Matchup Roundup: New UFC and Bellator fights announced in the past week (Jan. 13-19)

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Matchup Roundup: New UFC and Bellator fights announced in the past week (Jan. 13-19)

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 Jan. 13-19:

Bellator 238: Jan. 24, Inglewood, Calif.

Welterweight: With Craig Plaskett out, David Pacheco (1-0 MMA, 1-0 BMMA) fights Miguel Jacob (3-0 MMA, 0-0 BMMA)

Featherweight: With Tyler Beneke out, Jarrett Connor (0-0 MMA, 0-0 BMMA) fights Tony Bartovich (0-0 MMA, 0-0 BMMA)

UFC on ESPN+ 24: Jan. 25, Raleigh, N.C.

Featherweight: With Josh Emmett and Nad Narimani out, Arnold Allen (15-1 MMA, 6-0 UFC) and Nik Lentz (30-10-2 MMA, 14-7-1 UFC) get matched up

UFC 247: Feb. 8, Houston

Bantamweight: Andre Ewell (15-6 MMA, 2-2 UFC) vs. Jonathan Martinez (11-2 MMA, 2-1 UFC) (BJPenn.com)

Next page: Bellator 239, UFC 248

Matchup Roundup: New UFC and Bellator fights announced in the past week (Jan. 13-19)