Weekly Roundkick: MMA news on Five Reasons Sports

Welcome to the Weekly Roundkick, where you can get all your MMA news in one spot. In the age of Covid, the UFC has done a great job of being the leaders of industry in making sure the show goes on. Here’s everything that you might’ve missed this week in the MMA world.

Upcoming Events

• October 10th, 11:30 AM EST: Bellator 248: MVP vs. Houston
• October 10th, 2 PM EST: KSW 55: Askham vs. Khalidov 2
• October 10th, 5 PM EST: Bellator Europe 10: Kongo vs. Johnson II
• October 10th, 5 PM EST: UFC Fight Island 5: Moraes vs Sandhagen
• October 14th, 8 PM EST: CES MMA 61
• October 15th, 7:30 PM EST: Bellator 249: Cyborg vs. Blencowe
• October 16th Time TBA: ONE Championship 117: Reign of Dynasties II
• October 16th, 9 PM EST: LFA 93: Petroski vs. Jeffery
• October 17th, 4 PM EST: UFC on ESPN+ 38: Ortega vs. The Korean Zombie
• October 24th, 2 PM EST: UFC 254: Khabib vs. Gaethje

• Kamaru Usman vs Gilbert Burns is off for UFC 256 (MMAJunkie)

MMA Fight Rumors and Announcements

• Kamaru Usman vs Gilbert Burns is off for UFC 256 (MMAJunkie)
• Alex Perez Steps in to fight Deiveson Figueiredo for the UFC Flyweight Championship at UFC 255
• Rafael Dos Anjos out of UFC 254 with Covid-19 
• Youssef Zalal steps in to fight Ilia Topuria on UFC Fight Island 5, 10/10 
• Brandon Royval to fight Brandon Moreno at UFC 255
• Alexander Hernandez to fight Chris Gruetzemacher (MMAJunkie) on UFC Oct. 31 l
• DWCS Contract winner Jimmy Flick to debut vs Cody Durden on Dec. 5
• Jeremy Stephens vs Arnold Allen booked for Nov 7
• Mounir Lazzez tests positive for COVID-19 and is out of fight vs David Zawada on Oct 17
• Belal Mohammed vs Sean Brady scheduled for Dec 19
• Corey Anderson vs Melvin Manhoef to headline Bellator 251 on Nov 5
• Casey Kenney makes a quick turnaround to face Nathaniel Wood on UFC 254

MMA Signings 

• Bellator signs CFFC heavyweight champ Shawn Teed (MMAJunkie)
• Bellator signs Usman Nurmagomedov, cousin of UFC champ Khabib (MMAJunkie)
• Bellator signs Former UFC bantamweight Brett Johns (MMAJunkie)
• Bellator signs LFA lightweight champion Bryce Logan (MMAJunkie)