Check out all the fights announced over the past week in the UFC, Bellator and other promotions.
Fights on Tap is a weekly roundup of all the fights booked in the UFC, Bellator and other promotions.
It was a fairly quiet week for fight bookings in the UFC. Only 9 fights were either announced or finalized but there were some highlights, including the championship rematch between bantamweight champion Aljamain Sterling and No. 1 contender Petr Yan. Sterling confirmed the fight between him and Yan on social media, but it is reported by Damon Martin of MMA Fighting that only verbal agreements are in place as of right now. The rematch is expected to take place at UFC 267 in Abu Dhabi in what is the planned return of Fight Island.
On the Bellator front, several fights have been added to upcoming events such as Bellator 263 and Bellator 265, which are scheduled for July 31 and August 20 respectively.
UFC Fight Night — July 31
Chris Daukaus vs. Shamil Abdurakhimov — heavyweight
Danny Chavez vs. Kai Kamaka III — featherweight
UFC 265 — August 7
Miles Johns vs. Anderson dos Santos — bantamweight
UFC Fight Night — September 18
Joaquin Buckley vs. Antonio Arroyo — middleweight
Gustavo Lopez vs. Heili Alateng — bantamweight
UFC Fight Night — October 2
Jamie Mullarkey vs. Devonte Smith — lightweight
UFC Fight Night — October 23
Livia Renata Souza vs. Randa Markos — women’s strawweight
UFC 267 — October 30
Aljamain Sterling vs. Petr Yan — bantamweight
Michal Oleksiejczuk vs. Shamil Gamzatov — light heavyweight
Announced Bellator fights:
Bellator 263 — July 31
Brent Primus vs. Islam Mamedov — lightweight
Ilara Joanne vs. Vanessa Porto — women’s flyweight
Daniel Carey vs. Gadzhi Rabadanov — 150-pound catchweight
Bellator 265 — August 20
Cheick Kongo vs. Sergei Kharitonov — heavyweight
Jay Jay Wilson vs. Adam Borics — featherweight
Alejandra Lara vs. DeAnna Bennett — women’s flyweight
Bellator Event — November 5
Patchy Mix vs. James Gallagher — bantamweight