Fights on Tap is a weekly roundup of all the fights booked in the UFC, Bellator and other promotions.
What a week it has been. The return of International Fight Week and UFC 266 were successful events, and the UFC continued to add to its upcoming schedule. Fourteen fights were either announced or finalized, and a highly anticipated featherweight clash between No. 1 and No. 3 in the division has been rescheduled for a new date.
Max Holloway and Yair Rodriguez are now expected to headline the UFC Vegas 42 Fight Night event on November 13 at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. Holloway and Rodriguez were supposed to meet this past July, but the former featherweight champion was forced to withdraw due to an undisclosed injury. Holloway returned to the win column earlier this year with a ‘Fight of the Night’ awarded and record-breaking performance against Calvin Kattar at UFC on ABC 1 in January. Meanwhile, Rodriguez has been away from the Octagon for almost two years, with his last win coming against Jeremy Stephens at UFC on ESPN: Reyes vs. Weidman in October 2019.
Bellator was quiet this week and made an update to Bellator 267 set for October 1 in London.
UFC Vegas 38 — October 2
Alexander Hernandez vs. Mike Breeden — lightweight
UFC Vegas 40 — October 16
Manon Fiorot vs. Mayra Bueno Silva — women’s flyweight
Danny Roberts vs. Ramazan Emeev — welterweight
UFC Vegas 41 — October 23
Dwight Grant vs. Francisco Trinaldo — welterweight
Grant Dawson vs. Ricky Glenn — lightweight
UFC 267 — October 30 (Not a PPV event, on ABC/ESPN+)
Albert Duraev vs. Roman Kopylov — middleweight
UFC 268 — November 6
Gian Villante vs. Chris Barnett — heavyweight
UFC Vegas 42 — November 13
Max Holloway vs. Yair Rodriguez — featherweight
Song Yadong vs. Julio Arce — bantamweight
UFC Vegas 43 — November 20
Pat Sabatini vs. Gavin Tucker — featherweight
UFC Vegas 44 — December 4
Matt Brown vs. Bryan Barberena — welterweight
UFC Vegas 45 — December 18
Justin Tafa vs. Harry Hunsucker — heavyweight
UFC Vegas 46 — January 15
Kleydson Rodrigues vs. Zarrukh Adashev — flyweight
Joanderson Brito vs. Bill Algeo — featherweight
Announced Bellator fights:
Bellator 267 — October 1
Charlie Leary vs. Benjamin Brander — lightweight
Announced Professional Fighters League (PFL) fights:
PFL 2021 Championship Event — October 27
Don Madge vs. Nate Williams — lightweight
Announced Cage Warriors fights:
Cage Warriors 127 — September 30
Kurban Khizriev vs. Josh Reed — bantamweight
Ryan Shelley vs. Liam Molloy — featherweight
Cage Warriors 128 — October 1
Aidan James vs. Phillipe Rouch — bantamweight
Ioannis Palaiologos vs. Jesse Urholin — welterweight
Kamil Wincenciak vs. Luke Riley — bantamweight
Cage Warriors 129 — October 2
Harry Hardwick vs. Konmon Deh — featherweight
George Hardwick vs. Jakub Dohnal — lightweight
Cage Warriors 130 — October 17
Chuck Campbell vs. Zac Pauga — light heavyweight
Emilio Williams vs. Devin Goodale — welterweight
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