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Matchup Roundup: New UFC and Bellator fights announced in the past week (July 24-30)

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 a promotion from July 24-30.

UFC Fight Night, Singapore, Aug. 26

Featherweight: Seungwoo Choi (10-6 MMA, 3-5 UFC) vs. Jarno Ergens (13-4-1 MMA, 0-1 UFC)

Bantamweight: Garrett Armfield (8-3 MMA, 0-1 UFC) vs. Toshiomi Kazama (10-3 MMA, 0-1 UFC) (Eurosport NL)

Featherweight: Alex Caceres (21-13 MMA, 16-11 UFC) vs. Giga Chikadze (14-3 MMA, 7-1 UFC) (MMA Junkie)

UFC Fight Night, Paris, Sept. 2

Feb 12, 2022; Houston, Texas, UNITED STATES; Bobby Green (red gloves) fights Nasrat Haqparast (blue gloves) during UFC 271 at Toyota Center. Mandatory Credit: Troy Taormina-USA TODAY Sports

Lightweight: Nasrat Haqparast (14-5 MMA, 6-4 UFC) vs. Sam Patterson (10-2-1 MMA, 0-1 UFC) (Eurosport NL)

Bantamweight: Muin Gafurov (18-5 MMA, 0-1 UFC) vs. Taylor Lapilus (18-3 MMA, 3-1 UFC) (RMC Sport Combat)

UFC 293, Sydney, Sept. 9

Sep 3, 2022; Paris, FRANCE; John Makdessi (red gloves) and Nasrat Haqparast (blue gloves) during UFC Fight Night at Accor Arena. Mandatory Credit: Per Haljestam-USA TODAY Sports

Lightweight: John Makdessi (18-8 MMA, 11-8 UFC) vs. Jamie Mullarkey (16-6 MMA, 4-4 UFC)

UFC Fight Night, Las Vegas, Sept. 16

Dec 10, 2022; Las Vegas, Nevada, USA; Santiago Ponzinibbio (red gloves) fights Alex Morono (blue gloves) during UFC 282 at T-Mobile Arena. Mandatory Credit: Stephen R. Sylvanie-USA TODAY Sports

Lightweight: Christos Giagos (20-10 MMA, 6-6 UFC) vs. Daniel Zellhuber (13-1 MMA, 1-1 UFC)

Welterweight: Daniel Rodriguez (17-4 MMA, 7-3 UFC) vs. Santiago Ponzinibbio (29-7 MMA, 11-6 UFC)

UFC Fight Night, Las Vegas, Sept. 23

Lightweight: Rafael Fiziev (12-2 MMA, 6-2 UFC) vs. Mateusz Gamrot (22-2 MMA, 5-2 UFC) (ESPN)

Featherweight: Dan Ige (17-6 MMA, 9-5 UFC) vs. Bryce Mitchell (15-1 MMA, 6-1 UFC) (ESPN)

UFC Fight Night, Las Vegas, Oct. 7

LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – DECEMBER 17: (R-L) dd1 in a lightweight fight during the UFC Fight Night event at UFC APEX on December 17, 2022 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC)

Lightweight: Drew Dober (26-12 MMA, 12-8 UFC) vs. Ricky Glenn (22-7-2 MMA, 4-4-1 UFC) (MMA Fighting)

UFC Fight Night, Las Vegas, Oct. 14

Apr 15, 2023; Kansas City, Missouri, USA; Edson Barboza (red gloves) reacts after the fight against Billy Quarantillo (blue gloves) during UFC Fight Night at T-Mobile Center. Mandatory Credit: Denny Medley-USA TODAY Sports

Featherweight: Edson Barboza (23-11 MMA, 17-11 UFC) vs. Sodiq Yusuff (13-2 MMA, 6-1 UFC) (MMA Junkie)

UFC Fight Night, Sao Paulo, Nov. 4

LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – JUNE 17: (R-L) Modestas Bukauskas of Lithuania punches Zac Pauga in a light heavyweight fight during the UFC Fight Night event at UFC APEX on June 17, 2023 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images)

Light heavyweight: Modestas Bukauskas (15-5 MMA, 3-3 UFC) vs. Vitor Petrino (9-0 MMA, 2-0 UFC)

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