This week, the UFC enters its second idle week during a holiday break.
Elsewhere, veterans of the promotion are competing in various combat sports. Scroll below to see how last week’s UFC vets fared on the regional scene, and check out the names and details of the upcoming weekend’s competitors.
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Last week’s results
Motonobu Tezuka: Unanimous decision loss vs. Kuya Ito at Grachan 79 x HELIOS II
Hu Yaozong: TKO loss vs. Mehdi Saremi at Longsan Fight
Gabriel Miranda: Dec. 20 vs. Valery Gritsutin at Yuzhniy Rubezh 8  – official results pending
Pearl Gonzalez: Unanimous decision win vs. Tai Emery at Misfits Mania (boxing)
Tony Ferguson: Unanimous decision win vs. Warren Spencer at Misfits Mania (boxing)
Ivana Petrovic: Split decision loss vs. Sara Luzar Smajic at FNC 26
Alex Oliveira: TKO loss vs. Milos Janicic at FNC 26
Augusto Sakai: Unanimous decision loss vs. Marcin Wojcik at KSW 113
Paweł Pawlak: Submission win vs. Laid Zerhouni at KSW 113
Peter Barrett: Split decision win vs. Trever Bradshaw at BKFC Fight Night (bareknuckle boxing)
Parker Porter: TKO win vs. Anthony Garrett at BKFC Fight Night (bareknuckle boxing)
Yusuke Kasuya: Submission win vs. Isao Kobayashi at Pancrase 360
Tyson Nam (23-14-1 MMA, 3-5 UFC)
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Next fight: Dec. 26 vs. Abdul Hussein at ICF 6
Last MMA fight: TKO win vs. Erik Vo at Destiny MMA on July 13, 2024
Last UFC fight: Split decision loss vs. Azat Maksum at UFC on ESPN 49 on July 15, 2023
Record since UFC exit: 2-0 MMA, 1-0 karate, 1-0 custom rules
David Dvorak (22-6 MMA, 3-3 UFC)
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Next fight: Dec. 28 vs. Zhalgas Zhumagulov at OKTAGON 81
Last MMA fight: Knockout win vs. Mohammed Walid at OKTAGON 75 on Sept. 13, 2025
Last UFC fight: Unanimous decision loss vs. Steve Erceg at UFC 289 on June 10, 2023
Record since UFC exit: 2-0 MMA, 1-0 boxing
Zhalgas Zhumagulov (18-9 MMA, 1-6 UFC)
Zhalgas Zhumagulov
Next fight: Dec. 28 vs. David Dvorak at OKTAGON 81
Last MMA fight: Unanimous decision win vs. Beno Adamia at OKTAGON 73 on June 28, 2025
Last UFC fight: Split decision loss vs. Joshua Van at UFC on ABC 5 on June 24, 2023
Record since UFC exit: 4-0 MMA, 1-0 boxing
Martin Buday (16-2 MMA, 7-1 UFC)
Martin Buday – UFC 303 ceremonial weigh-ins
Next fight: Dec. 28 vs. Will Fleury at OKTAGON 81
Last MMA fight (also last UFC bout): Unanimous decision win vs. Marcus Buchecha at UFC on ABC 9 on July 26, 2025
Record since UFC exit: 0-0
This article originally appeared on MMA Junkie: These UFC veterans compete in regional MMA action Dec. 26-28