UFC veterans competing in MMA and boxing action Aug. 21-23

This week, the UFC travels across the globe to China.

UFC Fight Night 257 takes place at Shangai Indoor Stadium in Shanghai, and features a light heavyweight bout between Johnny Walker and Zhang Mingyang.

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.

Upcoming event information from Tapology.

Last week’s resultsTimur Valiev: Split decision loss vs. David Dzhibilov at ACA 190Mike Graves: TKO win vs. Alexey Makhno at ACA 190Enrique Barzola: Submission win vs. Marat Balaev at ACA 190TJ Brown: Aug. 15 vs. Solomon Renfro at Victory Fighting LeagueSheymon Moraes: Aug. 15 vs. Julio Arce at Victory Fighting League – official results pendingJulio Arce: Aug. 15 vs. Sheymon Moraes at Victory Fighting League – official results pendingMads Burnell: TKO loss vs. Robert Watley at 2025 PFL World Tournament 9Liz Carmouche: TKO win vs. Jena Bishop at 2025 PFL World Tournament 9Bevon Lewis: Split decision win vs. Devin Clark at LFA 214Devin Clark: Split decision loss vs. Bevon Lewis at LFA 214Jesse Strader: Aug. 16 vs. Jay Perrin at Combat Zone 89Jay Perrin: Aug. 16 vs. Jesse Strader at Combat Zone 89Nick Fiore: Aug. 16 vs. Diego Morillo at Combat Zone 89Bubba McDaniel: Knockout loss vs. Zion Tomlinson at BKB 44 (bareknuckle boxing)Karl Williams (10-3 MMA, 3-1 UFC)Next fight: Aug. 21 vs. Sergey Bilostenniy atLast MMA fight: Split decision loss vs. Oleg Popov at 2025 PFL 4 on May 1, 2025Last UFC fight: Unanimous decision loss vs. Jhonata Diniz at UFC on ESPN 61 on Aug. 10, 2024Record since UFC exit: 0-1Andrew Sanchez (14-8 MMA, 5-5 UFC)Next fight: Aug. 21 vs. Impa Kasanganay atLast MMA fight: Knockout loss vs. Sadibou Sy at 2024 PFL 5 on June 21, 2024Last UFC fight: TKO loss vs. Bruno Silva at UFC Fight Night 195 on Oct. 16, 2021Record since UFC exit: 2-1Impa Kasanganay (18-6 MMA, 2-2 UFC)Next fight: Aug. 21 vs. Andrew Sanchez atLast MMA fight: TKO loss vs. Fabian Edwards at 2025 PFL World Tournament 3 on April 18, 2025Last UFC fight: TKO loss vs. Carlston Harris at UFC Fight Night 192 on Sept. 18, 2021Record since UFC exit: 9-4Antonio Carlos Junior (18-6 MMA, 7-5 UFC)Next fight: Aug. 21 vs. Sullivan Cauley atLast MMA fight: Unanimous decision win vs. Simeon Powell at 2025 PFL World Tournament 7 on June 27, 2025Last UFC fight: Unanimous decision loss vs. Brad Tavares at UFC 257 on Jan. 23, 2021Record since UFC exit: 8-1 (1 NC)Alexandr Romanov (19-3 MMA, 7-3 UFC)Next fight: Aug. 21 vs. Oleg Popov at 2025 PFL World Tournament 10Last MMA fight: Submission win vs. Tim Johnson at 2025 PFL World Tournament 4 on May 1, 2025Last UFC fight: Unanimous decision win vs. Rodrigo Nascimento at UFC Fight Night 246 on Nov. 2, 2024Record since UFC exit: 1-0 (1 NC)James Llontop (16-6 MMA, 0-3 UFC)Next fight: Aug. 21 vs. Taffarel Brasil at FFC 94Last MMA fight: Unanimous decision loss vs. Khotam Boynazarov at UAE Warriors 62 on July 24, 2025Last UFC fight: Unanimous decision loss vs. Mauricio Ruffy at UFC 309 on Nov. 16, 2024Record since UFC exit: 2-1Eric Shelton (20-8 MMA, 2-4 UFC)Next fight: Aug. 22 vs. Shuya Kamikubo at LFA 215Last MMA fight: Submission win vs. Alan Olivas at Synergy FC 17 on Jan. 4, 2025Last UFC fight: Unanimous decision loss vs. Jordan Espinosa at UFC Fight Night 148 on March 23, 2019Record since UFC exit: 8-2 MMA, 1-0 boxingAlexei Kunchenko (23-5 MMA, 2-2 UFC)Next fight: Aug. 23 vs. Shakhban Alkhasov at Eagle FC 56Last MMA fight: Unanimous decision win vs. Luan Duarte at MFP 252 x OFC 58 on Nov. 23, 2024Last UFC fight: Unanimous decision loss vs. Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos at UFC Fight Night 170 on March 14, 2020Record since UFC exit: 3-3Mandy Bohm (8-2 MMA, 1-2 UFC)Next fight: Aug. 23 vs. Happy Daudi at Fight Night (boxing)Last MMA fight (also last UFC bout): Split technical decision win vs. Ji Yeon Kim at UFC on ABC 4 on May 13, 2023Record since UFC exit: 4-1 boxingDylan Budka (8-5 MMA, 0-3 UFC)Next fight: Aug. 23 vs. Jimmy Sandlin at Carnage Fight Series 3Last MMA fight: Split decision win vs. Robert Gidron at AFP 102 on May 17, 2025Last UFC fight: Knockout loss vs. Edmen Shahbazyan at UFC Fight Night 251 on Feb. 15, 2025Record since UFC exit: 1-0 MMA, 1-0 boxingJamal Pogues (11-5 MMA, 2-2 UFC)Next fight: Aug. 23 vs. Davion Franklin at Tuff-N-Uff 147Last MMA fight (also last UFC bout): Split decision loss vs. Hamdy Abdelwahab at UFC Fight Night 250 on Feb. 1, 2025Record since UFC exit: 0-0