Matchup Roundup: New UFC and Bellator fights announced in the past week (Aug. 28-Sept. 3)
Official news, announcements, interviews, photos, of Bare Knuckle by MMJunkie.com
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 or officially announced by the promotions from Aug. 28-Sept. 3.
Noche UFC, Las Vegas, Sept. 16
LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – MAY 20: (R-L) Loopy Godinez of Mexico punches Emily Ducote in a 120-pound catchweight fight during the UFC Fight Night event at UFC APEX on May 20, 2023 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images)
Women’s strawweight: Loopy Godinez (10-3 MMA, 5-3 UFC) vs. Elise Reed (7-3 MMA, 3-3 UFC) (ESPN Deportes)
120-pound contract weight: Josefine Knutsson (6-0 MMA, 0-0 UFC) vs. Iasmin Lucindo (15-5 MMA, 2-1 UFC)
Bellator 299, Dublin, Sept. 23
Lightweight: Mansour Barnaoui (20-5 MMA, 1-1 BMMA) vs. Jay Jay Wilson (9-1 MMA, 8-1 BMMA)
Welterweight: Roman Faraldo (8-1 MMA, 5-1 BMMA) vs. Luca Poclit (9-1 MMA, 2-0 BMMA)
Featherweight: Khasan Magomedsharipov (8-0 MMA, 3-0 BMMA) vs. Martin McDonough (12-7 MMA, 0-0 BMMA)
Lightweight: Davy Gallon (21-8-2 MMA, 3-1 BMMA) vs. Attila Korkmaz (13-7 MMA, 0-1 BMMA)
Featherweight: Asael Adjoudj (6-1 MMA, 4-1 BMMA) vs. Ibrahim Al-Faqih Hassan (4-1 MMA, 0-0 BMMA)
Heavyweight: Kasim Aras (7-2 MMA, 0-1 BMMA) vs. Sergey Bilostenniy (10-3 MMA, 0-1 BMMA)
UFC Fight Night, Las Vegas, Oct. 7
Apr 15, 2023; Kansas City, Missouri, USA; Ion Cutelaba (blue gloves) reacts after the fight against Tanner Boser (red gloves) during UFC Fight Night at T-Mobile Center. Mandatory Credit: Denny Medley-USA TODAY Sports
Light heavyweight: Ion Cutelaba (17-9-1 MMA, 6-8-1 UFC) vs. Philipe Lins (17-5 MMA, 3-2 UFC) (Resenha UFC)
UFC Fight Night, São Paulo, Nov. 4
Jul 22, 2023; London, UNITED KINGDOM; Davey Grant (red gloves) fights Daniel Marcos (blue gloves) during UFC Fight Night at O2 Arena. Mandatory Credit: Per Haljestam-USA TODAY Sports
Bantamweight: Daniel Marcos (15-0 MMA, 2-0 UFC) vs. Daniel Santos (12-2 MMA, 2-1 UFC) (Ag.Fight)
Women’s strawweight: So Yul Kim (8-1 MMA, 0-0 UFC) vs. Eduarda Moura (9-0 MMA, 0-0 UFC)
UFC Fight Night, Las Vegas, Nov. 18
Middleweight: Brendan Allen (22-5 MMA, 10-2 UFC) vs. Paul Craig (17-6-1 MMA, 9-6-1 UFC)
Author: Staff
Please go to MMAJunkie.USAToday.com to read full article.
