{"id":155045,"date":"2025-09-19T14:37:18","date_gmt":"2025-09-19T14:37:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/155045\/"},"modified":"2025-09-19T14:37:18","modified_gmt":"2025-09-19T14:37:18","slug":"ufc-veterans-competing-in-mma-and-boxing-sept-19-20","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/155045\/","title":{"rendered":"UFC veterans competing in MMA and boxing Sept. 19-20"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This week, the UFC is idle following 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> took place at Frost Bank Center in San Antonio, and featured a featherweight matchup between Diego Lopes and Jean Silva. Next week, the promotion returns to Perth, Australia, for UFC Fight Night 260, where light heavyweights Dominick Reyes and Carlos Ulberg will clash.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/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>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=\"\">Randy Costa: Sept. 12 vs. Joe Penafiel at Cage Titans (muay Thai) \u2013 official results pending<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">David Dvorak: Knockout win vs. Mohammed Walid at OKTAGON 75<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Luis Henrique: Unanimous decision loss vs. Lazar Todev at OKTAGON 75<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Khalid Taha: Knockout win vs. Edgar Delgado at OKTAGON 75<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Molly McCann: TKO win vs. Kate Radomska at Crocker vs. Donovan II (boxing)<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Alexandre Barros: TKO win vs. Alexsander Pereira at MAC 15<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Vanessa Melo: Split decision loss vs. Alana Cook at BTC 32<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Dakota Bush: Unanimous decision win vs. Joe Giannetti at Cage Titans 73<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Joe Giannetti: Unanimous decision loss vs. Dakota Bush at Cage Titans 73<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Akihiro Gono: Unanimous decision win vs. Yuki Kondo at DEEP 127 Impact<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Yuki Kondo: Unanimous decision loss vs. Akihiro Gono at DEEP 127 Impact<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Kiichi Kunimoto: Unanimous decision win vs. Yoichiro Sato at DEEP 127 Impact<\/p>\n<p>Geraldo de Freitas (14-8 MMA, 1-2 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\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/8bbffacc4eeed61969b059b5524a822a.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Next fight: Sept. 19 vs. Rogerio Sobrinho at Shooto Brasil 132<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Last MMA fight: Unanimous decision loss vs. Ylies Djiroun at Ares FC 27 on Nov. 23, 2024<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Last UFC fight: Split decision loss vs. Tony Gravely at UFC Fight Night 182 on Nov. 14, 2020<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Record since UFC exit: 2-2<\/p>\n<p>Braxton Smith (5-2 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\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/63737250c102a233151b1d260b5fc7c5.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Next fight: Sept. 19 vs. Josh Popper at Scoby vs. Martin (boxing)<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Last MMA fight (also last UFC bout): TKO loss vs. Parker Porter at UFC 288 on May 6, 2023<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Record since UFC exit: 1-0 bareknuckle boxing, 0-1 karate<\/p>\n<p>Vinicius Salvador (14-7 MMA, 0-3 UFC)<img alt=\".\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"standard-img\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/45159929f5b3c8c2f4ca460a979fc407.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Next fight: Sept. 19 vs. Micaias Urena at Samurai Fight House 24<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Last MMA fight (also last UFC bout): TKO loss vs. Adrian Yanez at UFC Fight Night 241 on May 18, 2024<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Record since UFC exit: 0-0<\/p>\n<p>Rogerio Bontorin (17-5 MMA, 2-3 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\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/39fba234026ae81d65dc9b4af87cb50b.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Next fight: Sept. 20 vs. Vitaliy Takimenko at KSW 110<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Last MMA fight: Unanimous decision win vs. Yutaro Muramoto at RIZIN LANDMARK 6 on Oct. 1, 2023<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Last UFC fight: Split decision loss vs. Brandon Royal at UFC on ESPN 32 on Jan. 15, 2022<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Record since UFC exit: 1-1<\/p>\n<p>Melvin Guillard (32-24-2 MMA, 12-9 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\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/2800b462979649b118dc053579340d27.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Next fight: Sept. 20 vs. Terry Wiggins at Ragin FC 3<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Last MMA fight: TKO loss vs. Isaac Moreno at Fury FC 106 on July 18, 2025<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Last UFC fight: Unanimous decision loss vs. Michael Johnson at UFC Fight Night 37 on March 8, 2014<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Record since UFC exit: 1-11 (1 NC) MMA, 2-6 bareknuckle boxing<\/p>\n<p>Kai Kamaka (16-6-1 MMA, 1-2-1 UFC)<img alt=\"Kai Kamaka 2024 PFL 6 weigh-ins\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"standard-img\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/87729d859ed560f267baa83faf35d1c0.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Kai Kamaka 2024 PFL 6 weigh-ins<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Next fight: Sept. 20 vs. Marlon Gonzales at BORROKA Presents XFC 53<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Last MMA fight: Unanimous decision win vs. Sitik Muduev at Tuff-N-Uff 145 on June 29, 2025<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Last UFC fight: Majority draw vs. Danny Chavez at UFC on ESPN 28 on July 31, 2021<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Record since UFC exit: 8-2<\/p>\n<p>Jose Johnson (17-10 MMA, 1-3 UFC)<img alt=\".\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"standard-img\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/9f887c6bf0e5ab2f6be0859954ea69d3.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Next fight: Sept. 20 vs. Joan Archuleta at BORROKA Presents XFC 53<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Last MMA fight: Submission win vs. Jovanis Rodriguez at WFC 175 on May 10, 2025<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Last UFC fight: Submission loss vs. Felipe Bunes at UFC Fight Night 249 on Jan. 11, 2025<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Record since UFC exit: 1-0<\/p>\n<p>This article originally appeared on MMA Junkie: <a href=\"https:\/\/mmajunkie.usatoday.com\/story\/sports\/ufc\/2025\/09\/19\/ufc-veterans-competing-mma-boxing-sept-19-20\/86227058007\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:UFC veterans competing in MMA and boxing Sept. 19-20;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">UFC veterans competing in MMA and boxing Sept. 19-20<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"This week, the UFC is idle following Noche UFC. 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