{"id":472576,"date":"2026-02-13T15:05:14","date_gmt":"2026-02-13T15:05:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/472576\/"},"modified":"2026-02-13T15:05:14","modified_gmt":"2026-02-13T15:05:14","slug":"ufc-veterans-in-mma-and-karate-action-feb-13-14","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/472576\/","title":{"rendered":"UFC veterans in MMA and karate action Feb. 13-14"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This week, the UFC is idle following the first Fight Night event of 2026.<\/p>\n<p>The promotion returns to action Feb. 21 with UFC Fight Night 267 in Houston, which features a middleweight matchup between former champion <a href=\"https:\/\/mmajunkie.usatoday.com\/fighters\/sean-strickland\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Sean Strickland;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Sean Strickland<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/mmajunkie.usatoday.com\/fighters\/anthony-hernandez\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Anthony Hernandez;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Anthony Hernandez<\/a>.<\/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=\"\">Carlos Felipe: Unanimous decision loss vs. Anton Vqazigin at ACA 200<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Albert Tumenov: Unanimous decision loss vs. Magomedrasul Gasanov at ACA 200<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Rob Wilkinson: Submission loss vs. Luke Trainer at PFL: Road to Dubai<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Taylor Lapilus: TKO win vs. Kasum Kasumov at PFL: Road to Dubai<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Karl Williams: Submission loss vs. Pouya Rahmani at PFL: Road to Dubai<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Jesus Pinedo: TKO loss vs. Salamat Isbulaev at PFL: Road to Dubai<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Ednaldo Oliveira: TKO loss vs. Michal Andryszak at King\u2019s Arena 2<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Filip Pejic: TKO loss vs. Eduard Kexel at FNC 27<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Oli Thompson: TKO loss vs. Darko Stosic at FNC 27<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Darko Stosic: TKO win vs. Oli Thompson at FNC 27<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Leonardo Morales: TKO loss vs. Walter Zamora at TNX 226<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Xiaocan Feng: TKO win vs. Marina Shutova at Born to Fight 01<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Andrei Arlovski: TKO win vs. Ben Rothwell at BKFC: KnuckleMania 6 (bareknuckle boxing)<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Ben Rothwell: TKO loss vs. Andrei Arlovski at BKFC: KnuckleMania 6 (bareknuckle boxing)<\/p>\n<p>Elias Garcia (11-2 MMA, 0-2 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\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/e574f5b4f3c6661a8af9789450647cbc.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Next fight: Feb. 13 vs. Roybert Echeverria at Karate Combat 59 (karate)<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Last MMA fight: Split decision win vs. Namiki Kawahara at Urijah Faber\u2019a A1 Combat 31 on Oct. 10, 2025<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Last UFC fight: Unanimous decision loss vs. Kai Kara-France at UFC Fight Night 142 on Dec. 1, 2018<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Record since UFC exit: 5-0<\/p>\n<p>Claudio Ribeiro (13-6 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\/2026\/02\/76764d7775f7031865ff5177fcaa6bc9.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Next fight: Feb. 13 vs. Michel Borges at Karate Combat 59 (karate)<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Last MMA fight: TKO win vs. Diego Dias at LFA 212 on July 11, 2025<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Last UFC fight: TKO loss vs. Christian Leroy Duncan at UFC Fight Night 238 on March 2, 2024<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Record since UFC exit: 2-1 MMA, 1-0 karate<\/p>\n<p>Glaico Franca (23-8 MMA, 1-2 UFC)<img alt=\"Glaico Franca\" 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\/2026\/02\/4d9952fdcec925e5a6db691ae0b56fa1.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Glaico Franca<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Next fight: Feb. 13 vs. Oscar Remihana at Karate Combat 59 (karate)<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Last MMA fight: Submission win vs. Maksim Sergeev at Titan FC 83 on July 21, 2023<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Last UFC fight: Unanimous decision loss vs. Gregor Gillespie at UFC Fight Night 95 on Sept. 24, 2016<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Record since UFC exit: 10-3 (1 NC) MMA, 0-1 karate<\/p>\n<p>Markus Perez (14-6 MMA, 2-5 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\/2026\/02\/09b1bafae58d41fc3f4338330826ebae.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Next fight: Feb. 13 vs. Vitor Costa at Karate Combat 59 (karate)<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Last MMA fight: Submission win vs. Chase Gamble at AFL: Invincible 2023 on Jan. 20, 2023<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Last UFC fight: Unanimous decision loss vs. Dacha Lungiambula at UFC on ESPN 20 on Jan. 20, 2021<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Record since UFC exit: 2-1 MMA, 2-0 boxing, 0-1 bareknuckle MMA, 2-1 karate<\/p>\n<p>Diego Brandao (32-22 MMA, 6-4 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\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/4f3fdc6f74156e8af9ae5a7098997258.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Next fight: Feb. 13 vs. Shahzaib Rind at Karate Combat 59 (karate)<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Last MMA fight: Split decision win vs. Kai Kamaka at Tuff-N-Uff 149 on Oct. 25, 2025<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Last UFC fight: Submission loss vs. Brian Ortega at UFC 195 on Jan. 2, 2016<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Record since UFC exit: 12-11<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>Uriah Hall (17-11 MMA, 10-9 UFC)<img alt=\"Uriah Hall - Paul vs. Perry ceremonial weigh-ins\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"768\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"standard-img\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/5528b26357f2f56c2c70065ea64c3b7e.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Uriah Hall &#8211; Paul vs. Perry ceremonial weigh-ins<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Next fight: Feb. 13 vs. Jayden Eynaud at Karate Combat 59 (karate)<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Last MMA fight (also last UFC bout): Unanimous decision loss vs. Andre Muniz at UFC 276 on July 2, 2022<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Record since UFC exit: 1-1 boxing, 1-0 karate<\/p>\n<p>Lucas Alexander (8-5 MMA, 1-3 UFC)<img alt=\"Lucas Alexander\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"900\" height=\"505\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"standard-img\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/1db130cfcb322c46b3ed34ac232263df.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Lucas Alexander<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Next fight: Feb. 14 vs. Andres Cordero Cordova at Combat Night Tallahassee<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Last MMA fight (also last UFC bout): TKO loss vs. Bogdan Grad at UFC Fight Night 250 on Feb. 1, 2025<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Record since UFC exit: 0-0<\/p>\n<p>This article originally appeared on MMA Junkie: <a href=\"https:\/\/mmajunkie.usatoday.com\/story\/sports\/ufc\/2026\/02\/13\/ufc-veterans-competing-mma-karate-feb-13-14\/88653312007\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:These UFC veterans compete on the regional scene Feb. 13-14;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">These UFC veterans compete on the regional scene Feb. 13-14<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"This 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