Matchup Roundup: New UFC, PFL, Bellator fights announced in the past week (Oct. 14-20)

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 Oct. 14-20.

UFC 308, Abu Dhabi, Saturday

Carlos Leal def. Dilano Taylor 2023 PFL 6

Welterweight: With Nursulton Ruziboev out, Carlos Leal (21-5 MMA, 0-0 UFC) steps in to fight Rinat Fakhretdinov (22-1-1 MMA, 4-0-1 UFC) (Eurosport NL)

UFC Fight Night 246, Las Vegas, Nov. 9

Jul 29, 2023; Salt Lake City, Utah, USA; Matthew Semelsberger (red gloves) fights Uros Medic (blue gloves) during UFC 291 at Delta Center. Mandatory Credit: Jeff Swinger-USA TODAY Sports

Welterweight: Charles Radkte (9-4 MMA, 2-1 UFC) vs. Matthew Semelsberger (11-7 MMA, 5-5 UFC) (Kevin Kuszmaul)

UFC Fight Night 247, Macau, Nov. 23

LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - JANUARY 13: (R-L) Nikolas Motta of Brazil kicks Tom Nolan of Australia in a lightweight fight during the UFC Fight Night event at UFC APEX on January 13, 2024 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images) — LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – JANUARY 13: (R-L) Nikolas Motta of Brazil kicks Tom Nolan of Australia in a lightweight fight during the UFC Fight Night event at UFC APEX on January 13, 2024 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images)

Lightweight: Maheshate (8-2 MMA, 2-2 UFC) vs. Nikolas Motta (14-5 MMA, 2-2 UFC) (MMA Fighting)

2024 PFL Championships, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Nov. 29

Dakota Ditcheva def. Jena Bishop - 2024 PFL 7: Nashville Playoffs — Dakota Ditcheva def. Jena Bishop – 2024 PFL 7: Nashville Playoffs

Featherweight: Timur Khizriev (17-0) vs. Brendan Loughnane (30-5) – season final

Women’s flyweight: Dakota Ditcheva (13-0) vs. Taila Santos (22-3) – season final

Light heavyweight: Impa Kasanganay (18-4) vs. Dovletdzhan Yagshimuradov (24-7-1) – season final

Welterweight: Shamil Musaev (19-0-1) vs. Magomed Umalatov (17-0) – season final

Lightweight: Brent Primus (15-3) vs. Gadzhi Rabadanov (23-4-2) – season final

Heavyweight: Denis Goltsov (35-8) vs. Oleg Popov (19-1) – season final

Welterweight: Mohammad Alaqraa (7-0) vs. Omar El Defrawy (12-6) – MENA final

Featherweight: Abdalrahman Alhyasat (5-0) vs. Islam Reda (12-1) – MENA final

Bantamweight: Rachid Haz (15-3) vs. Ali Taleb (11-1) – MENA final

Lightweight: Georges Eid (10-4) vs. Mohsen Mohammadseifi (6-2) – MENA final

UFC 310, Las Vegas, Dec. 7

Jun 1, 2024; Newark, New Jersey, USA; Randy Brown (red gloves) fights Elizeu Zaleski Dos Santos (blue gloves) during UFC 302 at Prudential Center. Mandatory Credit: Joe Camporeale-USA TODAY Sports

Welterweight: Bryan Battle (11-2 MMA, 6-1 UFC) vs. Randy Brown (19-5 MMA, 13-5 UFC)

Heavyweight: Lukasz Brzeski (9-5-1 MMA, 1-4 UFC) vs. Tallison Teixeira (7-0 MMA, 0-0 UFC)

UFC Fight Night, Las Vegas, Jan. 11

MANCHESTER, ENGLAND - JULY 27: Preston Parsons looks on in a welterweight bout against Oban Elliott of England during the UFC 304 event at Co-op Live on July 27, 2024 in Manchester, England. (Photo by Ben Roberts Photo/Getty Images) — MANCHESTER, ENGLAND – JULY 27: Preston Parsons looks on in a welterweight bout against Oban Elliott of England during the UFC 304 event at Co-op Live on July 27, 2024 in Manchester, England. (Photo by Ben Roberts Photo/Getty Images)

Welterweight: Andreas Gustafson (11-2 MMA, 0-0 UFC) vs. Preston Parsons (11-5 MMA, 2-3 UFC) (Octagon Update)

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