Matchup Roundup: New UFC, PFL fights announced in the past week (Feb. 10-16)

MMA fight announcements are hard to follow. With so many outlets and channels available, it’s nearly impossible to organize.

But here at MMA Junkie, we’ve got your back.

Each week, we’ll compile all the newly surfaced fights in one spot. Every Monday, expect a feature listing everything you might have missed from the UFC and PFL.

Here are the fight announcements that were broken or confirmed by MMA Junkie or officially announced by the promotions from Feb. 10-16.

UFC Fight Night 252, Seattle, Saturday

Middleweight: Eric McConico Jr. (9-2-1 MMA, 0-0 UFC) vs. Nursulton Ruziboev (36-9-2 MMA, 2-1 UFC) (MMA Mania)

Light heavyweight: Alonzo Menifield (15-5-1 MMA, 8-5-1 UFC) vs. Julius Walker (6-0 MMA, 0-0 UFC) (MMA Junkie)

140-pound catchweight: With Dominick Cruz out, Jean Matsumoto (16-0 MMA, 2-0 UFC) steps in to fight Rob Font (21-8 MMA, 11-7 UFC) (MMA Junkie)

UFC 313, Las Vegas, March 8

LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - APRIL 13: Jalin Turner looks on against Renato Moicano of Brazil during their lightweight fight at T-Mobile Arena on April 13, 2024 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Carmen Mandato/Getty Images) — LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – APRIL 13: Jalin Turner looks on against Renato Moicano of Brazil during their lightweight fight at T-Mobile Arena on April 13, 2024 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Carmen Mandato/Getty Images)

Lightweight: Ignacio Bahamondes (16-5 MMA, 5-2 UFC) vs. Jalin Turner (14-8 MMA, 7-5 UFC) (ESPN Deportes)

UFC Fight Night, Mexico City, March 29

Jul 13, 2024; Denver, Colorado, USA; Drew Dober (red gloves) fights Jean Silva (blue gloves) during UFC Fight Night at Ball Arena. Mandatory Credit: Ron Chenoy-USA TODAY Sports

Lightweight: Drew Dober (27-14 MMA, 13-10 UFC) vs. Manuel Torres (15-3 MMA, 3-1 UFC) (ESPN Deportes)

2025 PFL 1, Orlando, Fla., April 3

Logan Storley def. Luca Poclit - 2024 PFL 6: Sioux Falls at the Sanford Pentagon in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, Friday, June 28, 2024. (Cooper Neill / PFL) — Logan Storley def. Luca Poclit – 2024 PFL 6: Sioux Falls at the Sanford Pentagon in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, Friday, June 28, 2024. (Cooper Neill / PFL)

Welterweight: Logan Storley (16-3) vs. Magomed Umalatov (17-1) – welterweight tournament quarterfinal

UFC Fight Night, Las Vegas, April 5

Featherweight: Joanderson Brito (17-4-1 MMA, 5-2 UFC) vs. Pat Sabatini (19-5 MMA, 6-2 UFC) (Ag.Fight)

Featherweight: Josh Emmett (19-4 MMA, 10-4 UFC) vs. Lerone Murphy (15-0 MMA, 7-0 UFC) (MMA Fighting)

Middleweight: Sedriques Dumas (10-2 MMA, 3-2 UFC) vs. Michal Oleksiejczuk (19-8 MMA, 7-6 UFC) (Octagon Update)

UFC 314, Miami, April 12

Dec 3, 2022; Orlando, Florida, USA; (EditorÕs Note: Graphic Content) Darren Elkins (red gloves) reacts after the fight against Jonathan Pearce (blue gloves) during UFC Fight Night at Amway Center. Mandatory Credit: Nathan Ray Seebeck-USA TODAY Sports

Featherweight: Darren Elkins (29-11 MMA, 19-10 UFC) vs. Julian Erosa (30-11 MMA, 8-7 UFC) (Twitter user @realkevink)

UFC Fight Night, TBA, April 26

Dec 7, 2024; Las Vegas, Nevada, UNITED STATES; Anthony Smith (blues gloves) before the fight against Dominck Reyes (red gloves) at T-Mobile Arena. Mandatory Credit: Stephen R. Sylvanie-Imagn Images

Light heavyweight: Anthony Smith (38-21 MMA, 13-11 UFC) vs. Zhang Mingyang (18-6 MMA, 2-0 UFC) (X user Kangzif)

UFC Fight Night, TBA, May 3

Welterweight: Santiago Ponzinibbio (30-8 MMA, 12-7 UFC) vs. Daniel Rodriguez (18-5 MMA, 8-4 UFC) (Octagon Update / MMA LATINOAMERICA)

UFC 315, Montreal, May 10

LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - OCTOBER 19: (R-L) Brad Katona of Canada punches Jean Matsumoto of Brazil in a bantamweight fight during the UFC Fight Night event at UFC APEX on October 19, 2024 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC) — LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – OCTOBER 19: (R-L) Brad Katona of Canada punches Jean Matsumoto of Brazil in a bantamweight fight during the UFC Fight Night event at UFC APEX on October 19, 2024 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC)

Bantamweight: Bekzat Almakhan (11-2 MMA, 0-1 UFC) vs. Brad Katona (14-4 MMA, 4-4 UFC) (Eurosport NL)

Women’s bantamweight: Nora Cornolle (8-2 MMA, 2-1 UFC) vs. Hailey Cowan (7-3 MMA, 0-1 UFC) (MMA Junkie)

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