2022 Upcoming and Rumored Fights Thread (Schedule on Page 1)

[AA484]

I figured that we could go ahead and merge the "fight schedule" thread with the "upcoming fights" thread. I'll ask @909 if can pin this thread and unpin the other schedule thread. Maybe also lock the "2019 upcoming and rumored" thread.

MMA
Top Ten Upcoming MMA Fights (More Details Below)
1. Islam Makhachev vs. Alexander Volkanovski (2/11)
2. Yair Rodríguez vs. Josh Emmett (2/11)
3. Deiveson Figueiredo vs. Brandon Moreno (1/21)
4. Gilbert Burns vs. Neil Magny (1/21)
5. Marvin Vettori vs. Roman Dolidze (3/18)
6. Marlon Vera vs. Cory Sandhagen (2/18)
7. Glover Teixeira vs. Jamahal Hill (1/21)
8. Yaroslav Amosov vs. Logan Storley (2/25)
9. Nassourdine Imavov vs. Kelvin Gastelum (1/14)
10. Nikita Krylov vs. Ryan Spann (2/25)

Top Upcoming WMMA Fights (Details Below)
1. Jéssica Andrade vs. Lauren Murphy (1/21)
2. Ketlen Vieira vs. Raquel Pennington (1/14)
3. Amanda Ribas vs. Viviane Araújo (3/4)
4. Maycee Barber vs. Andrea Lee (3/25)
5. Seika Izawa vs. Si Woo Park (12/31)

Schedule Highlights
December 31 (FiteTV PPV) Rizin 40
Women's Super Atomweight (108 lb): Seika Izawa (-205) vs. Si Woo Park (+165)

December 31 (Showtime) Bellator MMA vs. Rizin
Lightweight: A. J. McKee (-245) vs. Roberto de Souza (+195)

January 14 (ESPN+) UFC Fight Night: Imavov vs. Gastelum
Middleweight: Nassourdine Imavov (-200) vs. Kelvin Gastelum (+170)
Women's Bantamweight: Ketlen Vieira (OFF) vs. Raquel Pennington (OFF)
Featherweight: Dan Ige (OFF) vs. Damon Jackson (OFF)

January 21 (PPV) UFC 283
Vacant UFC Light Heavyweight Championship: Glover Teixeira (+100) vs. Jamahal Hill (-120)
UFC Flyweight Championship: Deiveson Figueiredo(c) (OFF) vs. Brandon Moreno(ic) (OFF)
Welterweight: Gilbert Burns (OFF) vs. Neil Magny (OFF)
Women's Flyweight: Jéssica Andrade (OFF) vs. Lauren Murphy (OFF)
Light Heavyweight: Paul Craig (OFF) vs. Johnny Walker (OFF)

February 4 (Showtime) Bellator 290
Bellator Heavyweight Championship: Ryan Bader(c) (-305) vs. Fedor Emelianenko (+245)

February 4 (ESPN+) UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Spivak
Heavyweight: Derrick Lewis (OFF) vs. Sergey Spivak (OFF)

February 11 (PPV) UFC 284
UFC Lightweight Championship: Islam Makhachev(c) (-330) vs. Alexander Volkanovski (+270)
Interim UFC Featherweight Championship: Yair Rodríguez (OFF) vs. Josh Emmett (OFF)

February 18 (ESPN+) UFC Fight Night: Vera vs. Sandhagen
Bantamweight: Marlon Vera (+130) vs. Cory Sandhagen (-150)

February 25 (Showtime) Bellator 291
Bellator Welterweight Championship: Yaroslav Amosov(c) (OFF) vs. Logan Storley(ic) (OFF)

February 25 (ESPN+) UFC Fight Night 220
Light Heavyweight: Nikita Krylov (OFF) vs. Ryan Spann (OFF)
Middleweight: André Muniz (OFF) vs. Brendan Allen (OFF)

March 4 (PPV) UFC 285
Women's Flyweight: Amanda Ribas (OFF) vs. Viviane Araújo (OFF)

March 18 (PPV) UFC 286
Middleweight: Marvin Vettori (OFF) vs. Roman Dolidze (OFF)

March 25 (ESPN) UFC on ESPN 43
Women's Flyweight: Maycee Barber (OFF) vs. Andrea Lee (OFF)

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Boxing
Top Upcoming Boxing Fights (More Details Below)
1. Chris Eubank Jr. vs. Liam Smith (1/21)
2. Rey Vargas vs. O'Shaquie Foster (2/11)
3. Gervonta Davis vs. Hector Luis Garcia (1/7)
4. Arnold Barboza Jr. vs. Jose Pedraza (1/28)
5. Jaron Ennis vs. Karen Chukhadzhian (1/7)
6. Artur Beterbiev vs. Anthony Yarde (1/28)
7. Emanuel Navarrete vs. Liam Wilson (2/3)

Schedule Highlights
January 7 (Showtime PPV)
Lightweight: Gervonta Davis (OFF) vs. Hector Luis Garcia (OFF)
IBF Interim World Welterweight Title: Jaron Ennis (-5000) vs. Karen Chukhadzhian (+1600)

January 21 (TBD)
Middleweight: Chris Eubank Jr. (-270) vs. Liam Smith (+210)

January 28 (ESPN+)
IBF World Light Heavyweight Title
WBC World Light Heavyweight Title
WBO World Light Heavyweight Title
Artur Beterbiev(c) (-1250) vs. Anthony Yarde (+700)

February 3 (ESPN+)
Vacant WBO World Super Featherweight Title: Emanuel Navarrete (OFF) vs. Liam Wilson (OFF)
Super Lightweight: Arnold Barboza Jr. (OFF) vs. Jose Pedraza (OFF)

February 11 (Showtime)
Vacant WBC World Super Featherweight Title: Rey Vargas (OFF) vs. O'Shaquie Foster (OFF)

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Kickboxing
Top Upcoming Kickboxing Fights (More Details Below)
1. Superbon Singha Mawynn vs. Chingiz Allazov (1/14)
2. Donovan Wisse vs. César Almeida (2/11)
3. Sergej Maslobojev vs. Donegi Abena (2/11)
4. Serkan Ozcaglayan vs. Sergej Braun (2/11)

Schedule Highlights (Unified MMA weight classes unless otherwise noted)
January 14, ONE on Prime Video 6: Superbon vs. Allazov
ONE Kickboxing Featherweight (154 lb) Championship: Superbon Singha Mawynn(c) vs. Chingiz Allazov

February 11, Glory 83
Glory Light Heavyweight Championship: Sergej Maslobojev(c) vs. Donegi Abena
Glory Middleweight Championship: Donovan Wisse(c) vs. César Almeida
Middleweight: Serkan Ozcaglayan vs. Sergej Braun

 

[Mickey Massuco]

Glad you added the kickboxing fights, I would like to keep up with those.

sucks there aren’t any good fights for a couple of weeks, but that’s the holiday season for ya.

 

[Lord of The Curry]

The Kattar/Giga card has already had 4 cancellations and we have over a week to go. Omicron is going to slaughter that event.

 

[Lord of The Curry]

Yan/Aljo II and Volk/Max III headline UFC 272 on March 5th.

 

[AA484]

Good ladies strawweight fight on that card, too:

Marina Rodriguez vs. Yan Xiaonan set for UFC 272

A big strawweight matchup with title implications is on deck for March 5th.

www.bloodyelbow.com

Araujo out of her fight with Alexa Grasso at UFC 270:

UFC 270 Loses Warlley Alves, Viviane Araujo From Preliminary Card

The new year is starting off troubling for the Ultimate Fighting Championship, which lost a pair of promising Brazilian fighters from the first pay-per-view of 2022.

www.sherdog.com

 

[AA484]

Some shuffling on the boxing schedule:

https://www.britishboxingnews.co.uk/blogs/chris-eubank-jr-v-liam-williams-moved-to-february-5

 

[Youth N Asia]

Holloway is out of the Volk fight. That one really hurts.

Sounds like they may, and try to plug Korean Zombie in the slot.

 

[AA484]

Holloway is out of the Volk fight. That one really hurts.

Sounds like they may, and try to plug Korean Zombie in the slot.

Holy shit, already! Man, that sucks

 

[Mickey Massuco]

Korean Zombie wth

 

[Mickey Massuco]

man i'd rather see this

 

[Lord of The Curry]

I know that Max's pullout wasn't COVID-related but the way that cards have been getting massacred lately I'm not going to get attached to any fights that are announced for the next few months until Omicron blows over.

 

[AA484]

Catching up with some MMA updates:

Johnny Walker vs. Jamahal Hill added to Feb. 19 UFC Fight Night event

A previously reported matchup between Johnny Walker and Jamahal Hill now has a date and location set.

www.mmafighting.com

Rafael dos Anjos vs. Rafael Fiziev Headlines Feb. 19 UFC Fight Night Card

The battle for the best Rafael in the Ultimate Fighting Championship is on the books for a five-rounder in February.

www.sherdog.com

 

[AA484]

Report: Jan Blachowicz vs. Aleksandar Rakic in the works for UFC Fight Night on March 26 main event

Jan Blachowicz has his first fight booked since losing his light heavyweight title.

mmajunkie.usatoday.com

Michelle Waterson vs. Amanda Ribas in the works for UFC event on March 26

A women’s Strawweight scrap between Michelle Waterson and Amanda Ribas is scheduled to go down on March 26, 2022, in Las Vegas, Nevada.

www.mmamania.com

Askar Askarov vs. Kai Kara-France Booked For March 26 Fight Night

Askar Askarov and Kai Kara-France are set to meet in March in what may very well be a flyweight title eliminator. As initially reported by MMA Junkie, the

www.mmanews.com

 

[AA484]

Derrick Lewis vs. Tai Tuivasa heavyweight slugfest on tap for UFC 271 in Houston

Derrick Lewis vs. Tai Tuivasa heavyweight showdown booked for the promotion’s upcoming UFC 271 pay-per-view (PPV) event on Sat., Feb. 12, 2022 inside Toyota Center in Houston, Texas.

www.mmamania.com

 

[AA484]

And some boxing:

Liam Smith vs Jessie Vargas planned for February 5th in Las Vegas

The long-brewing super welterweight tussle has a new working date.

www.badlefthook.com

Daniel Jacobs and John Ryder reach terms for Feb. 12 showdown in London

Daniel Jacobs and John Ryder will headline in a DAZN super middleweight main event.

www.badlefthook.com

Lawrence Okolie vs. Michal Cieslak on February 27

Lawrence Okolie will also make the second defense of his WBO cruiserweight title on February 27 in London against former WBC title challenger Michal Cieslak, from Poland.

www.boxingscene.com

Warrington to fight Martinez for IBF featherweight title

Britain's Josh Warrington will have the chance to become a two-time world champion when he takes on IBF featherweight champion Kiko Martinez.

www.dailymail.co.uk

 

[Youth N Asia]

Looks like Colby is dog walking Jorge for a $75 UFC 272 main event.

 

[Mickey Massuco]

Yeah I don't see Jorge being able to avoid being taken down at will in this one. I also feel like all the zip in his punches will disappear after getting buried for the first couple fo rounds.

 

[AA484]

Sounds like they may, and try to plug Korean Zombie in the slot.

In case anyone hasn't seen, KZ looks to confirmed for 272 and both the Featherweight and Bantamweight title fights have been moved to 273:

Alexander Volkanovski vs. The Korean Zombie, Aljamain Sterling vs. Petr Yan 2 set to headline UFC 273

Alexander Volkanovski will now defend his featherweight title against The Korean Zombie at UFC 272.

www.mmafighting.com

And another cancellation:

Movsar Evloev scratched from UFC 270, Ilia Topuria calls for Dan Ige to replace

Ilia Topuria is seeking a new opponent after a positive COVID-19 test scratched Movsar Evloev from UFC 270.

www.mmafighting.com

 

[AA484]

Huge fight in boxing:

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1481705498483171328

More schedule shuffling due to Covid:

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1480657204978069505

 

[AA484]

Bibiano Fernandes vs. John Lineker ONE Championship title fight rescheduled for Feb. 11

Bibiano Fernandes makes his long-awaited return to the ONE Championship cage when he defends his featherweight title against John Lineker.

www.mmafighting.com

Joanne Wood vs. Alexa Grasso, Matheus Nicolau vs. David Dvorak added to UFC Columbus

A pair of notable flyweight bouts have been added to the UFC’s Columbus card on March 26.

www.mmafighting.com

Jairzinho Rozenstruik vs Marcin Tybura rebooked for UFC 273 on April 9

Jairzinho Rozenstruik vs. Marcin Tybura rebooked for UFC 273 pay-per-view (PPV) lineup on April 9, having previously been attached to UFC Vegas 49 in February.

www.mmamania.com

Mackenzie Dern vs. Tecia Torres booked for UFC 273 on April 9

Ranked strawweights Mackenzie Dern and Tecia Torres will square off in a key matchup for the division.

mmajunkie.usatoday.com

Sources: Gastelum, Imavov to fight at UFC 273

Ranked middleweights Kelvin Gastelum and Nassourdine Imavov have agreed to meet at UFC 273 in April, according to multiple sources.

www.espn.com

 

[AA484]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1482107683524202502

 

[AA484]

Yaroslav Amosov defends Bellator title against Michael ‘Venom’ Page in London on May 13

Undefeated Bellator champion Yaroslav Amosov’s first title defense will be against Michael "Venom" Page.

www.mmafighting.com

 

[AA484]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1481360108261191683

 

[AA484]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1484450707478433792

 

[AA484]

Max Griffin vs. Neil Magny Targeted for UFC Columbus

Max Griffin will ranked #8 ranked welterweight Neil Magny when the octagon returns to Ohio for UFC Columbus on March 26, 2022.

cagesidepress.com

Jessica Andrade returns to strawweight to fight Amanda Lemos at April 23 UFC event

Former UFC champion Jessica Andrade will face Amanda Lemos in a strawweight bout in April.

www.mmafighting.com

 

[AA484]

Arnold Allen to meet Dan Hooker in featherweight clash at UFC London

The UFC is continuing to build their London card that takes place at the O2 Arena on March 19, as Allen will welcome Hooker in his featherweight return

www.mirror.co.uk

Jan Blachowicz vs. Aleksandar Rakic scratched from UFC Columbus

UFC Columbus on March 26 is currently without a headliner after the light heavyweight matchup was scratched.

www.mmafighting.com

Vicente Luque vs. Belal Muhammad 2 headlines UFC event on April 16

A welterweight rematch between Vicente Luque and Belal Muhammad is scheduled to headline the upcoming UFC Fight Night card on April 16.

www.mmafighting.com

 

[AA484]

Julio Cesar Martinez Replaces Juan Francisco Estrada To Face Roman Chocolatito Gonzalez

Julio Cesar Martinez will face Roman ‘Chocolatito’ Gonzalez at the Pechanga Arena San Diego in San Diego, California on Saturday March 5, live worldwide on DAZN. TICKETS STARTING AT $50 (PLUS FEES) ARE ON SALE NOW AT AXS.COM Martinez (18-1 14 KOs) moves up to 115lbs and does so against a legend...

nyfights.com

Regis Prograis Battles Tyrone McKenna On March 19th In Grudge Match In Dubai - Latest Boxing News

Former WBA 140-lb champion Regis Prograis will be facing #11Tyrone McKenna in the chief support bout on March 19th on the undercard of IBF flyweight champion

www.boxing247.com

Masamichi Yabuki vs Kenshiro Teraji 2 set for March 19th in Kyoto

Kenshiro Teraji has a shot at avenging a major upset.

www.badlefthook.com

 

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[Mickey Massuco]

surprised you didn't include Gaethje vs. Chucky Olives, that's happening on May 7th at an undetermined location. Probably Brazil.

 

[AA484]

surprised you didn't include Gaethje vs. Chucky Olives, that's happening on May 7th at an undetermined location. Probably Brazil.

Thanks, I'll have to add those