UFC Fight Announcements: Gastelum vs. Adesanya, Holloway vs. Poirier, More

UFC Fight Announcements: Gastelum vs. Adesanya, Holloway vs. Poirier, More

Georges St-Pierre retired, Kelvin Gastelum vs. Israel Adesanya is booked, Max Holloway fights Dustin Poirier, and more. Get the latest announcements here.

Feb 26, 2019 by Nolan King
Split Decisions - Dustin Poirier Edition

Georges St-Pierre retired, Kelvin Gastelum vs. Israel Adesanya is booked for April and Max Holloway is moving up a division for a shot at lightweight gold against Dustin Poirier.

Oh yes. 

This week's edition is loaded with goodies, friends. Enjoy. 

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

March 23 | UFC Fight Night 148: Nashville

Flyweight Bout: Eric Shelton (12-5, 2-3 UFC) vs. Jordan Espinosa (13-5 1NC, 0-0 UFC) - per FloCombat

Bantamweight Bout: With Martin Day out, Ryan MacDonald (10-0, 0-0 UFC) steps in to face Chris Gutierrez (12-3-1, 0-1 UFC) - per ESPN

Lightweight Bout: Chris Gruetzemacher (14-3, 2-2 UFC) vs. Jesus Pinedo (16-4-1 1-0 UFC) - per ESPN

March 30 | UFC on ESPN 2: Philadelphia

Bantamweight Bout: Ray Borg (11-3, 5-3 UFC) vs. Pingyuan Liu (15-4, 2-0 UFC) - per The Philly Voice

Featherweight Bout: Michael Johnson (19-13, 11-8 UFC) vs. Josh Emmett (13-2, 4-2 UFC) - per ESPN/FloCombat

April 13 | UFC 236: Max Holloway vs. Dustin Poirier

Middleweight Bout*: Kelvin Gastelum (15-3 1NC, 10-3 1NC) vs. Israel Adesanya (16-0, 5-0 UFC) - per ESPN

Flyweight Bout*: Wilson Reis (23-8, 7-4 UFC) vs. Alexandre Pantoja (20-3, 4-1 UFC) - per Combate

Women’s Flyweight Bout: Paige VanZant (8-4, 5-3 UFC) vs. Poliana Botelho (7-2, 2-1 UFC) - per Combate

Lightweight Bout*: Max Holloway (20-3, 16-3 UFC) vs. Dustin Poirier (24-5 1NC, 16-4 1NC) - per ESPN

Light Heavyweight Bout*: Eryk Anders (11-3 3-3 UFC) vs. Khalil Rountree (7-3 1NC, 3-3 1NC UFC)

Light Heavyweight Bout*: Ovince St. Preux (23-12, 11-7 UFC) vs. Nikita Krylov (24-6, 6-4 UFC)

Bantamweight Bout*: Montel Jackson (7-1, 1-1 UFC) vs. Andre Soukhamthath (13-6, 2-3 UFC)

April 20 | UFC Fight Night 149: Saint Petersburg

Heavyweight Bout*: Marcin Tybura (17-4, 4-3 UFC) vs. Shamil Abdurakhimov (19-4, 4-2 UFC) - per Igor Lazorin

Middleweight Bout*: Krzysztof Jotko (19-4, 6-4 UFC) vs. Roman Kopylov (8-0, 0-0 UFC) - per ESPN

April 27 | UFC on ESPN: Fort Lauderdale

Women’s Strawweight Bout*: Carla Esparza (13-6, 4-4 UFC) vs. Livia Renata Souza (13-1, 2-0 UFC) - per Combate

Women’s Strawweight Bout*: Jessica Penne (12-5, 1-3 UFC) vs. Jodie Esquibel (6-4, 0-2 UFC)

Lightweight Bout*: Jim Miller (29-13 1NC, 18-12 1NC) vs. Jason Gonzalez (11-4, 1-2 UFC)

Welterweight Bout*: Dhiego Lima (13-7, 2-5 UFC) vs. Court McGee (19-7, 8-6 UFC)

Heavyweight Bout*: Andrei Arlovski (27-18 1NC, 16-12 UFC) vs. Augusto Sakai (12-1-1, 1-0 UFC)

May 5 | UFC Fight Night 150: Ottawa

Middleweight Bout*: Andrew Sanchez (10-4, 3-2 UFC) vs. Marc-Andre Barriault (11-1, 0-0 UFC) - per TSN

Women’s Bantamweight Bout*: Sarah Moras (5-4, 2-3 UFC) vs. Leah Letson (5-1, 1-0 UFC) - per TSN

Bantamweight Bout*: Brian Kelleher (19-10, 3-3 UFC) vs. Mitch Gagnon (12-4, 4-3 UFC) - per TSN

Heavyweight Bout*: Arjan Singh Bhullar (8-1, 2-1 UFC) vs. Juan Adams (5-0, 1-0 UFC) - per TSN

Bantamweight Bout*: Vince Morales (8-3, 0-1 UFC) vs. Aiemann Zahabi (7-1, 1-1 UFC) - per TSN

Bantamweight Bout*: Brad Katona (8-0, 2-0 UFC) vs. Merab Dvalishvili (8-4, 1-2 UFC) - per TSN

Middleweight Bout*: Derek Brunson (18-7, 9-5 UFC) vs. Elias Theodorou (16-2, 8-2 UFC) - per BJPenn.com

May 11 | UFC 237: TBA vs. TBA

Light Heavyweight Bout: Antonio Rogerio Nogueira (23-8, 6-5 UFC) vs. Ryan Spann (15-5, 1-0 UFC) - per Combate

Women’s Bantamweight Bout: Irene Aldana (9-4, 2-2 UFC) vs. Bethe Correia (10-3-1, 4-3-1 UFC) - per Combate

Middleweight Bout*: Jared Cannonier (11-4, 4-4 UFC) vs. Anderson Silva (34-9 1NC, 17-5 1NC UFC) - per ESPN

Women’s Bantamweight Bout: Jessica-Rose Clark (9-5, 2-1 UFC) vs. Talita Bernardo (6-3, 1-2 UFC) - per Combate


UFC Signings:

Roman Kopylov – Middleweight (8-0) – FNG 

Ryan MacDonald – Bantamweight (10-0) – LFA

UFC Departures:

Georges St. Pierre – Middleweight (26-2, 20-2 UFC) – Retired

Yushin Okami – Middleweight (35-12, 14-7 UFC) – Signed with ONE Championship