
Fights on Tap is a weekly roundup of all the fights booked in the UFC, Bellator and other promotions.
There were just a few fight announcements this week, but what it lacked in quantity it made up for in quality. The UFC either announced or finalized 12 fights, with the middleweight division getting some extra love. A fight between Derek Brunson and Darren Till was confirmed to headline an upcoming Fight Night card in September, but not in the location previously discussed. Both men were supposed to meet in London, however, the card would later be moved to Las Vegas. The other middleweight fights confirmed were Marvin Vettori vs. Paulo Costa and Sean Strickland vs. Luke Rockhold, which are expected to take place at a Fight Night card in October and UFC 268 in November, respectively.
For Bellator, the long-awaited return of Fedor Emelianenko has been set. The legendary heavyweight will fight Tim Johnson in his home country of Russia at Bellator Moscow in October. It is the first time the promotion has held an event in Russia.
UFC Vegas 36 — September 4
Derek Brunson vs. Darren Till — middleweight
Alex Perez vs. Matt Schnell — flyweight
Ariane Lipski vs. Mandy Bohm — women’s flyweight
UFC Fight Night — October 9
Charlie Ontiveros vs. Steve Garcia Jr. — lightweight
UFC Fight Night — October 23
Marvin Vettori vs. Paulo Costa — middleweight
UFC 267 — October 30
Alexander Volkov vs. Marcin Tybura — heavyweight
Tagir Ulanbekov vs. Allan Nascimento — flyweight
Islam Makhachev vs. Rafael dos Anjos — lightweight
UFC 268 — November 6
Sean Strickland vs. Luke Rockhold — middleweight
UFC Fight Night — November 13
Ovince St.Preux vs. Philipe Lins — light heavyweight
UFC Fight Night — November 20
Joanne Calderwood vs. Alexa Graso — women’s flyweight
UFC Fight Night — December 11
Kai Kara-France vs. Cody Garbrandt — flyweight
Announced Bellator fights:
Bellator 264 — August 13
Nekruz Mirkhojaev vs. James Adcock — featherweight
Bellator Moscow — October 23
Fedor Emelianenko vs. Tim Johnson — heavyweight
Vitaly Minakov vs. Tyrell Fortune — heavyweight
Announced Professional Fighters League (PFL) fights:
PFL 2021 #7 — August 13
Rory MacDonald vs. Ray Cooper III — welterweight
Magomed Magomedkerimov vs. Sadibou Sy — welterweight
Clay Collard vs. Raush Manfio — lightweight
Loik Radzhabov vs. Alexander Martinez — lightweight
Gleison Tibau vs. Curtis Millender — welterweight
Olivier Aubin-Mercier vs. Darrell Horcher — lightweight
Brett Cooper vs. Tyler Hill — welterweight
Magomed Umalatov vs. Micah Terrill — welterweight
Kyron Bowen vs. Michael Lombardo — welterweight
Elvin Espinoza vs. Hopeton Stewart — lightweight
PFL 2021 #8 — August 19
Kayla Harrison vs. Genah Fabian — women’s lightweight
Bruno Cappelozza vs. Jamelle Jones — heavyweight
Larissa Pacheco vs. Taylor Guardado — women’s lightweight
Denis Goltsov vs. Ante Delija — heavyweight
Renan Ferreira vs. Stuart Austin — heavyweight
Kaitlin Young vs. Marina Mokhnatkina — women’s lightweight
Carl Seumanutafa vs. Muhammed DeReese — heavyweight
Mariana Morais vs. Zamzagul Fayzallanova — women’s lightweight
Cynthia Vescan vs. Amanda Leve — women’s lightweight
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