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Matchup Roundup: New UFC and Bellator fights announced in the past week (Oct. 30-Nov. 5)

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. 30-Nov. 5.

UFC Fight Night 232, Las Vegas, Nov. 18

Mar 25, 2023; San Antonio, Texas, USA; Steven Peterson (red gloves) fights Lucas Alexander (blue gloves) during UFC Fight Night at AT&T Center. Mandatory Credit: Aaron Meullion-USA TODAY Sports

Featherweight: With Jesse Butler out, Lucas Alexander (8-3 MMA, 1-1 UFC) steps in to fight Jeka Saragih (13-3 MMA, 0-1 UFC)

UFC on ESPN 52, Austin, Texas, Dec. 2

LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – JUNE 25: (L-R) Arman Tsarukyan of Georgia kicks Mateusz Gamrot of Poland in a lightweight fight during the UFC Fight Night event at UFC APEX on June 25, 2022 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC)

Middleweight: Cody Brundage (9-5 MMA, 3-4 UFC) vs. Zachary Reese (6-0 MMA, 0-0 UFC) (MMA Fighting)

Lightweight: Beneil Dariush (22-5-1 MMA, 16-5-1 UFC) vs. Arman Tsarukyan (20-3 MMA, 7-2 UFC)

Lightweight: Bobby Green (31-14-1 MMA, 12-9-1 UFC) vs. Dan Hooker (23-12 MMA, 13-8 UFC) (X user MagicM MMA)

Light heavyweight: Rodolfo Bellato (11-2 MMA, 0-0 UFC) vs. Ihor Potieira (21-4 MMA, 1-2 UFC)

UFC Fight Night 233, Shanghai, Dec. 9

Flyweight: Carlos Hernandez (9-2 MMA, 2-1 UFC) vs. Tatsuro Taira (14-0 MMA, 4-0 UFC) (Eurosport NL)

Flyweight: Jiniushiyue (13-2 MMA, 0-0 UFC) vs. Rei Tsuruya (8-0 MMA, 0-0 UFC)

Bantamweight: Chang Ho Lee (9-1 MMA, 0-0 UFC) vs. Xiao Long (26-7 MMA, 0-0 UFC)

Featherweight: Li Kai Wen (12-5 MMA, 0-0 UFC) vs. Yi Zha (24-4 MMA, 0-1 UFC)

Lightweight: Shin Haraguchi (7-0 MMA, 0-0 UFC) vs. Zhu Rong (24-5 MMA, 1-2 UFC)

UFC 296, Las Vegas, Dec. 16

Jul 22, 2023; London, UNITED KINGDOM; Nathaniel Wood (red gloves) fights Andre Fili (blue gloves) during UFC Fight Night at O2 Arena. Mandatory Credit: Per Haljestam-USA TODAY Sports

Featherweight: Lucas Almeida (14-2 MMA, 1-1 UFC) vs. Andre Fili (22-10 MMA, 10-9 UFC)

UFC Fight Night, TBA, Jan. 13

LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – OCTOBER 29: (L-R) Phil Hawes kicks Roman Dolidze of Georgia in a middleweight fight during the UFC Fight Night event at UFC APEX on October 29, 2022 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC)

Middleweight: Phil Hawes (12-5 MMA, 4-3 UFC) vs. Brunno Ferreira (10-1 MMA, 1-1 UFC) (Ag. Fight)

Flyweight: Denys Bondar (16-5 MMA, 0-2 UFC) vs. Felipe Bunes (13-6 MMA, 0-0 UFC) (Eurosport NL)

UFC 297, Toronto, Jan. 20

Welterweight: Yohan Lainesse (9-2 MMA, 1-2 UFC) vs. Sam Patterson (10-2-1 MMA, 0-1 UFC) (Knockout Alerts/L’Arena MMA)

Women’s bantamweight: Mayra Bueno Silva (10-2-1 MMA, 5-2-1 UFC) vs. Raquel Pennington (15-8 MMA, 12-5 UFC) (Ag. Fight)

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