Fights on Tap: Tate vs Reneau, Murphy vs Calderwood among 21 UFC bouts finalized

Fights on Tap is a weekly roundup of all the fights booked in the UFC, Bellator and other promotions.

Over 20 fights in the UFC were finalized this week, with the highest-profile matchups coming in the women’s divisions. Among these was the return of former champion Miesha Tate and a flyweight fight between top contenders Lauren Murphy and Joanne Calderwood.

UFC on ABC 2 – April 10
Da Un Jung vs William Knight – light heavyweight

UFC Vegas 24 – April 17
Tony Gravely vs Anthony Birchak – bantamweight
Jessica Penne vs Hannah Goldy – women’s strawweight

UFC 261 – April 24
Randy Brown vs Alex Oliveira – welterweight
Dwight Grant vs Stefan Sekulic – welterweight
Johnny Muñoz Jr. vs Jamey Simmons – bantamweight

UFC Fight Night – May 1
TJ Lamarie vs Damon Jackson – featherweight
Andreas Michailidis vs KB Bhullar – middleweight

UFC 262 – May 15
Damir Ismagulov vs Rafael Alves – lightweight
Jacare Souza vs Andre Muniz – middleweight

UFC Fight Night – June 5
Francisco Trinaldo vs Muslim Salikhov – welterweight
Dusko Todorovic vs Maki Pitolo – middleweight

UFC 263 – June 12
Lauren Murphy vs Joanne Calderwood – women’s flyweight
Paul Craig vs Jamahal Hill – light heavyweight

UFC Fight Night – June 19
Tyson Nam vs Tagir Ulanbekov – flyweight

UFC Fight Night – June 26
Timothy Elliott vs Mudaerji Su – flyweight

UFC 264 – July 10
Omari Akhmedov vs Brad Tavares – middleweight
Zhalgas Zhumagulov vs Jerome Rivera – flyweight
Jennifer Maia vs Jessica Eye – women’s flyweight
Ryan Hall vs Ilia Topuria – featherweight

UFC Fight Night – July 17
Miesha Tate vs Marion Reneau – women’s bantamweight

Announced Bellator fights:

Bellator 255 – April 3
Magomed Magomedov vs CeeJay Hamilton – bantamweight

Bellator 256 – April 9
John Douma vs Will Smith – bantamweight
Cat Zingano vs Olivia Parker – women’s featherweight

Bellator 259 – May 21
Brett Johns vs. Matheus Mattos – bantamweight