This week, the UFC is idle following the first Fight Night event of 2026.
The promotion returns to action Feb. 21 with UFC Fight Night 267 in Houston, which features a middleweight matchup between former champion Sean Strickland and Anthony Hernandez.
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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 results
Carlos Felipe: Unanimous decision loss vs. Anton Vqazigin at ACA 200
Albert Tumenov: Unanimous decision loss vs. Magomedrasul Gasanov at ACA 200
Rob Wilkinson: Submission loss vs. Luke Trainer at PFL: Road to Dubai
Taylor Lapilus: TKO win vs. Kasum Kasumov at PFL: Road to Dubai
Karl Williams: Submission loss vs. Pouya Rahmani at PFL: Road to Dubai
Jesus Pinedo: TKO loss vs. Salamat Isbulaev at PFL: Road to Dubai
Ednaldo Oliveira: TKO loss vs. Michal Andryszak at King’s Arena 2
Filip Pejic: TKO loss vs. Eduard Kexel at FNC 27
Oli Thompson: TKO loss vs. Darko Stosic at FNC 27
Darko Stosic: TKO win vs. Oli Thompson at FNC 27
Leonardo Morales: TKO loss vs. Walter Zamora at TNX 226
Xiaocan Feng: TKO win vs. Marina Shutova at Born to Fight 01
Andrei Arlovski: TKO win vs. Ben Rothwell at BKFC: KnuckleMania 6 (bareknuckle boxing)
Ben Rothwell: TKO loss vs. Andrei Arlovski at BKFC: KnuckleMania 6 (bareknuckle boxing)
Elias Garcia (11-2 MMA, 0-2 UFC)
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Next fight: Feb. 13 vs. Roybert Echeverria at Karate Combat 59 (karate)
Last MMA fight: Split decision win vs. Namiki Kawahara at Urijah Faber’a A1 Combat 31 on Oct. 10, 2025
Last UFC fight: Unanimous decision loss vs. Kai Kara-France at UFC Fight Night 142 on Dec. 1, 2018
Record since UFC exit: 5-0
Claudio Ribeiro (13-6 MMA, 1-3 UFC)
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Next fight: Feb. 13 vs. Michel Borges at Karate Combat 59 (karate)
Last MMA fight: TKO win vs. Diego Dias at LFA 212 on July 11, 2025
Last UFC fight: TKO loss vs. Christian Leroy Duncan at UFC Fight Night 238 on March 2, 2024
Record since UFC exit: 2-1 MMA, 1-0 karate
Glaico Franca (23-8 MMA, 1-2 UFC)
Glaico Franca
Next fight: Feb. 13 vs. Oscar Remihana at Karate Combat 59 (karate)
Last MMA fight: Submission win vs. Maksim Sergeev at Titan FC 83 on July 21, 2023
Last UFC fight: Unanimous decision loss vs. Gregor Gillespie at UFC Fight Night 95 on Sept. 24, 2016
Record since UFC exit: 10-3 (1 NC) MMA, 0-1 karate
Markus Perez (14-6 MMA, 2-5 UFC)
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Next fight: Feb. 13 vs. Vitor Costa at Karate Combat 59 (karate)
Last MMA fight: Submission win vs. Chase Gamble at AFL: Invincible 2023 on Jan. 20, 2023
Last UFC fight: Unanimous decision loss vs. Dacha Lungiambula at UFC on ESPN 20 on Jan. 20, 2021
Record since UFC exit: 2-1 MMA, 2-0 boxing, 0-1 bareknuckle MMA, 2-1 karate
Diego Brandao (32-22 MMA, 6-4 UFC)
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Next fight: Feb. 13 vs. Shahzaib Rind at Karate Combat 59 (karate)
Last MMA fight: Split decision win vs. Kai Kamaka at Tuff-N-Uff 149 on Oct. 25, 2025
Last UFC fight: Submission loss vs. Brian Ortega at UFC 195 on Jan. 2, 2016
Record since UFC exit: 12-11
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Uriah Hall (17-11 MMA, 10-9 UFC)
Uriah Hall – Paul vs. Perry ceremonial weigh-ins
Next fight: Feb. 13 vs. Jayden Eynaud at Karate Combat 59 (karate)
Last MMA fight (also last UFC bout): Unanimous decision loss vs. Andre Muniz at UFC 276 on July 2, 2022
Record since UFC exit: 1-1 boxing, 1-0 karate
Lucas Alexander (8-5 MMA, 1-3 UFC)
Lucas Alexander
Next fight: Feb. 14 vs. Andres Cordero Cordova at Combat Night Tallahassee
Last MMA fight (also last UFC bout): TKO loss vs. Bogdan Grad at UFC Fight Night 250 on Feb. 1, 2025
Record since UFC exit: 0-0
This article originally appeared on MMA Junkie: These UFC veterans compete on the regional scene Feb. 13-14