{"id":20461,"date":"2025-07-24T12:09:09","date_gmt":"2025-07-24T12:09:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/20461\/"},"modified":"2025-07-24T12:09:09","modified_gmt":"2025-07-24T12:09:09","slug":"ufc-veterans-competing-in-mma-and-bareknuckle-boxing-action-july-23-27","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/20461\/","title":{"rendered":"UFC veterans competing in MMA and bareknuckle boxing action July 23-27"},"content":{"rendered":"

This week, the UFC heads overseas to Abu Dhabi.<\/p>\n

UFC on ABC 9 takes place at the Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi, and features a middleweight matchup between former champion Robert Whittaker and Reinier de Ridder.<\/p>\n

Scroll below to see how last week’s veterans fared on the regional scene, and check out the names and details of the upcoming weekend’s competitors.<\/p>\n

Upcoming event information from\u00a0Tapology<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Last week’s resultsRobelis Despaigne: Unanimous decision win vs. Saulo Cavalari, TKO win vs. Tim Johnson, TKO win vs. Zac Pauga at Karate Combat 55 (karate tournament)Chase Sherman: TKO loss vs. Tim Johnson at Karate Combat 55 (karate tournament)Tim Johnson: TKO win vs. Chase Sherman, TKO loss vs. Robelis Despaigne at Karate Combat 55 (karate tournament)Zac Pauga: TKO win vs. Alan Belcher, Unanimous decision win vs. Daniel James, TKO loss vs. Robelis Despaigne at Karate Combat 55 (karate tournament)\u2028Alan Belcher: TKO loss vs. Zac Paige at Karate Combat 55 (karate tournament)Braxton Smith: TKO loss vs. Daniel James at Karate Combat 55 (karate tournament)Jesse Butler: Split decision loss vs. Carlos Calderon at Fury FC 106Corey Anderson: TKO win vs. Denis Goltsov at PFL Champions Series AfricaDaniel Lacerda: TKO win vs. Anvar Boynazarov at Karate Combat 56 (karate)Alex Oliveira: TKO loss vs. Ilyas Khamzin at Karate Combat 56 (karate)Lorenz Larkin: Decision win vs. Randall Wallace at Karate Combat 56 (karate)Drew Fickett: Submission loss vs. Abe Alsaghir at Legends of Combat 3Melvin Guillard: TKO loss vs. Isaac Moreno at Fury FC 106Juan Adams: July 19 vs. Juan Torres at Hybrid FC 2 (bareknuckle MMA) \u2013 official results pendingKevin Croom: Submission win vs. Isaac Ware at Midwest Fight League 209Kanako Murata (13-3 MMA, 1-2 UFC)Next fight: July 23 vs. Ediana Silva at UAE Warriors 61Last MMA fight (also last UFC bout): Unanimous decision loss vs. Vanessa Demopoulos at UFC on Oct. 7, 2023Record since UFC exit: 0-0Caio Machado (10-4-1 MMA, 0-3 UFC)Next fight: July 23 vs. Kevin Oumar at UAE Warriors 61Last MMA fight: Knockout win vs. Everton Vasconcelos at Thunder Fight 49 on May 25, 2025Last UFC fight: Split decision loss vs. Brendson Ribeiro at UFC on Nov. 2, 2024Record since UFC exit: 1-0Ronny Markes (25-11 MMA, 3-2 UFC)Next fight: July 23 vs. Kazbek Saidaliev at UAE Warriors 61Last MMA fight: TKO win vs. Lawrence Phillips at XFC 51 on Sept. 27, 2024Last UFC fight: TKO loss vs. Thiago Santos at UFC Fight Night 36 on March 23, 2014Record since UFC exit: 11-7Ali Alqaisi (16-9 MMA, 0-2 UFC)Next fight: July 23 vs. Sylvester Chipfumbu at UAE Warriors 61Last MMA fight: Unanimous decision win vs. Vicente Vargas at UAE Warriors 57 on Jan. 17, 2025Last UFC fight: Unanimous decision loss vs. Tony Kelley at UFC on Oct. 10, 2020Record since UFC exit: 8-3 MMA, 0-1 karateShanna Young (10-8 MMA, 1-3 UFC)Next fight: July 24 vs. Amena Hadaya at UAE Warriors 62Last MMA fight: Split decision loss vs. Katharina Lehner at Invicta FC 60Last UFC fight: Unanimous decision loss vs. Miranda Maverick at UFC Fight Night 214 on Nov. 5, 2022Record since UFC exit: 2-3James Llontop (16-5 MMA, 0-3 UFC)Next fight: July 24 vs. Khotam Boynazarov UAE Warriors 62Last MMA fight: TKO win vs. Dante Romero at FFC 92 on June 26, 2025Last UFC fight: Unanimous decision loss vs. Mauricio Ruffy at UFC 309 on Nov. 16, 2024Record since UFC exit: 2-0Rodolfo Rubio (19-13-1 MMA, 0-1 UFC)Next fight: July 25 vs. Mauricio Partida at Lux Fight League 53Last MMA fight: Unanimous decision loss vs. Jos\u00e9 Roura at Lux Fight League 33 at June 30, 2023Last UFC fight: Unanimous decision loss vs. Diego Rivas at UFC Fight Night 56 on Nov. 8, 2014Record since UFC exit: 6-6-1 MMA, 1-0 bareknuckle boxingAlessio Sakara (20-13 MMA, 6-8 UFC)Next fight: July 25 vs. Erick Lozano at BKFC Fight Night: Philly (bareknuckle boxing)Last MMA fight: TKO win vs. Canaan Grigsby at Bellator 230 on Oct. 12, 2019Last UFC fight: Submission loss vs. Nico Musoke at UFC Fight Night 30 on Oct. 26, 2013Record since UFC exit: 5-2 (1 NC) MMA, 1-0 bareknuckle boxingDustin Pague (12-11 MMA, 1-5 UFC)Next fight: July 25 vs. Ryan Petersen at BKFC Fight Night: Philly (bareknuckle boxing)Last MMA fight: Submission loss vs. Anthony Morgan at WCC 14 on Sept. 4, 2015Last UFC fight: TKO loss vs. Kyoji Horiguchi at UFC 166 on Oct. 19, 2013Record since UFC exit: 1-2 MMA, 1-0 boxing, 4-2 bareknuckle boxingBrandon Jenkins (16-10 MMA, 0-2 UFC)Next fight: July 26 vs. Javanis J Ross at Island Fights 90Last MMA fight: Unanimous decision loss vs. Zach Juusola at 2023 PFL 3 on April 14, 2023Last UFC fight: TKO loss vs. Drakkar Klose at UFC on April 16, 2022Record since UFC exit: 1-1 MMA, 0-0-1 boxing, 3-2 karate, 1-1 bareknuckle MMAJose Torres (13-4-1 MMA, 1-1 UFC)Next fight: July 27 vs. Hiromasa Ougikubo at Super Rizin 4Last MMA fight: Unanimous decision loss v.s Dias Yerengaipov at Brave CF 95 on May 30, 2025Last UFC fight: TKO loss vs. Alex Perez at UFC 227 on Aug. 4, 2018Record since UFC exit: 5-3-1Masanori Kanehara (31-15-5 MMA, 1-2 UFC)Next fight: July 27 vs. Ren Sugiyama at Super Rizin 4Last MMA fight: TKO loss vs. Chihiro Suzuki at Rizin 46 on April 29, 2024Last UFC fight: Submission loss vs. Michael McDonald at UFC 195 on Jan. 2, 2016Record since UFC exit: 6-2 MMA, 1-1 muay ThaiNaoki Inoue (19-4 MMA, 1-1 UFC)Next fight: July 27 vs. Ryuya Fukuda at Super Rizin 4Last MMA fight: Split decision win vs. Yuki Motoya at Rizin 50 on March 29, 2025Last UFC fight: Split decision loss vs. Matt Schnell at UFC Fight Night 132 on June 23, 2018Record since UFC exit: 10-3Baergeng Jieleyisi (19-7 MMA, 0-1 UFC)Next fight: July 27 vs. Nurbek Kabdrakhmanov at Naiza FC 75Last MMA fight: Unanimous decision loss vs. Sebastian Szalay at Road to UFC on May 22, 2025Last UFC fight: Unanimous decision loss vs. Su Young You at UFC Fight Night 248 on Nov. 23, 2024Record since UFC exit: 0-1T.J. Laramie (15-5 MMA, 0-2 UFC)Next fight: July 27 vs. Jordan Downey at Anthony Pettis FC 18Last MMA fight: Unanimous decision win vs. Joash Walkins at united MMA 60 on Jan. 24, 2025Last UFC fight: Unanimous decision loss vs. Pat Sabatini at UFC on ESPN 34 on April 16, 2022Record since UFC exit: 3-0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"This week, the UFC heads overseas to Abu Dhabi. 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