Matchup Roundup: New UFC and Bellator fights announced in the past week (Jan. 2-8)

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 Jan. 2-8.

UFC 283, Rio de Janeiro, Jan. 21

Lightweight: With Guram Kutateladze out, Melquizael Costa (19-5 MMA, 0-0 UFC) steps in to fight Thiago Moises (16-6 MMA, 5-4 UFC) (MMA Fighting)

UFC Fight Night 218, Las Vegas, Feb. 4

Flyweight: Seung Guk Choi (6-1 MMA, 0-0 UFC) vs. Sung Hyun Park (7-0 MMA, 0-0 UFC) – Road to UFC final

Bantamweight: Toshiomi Kazama (10-2 MMA, 0-0 UFC) vs. Rinya Nakamura (6-0 MMA, 0-0 UFC) – Road to UFC final

Featherweight: Jeong Yeong Lee (9-1 MMA, 0-0 UFC) vs. Yi Zha (21-3 MMA, 0-0 UFC) – Road to UFC final

Lightweight: Anshul Jubli (6-0 MMA, 0-0 UFC) vs. Jeka Saragih (13-2 MMA, 0-0 UFC) – Road to UFC final

Bellator 290, Inglewood, Calif., Feb. 4

Welterweight: Mukhamed Berkhamov (14-0 MMA, 1-0 BMMA) vs. Lorenz Larkin (24-7 MMA, 6-2 BMMA)

Heavyweight: Ali Isaev (9-0 MMA, 0-0 BMMA) vs. Steve Mowry (10-0 MMA, 6-0 BMMA) (Severe MMA)

Bantamweight: Darrion Caldwell (15-6 MMA, 12-6 BMMA) vs. Nikita Mikhailov (9-2 MMA, 2-1 BMMA)

Featherweight: Isaiah Hokit (2-1 MMA, 2-1 BMMA) vs. Peter Ishiguro (2-1 MMA, 1-1 BMMA)

UFC 284, Perth, Australia, Feb. 11

LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – OCTOBER 01: (R-L) Randy Brown of Jamaica kicks Francisco Trinaldo of Brazil in a welterweight fight during the UFC Fight Night event at UFC APEX on October 01, 2022 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC)

Welterweight: Randy Brown (16-4 MMA, 10-4 UFC) vs. Jack Della Maddalena (13-2 MMA, 3-0 UFC)

Lightweight: Jamie Mullarkey (15-5 MMA, 3-3 UFC) vs. Francisco Prado (11-0 MMA, 0-0 UFC) (MMA commentator Gaston Reyno)

UFC Fight Night 219, Las Vegas, Feb. 18

Josh Parisian

Heavyweight: Josh Parisian (15-5 MMA, 2-2 UFC) vs. Jamal Pogues (9-3 MMA, 0-0 UFC)

UFC Fight Night 220, Las Vegas, Feb. 25

LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – NOVEMBER 13: (L-R) Rafael Alves of Brazil punches Marc Diakiese of the Congo in a lightweight fight during the UFC Fight Night event at UFC APEX on November 13, 2021 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC)

Welterweight: Yohan Lainesse (9-1 MMA, 1-1 UFC) vs. Mike Mallott (8-1-1 MMA, 1-0 UFC)

Bantamweight: Garrett Armfield (8-3 MMA, 0-1 UFC) vs. Jose Johnson (15-7 MMA, 0-0 UFC) (Eurosport NL)

Lightweight: Trevor Peek (7-0 MMA, 0-0 UFC) vs. Alex Reyes (13-3 MMA, 0-1 UFC) (MMA Junkie)

Lightweight: Nurullo Aliev (8-0 MMA, 0-0 UFC) vs. Rafael Alves (20-11 MMA, 1-2 UFC) (MMA Junkie)

UFC 285, Las Vegas, March 4

LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – MARCH 12: (R-L) Kamuela Kirk punches Damon Jackson in their featherweight fight during the UFC Fight Night event at UFC APEX on March 12, 2022 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC)

Lightweight: Kamuela Kirk (12-5 MMA, 1-1 UFC) vs. Esteban Ribovics (11-0 MMA, 0-0 UFC) (ESPN Deportes)

UFC 286, London, March 18

Women’s flyweight: Jennifer Maia (20-9-1 MMA, 5-5 UFC) vs. Casey O’Neill (9-0 MMA, 4-0 UFC) (Dama de Ferro)

Lightweight: Jai Herbert (12-4 MMA, 2-3 UFC) vs. Ludovit Klein (19-4 MMA, 3-2 UFC) (Eurosport NL)

Featherweight: Lerone Murphy (11-0-1 MMA, 3-0-1 UFC) vs. Nathaniel Wood (19-5 MMA, 6-2 UFC) (MMA reporter Al Zullino)

UFC on ESPN 43, San Antonio, Texas, March 25

Trevin Giles

Featherweight: Tucker Lutz (12-2 MMA, 1-1 UFC) vs. Daniel Pineda (27-14 MMA, 4-5 UFC) (MMA Junkie)

Welterweight: Trevin Giles (15-4 MMA, 6-4 UFC) vs. Preston Parsons (10-3 MMA, 1-1 UFC) (Eurosport NL)

UFC 287, TBA, April 8

fAug 13, 2022; San Diego, California, USA; Cynthia Calvillo (red gloves) fights against Nina Nunes (not pictured) during UFC Fight Night at Pechanga Arena. Mandatory Credit: Joe Camporeale-USA TODAY Sports

Women’s strawweight: Cynthia Calvillo (9-5-1 MMA, 6-5-1 UFC) vs. Loopy Godinez (8-3 MMA, 3-3 UFC) (ESPN Deportes)