Matchup Roundup: New UFC and Bellator fights announced in the past week (Jan. 20-26)

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Matchup Roundup: New UFC and Bellator fights announced in the past week (Jan. 20-26)

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. 20-26:

UFC on ESPN+ 26: Feb. 22, Auckland, New Zealand

Women’s flyweight: With Rachael Ostovich out, Priscila Cachoeira (8-3 MMA, 0-3 UFC) steps in to fight Shana Dobson (3-3 MMA, 1-2 UFC) (MMA Junkie)

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

Featherweight: Grant Dawson (14-1 MMA, 2-0 UFC) vs. Chas Skelly (18-4 MMA, 7-4 UFC)

UFC 248: March 7, Las Vegas

Middleweight: Derek Brunson (20-7 MMA, 11-5 UFC) vs. Edmen Shahbazyan (11-0 MMA, 4-0 UFC) (Las Vegas Review Journal)

Next page: UFC on ESPN+ 28, UFC on ESPN+ 29, UFC TBA, UFC 249

Matchup Roundup: New UFC and Bellator fights announced in the past week (Jan. 20-26)