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Matchup Roundup: New UFC, PFL, Bellator fights announced in the past week (March 11-17)

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 March 11-17.

Bellator 302, Belfast, March 22

Alfie Davis def. Aalon Cruz | Bellator 298

Lightweight: With Tofiq Musayev out, Oscar Ownsworth (8-2-1) steps in to fight Alfie Davis (16-4-1) (Severe MMA)

UFC Fight Night, Las Vegas, March 23

Aug 13, 2022; San Diego, California, USA; Youssef Zalal (red gloves) before his fight against Da’Mon Blackshear (blue gloves) during UFC Fight Night at Pechanga Arena. Mandatory Credit: Joe Camporeale-USA TODAY Sports

Featherweight: With Gabriel Miranda out, Youssef Zalal (13-5-1 MMA, 3-3-1 UFC) steps in to fight Billy Quarantillo (18-5 MMA, 6-3 UFC) (X user MagicM_MMABets)

2024 PFL 1, San Antonio, April 4

2023 PFL 5: Atlanta at the OTE Arena in Atlanta, Georgia, Friday, June 16, 2023. (Cooper Neill / PFL)

Heavyweight: Ante Delija (24-5) vs. Valentin Moldavsky (12-3)

Heavyweight: Denis Goltsov (32-8) vs. Linton Vassell (24-8)

Women’s flyweight: Liz Carmouche (20-7) vs. Juliana Velasquez (12-2)

Heavyweight: Tyrell Fortune (13-2) vs. Daniel James (14-7-1)

Women’s flyweight: Dakota Ditcheva (10-0) vs. Lisa Mauldin (6-3)

Heavyweight: Bruno Cappelozza (15-7) vs. Sergei Bilostenniy (11-3)

Women’s flyweight: Taila Santos (19-3) vs. Denise Kielholtz (8-5)

Heavyweight: Steve Mowry (10-1-1) vs. Oleg Popov (16-1)

Women’s flyweight: Kana Watanabe (12-2-1) vs. Shanna Young (9-5)

Women’s flyweight: Chelsea Hackett (4-1-1) vs. Jena Bishop (6-0)

Featherweight: Lucas Brennan (9-0) vs. Dimitre Ivy (12-7)

UFC Fight Night, Las Vegas, April 6

Jan 20, 2024; Toronto, Canada, USA; Chris Curtis (red glove) celebrates defeating Marc-Andre Barriault (blue gloves) during UFC 297 at ScotiaBank Arena. Mandatory Credit: Dan Hamilton-USA TODAY Sports

Flyweight: Lucas Rocha (17-1 MMA, 0-0 UFC) vs. Joshua Van (10-1 MMA, 3-0 UFC) (Eurosport NL)

Middleweight: Cesar Almeida (4-0 MMA, 0-0 UFC) vs. Dylan Budka (7-2 MMA, 0-0 UFC) (MMA Junkie)

Middleweight: With Marvin Vettori out, Chris Curtis (31-10 MMA, 5-2 UFC) steps in to fight Brendan Allen (23-5 MMA, 11-2 UFC)

2024 PFL 2, Las Vegas, April 12

Light heavyweight: Phil Davis (24-7) vs. Rob Wilkinson (17-2)

Light heavyweight: Impa Kasanganay (15-4) vs. Alex Polizzi (10-3)

Lightweight: Clay Collard (24-12) vs. Patricky Pitbull (25-12)

Lightweight: Mads Burnell (18-5) vs. Michael Dufort (12-4)

Light heavyweight: Sadibou Sy (16-7-2) vs. Josh Silveira (12-2)

Light heavyweight: Antonio Carlos Jr. (15-5) vs. Simon Biyong (9-3)

Light heavyweight: Dovletdzhan Yagshimuradov (21-7-1) vs. Jakob Nedoh (8-1)

Lightweight: Bruno Miranda (16-4) vs. Brent Primus (12-3)

Lightweight: Gadzhi Rabadanov (20-4-2) vs. Solomon Renfro (11-4)

Lightweight: Jay Jay Wilson (10-1) vs. Adam Piccolotti (14-5)

Heavyweight: Marcelo Nunes (10-2) vs. Giacomo Lemos (8-0)

2024 PFL 3, Chicago, April 19

Welterweight: Andrey Koreshkov (27-4) vs. Magomed Umalatov (14-0)

Featherweight: Brendan Loughnane (27-5) vs. Pedro Carvalho (13-8)

Welterweight: Logan Storley (15-2) vs. Shamil Musaev (16-0-1)

Featherweight: Gabriel Braga (12-1) vs. Justin Gonzalez (14-3)

Welterweight: Goiti Yamauchi (28-6) vs. Neiman Gracie (12-4)

Featherweight: Bubba Jenkins (21-7) vs. Kai Kamaka (12-5-1)

Featherweight: Adam Borics (18-2) vs. Enrique Barzola (20-7-2)

Featherweight: Timur Khizriev (14-0) vs. Brett Johns (20-3)

Welterweight: Laureano Staropoli (13-5) vs. Murad Ramazanov (11-0)

Welterweight: With Kyle Crutchmer out, Brennan Ward (17-7) steps in to fight Don Madge (10-4-1)

UFC Fight Night, Las Vegas, April 27

Jul 23, 2022; London, United Kingdom; Jonathan Pearce (blue gloves) defeats Makwan Amirkhani (red gloves) during UFC Fight Night at O2 Arena. Mandatory Credit: Per Haljestam-USA TODAY Sports

Featherweight: David Onama (11-2 MMA, 3-2 UFC) vs. Jonathan Pearce (14-5 MMA, 5-2 UFC) (X user MagicM_MMABets)

UFC 301, Rio de Janeiro, May 4

Dec 16, 2023; Las Vegas, Nevada, USA; Alexandre Pantoja (red gloves) is given the championship belt by UFC president Dana White after defeating Brandon Royval (not pictured) to win the UFC Flyweight title during UFC 296 at T-Mobile Arena. Mandatory Credit: Stephen R. Sylvanie-USA TODAY Sports

Light heavyweight: Vitor Petrino (11-0 MMA, 4-0 UFC) vs. Anthony Smith (37-19 MMA, 12-9 UFC) (Reporter Laerte Viana)

Flyweight: Champion Alexandre Pantoja (27-5 MMA, 11-3 UFC) vs. Steve Erceg (12-1 MMA, 3-0 UFC)

Featherweight: William Gomis (13-2 MMA, 3-0 UFC) vs. Jean Silva (12-2 MMA, 1-0 UFC) (La Sueur)

Women’s strawweight: Karolina Kowalkiewicz (16-7 MMA, 9-7 UFC) vs. Iasmin Lucindo (15-5 MMA, 2-1 UFC) (Reporter Igor Melotto)

Middleweight: Makhmud Muradov (26-8 MMA, 4-2 UFC) vs. Michel Pereira (30-11 MMA, 8-2 UFC)

UFC Fight Night, TBA, May 18

Tim Elliott

Flyweight: Tim Elliott (19-13-1 MMA, 8-11 UFC) vs. Tatsuro Taira (15-0 MMA, 5-0 UFC) (Eurosport NL)

UFC 302, TBA, June 1

Jan 20, 2024; Toronto, Canada, USA; Gillian Robertson (red glove) celebrates defeating Polyana Viana (blue gloves) during UFC 297 at ScotiaBank Arena. Mandatory Credit: Dan Hamilton-USA TODAY Sports

Lightweight: Grant Dawson (20-2-1 MMA, 8-1-1 UFC) vs. Joe Solecki (13-4 MMA, 5-2 UFC) (Fight Bananas)

Women’s strawweight: Gillian Robertson (13-8 MMA, 10-6 UFC) vs. Michelle Waterson (18-12 MMA, 6-8 UFC) (X user MagicM_MMABets)

UFC Fight Night, TBA, June 8

Women’s strawweight: Denise Gomes (8-3 MMA, 2-2 UFC) vs. Eduarda Moura (10-0 MMA, 1-0 UFC) (Eurosport NL)

Middleweight: Julian Marquez (9-4 MMA, 3-3 UFC) vs. Zach Reese (6-1 MMA, 0-1 UFC) (MMA Junkie)

UFC Fight Night, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, June 22

NEW YORK, NEW YORK – NOVEMBER 11: Jared Gordon looks on against Mark Madsen of Denmark in a lightweight fight during the UFC 295 event at Madison Square Garden on November 11, 2023 in New York City. (Photo by Sarah Stier/Getty Images)

Lightweight: Jared Gordon (20-6 MMA, 8-5 UFC) vs. Nasrat Haqparast (16-5 MMA, 8-4 UFC) (X user MagicM_MMABets)

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