MMA News has you covered with this week’s UFC matchmaking bulletin, featuring all the additions to upcoming cards.
With events being held most weekends, Mick Maynard and Sean Shelby have their matchmaking work cut out if they’re to fill them, meaning new bouts are confirmed each and every week.
Between Monday, December 9, and Sunday, December 15, a number of notable fights were made official by the UFC or reported as being in the works by reputable sources. For more information on those matchups, check out the links below:
- Israel Adesanya vs. Nassourdine Imavov - UFC Saudi Arabia (February 1)
- Shara Magomedov vs. Michael Page - UFC Saudi Arabia (February 1)
- Curtis Blaydes vs. Rizvan Kuniev - UFC Seattle (February 22)
- Amanda Lemos vs, Iasmin Lucindo - UFC 313 (March 12)
- Jan Błachowicz vs. Carlos Ulberg - UFC London (March 22)
- Molly McCann vs. Istela Nunes - UFC London (March 22)
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Plenty of lower-profile matchups also came together. For those, check out this week’s quick hits:
- Tom Nolan vs. Viacheslav Borshchev - UFC 312 (February 8)
- Tallison Teixeira vs. Justin Tafa - UFC 312 (February 8)
- Valter Walker vs. Don'Tale Mayes - UFC Vegas 102 (February 15)
- Rafael Estevam vs. Jesús Aguilar - UFC Vegas 102 (February 15)
- Vince Morales vs. Elijah Smith - UFC Vegas 102 (February 15)
- Modestas Bukauskas vs. Rafael Cerqueira - UFC Seattle (February 22)
- Andre Lima vs. Daniel Barez - UFC Vegas 104 (March 15)
- Marcin Tybura vs. Mick Parkin - UFC London (March 22)
- Alonzo Menifield vs. Oumar Sy - UFC London (March 22)
But it wasn’t all positive, with one fight falling through. For that, see below: