESPN)
Welterweight: Dean Barry (3-1 MMA, 0-0 UFC) vs. Mike Jackson (1-1 MMA, 1-1 UFC) (MMA Fighting)
UFC 257, Jan. 23, Abu Dhabi
Middleweight: With Andre Muniz out, Makhmud Muradov (24-6 MMA, 2-0 UFC) steps in to fight Andrew Sanchez (12-5 MMA, 5-3 UFC) (TASS)
UFC Fight Night, Feb. 6, TBA
Lightweight: Devonte Smith (10-2 MMA, 2-1 UFC) vs. Alex da Silva (21-3 MMA, 1-2 UFC) (James Lynch)
UFC Fight Night, Feb. 27, TBA
Welterweight: Randy Brown (12-4 MMA, 6-4 UFC) vs. Alex Oliveira (22-8-1 MMA, 11-7 UFC) (Combate)
Women’s strawweight: Hannah Cifers (10-7 MMA, 2-5 UFC) vs. Emily Whitmire (4-4 MMA, 2-3 UFC) (MMA Fighting)
UFC 259, March 6, TBA
Women’s featherweight: Amanda Nunes (20-4 MMA, 13-1 UFC) vs. Megan Anderson (11-4 MMA, 3-2 UFC) (ESPN)
UFC Fight Night, March 13, TBA
Welterweight: Matthew Semelsberger (7-2 MMA, 1-0 UFC) vs. Jason Witt (18-6 MMA, 1-1 UFC)
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