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Matchup Roundup: New UFC, PFL fights announced in the past week (May 26-June 1)
Matchup Roundup: New UFC, PFL fights announced in the past week (May 26-June 1)
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 and PFL.
Here are the fight announcements that were broken or confirmed by MMA Junkie or officially announced by the promotions from May 26-June 1.
UFC 316, Newark, N.J., Saturday
Lightweight: With Albert Tadevosyan out, Mark Choinski (8-0 MMA, 0-0 UFC) steps in to fight MarQuel Mederos (10-1 MMA, 2-0 UFC) (Eurosport NL)
UFC 317, Las Vegas, June 28
Lightweight: Viacheslav Borshchev (8-5-1 MMA, 3-4-1 UFC) vs. Terrance McKinney (16-7 MMA, 6-4 UFC)
Featherweight: Hyder Amil (11-0 MMA, 3-0 UFC) vs. Jose Delgado (9-1 MMA, 1-0 UFC) (MMA Junkie)
UFC on ESPN 70, Nashville, Tenn., July 12
Welterweight: Chris Curtis (31-12 MMA, 5-5 UFC) vs. Max Griffin (20-11 MMA, 8-9 UFC) (X user @MagicM_MMABets)
Welterweight: Jake Matthews (21-7 MMA, 14-7 UFC) vs. Chidi Njokuani (25-10 MMA, 5-3 UFC)
Light heavyweight: Justin Tafa (6-3 MMA, 2-3 UFC) vs. George Tokkos (10-5 MMA, 0-2 UFC)
Welterweight: Gabriel Bonfim (17-1 MMA, 4-1 UFC) vs. Stephen Thompson (17-8-1 MMA, 12-8-1 UFC)
Heavyweight: Kennedy Nzechukwu (14-5 MMA, 8-5 UFC) vs. Valter Walker (13-1 MMA, 2-1 UFC)
UFC 318, New Orleans, July 19
Welterweight: Francisco Prado (12-3 MMA, 1-3 UFC) vs. Nikolay Veretennikov (12-6 MMA, 0-2 UFC) (Gaston Reyno)
Lightweight: Michael Johnson (23-19 MMA, 15-15 UFC) vs. Daniel Zellhuber (15-2 MMA, 3-2 UFC) (MMA Fighting)
UFC Fight Night, Las Vegas, Aug. 9
Women's bantamweight: Joselyne Edwards (15-6 MMA, 6-4 UFC) vs. Mayra Bueno Silva (10-5-1 MMA, 5-5-1 UFC) (Ag. Fight)
Flyweight: Steve Erceg (12-4 MMA, 3-3 UFC) vs. Alex Perez (25-9 MMA, 7-5 UFC)
UFC 319, Chicago, Aug. 16
Flyweight: Kai Asakura (21-5 MMA, 0-1 UFC) vs. Tim Elliott (19-13-1 MMA, 8-11 UFC) (X user @realkevink)
Women's flyweight: JJ Aldrich (14-7 MMA, 10-6 UFC) vs. Karine Silva (18-5 MMA, 4-1 UFC) (Ag. Fight)
UFC Fight Night, Shanghai, Aug. 23
Light heavyweight: Diyar Nurgozhay (10-1 MMA, 0-1 UFC) vs. Uran Satybaldiev (9-1 MMA, 0-1 UFC) (Sportilinet)
Flyweight: Charles Johnson (17-7 MMA, 6-5 UFC) vs. Lone'er Kavanagh (9-0 MMA, 2-0 UFC) (Al Zullino)
