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Upcoming MMA Matchups of Note
***Card and dates subject to change. Click on the matchup for preview.***
June 1, UFC Fight Night 131 (FS1)
Bantamweight (135 lb): (5) Marlon Moraes (Brazil) vs. (6) Jimmie Rivera (United States)
June 9, UFC 225 (PPV)
UFC Middleweight Championship (185 lb): (1) Robert Whittaker (New Zealand) vs. (2) Yoel Romero (Cuba)
UFC Interim Welterweight Championship (170 lb): (2) Rafael dos Anjos (Brazil) vs. (6) Colby Covington (United States)
Women’s Featherweight (145 lb): (3) Megan Anderson (Australia) vs. (2) [Women’s Bantamweight] Holly Holm (United States)
Women’s Strawweight (115 lb): (4) Claudia Gadelha (Brazil) vs. (7) Carla Esparza (United States)
Heavyweight (205+ lb): (3) Alistair Overeem (Netherlands) vs. (9) Curtis Blaydes (United States)
Flyweight (125 lb): (2) Joseph Benavidez (United States) vs. (7) Sergio Pettis (United States)
July 7, UFC 226 (PPV)
UFC Heavyweight Championship (205+ lb): (1) Stipe Miocic (United States) vs. (1) [Light Heavyweight] Daniel Cormier (United States)
UFC Featherweight Championship (145 lb): (1) Max Holloway (United States) vs. (2) Brian Ortega (United States)
July 13, Bellator 202 (Paramount)
Bellator Women’s Featherweight Championship (145 lb): (2) Julia Budd (Canada) vs. (7) Talita Nogueira (Brazil)
July 22, UFC Fight Night 134 (FS1)
Light Heavyweight (205 lb): (6) Glover Teixeira (Brazil) vs. (9) Ilir Latifi (Sweden)
July 28, UFC on FOX 30 (FOX)
Lightweight (155 lb): (4) Eddie Alvarez (United States) vs. (6) Dustin Poirier (United States)
Featherweight (145 lb): (3) Jose Aldo (Brazil) vs. (7) Jeremy Stephens (United States)
Women’s Strawweight (115 lb): (2) Joanna Jedrzejczyk (Poland) vs. (6) Tecia Torres (United States)
July 29, Rizin FF
Women’s Atomweight (105 lb): (3) Kanna Asakura (Japan) vs. (7) Rena Kubota (Japan)
August 4, UFC 227 (PPV)
UFC Bantamweight Championship (135 lb): (1) T.J. Dillashaw (United States) vs. (2) Cody Garbrandt (United States)
Ongoing Fight of the Year Rankings
***Rankings based on excitement, competitiveness, technical skill, and activity, but not necessarily in that order. I won’t rank anything that I don’t believe to be worth watching, so average or lackluster fights will not place. Only fights that last longer than a round are ranked. This is not meant to be comprehensive; I will only be ranking those fights which I have seen. I have a lot of stuff on my plate to watch at any one time, so fights of note may be missing. Lots of prelim and international fights in my queue. The rankings may also change throughout the year based on reevaluations or second viewings.***
I apologize in advance for the formatting, I just straight up copy it out of my ongoing Excel file.
1 Dustin Poirier vs. Justin Gaethje UFC on FOX 29
2 Shane Burgos vs. Calvin Kattar UFC 220
3 Michael Johnson vs. Darren Elkins UFC Fight Night 124
4 Drew Dober vs. Frank Camacho UFC on FOX 27
5 Mamed Khalidov vs. Tomasz Narkun KSW 42
6 Rose Namajunas vs. Joanna Jedrzejczyk UFC 223
7 Thiago Santos vs. Anthony Smith UFC Fight Night 125
8 Zabit Magomedsharipov vs. Kyle Bochniak UFC 223
9 Jimi Manuwa vs. Jan Blachowicz UFC Fight Night 127
10 Li Jingliang vs. Jake Matthews UFC 221
11 Lucie Pudilova vs. Sarah Moras UFC Fight Night 126
12 Jessica Andrade vs. Tecia Torres UFC on FOX 28
13 Merab Dvalishvili vs. Ricky Simon UFC Fight Night 128
14 Mike Perry vs. Max Griffin UFC on FOX 28
15 Karolina Kowalkiewicz vs. Felice Herrig UFC 223
16 Doo Ho Choi vs. Jeremy Stephens UFC Fight Night 124
17 Tomas Deak vs. Sharamazan Shupanov FNG 84
18 Wilson Reis vs. John Moraga UFC on FOX 29
19 Jacare Souza vs. Kelvin Gastelum UFC 224
20 Daniel Cormier vs. Volkan Oezdemir UFC 220
21 John Lineker vs. Brian Kelleher UFC 224
22 Jeremy Stephens vs. Josh Emmett UFC on FOX 28
23 Claudio Puelles vs. Felipe Silva UFC Fight Night 129
24 Renan Barao vs. Brian Kelleher UFC on FOX 28
25 Sean O’Malley vs. Andre Soukhamthath UFC 222
26 Luke Rockhold vs. Yoel Romero UFC 221
27 Thomas Almeida vs. Rob Font UFC 220
28 Carlos Condit vs. Alex Oliveira UFC on FOX 29
29 John Dodson vs. Pedro Munhoz UFC 222
30 Joe Lauzon vs. Chris Gruetzemacher UFC 223
31 Fabricio Werdum vs. Alexander Volkov UFC Fight Night 127
32 Dustin Ortiz vs. Alexandre Pantoja UFC 220
33 Makwan Amirkhani vs. Jason Knight UFC Fight Night 130
34 Jussier Formiga vs. Ben Nguyen UFC 221
35 Christian Lee vs. Kazunori Yokota ONE 69
36 Gian Villante vs. Francimar Barroso UFC 220
37 Tyson Pedro vs. Saparkbek Safarov UFC 221
38 Zhalgas Zhumagalov vs. Tyson Nam FNG 86
39 Kalyn Schwartz vs. Kay Hansen Invicta 28
40 Nanaka Kawamura vs. Mizuki Furuse DEEP JEWELS 19
41 Khabib Nurmagomedov vs. Al Iaquinta UFC 223
42 Janne Elonen-Kulmala vs. Huoyixibai Chuhayifu M-1 Challenge 91
43 Thiago Alves vs. Curtis Millender UFC Fight Night 126
44 Brandon Moreno vs. Alejandre Pantoja UFC Fight Night 129
45 Riski Umar vs. Khon Sichan ONE 69
46 Michael Prazeres vs. Desmond Green UFC Fight Night 125
47 Veronica Macedo vs. Andrea Lee UFC Fight Night 129
48 Edson Barboza vs. Kevin Lee UFC Fight Night 128
Ongoing GLORY Fight of the Year Rankings
1 Omar Moreno vs. Casey Greene Glory 50: Chicago
2 Mohammed Jaraya vs. Miles Simsen Glory 51: Rotterdam
3 Josh Jauncey vs. Stoyan Koprivlenksi Glory 52: Los Angeles
4 Robin Van Roosmalen vs. Kevin VanNostrand Glory 52: Los Angeles
5 Serhiy Adamchuk vs. Victor Pinto Glory 53: Lilles
6 Zakaria Zouggary vs. Bailey Sugden Glory 52: Los Angeles
7 Badr Hari vs. Hesdy Gerges Glory 51: Rotterdam
8 Benjamin Adegbuyi vs Junior Tafa Glory 50: Chicago
9 Sittichai Sitsongpeenon vs. Christian Baya Glory 50: Chicago
10 Massaro Glunder vs Victor Pinto Glory 51: Rotterdam
Upcoming Boxing Matches of Note
***Card and dates subject to change. Click on the matchup for preview. Television access listed where available. International match ups not shown on American television can often be found on YouTube soon after the completion of the fight.***
Bolded match ups are considered “must see.”
June 9, Showtime
Featherweight (126 lb): (1) Leo Santa Cruz (Mexico) vs. (4) Abner Mares (Mexico)
June 9, ESPN+
Welterweight (147 lb): (1) Jeff Horn (Australia) vs. (1) [Super Lightweight] Terrence Crawford (United States)
June 23
Super Lightweight (140 lb): (3) Viktor Postol (Ukraine) vs. (6) Josh Taylor (United Kingdom)
June 23, ESPN+
Welterweight (160 lb): (5) Billy Joe Saunders (United Kingdom) vs. (9) Martin Murray (United Kingdom)
August 8, HBO
Light Heavyweight (175 lb): (2) Sergey Kovalev (Russia) vs. (5) Eleider Alvarez (Colombia)
August 25, Showtime
Welterweight (147 lb): (4) Danny Garcia (United States) vs. (5) Shawn Porter (United States)
