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

MMA fight announcements are hard to follow. With so many outlets and channels for news to break through, 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 and Bellator.

Here are the fight announcements that were broken or confirmed by MMA Junkie from Dec. 23-29:

Bellator 238: January 25, Inglewood, Calif.

Lightweight: Chris Avila (7-8 MMA, 1-1 BMMA) vs. Anthony Taylor (6-5 MMA, 1-3 BMMA)

UFC on ESPN+ 25: February 15, Rio Rancho, N.M.

Lightweight: Rodrigo Vargas (11-3 MMA, 0-1 UFC) vs. Brok Weaver (14-4 MMA, 0-0 UFC)

UFC on ESPN+ 27: February 29, Norfolk, Va.

Featherweight: Giga Chikadze (8-2 MMA, 1-0 UFC) vs. Mike Davis (8-2 MMA, 1-1 UFC)

Light heavyweight: Magomed Ankalaev (13-1 MMA, 3-1 UFC) vs. Ion Cutelaba (15-4 MMA, 4-3 UFC)

Heavyweight: Sergey Spivak (10-1 MMA, 1-1 UFC) vs. Marcin Tybura (17-6 MMA, 4-5 UFC)

Next page: UFC 248, UFC on ESPN+28, UFC on ESPN+ 29