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Matchup Roundup: New UFC and Bellator fights announced in the past week (May 18-24)

MMA fight announcements are hard to follow. With so many outlets and channels available, it’s nearly impossible to organize.

But here at MMA Junkie, we’ve got your back.

Each week, we’ll compile all the newly surfaced fights in one spot. Every Monday, expect a feature listing everything you might have missed from the UFC and Bellator.

Here are the fight announcements that were broken or confirmed by MMA Junkie from May 18-24:

UFC on ESPN 9: Saturday, Las Vegas*

Welterweight: Gilbert Burns (18-3 MMA, 11-3 UFC) vs. Tyron Woodley (19-4-1 MMA, 9-3-1 UFC) (ESPN)

Lightweight: Roosevelt Roberts (9-1 MMA, 3-1 UFC) vs. Brok Weaver (15-4 MMA, 1-0 UFC) (Fight Bananas)

Bantamweight: Casey Kenney (13-2-1 MMA, 2-1 UFC) vs. Louis Smolka (16-6 MMA, 7-6 UFC) (MMA DNA)

Flyweight: Tim Elliott (15-10-1 MMA, 4-8 UFC) vs. Brandon Royval (10-4 MMA, 0-0 UFC) (MMA Fighting)

Catchweight (150 pounds): Spike Carlyle (9-1 MMA, 1-0 UFC) vs. Billy Quarantillo (13-2 MMA, 1-0 UFC) (MMA DNA)

Women’s flyweight: Katlyn Chookagian (13-3 MMA, 6-3 UFC) vs. Antonina Shevchenko (8-1 MMA, 2-1 UFC) (MMA Junkie)

Bantamweight: Chris Gutierrez (14-3-1 MMA, 2-1 UFC) vs. Vince Morales (9-4 MMA, 1-2 UFC) (MMA Fighting)

Welterweight: Kevin Holland (17-5 MMA, 4-2 UFC) vs. Daniel Rodriguez (11-1 MMA, 1-0 UFC)

*Las Vegas is the expected location for the event, pending Nevada Athletic Commission approval Wednesday

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