Check out all the fights announced over the past week in the UFC, Bellator and other promotions.
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The UFC either announced or finalized 11 fights this week, and the flyweight queen has her next defense confirmed for an upcoming pay-per-view event in June.
Valentina Shevchenko and Taila Santos are expected to meet at UFC 275 on June 11 at a soon-to-be-determined location and venue. The reigning champion has successfully defended her championship six times, earning stoppages in four defenses. This past September, ‘ ‘Bullet’ was in action at UFC 266, where she picked up a fourth-round technical knockout of Lauren Murphy. Santos has rattled off four consecutive wins since losing a split decision to Mara Romero Borella in her promotional debut at UFC Fight Night: Assunção vs. Moraes 2 in 2019. The Brazilian earned her championship opportunity by submitting Joanne Wood via first-round rear-naked choke at UFC Vegas 43 last November.
Also on deck is a highly anticipated welterweight showdown (and potential No. 1 contender) between Gilbert Burns and Khamzat Chimaev at UFC 273 next month. ‘Durinho’ rebounded from a championship defeat to Kamaru Usman with a unanimous decision over Stephen Thompson at UFC 264 last year. Meanwhile, ‘Borz’ returned to the Octagon after nearly a year away from competition and mauled Li Jingliang at UFC 267.
UFC Fight Night — March 12
Drew Dober vs. Terrance McKinney — lightweight
UFC London — March 19
Nathaniel Wood vs. Vince Morales — bantamweight
UFC Fight Night — March 26
Jennifer Maia vs. Manon Fiorot — women’s flyweight
David Onama vs. Nate Landwehr — featherweight
UFC 273 — April 9
Gilbert Burns vs. Khamzat Chimaev — welterweight
UFC Fight Night — April 30
Gerald Meerschaert vs. Krzysztof Jotko — middleweight
Jake Collier vs. Justin Tafa — heavyweight
UFC 274 — May 7
Francisco Trinaldo vs. Danny Roberts — welterweight
Randy Brown vs. Khaos Williams — welterweight
UFC Fight Night — June 4
Cynthia Calvillo vs. Brianna Fortino — women’s strawweight
UFC 275 — June 11
Valentina Shevchenko vs. Taila Santos — women’s flyweight
Announced Bellator fights:
Bellator 277 — April 15
Tyrell Fortune vs. Steve Mowry — heavyweight
Tim Johnson vs. Linton Vassell — heavyweight
Pat Downey vs. Daniel Compton — middleweight
Bellator Paris — May 6
Lorenz Larkin vs. Khalid Murtazaliev — middleweight
Mike Shipman vs. Gregory Babene — middleweight
Lewis Long vs. Thibault Gouti — welterweight
Fabacary Diatta vs. Jordan Barton — featherweight
Nicolò Solli vs. Joël Kouadja — welterweight
Lucie Bertaud vs. Katarzyna Sadura — women’s flyweight
Announced Cage Warriors fights:
Cage Warriors 134 — March 18
George Hardwick vs. ?ukasz Kopera — catchweight (141 lbs.)
Announced KSW fights:
KSW 68 — March 19
Damian Janikowski vs. Tomasz Jakubiec — middleweight
Albert Odzimkowski vs. Tommy Quinn — middleweight
Rafa? Kija?czuk vs. Yann Kouadja — light heavyweight
Announced Invicta FC fights:
Invicta FC 46 — March 9
Karina Rodríguez vs. Daiana Torquato — women’s flyweight