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 April 8-14.
2024 PFL 3, Chicago, Friday
2023 PFL 7: San Antonio at the Boeing Center at Tech Port in San Antonio, Texas, Friday, Aug. 4, 2023. (Cooper Neill / PFL)
Welterweight: Romain Debienne (10-4) vs. Thad Jean (6-0)
UFC 301, Rio de Janeiro, May 4
May 13, 2023; Charlotte, North Carolina, USA; Ihor Potieria (blue gloves) reacts after a loss in a light heavyweight bout against Carlos Ulberg (red gloves) during UFC Fight Night at Spectrum Center. Mandatory Credit: Jim Dedmon-USA TODAY Sports
Middleweight: With Makhmud Muradov out, Ihor Potieria (22-5 MMA, 2-3 UFC) steps in to fight Michel Pereira (30-11 MMA, 8-2 UFC) (MMA Mania)
Bellator Champions Series, Paris, May 17
2023 PFL Championships at The Anthem in Washington D.C., Friday, Nov. 24, 2023. (Cooper Neill / PFL)
Lightweight: Aspen Ladd (11-5) vs. Ekaterina Shakalova (8-1) (MMA Fighting)
Middleweight: Imamshafi Aliev (9-0) vs. Mike Shipman (15-4 )
Featherweight: Asael Adjoudj (7-1) vs. Bruno Fontes (6-0)
Lightweight: Archie Colgan (9-0) vs. Thibault Gouti (17-6)
Featherweight: Jonas Bilharinho (11-2-1) vs. Yves Landu (20-9)
UFC Fight Night, Las Vegas, May 18
Women’s strawweight: Ariane Carnelossi (14-3 MMA, 2-2 UFC) vs. Piera Rodriguez (9-1 MMA, 2-1 UFC) (Eurosport NL)
UFC 302, Newark, N.J., June 1
Flyweight: Su Mudaerji (14-5 MMA, 3-2 UFC) vs. Joshua Van (10-1 MMA, 3-0 UFC) (Eurosport NL)
Middleweight: Cesar Almeida (5-0 MMA, 1-0 UFC) vs. Roman Kopylov (12-3 MMA, 4-3 UFC) (Super Lutas)
Heavyweight: With Alexander Volkov out, Alexandr Romanov (17-2 MMA, 6-2 UFC) steps in to fight Jailton Almeida (20-3 MMA, 6-1 UFC) (Ag. Fight)
Lightweight: Champion Islam Makhachev (25-1 MMA, 14-1 UFC) vs. Dustin Poirier (30-8 MMA, 21-7 UFC)
Middleweight: Paulo Costa (14-3 MMA, 6-3 UFC) vs. Sean Strickland (28-6 MMA, 15-6 UFC) – five rounds
UFC Fight Night, TBA, June 8
Bantamweight: Raul Rosas Jr. (8-1 MMA, 2-1 UFC) vs. Ricky Turcios (12-3 MMA, 2-1 UFC) (MMA Fighting)
Welterweight: Miguel Baeza (10-3 MMA, 3-3 UFC) vs. Punahele Soriano (9-4 MMA, 3-4 UFC) (MMA Fighting)
UFC Fight Night, Las Vegas, June 15
LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – JUNE 03: (L-R) Andrei Arlovski of Belarus battles Don’Tale Mayes in a heavyweight bout during the UFC Fight Night event at UFC APEX on June 03, 2023 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images)
Heavyweight: Andrei Arlovski (34-23 MMA, 23-17 UFC) vs. Martin Buday (13-2 MMA, 4-1 UFC) (MMA Junkie)
Middleweight: Ikram Aliskerov (15-1 MMA, 2-0 UFC) vs. Andre Muniz (24-6 MMA, 6-2 UFC) (MMA reporter Laerte Viana)
Bellator Champions Series, Dublin, June 22
Featherweight: Fabacary Diatta (9-1) vs. Nathan Kelly (10-2)
Bantamweight: Brian Moore (16-10) vs. Francesco Nuzzi (10-1)
UFC Fight Night, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, June 22
Feb 12, 2023; Perth, WA, AUSTRALIA; Melsik Baghdasaryan (blue gloves) reacts after losing to Josh Culibao (not pictured) during UFC 284 at RAC Arena. Mandatory Credit: Jasmin Frank-USA TODAY Sports
Featherweight: Melsik Baghdasaryan (8-2 MMA, 3-1 UFC) vs. Muhammad Naimov (11-2 MMA, 3-0 UFC) (Eurosport NL)
UFC 303, Las Vegas, June 29
Flyweight: With Cody Durden out, Rei Tsuruya (9-0 MMA, 0-0 UFC) steps in to fight Carlos Hernandez (9-3 MMA, 2-2 UFC) (ESPN Deportes)
Welterweight: Michael Chandler (23-8 MMA, 2-3 UFC) vs. Conor McGregor (22-6 MMA, 10-4 UFC)
UFC Fight Night, TBA, July 13
Jun 10, 2023; Vancouver, BC, Canada; Jasmine Jasudavicius reacts following the fight against Miranda Maverick during UFC 289 at Rogers Arena. Mandatory Credit: Sergei Belski-USA TODAY Sports
Women’s flyweight: Viviane Araujo (12-6 MMA, 6-5 UFC) vs. Jasmine Jasudavicius (10-3 MMA, 4-2 UFC) (MMA Junkie)
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