Fights on Tap: Marlon Moraes vs. Song Yadong among 14 UFC bouts announced

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

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This past week, the UFC either announced or finalized 14 fights, and a clash of ranked bantamweight contenders has been confirmed for early next year. Marlon Moraes and Song Yadong are expected to meet in March, with a location and venue not yet determined. The one-time title challenger hopes to snap a three-fight losing streak, while the Team Alpha Male product looks to build on his momentum following wins over Casey Kenney and Julio Arce.

Bellator has a pivotal welterweight fight between Neiman Gracie and Logan Storley planned for Bellator 274 in February. Known for his jiu-jitsu prowess, Gracie recently earned the first knockout of his professional career, an 87-second TKO of Mark Lemminger at Bellator 266. At Bellator 265, Storley rebounded from a loss to Yaroslav Amosov and defeated Dante Schiro by split decision.

UFC Fight Night — January 15

Jamie Pickett vs. Joseph Holmes — middleweight

UFC Fight Night — February 5

Sam Alvey vs. Phil Hawes — middleweight

UFC Fight Night — February 19

Jessica-Rose Clarke vs. Stephanie Egger — women’s bantamweight

UFC Fight Night — February 26

Alejandro Perez vs. Jonathan Martinez — bantamweight

UFC 272 — March 5

Maryna Moroz vs. Mariya Agapova — women’s flyweight

Dustin Jacoby vs. Michał Oleksiejczuk — light heavyweight

Tim Elliott vs. Tagir Ulanbekov — flyweight

UFC Fight Night — March 12

Marlon Moraes vs. Song Yadong — bantamweight

Bruno Silva vs. Alex Pereira — middleweight

Cody Brundage vs. Dalcha Lungiambula — middleweight

Damon Jackson vs. Joshua Culibao — featherweight

UFC Fight Night — March 19

Jack Shore vs. Timur Valiev — bantamweight

UFC Fight Night — March 26

Askar Askarov vs. Kai Kara-France — flyweight

Seung Woo Choi vs. Tucker Lutz — featherweight

Announced Bellator fights:

Bellator 273 — January 29

Romero Cotton vs. Dalton Rosta — middleweight

Bellator 274 — February 19

Neiman Gracie vs. Logan Storley — welterweight

Davion Franklin vs. Said Sowma — heavyweight

Announced RIZIN fights:

RIZIN 33 — December 31

Tenshin Nasukawa vs. Takanori Gomi — special standing bout rules

Announced KSW fights:

KSW 66 — January 15

Marian Ziolkowski vs. Borys Mankowski — lightweight

Tomasz Narkun vs. Ibragim Chuzhigaev — light heavyweight

Tomasz Romanowski vs. Krystian Kaszubowski — welterweight

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Kristen King

Kristen King is a writer for Bloody Elbow. She has covered combat sports since 2016, getting her start with outlets such as FanSided, MyMMANews and MMA-Prospects. She joined the BE team in 2020, covering a mix of news, events and injuries. In her time with BE, Kristen has created ‘Fright of the Night,’ a series that highlights some of the worst injuries in the sport.