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Matchup Roundup: New UFC, PFL, Bellator fights announced in the past week (July 22-28)

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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 July 22-28.

2024 PFL Playoffs 1, Nashville, Tenn., Friday

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Welterweight: [autotag]Nick Meck[/autotag] (7-1) vs. [autotag]Kevin Pease[/autotag] (5-0)

UFC Fight Night, Abu Dhabi, Saturday

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Lightweight: With [autotag]Abdul-Kareem Al-Selwady[/autotag] out, [autotag]Jordan Vucenic[/autotag] (13-2 MMA, 0-0 UFC) steps in to fight [autotag]Guram Kutateladze[/autotag] (12-4 MMA, 1-2 UFC)

UFC Fight Night, Las Vegas, Aug. 10

LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - SEPTEMBER 21: Nikolay Veretennikov of Kazakhstan walks out prior to facing Michael Morales in a welterweight bout during Dana White's Contender Series season five week four at UFC APEX on September 21, 2021 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC)
LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - SEPTEMBER 21: Nikolay Veretennikov of Kazakhstan walks out prior to facing Michael Morales in a welterweight bout during Dana White's Contender Series season five week four at UFC APEX on September 21, 2021 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC)

Welterweight: With [autotag]Uros Medic[/autotag] out, [autotag]Nikolay Veretennikov[/autotag] (12-4 MMA, 0-0 UFC)  steps in to fight [autotag]Danny Barlow[/autotag] (8-0 MMA, 1-0 UFC) (Grind City Media)

UFC 305, Perth, Australia, Aug. 17

Jul 13, 2024; Denver, Colorado, USA; Luana Santos (red gloves) celebrates after defeating Mariya Agapova (blue gloves) during UFC Fight Night at Ball Arena. Mandatory Credit: Ron Chenoy-USA TODAY Sports
Jul 13, 2024; Denver, Colorado, USA; Luana Santos (red gloves) celebrates after defeating Mariya Agapova (blue gloves) during UFC Fight Night at Ball Arena. Mandatory Credit: Ron Chenoy-USA TODAY Sports

Featherweight: With [autotag]Gavin Tucker[/autotag] out, [autotag]Herbert Burns[/autotag] (11-5 MMA, 2-3 UFC) steps in to fight [autotag]Jack Jenkins[/autotag] (11-5 MMA, 2-3 UFC)

Women’s flyweight: With [autotag]Tereza Bleda[/autotag] out, [autotag]Luana Santos[/autotag] (8-1 MMA, 3-0 UFC) steps in to fight [autotag]Casey O’Neill[/autotag] (9-2 MMA, 4-2 UFC)

UFC Fight Night, Las Vegas, Sept. 7

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Lightweight: [autotag]Chris Padilla[/autotag] (14-6 MMA, 1-0 UFC) vs. [autotag]Rong Zhu[/autotag] (25-5 MMA, 1-2 UFC)

Lightweight: [autotag]Yanal Ashmouz[/autotag] (7-1 MMA, 1-1 UFC) vs. Trevor Peek (9-2 MMA, 2-2 UFC) (Bert MMA)

Bellator Champions Series, San Diego, Sept. 7

2024 PFL 1: San Antonio at the Boeing Center at Tech Port in San Antonio, Texas, Thursday, April 4, 2024. (Cooper Neill / PFL)
2024 PFL 1: San Antonio at the Boeing Center at Tech Port in San Antonio, Texas, Thursday, April 4, 2024. (Cooper Neill / PFL)

Bantamweight: [autotag]John Macalolooy[/autotag] (4-1) vs. [autotag]Bryce Meredith[/autotag] (6-0)

Bellator Champions Series, London, Sept. 14

2024 Bellator EUROPE 2: Paris at Accor Arena in Paris, France, Friday, May 17, 2024. (Jose Peñuela / Bellator Europe 2)
2024 Bellator EUROPE 2: Paris at Accor Arena in Paris, France, Friday, May 17, 2024. (Jose Peñuela / Bellator Europe 2)

Middleweight: [autotag]Eslam Abdel Baset[/autotag] (16-2) vs. [autotag]Mike Shipman[/autotag] (16-4)

UFC 306, Las Vegas, Sept. 14

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Bantamweight: Champion [autotag]Sean O’Malley[/autotag] (18-1 MMA, 10-1 UFC) vs. [autotag]Merab Dvalishvili[/autotag] (17-4 MMA, 10-2 UFC)

Women’s flyweight: Champion [autotag]Alexa Grasso[/autotag] (16-3-1 MMA, 8-3-1 UFC) vs. [autotag]Valentina Shevchenko[/autotag] (22-4-1 MMA, 11-3-1 UFC)

Featherweight: [autotag]Brian Ortega[/autotag] (16-3 MMA, 8-3 UFC) vs. [autotag]Diego Lopes[/autotag] (25-6 MMA, 4-1 UFC)

Lightweight: [autotag]Esteban Ribovics[/autotag] (13-1 MMA, 2-1 UFC) vs. [autotag]Daniel Zellhuber[/autotag] (15-1 MMA, 3-1 UFC)

Women’s bantamweight: [autotag]Irene Aldana[/autotag] (15-7 MMA, 8-5 UFC) vs. [autotag]Norma Dumont[/autotag] (11-2 MMA, 7-2 UFC) (Ag. Fight)

UFC Fight Night, Paris, Sept. 28

Sep 2, 2023; Paris, France; Morgan Charriere (red gloves) celebrates defeating Manolo Zecchini (blue gloves) during UFC Fight Night at Accor Arena. Mandatory Credit: Per Haljestam-USA TODAY Sports
Sep 2, 2023; Paris, France; Morgan Charriere (red gloves) celebrates defeating Manolo Zecchini (blue gloves) during UFC Fight Night at Accor Arena. Mandatory Credit: Per Haljestam-USA TODAY Sports

Featherweight: [autotag]Morgan Charriere[/autotag] (19-10-1 MMA, 1-1 UFC) vs. [autotag]AJ Cunningham[/autotag] (11-4 MMA, 0-1 UFC) (Fight Minds)

UFC 307, TBA, Oct. 5

Apr 13, 2024; Las Vegas, Nevada, USA; Marina Rodriguez (blue gloves) fights Jessica Andrade (red gloves) during UFC 300 at T-Mobile Arena. Mandatory Credit: Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports
Apr 13, 2024; Las Vegas, Nevada, USA; Marina Rodriguez (blue gloves) fights Jessica Andrade (red gloves) during UFC 300 at T-Mobile Arena. Mandatory Credit: Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports

Women’s strawweight: [autotag]Iasmin Lucindo[/autotag] (16-5 MMA, 3-1 UFC) vs. [autotag]Marina Rodriguez[/autotag] (17-4-2 MMA, 7-4-2 UFC) (Ag. Fight)

Middleweight: [autotag]Cesar Almeida[/autotag] (5-1 MMA, 1-1 UFC) vs. [autotag]Ihor Potieria[/autotag] (22-6 MMA, 2-4 UFC) (Super Lutas)

Flyweight: [autotag]Clayton Carpenter[/autotag] (7-0 MMA, 1-0 UFC) vs. [autotag]Lucas Rocha[/autotag] (17-1 MMA, 0-0 UFC) (Super Lutas)

UFC 308, Abu Dhabi, Oct. 28

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Welterweight: [autotag]Rinat Fakhretdinov[/autotag] (24-2-1 MMA, 4-0-1 UFC) vs. [autotag]Nursulton Rubziboev[/autotag] (36-9-2 MMA, 2-1 UFC) (Eurosport NL)

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