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Matchup Roundup: New UFC, PFL, Bellator fights announced in the past week (Dec. 2-8)

nolan king
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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, PFL and Bellator.

Here are the fight announcements that were broken or confirmed by MMA Junkie or officially announced by the promotions from Dec. 2-8.

UFC Fight Night 249, Las Vegas, Jan. 11

Ihor Potieria
Ihor Potieria

Middleweight: Ihor Potieria (22-7 MMA, 2-5 UFC) vs. Marco Tulio (12-1 MMA, 0-0 UFC) (Ag. Fight)

UFC 311, Inglewood, Calif, Jan. 18

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Lightweight: Champion Islam Makhachev (26-1 MMA, 5-1 UFC) vs. Arman Tsarukyan (22-3 MMA, 9-2 UFC)

Bantamweight: Champion Merab Dvalishvili (18-4 MMA, 11-2 UFC) vs. Umar Nurmagomedov (18-0 MMA, 16-0 UFC)

Lightweight: Beneil Dariush (22-6-1 MMA, 16-6-1 UFC) vs. Renato Moicano (20-5-1 MMA, 12-5 UFC)

Flyweight: Clayton Carpenter (8-0 MMA, 2-0 UFC) vs. Tagir Ulanbekov (15-2 MMA, 4-1 UFC)

UFC 312, Sydney, Feb. 8

Jan 20, 2024; Toronto, Canada, USA; Sean Strickland (red glove) fights Dricus Du Plessis (blue gloves) during UFC 297 at ScotiaBank Arena. Mandatory Credit: Dan Hamilton-USA TODAY Sports
Jan 20, 2024; Toronto, Canada, USA; Sean Strickland (red glove) fights Dricus Du Plessis (blue gloves) during UFC 297 at ScotiaBank Arena. Mandatory Credit: Dan Hamilton-USA TODAY Sports

Middleweight: Champion Dricus Du Plessis (22-2 MMA, 8-0 UFC) vs. Sean Strickland (29-6 MMA, 16-6 UFC)

Women's strawweight: Champion Zhang Weili (25-3 MMA, 9-2 UFC) vs. Tatiana Suarez (10-0 MMA, 7-0 UFC)

UFC Fight Night 251, Las Vegas, Feb. 15

Edmen Shahbazyan
Edmen Shahbazyan

Welterweight: Billy Goff (9-3 MMA, 1-1 UFC) vs. Nikolay Veretennikov (12-5 MMA, 0-1 UFC)

Middleweight: Dylan Budka (13-5 MMA, 0-2 UFC) vs. Edmen Shahbazyan (13-5 MMA, 6-5 UFC) (Eurosport NL)

UFC Fight Night 252, Seattle, Feb. 22

Jun 29, 2024; Las Vegas, Nevada, USA; Jean Silva (blue gloves) reacts after knocking out Charles Jourdain (red gloves) during UFC 303 at T-Mobile Arena. Mandatory Credit: Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports
Jun 29, 2024; Las Vegas, Nevada, USA; Jean Silva (blue gloves) reacts after knocking out Charles Jourdain (red gloves) during UFC 303 at T-Mobile Arena. Mandatory Credit: Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports

Welterweight: Islam Dulatov (11-1 MMA, 0-0 UFC) vs. Adam Fugitt (10-4 MMA, 2-2 UFC)

Featherweight: Melsik Baghdasaryan (8-2 MMA, 3-1 UFC) vs. Jean Silva (14-2 MMA, 3-0 UFC) (Ag. Fight)

UFC Fight Night 255, London, March 22

Christian Leroy Duncan
Christian Leroy Duncan

Middleweight: Christian Leroy Duncan (10-2 MMA, 3-2 UFC) vs. Andrey Pulayev (9-2 MMA, 0-0 UFC)

UFC on ESPN 64, Mexico City, March 29

Sep 14, 2024; Las Vegas, Nevada, USA; Ronaldo Rodriguez of Mexico (red gloves) fights Ode Osbourne Jamica (blue gloves) during Riyadh Season Noche UFC 306 at The Sphere. Mandatory Credit: Stephen R. Sylvanie-Imagn Images
Sep 14, 2024; Las Vegas, Nevada, USA; Ronaldo Rodriguez of Mexico (red gloves) fights Ode Osbourne Jamica (blue gloves) during Riyadh Season Noche UFC 306 at The Sphere. Mandatory Credit: Stephen R. Sylvanie-Imagn Images

Flyweight: Kevin Borjas (9-3 MMA, 0-2 UFC) vs. Ronaldo Rodriguez (18-2 MMA, 2-0 UFC) (Paul Rodriguez)

This article originally appeared on MMA Junkie: Matchup Roundup: New UFC, PFL, Bellator fights announced in the past week (Dec. 2-8)