UFC Fight Announcements: Injury Shakeups, Late Replacements, More

UFC Fight Announcements: Injury Shakeups, Late Replacements, More

Louis Smolka returns, Kevin Aguilar finally gets his call, and more action highlights the latest UFC fight announcements from FloCombat's Nolan King.

Nov 19, 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 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 10 days.

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

November 24 | UFC Fight Night 141: Beijing

Bantamweight Bout*: Louis Smolka (14-5, 5-5 UFC) vs. Sumudaerji Sumudaerji (10-3, 0-0 UFC) – per James Lynch / MMA Junkie

November 30 | The Ultimate Fighter 28 Finale: Heavy Hitters

Featherweight Bout: With Arnold Allen out, Kevin Aguilar (15-1, 0-0 UFC) steps in to fight Rick Glenn (21-5-1, 3-2 UFC) – per FloCombat / Mike Heck, of Fansided

Bantamweight Bout: Raoni Barcelos (12-1, 1-0 UFC) vs. Chris Gutierrez (12-2-1, 0-0 UFC) – per MMA Brasil

December 1 | UFC Fight Night 142: Adelaide

Lightweight Bout*: Christos Giagos (15-7, 1-3 UFC) vs. Mizuto Hirota (18-9-2, 1-5-1 UFC)

Lightweight Bout: Joseph Duffy injured, out of bout against Damir Ismagulov – per FloCombat

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

Bantamweight Bout*: Mirsad Bektic injured, out of fight against Renato Moicano – per FloCombat

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

Bantamweight Bout: Brian Kelleher (19-9, 3-2 UFC) vs. Montel Jackson (6-1, 0-1 UFC) – per Mike Heck, of Fansided

January 26 | UFC 233: Anaheim

Middleweight Bout: Markus Perez (10-2, 1-2 UFC) vs. Anthony Hernandez (7-0, 0-0 UFC) – per Combate


UFC Signings

Chris Gutierrez – Bantamweight (12-2-1) – LFA

Kevin Aguilar – Featherweight (15-1) – LFA

Damir Ismagulov – Lightweight/Featherweight (16-2) – M-1 Global

Sumudaerji Sumudaerji – Bantamweight (10-3) – WLF W.A.R.S.


UFC Departures

Marco Beltran – Flyweight (9-6, 3-3 UFC) – Released, per Aaron Bronsteter

Hector Sandoval – Flyweight (14-4, 2-2 UFC) – Released, per Aaron Bronsteter