UFC Fight Announcements: Dillashaw Fighting For Flyweight Title

UFC Fight Announcements: Dillashaw Fighting For Flyweight Title

FloCombat's Nolan King brings you the latest UFC fight announcements through the end of the year, including TJ Dillashaw's bid for the flyweight crown.

Nov 12, 2018
UFC Fight Announcements: Dillashaw Fighting For Flyweight Title

With fight announcements breaking each and every day, it’s hard to keep track of all the hustle and bustle in the world of mixed martial arts. 

Luckily, here at FloCombat, we’ve got you covered! Here’s a list of all of the UFC fight announcements that were put out by notable outlets across the world in the past ten days.

Bouts are not confirmed by the UFC unless noted otherwise (*). Below the matchup announcements, a bonus list of fighter signings and releases can also be found.

Nov. 17 - UFC Fight Night 140: Buenos Aires

Featherweight Bout: With Enrique Barzola out, Anderson dos Santos (20-6, 0-0 UFC) steps in to face Nad Narimani (15-3-1, 5-1 UFC) - per MMA Brasil

Middleweight Bout: With Tom Breese out, Ian Heinisch (11-1, 0-0 UFC) steps in to face Cezar Ferreira (13-6, 9-4 UFC) - per Combate

Nov. 24 - UFC Fight Night 141: Beijing

Welterweight Bout*: With Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos out, David Zawada (16-4, 0-1 UFC) steps in to face Li Jingliang (15-5, 7-3 UFC) - per Combate

Bantamweight Bout*: Pingyuan Liu (12-5, 1-0 UFC) vs. Martin Day (8-2, 0-0 UFC)

Bantamweight Bout*: With Frankie Saenz out, Vince Morales (8-2, 0-0 UFC) steps in to face Song Yadong (12-3 2NC, 2-0 UFC)

Nov. 30 - The Ultimate Fighter 28 Finale: Heavy Hitters

Featherweight Bout*: With Gilbert Melendez out, Rick Glenn () steps in to face Arnold Allen ()

Women’s Flyweight Bout: With Ashlee Evans-Smith out, Yi Jeon Kim () steps in to face Antonina Shevchenko () - per ESPN

Flyweight Bout*: Joseph Benavidez (25-5, 12-3 UFC) vs. Alex Perez (21-4, 3-0 UFC) - per MMA Junkie

Dec. 1 - UFC Fight Night 142: Adelaide

Featherweight Bout*: Sodiq Yusuff (7-1, 0-0 UFC) vs. Suman Mokhtarian (8-0, 0-0 UFC) - per Farah Hannoun

Dec. 15 - UFC on FOX 31: Milwaukee

Lightweight Bout*: Jim Miller (22-4-1 1 NC, 3-2 UFC) vs. Charles Oliveira (24-8 1NC, 12-8 1NC UFC)

Middleweight Bout*: Zak Cummings (21-6, 6-3 UFC) vs. Trevor Smith (15-8, 7-7 UFC)

Dec. 29 - UFC 232: Jones vs. Gustafsson II

Bantamweight Bout*: Petr Yan (10-1, 2-0 UFC) vs. Douglas Silva de Andrade (25-2 1NC, 3-2 UFC) - per ESPN

Featherweight Bout*: Chad Mendes (18-4, 13-4 UFC) vs. Alexander Volkanovski (18-1, 5-0 UFC)

Jan. 19 - UFC on ESPN+ in Brooklyn

Welterweight Bout*: Belal Muhammad (14-2, 5-2 UFC) vs. Geoff Neal (10-2, 2-0 UFC) - per Newsday

Women’s Flyweight Bout*: Paige VanZant (7-4, 4-3 UFC) vs. Rachael Ostovich (9-4, 2-0 UFC) - per MMA Fighting / Newsday

Light Heavyweight Bout*: Glover Teixeira (27-7, 10-5 UFC) vs. Ion Cutelaba (14-3 1NC, 3-2 UFC) - per Newsday

Light Heavyweight Bout*: Alonzo Menifield (7-0, 0-0 UFC) vs. Vinicius Moreira (9-1, 0-0 UC) - per Newsday

Jan. 26 - UFC 233: Anaheim

Lightweight Bout*: James Vick (13-2, 9-2 UFC) vs. Paul Felder (15-4, 7-4 UFC)

Women’s Flyweight Bout*: Joanne Calderwood (12-3, 4-3 UFC) vs. Ariane Lipski (11-3, 0-0 UFC) - per Lowking.pl

Women’s Bantamweight Bout: Marion Reneau (9-4-1, 5-3-1 UFC) vs. Yana Kunitskaya (11-4, 1-1 UFC) - per MMANytt

Flyweight Title Bout: Henry Cejudo (13-2, 7-2 UFC) vs. TJ Dillashaw (16-3, 12-3 UFC) - per ESPN

Lightweight Bout: With Islam Makhachev out, Alexander Hernandez (10-1, 2-0 UFC) steps in to face Francisco Trinaldo (23-6, 13-5 UFC) - per Combate

Feb. 9 - UFC 234: Whittaker vs. Gastelum

Middleweight Title Bout: Robert Whittaker (20-4, 10-2 UFC) vs. Kelvin Gastelum (15-3, 10-3 1NC) - per ESPN

UFC Signings:

Ottman Azaitar – Welterweight (11-0) – Brave CF

Martin Day – Featherweight (9-2) – URCC

Vince Morales – Bantamweight (8-2) – Bellator MMA

Anderson dos Santos  – Middleweight (20-6) – Thunder Fight

Marc-Andre Barriault – Middleweight (11-1) – TKO MMA

UFC Departures:

Yoshihiro Akiyama – Welterweight (14-6, 2-5 UFC) – Released, per UFC FIGHTERS INFO

Jose Torres – Flyweight (8-1, 1-1 UFC) – Released

Jarred Brooks – Flyweight (14-2, 2-2 UFC) – Released

Roberto Sanchez – Flyweight (8-2, 1-2 UFC) – Released

Sabah Homasi – Welterweight (11-8, 0-3 UFC) – Released; Signed with WXC

Justin Scoggins – Flywight (11-5, 4-5 UFC) – Released