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Matchup Roundup: New UFC and Bellator fights announced in the past week (Sept. 27-Oct. 3)

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 from Sept. 27-Oct. 3.

UFC Fight Night 194, Las Vegas, Oct. 16

Women’s flyweight: With Maryna Moroz out, Sijara Eubanks (7-3 MMA, 5-3 UFC) steps in to fight Luana Carolina (7-2 MMA, 2-1 UFC) (MMA Fighting)

UFC 267, Abu Dhabi, Oct. 30

ABU DHABI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES – OCTOBER 11: (L-R) Cory Sandhagen kicks Marlon Moraes of Brazil in their bantamweight bout during the UFC Fight Night event inside Flash Forum on UFC Fight Island on October 11, 2020 in Yas Island, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. (Photo by Josh Hedges/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images)

Featherweight: With Tristan Connelly out, Lerone Murphy (10-0-1 MMA, 2-0-1 UFC) steps in to fight Makwan Amirkhani (16-6 MMA, 6-4 UFC)

Bantamweight: With Aljamain Sterling out, Cory Sandhagen (14-3 MMA, 7-2 UFC) steps in to fight Petr Yan (15-2 MMA, 7-1 UFC) – for interim title

Lightweight: With Rafael dos Anjos out, Dan Hooker (21-10 MMA, 11-6 UFC) steps in to fight Islam Makhachev (20-1 MMA, 9-1 UFC) (ESPN)

Welterweight: Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos (22-7 MMA, 8-3 UFC) vs. Benoit St-Denis (8-0 MMA, 0-0 UFC) (Combate)

UFC Fight Night, Las Vegas, Nov. 13

LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – FEBRUARY 27: (L-R) Thiago Moises of Brazil punches Alexander Hernandez in a lightweight bout during the UFC Fight Night event at UFC APEX on February 27, 2021 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC)

Lightweight: Joel Alvarez (18-2 MMA, 3-1 UFC) vs. Thiago Moises (15-5 MMA, 4-3 UFC)

UFC Fight Night, Las Vegas, Nov. 20

Heavyweight: Augusto Sakai (15-3-1 MMA, 4-2 UFC) vs. Tai Tuivasa (11-3 MMA, 6-3 UFC) (Combate)

Women’s strawweight: Jessica Penne (14-5 MMA, 3-3 UFC) vs. Luana Pinheiro (9-1 MMA, 1-0 UFC) (Combate)

Flyweight: Denys Bondar (14-2 MMA, 0-0 UFC) vs. Malcolm Gordon (13-5 MMA, 1-2 UFC) (TSN)

Women’s bantamweight: Miesha Tate (18-7 MMA, 6-4 UFC) vs. Ketlen Vieira (10-2 MMA, 4-2 UFC)

UFC Fight Night, TBA, Dec. 4

Aug 7, 2021; Houston, Texas, USA; Jose Aldo (red gloves) reacts to fight against Pedro Munhoz (blue gloves) during UFC 265 at Toyota Center. Mandatory Credit: Troy Taormina-USA TODAY Sports

Flyweight: Manel Kape (16-6 MMA, 1-2 UFC) vs. Zhalgas Zhumagulov (14-5 MMA, 1-2 UFC)

Bantamweight: Jose Aldo (30-7 MMA, 12-6 UFC) vs. Rob Font (19-4 MMA, 9-3 UFC) (Ariel Helwani/Combate)

Heavyweight: Tanner Boser (20-8-1 MMA, 4-3 UFC) vs. Sergei Pavlovich (14-1 MMA, 2-1 UFC) (TSN)

UFC 269, TBA, Dec. 11

Dominick Cruz

Bantamweight: Dominick Cruz (23-3 MMA, 6-2 UFC) vs. Pedro Munhoz (19-5 MMA, 9-5 UFC) (MMA Fighting)

Bantamweight: Raulian Paiva (21-3 MMA, 3-2 UFC) vs. Sean O’Malley (14-1 MMA, 6-1 UFC) (ESPN)

UFC Fight Night, TBA, Dec. 18

Aug 7, 2021; Houston, Texas, USA; Derrick Lewis (red gloves) fights Ciryl Gane (blue gloves) during UFC 265 at Toyota Center. Mandatory Credit: Troy Taormina-USA TODAY Sports

Heavyweight: Chris Daukaus (12-3 MMA, 4-0 UFC) vs. Derrick Lewis (25-8 MMA, 16-6 UFC) (ESPN)

Women’s bantamweight: Julia Avila (9-2 MMA, 3-1 UFC) vs. Raquel Pennington (12-8 MMA, 9-5 UFC) (MMA Fighting)

Featherweight: Darren Elkins (26-9 MMA, 16-8 UFC) vs. Cub Swanson (27-12 MMA, 12-8 UFC)

UFC Fight Night, TBA, Jan. 15

Flyweight: Rogerio Bontorin (17-3 MMA, 3-2 UFC) vs. Brandon Royval (12-6 MMA, 2-2 UFC) (MMA Fighting)

Women’s flyweight: Jasmine Jasudavicius (6-1 MMA, 0-0 UFC) vs. Kay Hansen (7-4 MMA, 1-1 UFC) (MMA Island)

Bantamweight: Saidyokub Kakhramonov (9-2 MMA, 1-0 UFC) vs. Brian Kelleher (23-12 MMA, 7-5 UFC) (MMA DNA)

UFC 270, TBA, Jan. 22

LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – AUGUST 01: (R-L) Derek Brunson punches Edmen Shahbazyan in their middleweight fight during the UFC Fight Night event at UFC APEX on August 01, 2020 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images)

Middleweight: Derek Brunson (23-7 MMA, 14-5 UFC) vs. Jared Cannonier (14-5 MMA, 7-5 UFC) (MMA Junkie)

Heavyweight: Greg Hardy (7-4 MMA, 4-4 UFC) vs. Aleksei Oleinik (56-16-1 MMA, 8-7 UFC) (MMA Junkie)

Middleweight: AJ Dobson (6-0 MMA, 0-0 UFC) vs. Jacob Malkoun (5-1 MMA, 1-1 UFC) (Combate)

Middleweight: Wellington Turman (17-5 MMA, 2-3 UFC) vs. Rodolfo Vieira (8-1 MMA, 3-1 UFC) (MMA Fighting)

Women’s flyweight: Poliana Botelho (8-4 MMA, 3-3 UFC) vs. Ji Yeon Kim (9-4-2 MMA, 3-4 UFC) (John Hyon Ko)

UFC Fight Night, TBA, Feb. 5

LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – JUNE 20: (R-L) Marc-Andre Barriault of Canada punches Oskar Piechota of Poland in their middleweight bout during the UFC Fight Night event at UFC APEX on June 20, 2020 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC)

Middleweight: Marc-Andre Barriault (13-4 MMA, 2-3 UFC) vs. Chidi Njokuani (20-7 MMA, 0-0 UFC) (Le Droit)

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