Fights on Tap is a weekly roundup of all the fights booked in the UFC, Bellator and other promotions.
The UFC returned to action this week and added some new fights to its upcoming schedule. Fifteen of them were either announced or finalized, and a trilogy between two of the best flyweights in the world sits atop the list.
Brandon Moreno and Deiveson Figueiredo have agreed to fight for the third and (presumably) final time at UFC 269 in December. Moreno and Figueiredo fought to a majority draw in their first outing at UFC 256, where they were immediately rebooked to meet again at UFC 263. The ‘Assassin Baby’ put a definitive end to the rematch after he submitted Figuieredo via third-round rear-naked choke to acquire the flyweight championship. Although he expressed interest in other contenders like Alexandre Pantoja for his first title defense, it appears as though Moreno must close this chapter with Figueiredo.
Bellator made a change to its Light Heavyweight Grand Prix tournament as Anthony ‘Rumble’ Johnson was forced out of his semifinal fight with Vadim Nemkov due to an undisclosed illness. His replacement is Julius Anglickas, who not only has the opportunity to dethrone Nemkov, but also move on to the finals of the $1 million tournament.
UFC Vegas 38 — October 2
Shanna Young vs. Stephanie Egger — women’s bantamweight
UFC Vegas 40 — October 16
Marcelo Rojo vs. Daniel Santos — bantamweight
UFC Vegas 41 — October 23
Tabatha Ricci vs. Maria Oliveira — women’s strawweight
Jonathan Martinez vs. Aaron Phillips — bantamweight
UFC 267 — October 30
Alessio Di Chirico vs. Albert Duraev — middleweight
UFC 268 — November 6
Ode Osbourne vs. CJ Vergara — flyweight
UFC Vegas 42 — November 13
Danilo Marques vs. Jailton Almeida — light heavyweight
UFC Vegas 43 — November 20
Adrian Yanez vs. Davey Grant — bantamweight
UFC Vegas 44 — December 4
Brad Tavares vs. Brendan Allen — middleweight
UFC 269 — December 11
Brandon Moreno vs. Deiveson Figueiredo — flyweight
Ryan Hall vs. Darrick Minner — featherweight
Alex Perez vs. Matt Schnell — flyweight
UFC Vegas 45 — December 18
Raphael Assuncao vs.Ricky Simón — bantamweight
Gerald Meerschaert vs. Abusupiyan Magomedov — middleweight
Matt Sayles vs. Jordan Leavitt — lightweight
Announced Bellator fights:
Bellator 268 — October 16
Vadim Nemkov vs. Julius Anglickas — light heavyweight
Karl Albrektsson vs. Dovletdzhan Yagshimuradov — light heavyweight
Jaylon Bates vs. Raphael Montini de Lima — bantamweight
Mukhamed Berkhamov vs. Jaleel Willis — welterweight
Bellator 269 — October 23
Anatoly Tokov vs. Sharaf Davlatmurodov — middleweight
Vladimir Tokov vs. Aymard Giuh — lightweight
Aiden Lee vs. Alexander Osetrov — featherweight
Gadzi Rabadanov vs. Alexander Belikh — featherweight
Darina Mazdyuk vs. Katarzyna Sadura — women’s flyweight
Announced Cage Warriors fights:
Cage Warriors 128 — October 1
Will Currie vs. Jonathan Bosuku — middleweight
Cage Warriors 129 — October 2
Dylan Hazan vs. Scott Malone — flyweight
Walter Cogliandro vs. Steve Aimable — featherweight
Alessandro Botti vs. Jamie Richardson — welterweight
Cage Warriors 130 — October 17
Max Rohskopf vs. Jordan Bailey — lightweight
Richie Miranda vs. Jamey Lynch — lightweight
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