Matchup Roundup: New UFC and Bellator fights announced in the past week (Oct. 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 or officially announced by the promotions from Oct. 2-8.

UFC Fight Night 230, Las Vegas, Saturday

LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – FEBRUARY 13: (R-L) Chris Gutierrez kicks Andre Ewell in their 140-pound catchweight fight during the UFC 258 event at UFC APEX on February 13, 2021 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC)

Bantamweight: With Rani Yahya out, Chris Gutierrez (19-4-2 MMA, 7-2-1 UFC) steps in to fight Heili Alateng (16-8-2 MMA, 4-1-1 UFC) (Eurosport NL)

Middleweight: With Marc-Andre Barriault out, Andre Petroski (10-1 MMA, 5-0 UFC) steps in vs. Michel Pereira (28-11 MMA, 6-2 UFC)

Lightweight: With Chris Duncan out, Brendon Marotte (8-1 MMA, 0-0 UFC) steps in to fight Terrance McKinney (14-6 MMA, 4-3 UFC) (The Schmo)

UFC 294, Abu Dhabi, Oct. 21

Middleweight: With Nassourdine Imavov out, Warlley Alves (14-6 MMA, 8-6 UFC) steps in to fight Ikram Aliskerov (14-1 MMA, 1-0 UFC) (Eurosport NL)

Middleweight: With Nursulton Ruziboev out, Abus Magomedov (25-5-1 MMA, 1-1 UFC) steps in to fight Caio Borralho (14-1 MMA, 4-0 UFC) (MMA Fighting)

UFC Fight Night, São Paulo, Nov. 4

Dec 3, 2022; Orlando, Florida, USA; Marc Diakiese (blue gloves) reacts after the fight against Michael Johnson (red gloves) during UFC Fight Night at Amway Center. Mandatory Credit: Nathan Ray Seebeck-USA TODAY Sports

Lightweight: Marc Diakiese (16-7 MMA, 7-7 UFC) vs. Kaue Fernandes (8-1 MMA, 0-0 UFC) (Twitter user TopuriaTheGoat)

UFC Fight Night, Las Vegas, Nov. 18

LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – JUNE 03: (L-R) Jesse Butler battles Jim Miller in a lightweight 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)

Featherweight: Jesse Butler (12-5 MMA, 0-1 UFC) vs. Jeka Saragih (13-3 MMA, 0-1 UFC)

UFC Fight Night, Austin, Texas, Dec 2.

LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – NOVEMBER 21: (L-R) Jared Gooden punches Alan Jouban in their welterweight bout during the UFC 255 event at UFC APEX on November 21, 2020 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC)

Welterweight: Jared Gooden (22-9 MMA, 1-4 UFC) vs. Wellington Turman (18-7 MMA, 3-5 UFC) (MMA Hoje)

Lightweight: Melquizael Costa (20-6 MMA, 1-1 UFC) vs. Steve Garcia (14-5 MMA, 3-2 UFC)

UFC Fight Night, TBA, Jan. 13

Women’s bantamweight: Norma Dumont (10-2 MMA, 6-2 UFC) vs. Yana Kunitskaya (14-8 MMA, 4-5 UFC) (MMA Fighting)

Bantamweight: Gaston Bolanos (7-3 MMA, 1-0 UFC) vs. Marcus McGhee (8-1 MMA, 2-0 UFC) (Peruvian MMA)

Welterweight: Bassil Hafez (8-4-1 MMA, 0-1 UFC) vs. Preston Parsons (10-4 MMA, 1-2 UFC) (MMA Fighting)

Bantamweight: Mario Bautista (13-2 MMA, 7-2 UFC) vs. Ricky Simon (20-4 MMA, 8-3 UFC)

UFC 297, TBA, Jan. 20

Featherweight: Arnold Allen (19-2 MMA, 10-1 UFC) vs. Movsar Evloev (17-0 MMA, 7-0 UFC) (JudoBetter995, ING.fights)

Bantamweight: Garrett Armfield (9-3 MMA, 1-1 UFC) vs. Brad Katona (13-2 MMA, 3-2 UFC) (Eurosport NL)

Bellator TBA

Cris Cyborg vs. Leah McCourt

Women’s featherweight title fight: Cris Cyborg (27-2 MMA, 6-0 BMMA) vs. Leah McCourt (8-3 MMA, 7-2 BMMA) (In-cage announcement and faceoff at Bellator 300)