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Matchup Roundup: New UFC fights announced in the past week (Dec. 18-24)

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.

Here are the fight announcements that were broken or confirmed by MMA Junkie or officially announced by the promotions from Dec. 18-24.

UFC Fight Night 234, Las Vegas, Jan. 13

Jun 24, 2023; Jacksonville, Florida, USA; Zhalgas Zhumagulov (red gloves) fights Joshua Van (blue gloves) in a flyweight bout during UFC Fight Night at VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena. Mandatory Credit: David Yeazell-USA TODAY Sports

Welterweight: Preston Parsons (10-4 MMA, 1-2 UFC) vs. Matthew Semelsberger (11-6 MMA, 5-4 UFC) (Reporter James Lynch)

Flyweight: Felipe Bunes (13-6 MMA, 0-0 UFC) vs. Joshua Van (9-1 MMA, 2-0 UFC) (MMA Junkie)

UFC Fight Night 236, Las Vegas, Feb. 10

LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – JULY 15: (L-R) Albert Duraev of Russia punches JunYong Park of South Korea in their middleweight fight during the UFC Fight Night at UFC APEX on July 15, 2023 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images)

Lightweight: Damir Hadzovic (14-7 MMA, 4-5 UFC) vs. Bolaji Oki (8-1 MMA, 0-0 UFC)

Light heavyweight: Bogdan Guskov (14-3 MMA, 0-1 UFC) vs. Zac Pauga (6-2 MMA, 1-2 UFC)

Middleweight: Robert Bryczek (17-5 MMA, 0-0 UFC) vs. Albert Duraev (16-5 MMA, 2-2 UFC)

UFC 298, Anaheim, Calif., Feb. 17

Robert Whittaker

Bantamweight: Brady Hiestand (7-2 MMA, 2-1 UFC) vs. Rinya Nakamura (8-0 MMA, 2-0 UFC)

Welterweight: Oban Elliott (9-2 MMA, 0-0 UFC) vs. Val Woodburn (7-1 MMA, 0-1 UFC)

Middleweight: Paulo Costa (14-2 MMA, 6-2 UFC) vs. Robert Whittaker (24-7 MMA, 15-5 UFC)

Middleweight: AJ Dobson (7-2 MMA, 1-2 UFC) vs. Tresean Gore (4-2 MMA, 1-2 UFC)

UFC Fight Night, Mexico City, Feb. 24

Yair Rodriguez, right, and Brian Ortega face off during a ceremonial weigh-in for the UFC on ABC 3 mixed martial arts event, Friday, July 15, 2022, in Elmont, NY. (AP Photo/Gregory Payan)

Featherweight: Brian Ortega (15-3 MMA, 7-3 UFC) vs. Yair Rodriguez (15-4 MMA, 10-3 UFC)

Women’s strawweight: Sam Hughes (8-5 MMA, 3-4 UFC) vs. Yazmin Jauregui (10-1 MMA, 2-1 UFC) (ESPN Deportes)

UFC Fight Night, TBA, March 23

Jul 22, 2023; London, UNITED KINGDOM; Shauna Bannon (red gloves) fights Bruna Brasil (blue gloves) during UFC Fight Night at O2 Arena. Mandatory Credit: Per Haljestam-USA TODAY Sports

Women’s strawweight: Shauna Bannon (5-1 MMA, 0-1 UFC) vs. Stephanie Luciano (5-1-1 MMA, 0-0 UFC) (Ag. Fight)

UFC Fight Night, Atlantic City, N.J., March 30

Nov 12, 2022; New York, NY, USA; Erin Blanchfield (red gloves) defeats Molly McCann (blue gloves) during UFC 281 at Madison Square Garden. Mandatory Credit: Jessica Alcheh-USA TODAY Sports

Women’s flyweight: Erin Blanchfield (12-1 MMA, 6-0 UFC) vs. Manon Fiorot (11-1 MMA, 6-0 UFC)

UFC 300, Las Vegas, April 13

Light heavyweight: Jiri Prochazka (29-4-1 MMA, 3-1 UFC) vs. Aleksandar Rakic (14-3 MMA, 6-2 UFC)

Featherweight: Calvin Kattar (23-7 MMA, 7-5 UFC) vs. Aljamain Sterling (23-4 MMA, 15-4 UFC)

Middleweight: Cody Brundage (10-5 MMA, 4-4 UFC) vs. Bo Nickal (5-0 MMA, 2-0 UFC)

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