{"id":137824,"date":"2025-09-12T14:00:14","date_gmt":"2025-09-12T14:00:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/137824\/"},"modified":"2025-09-12T14:00:14","modified_gmt":"2025-09-12T14:00:14","slug":"ufc-veterans-competing-in-mma-boxing-muay-thai-and-bareknuckle-boxing-sept-12-15","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/137824\/","title":{"rendered":"UFC veterans competing in MMA, boxing, muay Thai and bareknuckle boxing Sept. 12-15"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This week, the UFC heads to Texas for Noche UFC.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mmajunkie.usatoday.com\/events\/noche-ufc-san-antonio\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:UFC Fight Night 259;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">UFC Fight Night 259<\/a> takes place at Frost Bank Center in San Antonio, and features a featherweight matchup between Diego Lopes and Jean Silva.<\/p>\n<p>Elsewhere, veterans of the promotion are competing in various combat sports. Scroll below to see how last week&#8217;s UFC vets fared on the regional scene, and check out the names and details of the upcoming weekend&#8217;s competitors.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>Upcoming event information from\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tapology.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Tapology;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Tapology<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Last week&#8217;s results<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Jeremy Kennedy: Submission win vs. Jeremy Henry at BFL 84<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Klidson Abreu: TKO win vs. Adam Bogatyrev at ACA 191<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Elias Silverio: Unanimous decision loss vs. Andrey Koshkin at ACA 191<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Davi Ramos: Sept. 5 vs. Mukhamed Kokov at ACA 191<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Albert Tumenov: TKO win vs. Vinicius Cruz at ACA 191<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Filip Pejic: Unanimous decision win vs. Aleksandar Jankovic at FNC 24<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Darko Stosic: Unanimous decision loss vs. Ivan Vitasovic at FNC 24<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Makwan Amirkhani: Sept. 6 vs. Theo Kolehmainen at ICF 5 \u2013 official results pending<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Jack Marshman: TKO loss vs. Daniel Lerwell at BKB 45 (bareknuckle boxing)<\/p>\n<p>Randy Costa (7-4 MMA, 2-4 UFC)<img alt=\"Randy Costa - BKFC Fight Night: Mohegan Sun weigh-ins\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"standard-img\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/e7d4b656af61013f3e93a8523ad57596.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Randy Costa &#8211; BKFC Fight Night: Mohegan Sun weigh-ins<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Next fight: Sept. 12 vs. Joe Penafiel at Cage Titans (muay Thai)<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Last MMA fight: TKO win vs. Carlos Espinosa at Combat FC 4 on June 16, 2023<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Last UFC fight: Submission loss vs. Guido Cannetti at UFC on Oct. 1, 2022<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Record since UFC exit: 1-0 MMA, 1-0 (1 NC) bareknuckle MMA, 1-0 bareknuckle boxing<\/p>\n<p>Yoel Romero (16-7 MMA, 9-4 UFC)<img alt=\"2024 PFL vs Bellator Ceremonial Weigh-Ins at Kingdom Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Friday, Feb. 23, 2024. (Cooper Neill \/ PFL &amp; Bellator)\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"standard-img\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/60e9ea7ed7c25b620f2a8ba45f6e775e.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>2024 PFL vs Bellator Ceremonial Weigh-Ins at Kingdom Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Friday, Feb. 23, 2024. (Cooper Neill \/ PFL &amp; Bellator)<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Next fight: Sept. 12 vs. Theo Doukas at BKFC 80 (bareknuckle boxing)<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Last MMA fight: Unanimous decision win vs. Thiago Santos at PFL vs. Bellator on Feb. 24, 2024<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Last UFC fight: Unanimous decision loss vs. Israel Adesanya at UFC 248 on March 7, 2020<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Record since UFC exit: 3-2 MMA, 2-0 custom rules<\/p>\n<p>David Dvorak (21-6 MMA, 3-3 UFC)<img alt=\".\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"641\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"standard-img\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/4a7a4d3b94a1774fbb296d8bbc2870fb.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Next fight: Sept. 13 vs. Mohammed Walid at OKTAGON 75<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Last MMA fight: Unanimous decision win vs. Mikhail Sirbu at RFA 21 x ZHS on March 22, 2025<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Last UFC fight: Unanimous decision loss vs. Steve Erceg at UFC 289 on June 10, 2023<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Record since UFC exit: 1-0 MMA, 1-0 boxing<\/p>\n<p>Luis Henrique (16-9 MMA, 2-4 UFC)<img alt=\".\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"standard-img\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/0f2c8ab24cbc7d089964ad33e29c5e9b.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Next fight: Sept. 13 vs. Lazar Todev at OKTAGON 75<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Last MMA fight: Submission win vs. Justin Sumter at LFA 204 on March 22, 2025<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Last UFC fight: Unanimous decision loss vs. Ryan Spann at UFC Fight Night 137 on Sept. 22, 2018<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Record since UFC exit: 6-4 MMA, 0-1 bareknuckle boxing, 1-0 custom rules<\/p>\n<p>Khalid Taha (15-5 MMA, 1-4 UFC)<img alt=\".\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"639\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"standard-img\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/0ff5c8d7923a745813657c9377a772ad.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Next fight: Sept. 13 vs. Edgar Delgado at OKTAGON 75<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Last MMA fight: TKO win vs. Jose Zarauz at OKTAGON 69 on April 5, 2025<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Last UFC fight: TKO loss vs. Cristian Quinonez at UFC Fight Night 209 on Sept. 3, 2022<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Record since UFC exit: 2-0<\/p>\n<p>Molly McCann (14-8 MMA, 7-7 UFC)<img alt=\".\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"576\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"standard-img\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/ede75ce579d9b868c0b97c65e5eb3de9.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Next fight: Sept. 13 vs. Kate Radomska at Crocker vs. Donovan II (boxing)<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Last MMA fight (also last UFC bout): Submission loss vs. Alexia Thainara at UFC Fight Night 255 on March 22, 2025<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Record since UFC exit: 0-0<\/p>\n<p>Alexandre Barros (26-13 MMA, 0-1 UFC)<img alt=\".\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"585\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"standard-img\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/e7e44cf71cfc47426385afd8dc45d755.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Next fight: Sept. 15 vs. Alexsander Pereira at MAC 15<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Last MMA fight: Split decision loss vs. Marcos dos Santos at CFC 26 on April 9, 2025<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Last UFC fight: TKO loss vs. Martin Kampmann at UFC 93 on Jan. 17, 2009<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Record since UFC exit: 13-7<\/p>\n<p>Vanessa Melo (11-12 MMA, 1-3 UFC)<img alt=\"PFL 6 Ceremonial Weigh In at the Overtime Elite Arena in Atlanta, Georgia, Thursday, June 30, 2022. (Cooper Neill \/ PFL)\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"standard-img\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/3b7f92b12df99c832f43300c2e2303ad.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>PFL 6 Ceremonial Weigh In at the Overtime Elite Arena in Atlanta, Georgia, Thursday, June 30, 2022. (Cooper Neill \/ PFL)<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Next fight: Sept. 13 vs. Alana Cook at BTC 32<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Last MMA fight: Split decision loss vs. Fernanda Barbosa at SFT 48 on June 8, 2024<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Last UFC fight: Unanimous decision win vs. Sarah Moras at UFC on ABC 1 on Jan. 16, 2021<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Record since UFC exit: 0-4<\/p>\n<p>Dakota Bush (14-4 MMA, 0-2 UFC)<img alt=\".\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"standard-img\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/c801f3331788e9407b8923176b4baf33.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Next fight: Sept. 13 vs. Joe Giannetti at Cage Titans 73<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Last MMA fight: Submission win vs. Scottie Stockman at Nemesis Fighting Alliance 19 on Nov. 1, 2024<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Last UFC fight: Knockout loss vs. Viacheslav Borshchev at UFC on ESPN 32 on Jan. 15, 2022<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Record since UFC exit: 6-0<\/p>\n<p>Joe Giannetti (17-6-1 MMA, 0-1 UFC)<img alt=\".\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"standard-img\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/0c91a8415434bea6a532a4ac7379a485.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Next fight: Sept. 13 vs. Dakota Bush at Cage Titans 73<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Last MMA fight: TKO win vs. Leonardo Limberger at LFA 204 on March 22, 2025<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Last UFC fight: Split decision loss vs. Michael Trizano at The Ultimate Fighter 27 Finale on July 6, 2018<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Record since UFC exit: 11-5-1 MMA, 1-0 karate<\/p>\n<p>Akihiro Gono (38-24-8 MMA, 1-2 UFC)<img alt=\".\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"275\" height=\"298\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"standard-img\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/54a39e29cff9805cd6a4790b2293ffa2.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Next fight: Sept. 15 vs. Yuki Kondo at DEEP 127 Impact<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Last MMA fight: Unanimous decision win vs. Tetsuya Ido at GLEAT ver.MEGA on August. 4, 2023<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Last UFC fight: Unanimous decision loss vs. Jon Fitch at UFC 94 on Jan. 31, 2009<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Record since UFC exit: 8-10-1 MMA, 0-4 kickboxing<\/p>\n<p>Yuki Kondo (65-40-9 MMA, 1-2 UFC)<img alt=\".\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"674\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"standard-img\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/8345e1b2c6f03a51cb31b93663740171.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Next fight: Sept. 15 vs. Akihiro Gono at DEEP 127 Impact<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Last MMA fight: Unanimous decision win vs. Akihiko Mori at DEEP 122 Impact on Nov. 3, 2024<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Last UFC fight: Unanimous decision loss vs. Vladimir Matyushenko at UFC 32 on June 29, 2001<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Record since UFC exit: 34-30-6 MMA, 2-0 custom rules<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>Kiichi Kunimoto (20-12-2 MMA, 3-2 UFC)<img alt=\".\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"639\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"standard-img\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/304437fca658eaf516d413e081cec629.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Next fight: Sept. 15 vs. Yoichiro Sato at DEEP 127 Impact<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Last MMA fight: TKO loss vs. Diego Nunes at Fire Cage FC 1 on Feb. 22, 2025<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Last UFC fight: Split decision loss vs. Zak Ottow at UFC Fight Night 110 on June 10, 2017<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Record since UFC exit: 3-5<\/p>\n<p>This article originally appeared on MMA Junkie: <a href=\"https:\/\/mmajunkie.usatoday.com\/story\/sports\/ufc\/2025\/09\/12\/ufc-veterans-competing-mma-boxing-bareknuckle-muay-thai-sept-12-15\/86082819007\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:UFC veterans competing in combat sports action Sept. 12-15;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">UFC veterans competing in combat sports action Sept. 12-15<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"This week, the UFC heads to Texas for Noche UFC. 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