Matchup Roundup: New UFC, PFL, Bellator fights announced in the past week (Aug. 12-18)
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, PFL and Bellator.
Here are the fight announcements that were broken or confirmed by MMA Junkie or officially announced by the promotions from Aug. 12-18.
2024 PFL Playoffs 3, Washington, D.C., Friday
Bantamweight: With [autotag]James Gallagher[/autotag] out, [autotag]Marcirley Alves[/autotag] (12-4) steps in to fight [autotag]Brahyan Zurcher[/autotag] (9-0) (MMA Junkie)
UFC on ESPN 62, Las Vegas, Saturday
Middleweight: [autotag]Ryan Loder[/autotag] (8-1 MMA, 0-0 UFC) vs. [autotag]Robert Valentin[/autotag] (10-3 MMA, 0-0 UFC) – TUF 32 final
UFC 307, Salt Lake City, Oct. 5
Middleweight: With [autotag]Chris Curtis[/autotag] out, [autotag]Roman Dolidze[/autotag] (13-3 MMA, 7-3 UFC) steps in to fight [autotag]Kevin Holland[/autotag] (25-11 MMA, 12-8 UFC)
Welterweight: [autotag]Joaquin Buckley[/autotag] (19-6 MMA, 9-4 UFC) vs. [autotag]Stephen Thompson[/autotag] (17-7-1 MMA, 12-7-1 UFC)
Women’s bantamweight: Champion [autotag]Raquel Pennington[/autotag] (16-8 MMA, 13-5 UFC) vs. [autotag]Julianna Peña[/autotag] (11-5 MMA, 7-3 UFC) (KnockOutAlerts)
Light heavyweight: Champion [autotag]Alex Pereira[/autotag] (11-2 MMA, 8-1 UFC) vs. [autotag]Khalil Rountree[/autotag] (13-5 MMA, 9-5 UFC)
UFC Fight Night, Las Vegas, Oct. 12
Flyweight: [autotag]Ramazonbek Temirov[/autotag] (17-2 MMA, 0-0 UFC) vs. [autotag]CJ Vergara[/autotag] (12-5-1 MMA, 3-3 UFC)
Heavyweight: [autotag]Chris Barnett[/autotag] (23-8 MMA, 2-2 UFC) vs. [autotag]Waldo Cortes-Acosta[/autotag] (12-1 MMA, 5-1 UFC) (NTRD MMA)
UFC 308, Abu Dhabi, Oct. 26
Light heavyweight: [autotag]Ibo Aslan[/autotag] (13-1 MMA, 1-0 UFC) vs. [autotag]Raffael Cerqueira[/autotag] (11-0 MMA, 0-0 UFC)
UFC Fight Night, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, Nov. 2
Women’s flyweight: [autotag]Erin Blanchfield[/autotag] (12-2 MMA, 6-1 UFC) vs. [autotag]Rose Namajunas[/autotag] (13-6 MMA, 11-5 UFC) (Sportsnet)
Heavyweight: [autotag]Derrick Lewis[/autotag] (28-12 MMA, 19-10 UFC) vs. [autotag]Alexandr Romanov[/autotag] (17-3 MMA, 6-3 UFC) (Sportsnet)
Women’s flyweight: [autotag]Ariane da Silva[/autotag] (17-9 MMA, 6-6 UFC) vs. [autotag]Jasmine Jasudavicius[/autotag] (11-3 MMA, 5-2 UFC) (X user @realkevink)
Middleweight: [autotag]Marc-Andre Barriault[/autotag] (16-8 MMA, 5-7 UFC) vs. [autotag]Dustin Stoltzfus[/autotag] (15-6 MMA, 2-5 UFC) (Sportsnet)
Bantamweight: [autotag]Chad Anheliger[/autotag] (12-7 MMA, 2-2 UFC) vs. [autotag]Cody Gibson[/autotag] (20-10 MMA, 2-5 UFC) (Sportsnet)
Light heavyweight: [autotag]Caio Machado[/autotag] (8-3-1 MMA, 0-2 UFC) vs. [autotag]Brendson Ribeiro[/autotag] (15-7 MMA, 0-2 UFC) (Reporter Leo Guimaraes)
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