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FloCombat's Nolan King brings you the latest UFC fight announcements through the end of the year, including the return of Alistair Overeem and more.

Nov 1, 2018 by Nolan King
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With fight announcements breaking each and every day, it’s hard to keep track of all the hustle and bustle in the world of MMA. 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 in the past two weeks.

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

November 3 | UFC 230: Daniel Cormier vs. Derrick Lewis

Middleweight Bout*: With Sultan Aliev out, Ben Saunders (22-10-2, 9-7 UFC) steps in to face Lyman Good (19-4-1 1-1 UFC) - per Newsday

Middleweight Bout*: With Luke Rockhold out, Ronaldo Souza (25-6 1NC, 7-3 UFC) steps in to face Chris Weidman (14-3, 10-3 UFC) - per ESPN

Middleweight Bout*: With Ronaldo Souza moved to co-main event, Jared Cannonier (10-4, 3-4 UFC) steps in to face David Branch (22-4, 4-3 UFC) - per ESPN

Light Heavyweight Bout*: With Ruslan Magomedov out, Adam Wieczorek (10-1, 2-0 UFC) steps in to face Marcos Rogerio de Lima (15-5-1, 4-3 UFC) - per mmanytt.se

November 10 | UFC Fight Night 139: Denver

Lightweight Bout*: Beneil Dariush (14-4-1, 8-4-1 UFC) vs. Thiago Moises (11-2, 0-0 UFC) - per Super Lutas

Women’s Strawweight Bout*: With Maia Stevenson out, Hannah Cifers (8-2, 0-0 UFC) steps in to face Maycee Barber (5-0, 0-0 UFC)

Bantamweight Bout*: Mark de la Rosa (10-1, 1-1 UFC) vs. Jordan Espinosa (13-5 1NC, 0-0 UFC)

Flyweight Bout: Eric Shelton (11-5, 1-3 UFC) vs. Joseph Morales (8-1, 1-1 UFC) - per FloCombat

Featherweight Bout*: With Frankie Edgar out, Yair Rodriuez (9-2, 6-1 UFC) steps in to face Chan Sung Jung (15-4, 4-1 UFC) - per ESPN

November 17 | UFC Fight Night 140: Buenos Aires

Lightweight Bout*: With Claudio Puelles out, Jesus Pinedo (15-4-1, 0-0 UFC) steps in to face Devin Powell (9-3, 1-2 UFC) - per El Comercio

Flyweight Bout*: Ulka Sasaki (21-5-2, 4-4 UFC) vs. Alexandre Pantoja (19-3, 3-1 UFC) - per Combate

Featherweight Bout*: Humberto Bandenay (14-5 1NC, 1-1 UFC) vs. Austin Arnett (15-5, 0-2 UFC) - per MMA Fusion

Featherweight Bout*: Ricardo Lamas (18-7, 9-5 UFC) vs. Darren Elkins (24-6, 14-5 UFC)

Welterweight Bout*: Hector Aldana (4-1, 0-1 UFC) vs. Laureano Starpoli (7-1, 0-0 UFC)

Featherweight Bout*: With Enrique Barzola out, Sergio Giglio (12-0, 0-0 UFC) steps in to face Nad Narimani (11-2, 1-0 UFC) - per MMA Fusion

November 24 | UFC Fight Night 141: Beijing

Bantamweight Bout*: Frankie Saenz (13-5, 5-3 UFC) vs. Song Yadong (12-4 1NC, 2-0 UFC)

Women’s Flyweight Bout*: Yanan Wu (8-2, 0-1 UFC) vs. Lauren Mueller (5-0, 1-0 UFC)

Heavyweight Bout*: Alistair Overeem (43-17 1NC, 8-6 UFC) vs. Sergey Pavlovich (12-0, 0-0 UFC) - per Farah Hannoun

Welterweight Bout*: Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos (19-5, 6-1 UFC) vs. Li Jingliang (15-5, 7-3 UFC) - per Combate

Welterweight Bout*: Kenan Song (14-4, 2-0 UFC) vs. Alex Morono (14-5 1NC, 3-2 1NC UFC)

Middleweight Bout: Kevin Holland (13-4, 0-1 UFC) vs. John Phillips (21-7 1NC, 0-1 UFC) - per Kevin Holland social media

November 30 | The Ultimate Fighter 28 Finale: Heavy Hitters

Bantamweight Bout: Boston Salmon (6-1, 1-0 UFC) vs. Khalid Taha (12-2, 0-1 UFC) - per Farah Hannoun

December 1 | UFC Fight Night 142: Adelaide

Welterweight Bout*: Alexey Kunchenko (19-0, 1-0 UFC) vs. Yushin Okami (35-11, 14-6 UFC)

Welterweight Bout*: Keita Nakamura (33-9-2-1, 3-5 UFC) vs. Salim Touhari (10-2, 0-1 UFC)

Welterweight Bout: Geoff Neal (10-2, 2-0 UFC) vs. Luke Jumeau (13-4, 2-1 UFC) - per NZ Herald

Welterweight Bout*: Jake Matthews (13-3, 7-3 UFC) vs. Tony Martin (14-4, 6-4 UFC) - per Herald Sun

December 8 | UFC 231: Max Holloway vs. Brian Ortega

Welterweight Bout: Gunnar Nelson (16-3-1, 7-3 UFC) vs. Alex Oliveira (20-4-1-2, 9-3 1NC UFC) - per ESPN / MMA Junkie

Featherweight Bout*: Mirsad Bektic (13-1, 6-1 UFC) vs. Renato Moicano (13-1-1, 5-1 UFC) - per Combate

December 15 | UFC on FOX 31: Milwaukee

Heavyweight Bout*: Juan Adams (4-0, 0-0 UFC) vs. Chris de la Rocha (5-2, 1-2 UFC)

Light Heavyweight Bout*: Mike Rodriguez (9-3, 0-1 UFC) vs. Adam Milstead (8-2 1NC, 1-1 1NC UFC)

December 29 | UFC 232: Jon Jones vs. Alexander Gustafsson II

Women’s Featherweight Bout*: Cat Zingano (9-3, 2-3 UFC) vs. Megan Anderson (8-3, 0-1 UFC) - per ESPN

Bantamweight Bout*: Tom Duquesnoy (16-2 1NC, 2-1 UFC) vs. Nathaniel Wood (14-3, 1-0 UFC) - per mmanytt.se

Middleweight Bout*: Uriah Hall (13-9, 6-7 UFC) vs. Bevon Lewis (5-0, 0-0 UFC) - per BJPenn.com

Heavyweight Bout*: Andrei Arlovski (21-17 1NC) vs. Walt Harris (11-7, 4-6) - per Las Vegas Review Journal

Welterweight Bout*: Curtis Millender (16-3, 2-0 UFC) vs. Siyar Bahadurzada (24-6-1, 4-2 UFC) - per MMA Junkie


UFC Signings

Ben Askren – Welterweight (18-0) – Traded from ONE Championship

Sergey Pavlovich – Heavyweight (12-0) – Fight Nights Global

Jesus Pinedo – Bantamweight (15-4-1) – 300 Sparta

Hannah Cifers  – Women’s Strawweight (8-2) – Next Level Fight Club

Laureano Staropoli – Welterweight (7-1) – Combate Cotas MMA

Sergio Giglio – Featherweight (12-0) – 300 Sparta


UFC Departures

Eddie Alvarez – Lightweight (29-6 1NC, 4-3 1NC UFC) – Signed with ONE Championship

Hyun Gyu Lim – Welterweight (13-7-1, 3-4 UFC) – Released; Signed with Double G MMA

Demetrious Johnson – Flyweight (27-3-1, 17-3-1 UFC) – Traded to ONE Championship

Josh Stansbury – Light Heavyweight (8-4, 1-2 UFC) – Released; Signed with Superior Challenge

Nico Musoke – Welterweight (13-5 1NC, 3-3 UFC) – Released; Signed with Superior Challenge

Chase Sherman – Heavyweight (11-6, 2-5 UFC) – Released, Signed with Island Fights