Latest UFC, Contender Series Fight Announcements | May 7, 2018 Edition

Latest UFC, Contender Series Fight Announcements | May 7, 2018 Edition

FloCombat's Nolan King reviews the latest UFC and Contender Series fight announcements, including Junior dos Santos' return.

May 7, 2018 by FloCombat Staff
Latest UFC, Contender Series Fight Announcements | May 7, 2018 Edition

By Nolan King


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 the UFC fight announcements that were put out by notable outlets across the world so far this month.

Bouts are not confirmed by the UFC unless noted otherwise (*). Below, view the matchups as well as a bonus list of Contender Series fights and the latest fighter signings. 


June 1 - UFC Fight Night 131: Utica

Lightweight Bout: Nik Lentz (28-2-2, 1 NC; 12-5-1, 1 NC UFC) vs. David Teymur (7-1, 3-0 UFC) - per MMA Fighting

June 9 - UFC 225: Whittaker vs. Romero 2

Middleweight Bout: Gerald Meerschaert (27-9, 3-1 UFC) vs. Oskar Piechota (11-0-1, 2-0 UFC) - per Art Mazur

June 23 - UFC Fight Night 132: Singapore

Welterweight Bout*: Li Jingliang (14-5, 6-3 UFC) vs. Daichi Abe (6-1, 1-1 UFC) - per Combate

Bantamweight Bout*: Teruto Ishihara (10-5-2, 3-3-1 UFC) vs. Petr Yan (8-1, 0-0 UFC)

Welterweight Bout*: Kenan Song (12-3, 1-0 UFC) vs. Hector Aldana (4-0, 0-0 UFC)

Bantamweight Bout*: Felipe Arantes (18-9-1, 2 NC; 5-5-1 UFC) vs. Song Yadong (11-3, 2 NC; 1-0 UFC)

July 6 - The Ultimate Fighter 27 Finale

Middleweight Bout*: Brad Tavares (17-4, 12-4 UFC) vs. Israel Adesanya (13-0, 2-0 UFC)

Featherweight Bout*: Matt Bessette (22-8, 1 NC; 0-1 UFC) vs. Steven Peterson (16-7, 0-1 UFC)

July 7 - UFC 226: Miocic vs. Cormier

Lightweight Bout*: Anthony Pettis (20-7, 12-7 UFC) vs. Michael Chiesa (14-3, 7-3 UFC) - per MMA Fighting

Welterweight Bout: Max Griffin (14-4, 2-2 UFC) vs. Curtis Millender (15-3, 1-0 UFC) - per MMA Junkie

July 14 - UFC Fight Night 133: Boise

Heavyweight Bout: Junior Dos Santos (18-5,12-4 UFC) vs. Blagoy Ivanov (16-1, 1 NC; 0-0 UFC) - per ESPN

July 28 - UFC on FOX 30: Calgary

Women’s Strawweight Bout*: Joanna Jedrzejczyk (14-2, 8-2 UFC) vs. Tecia Torres (10-1, 6-2 UFC) - per ESPN

August 4 - UFC 227: Dillashaw vs. Garbrandt 2 

Middleweight Bout*: Derek Brunson (18-6, 12-5 UFC) vs. Antonio Carlos Junior (10-2, 1 NC; 7-2, one no-contest UFC)


CONTENDER SERIES:

July 3 - Featherweight Bout: Toby Misech (10-5) vs. Ricky Palacios (9-1) - per MMA Today

Brazil - Heavyweight Bout: Henrique Montanha (5-1) vs. Rodrigo Nascimento (5-0) - per Combate

Brazil - Heavyweight Bout: Augusto Sakai (10-1-1) vs. Marcos Conrado Jr. (5-0) - per Combate

Brazil - Light Heavyweight Bout: Johnny Walker (13-3) vs. João Zaiden (7-0) - per Combate

Brazil - Bantamweight Bout: Rogério Bontorin (13-1) vs. Gustavo Gabriel (12-0) - per MMA Today

Brazil - Women’s Bantamweight Bout: Luana Carolina (4-1) vs. Duda Santana (3-0) - per Combate

Brazil - Middleweight Bout: André Muniz (16-4) vs. Daniel Pereira (7-2) - per Combate

Brazil - Women’s Bantamweight Bout: Mayana Kellen (7-0) vs. Taila Santos (14-0) - per Combate

Brazil - Women’s Flyweight Bout: Estefani Almeida (6-1) vs. Mayra Bueno Silva (4-0) - per Combate

Brazil - Flyweight Bout: Allan Nascimento (17-4) vs. Raulian Paiva (15-1) - per Combate

Brazil - Light Heavyweight Bout: John Allan (13-4) vs. Vinicius Alves (8-1) - per MMA Today

Brazil - Middleweight Bout: Wellington Turman (13-2) vs. Leonardo Silva (11-2) - per MMA Today

Brazil - Women’s Bantamweight Bout: Dayana Silva (7-3) vs. Gisele Moreira (7-2) - per MMA Today

Brazil - Women’s Strawweight Bout: Marina Rodriguez (10-0) vs. Maria Oliveira (10-3) - per Combate


UFC Signings:

Hector Aldana – Welterweight (4-0) – The Ultimate Fighter: Latin America