Matchup Roundup: New UFC, PFL, Bellator fights announced in the past week (Nov. 18-24)

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 Nov. 18-24.

UFC 310, Las Vegas, Dec. 7

195-pound catchweight: Eryk Anders (16-8 MMA, 8-8 UFC) vs. Chris Weidman (16-7 MMA, 12-7 UFC) (Newsday)

Heavyweight: Lukasz Brzeski (9-5-1 MMA, 1-4 UFC) vs. Kennedy Nzechukwu (13-5 MMA, 7-5 UFC) (In The Cage Poland)

UFC Fight Night, Las Vegas, Jan. 11

Women’s strawweight: Victoria Dudakova (8-1 MMA, 2-1 UFC) vs. Fatima Kline (6-1 MMA, 0-1 UFC) (MMA Junkie)

UFC 311, Inglewood, Calif., Jan. 18

Bantamweight: Ricky Turcios (12-4 MMA, 2-2 UFC) vs. Bernardo Sopaj (11-3 MMA, 0-1 UFC) (MMA Fighting)

Lightweight: Grant Dawson (22-2-1 MMA, 10-1-1 UFC) vs. Diego Ferreira (19-5 MMA, 10-5 UFC) (Fight Bananas)

Light heavyweight: Jamahal Hill (12-2 MMA, 6-2 UFC) vs. Jiri Prochazka (30-5-1 MMA, 4-2 UFC)

Champions Series, Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Jan. 25

2024 Usman Nurmagomedov VS Paul Hughes: Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Tuesday, November 12, 2024. (Jose Peñuela)

Lightweight: Champion Usman Nurmagomedov (18-0) vs. Paul Hughes (13-1) – for title

UFC Fight Night, Saudi Arabia, Feb. 1

Women’s flyweight: Jasmine Jasudavicius (12-3 MMA, 6-2 UFC) vs. Mayra Bueno Silva (10-4-1 MMA, 5-4-1 UFC) (Ag. Fight)

Heavyweight: Shamil Gaziev (13-1 MMA, 2-1 UFC) vs. Thomas Petersen (9-2 MMA, 1-1 UFC) (Twitter user @realkevink)

Featherweight: Lucas Alexander (8-4 MMA, 1-2 UFC) vs. Bogdan Grad (14-2 MMA, 0-0 UFC) (Eurosport NL)

UFC Fight Night, Las Vegas, Feb. 15

Mar 30, 2024; Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA; Jacob Malkoun (blue gloves) celebrates after defeating Andre Petroski (not pictured) during UFC Fight Night at Boardwalk Hall. Mandatory Credit: Ed Mulholland-USA TODAY Sports

Women’s bantamweight: Julia Avila (9-3 MMA, 3-2 UFC) vs. Jacqueline Cavalcanti (8-1 MMA, 3-0 UFC) (MMA Fighting)

Women’s flyweight: Carli Judice (3-2 MMA, 0-1 UFC) vs. Juliana Miller (3-3 MMA, 1-2 UFC)

Middleweight: Jacob Malkoun (8-3 MMA, 4-3 UFC) vs. Rodolfo Vieira (10-2 MMA, 5-2 UFC) (Laerte Viana)

Lightweight: Ismael Bonfim (20-4 MMA, 2-1 UFC) vs. Nazim Sadykhov (9-1-1 MMA, 2-0-1 UFC) (Laerte Viana)

Welterweight: Gabriel Bonfim (16-1 MMA, 3-1 UFC) vs. Rinat Fakhretdinov (23-1-1 MMA, 5-0-1 UFC) (Eurosport NL)

Featherweight: Jose Delgado (8-1 MMA, 0-0 UFC) vs. Connor Matthews (7-2 MMA, 0-1 UFC) (4oz to Freedom)

UFC Fight Night, TBA, Feb. 22

Middleweight: Brendan Allen (24-6 MMA, 12-3 UFC) vs. Anthony Hernandez (13-2 MMA, 7-2 UFC) (MMA Mania)

UFC Fight Night, Las Vegas, March 1

LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - JUNE 15: (L-R) Lucas Almeida of Brazil punches Timmy Cuamba in a featherweight fight during the UFC Fight Night event at UFC APEX on June 15, 2024 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images) — LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – JUNE 15: (L-R) Lucas Almeida of Brazil punches Timmy Cuamba in a featherweight fight during the UFC Fight Night event at UFC APEX on June 15, 2024 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images)

Featherweight: Lucas Almeida (15-3 MMA, 2-2 UFC) vs. Danny Silva (9-1 MMA, 1-0 UFC) (Eurosport NL)

UFC Fight Night, TBA, March 29

Flyweight: Edgar Chairez (11-6 MMA, 1-2 UFC) vs. C.J. Vergara (12-6-1 MMA, 3-4 UFC) (MMA Junkie)

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