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, October 28, and Sunday, November 3, a number of notable fights were made official by the UFC or reported by reputable sources. For more information on those matchups, check out the links below:
- Mauricio Ruffy vs. James Llontop – UFC 309 (November 16)
- Ian Garry vs. Joaquin Buckley – UFC Tampa (December 14)
- Johnny Walker vs. Bogdan Guskov – UFC 311 (January 18)
- Sergei Pavlovich vs. Jairzinho Rozenstruik – UFC Saudi Arabia (February 1)
Plenty of lower-profile matchups also came together. For those, check out this week’s quick hits:
- Marcin Tybura vs. Jhonata Diniz – UFC 309 (November 16)
- Nate Landwehr vs. Dooho Choi – UFC 310 (December 7)
- Michael Johnson vs. Ottman Azaitar – UFC Tampa (December 14)
- Payton Talbott vs. Raoni Barcelos – UFC 311 (January 18)
- Karol Rosa vs. Ailín Pérez – UFC 311 (January 18)
- Zachary Reese vs. Sedriques Dumas – UFC 311 (January 18)
The victory dances continue at #UFCVegas82
@PaytonTalbott gets the submission victory in UFC debut! pic.twitter.com/Ty1yXopo78
— UFC (@ufc) November 18, 2023
But it wasn’t all positive, with two fights falling through or being adjusted. For those, see below:
- Belal Muhammad (OUT) vs. Shavkat Rakhmonov – UFC 310 (December 7)
- Said Nurmagomedov (OUT, Adrian Yañez IN) vs. Daniel Marcos – UFC Tampa (December 14)
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