Matchup Roundup: New UFC, PFL fights announced in the past week (April 7-13)

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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 PFL.

Here are the fight announcements that were broken or confirmed by MMA Junkie or officially announced by the promotions from April 7-13.

2025 PFL World Tournament 3, Orlando, Fla., Friday​

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Lightweight: With Alexander Shabliy out, Vinicius Cenci (8-2) steps in to fight Brent Primus (15-4) – tournament quarterfinal

Middleweight: With Jordan Newman out, Nick Maximov (11-2) steps in to fight Khalid Murtazaliev (17-3)

UFC Fight Night, Las Vegas, May 17​

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Women's strawweight: Denise Gomes (10-3 MMA, 4-2 UFC) vs. Elise Reed (8-4 MMA, 4-4 UFC) (MMA Junkie)

Welterweight: Gilbert Burns (22-8 MMA, 15-8 UFC) vs. Michael Morales (17-0 MMA, 5-0 UFC)

UFC Fight Night, Las Vegas, May 31​

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Welterweight: Ramiz Brahimaj (11-5 MMA, 3-3 UFC) vs. Oban Elliott (12-2 MMA, 3-0 UFC) (MMA Mania)

UFC 316, Newark, N.J., June 7​

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Middleweight: Kelvin Gastelum (18-9 MMA, 13-9 UFC) vs. Joe Pyfer (13-3 MMA, 4-1 UFC) (MMA Fighting)

UFC Fight Night, June 14, Atlanta​

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Middleweight: Mansur Abdul-Malik (8-0 MMA, 2-0 UFC) vs. Cody Brundage (11-6 MMA, 5-5 UFC) (Eurosport NL)

2025 PFL World Tournament 5, Wichita, Kan., June 20​

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Women's flyweight: Jena Bishop (8-2) vs. Ekaterina Shakalova (9-2) – tournament semifinal

Bantamweight: Mando Gutierrez (11-3) vs. Justin Wetzell (11-2) – tournament semifinal

Women's flyweight: Liz Carmouche (23-8) vs. Elara Dana (8-0) – tournament semifinal

Bantamweight: Marcirley Alves (13-4) vs. Jake Hadley (12-4) – tournament semifinal

UFC Fight Night, Baku, Azerbaijan, June 21​

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Women's bantamweight: Irina Alekseeva (5-2 MMA, 1-1 UFC) vs. Klaudia Sygula (6-2 MMA, 0-1 UFC) (MMA Junkie)

Light heavyweight: Jamahal Hill (12-3 MMA, 6-3 UFC) vs. Khalil Rountree (13-6 MMA, 9-6 UFC)

Women's bantamweight: Melissa Mullins (7-1 MMA, 2-1 UFC) vs. Dariya Zhelezniakova (9-2 MMA, 1-1 UFC)

Flyweight: Kyoji Horiguchi (34-5 MMA, 7-1 UFC) vs. Tagir Ulanbekov (16-2 MMA, 5-1 UFC) (Ariel Helwani)

UFC 317, Las Vegas, June 28​

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Heavyweight: Jhonata Diniz (8-1 MMA, 2-1 UFC) vs. Justin Tafa (7-5 MMA, 4-5 UFC) (Léo Guimaraes)

UFC Fight Night, July 12, Nashville, Tenn.​

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Women's flyweight: Eduarda Moura (11-1 MMA, 2-1 UFC) vs. Lauren Murphy (16-6 MMA, 8-6 UFC) (MMA Junkie)

Women's strawweight: Fatima Kline (7-1 MMA, 1-1 UFC) vs. Melissa Martinez (8-1 MMA, 1-1 UFC) (MMA Junkie)

Heavyweight: Austen Lane (13-6 MMA, 1-3 UFC) vs. Vitor Petrino (11-2 MMA, 4-2 UFC) (MMA Junkie)

This article originally appeared on MMA Junkie: Matchup Roundup: New UFC, PFL fights announced in the past week (April 7-13)

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