UFC veterans in comabt sports action July 24-27

This week, the UFC travels across the globe to Abu Dhabi for a Fight Night event.

At UFC Fight Night 282, former light heavyweight champion Magomed Ankalaev takes on short-notice opponent Bogdan Guskov.

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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

• Elias Silverio: Unanimous decision loss vs. Khalid Satuev at ACA 205

• Johnny Case: TKO win vs. Tenya Yoshimura at RIZIN LANDMARK 15

• Mike Mathetha: TKO win vs. Eduardo Ramon at JCK Fight Night 121

• Augusto Sakai: Unanimous decision loss vs. Artur Szpilka at KSW 120

• Jesus Pinedo: TKO win vs. Levy Saul Marroquin at PFL Austin

• Julio Arce: Unanimous decision win vs. Caolan Loughran at PFL Austin

• Caolan Loughran: Unanimous decision loss vs. Julio Arce at PFL Austin

• Impa Kasanganay: Knockout loss vs. Johnny Eblen at PFL Austin

• Braxton Smith: July 18 vs. Khetag Sabeev at PFC 53

• Joseph Holmes: TKO loss vs. Greg Hardy at PFC 53

• Greg Hardy: TKO win vs. Joseph Holmes at PFC 53

• Ashley Yoder: Split decision loss vs. Hilarie Rose at Cage Titans 77

• Joe Giannetti: Unanimous decision loss vs. John Simon at Cage Titans 77

• Curtis Millender: July 18 vs. Irakli Kuchukhidze at UNF 34

• Viacheslav Borshchev: Unanimous decision win vs. Elvin Leon Brito at IBA Bare Knuckle (bareknuckle boxing)

• Istela Nunes: July 19 vs. Andrea Amaro at Fury FC 121

• Bruno Souza: Unanimous decision win vs. Shane Torres at 559 Fights 125

Jose Johnson (17-11 MMA, 1-3 UFC)

• Next fight: July 24 vs. Mateus Santos at Fury FC 122

• Last MMA fight: Submission loss vs. Juan Archuleta at BORROKA Presents XFC 53 on Sept. 20, 2025

• Last UFC fight: Submission loss vs. Felipe Bunes at UFC on Jan. 11, 2025

• Record since UFC exit: 1-1

Daniel Lacerda (14-7 MMA, 0-5 UFC)

• Next fight: July 24 vs. Andre Ewell at Karate Combat 62 (karate)

• Last MMA fight: Submission win vs. Taron Grigoryan at Tuff-N-Uff 155 on July 8, 2026

• Last UFC fight: Submission loss vs. Edgar Chairez at UFC on Feb. 24, 2024

• Record since UFC exit: 3-1 MMA, 1-0 karate

Andre Ewell (18-10 MMA, 4-5 UFC)

• Next fight: July 24 vs. Daniel Lacerda at Karate Combat 62 (karate)

• Last MMA fight: TKO win vs. Brady Huang at UNF 2 on Aug. 20, 2022

• Last UFC fight: Unanimous decision loss s. Charles Jourdain at UFC on Dec. 18, 2021

• Record since UFC exit: 1-1 MMA, 3-1 exhibition boxing, 1-1 bareknuckle boxing, 1-2 karate

Lucas Martins (22-7 MMA, 4-3 UFC)

• Next fight: July 24 vs. Oussama Assli at Karate Combat 62 (karate)

• Last MMA fight: TKO loss vs. Kubanychbek Abdisalam Uulu at BRAVE CF 77 on Dec. 5, 2023

• Last UFC fight: Split decision win vs. Robert Whiteford at UFC Fight Night 86 on April 10, 2016

• Record since UFC exit: 5-4 MMA, 1-0 karate

Uriah Hall (17-11 MMA, 10-9 UFC)

• Next fight: July 24 vs. Sam Alvey at Karate Combat 62 (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, 2-0 karate

Sam Alvey (34-18-1 MMA, 10-13-1 UFC)

• Next fight: July 24 v.s Uriah Hall at Karate Combat 62 (karate)

• Last MMA fight: TKO win vs. Cameron Graham at B2 Fighting Series 183 on May 27, 2023

• Last UFC fight: Knockout loss vs. Michal Oleksiejczuk at UFC on Aug. 6, 2022

• Record since UFC exit: 1-0 MMA, 4-1 (1 NC) karate

Gadzhi Omargadzhiev (16-4 MMA, 0-2 UFC)

• Next fight: July 25 vs. Abdurakhman Alimagomedov at WKG MMA

• Last MMA fight: Unanimous decision win vs. Artur Pronin at BetCity Fight Nights 137 on May 23, 2026

• Last UFC fight: Unanimous decision loss vs. Abubakar Nurmagomedov at UFC 280 on Oct. 22, 2022

• Record since UFC exit: 3-2

Maheshate (10-5 MMA, 2-4 UFC)

• Next fight: July 25 vs. Murad Khasaev at WKG MMA

• Last MMA fight (also last UFC bout): Unanimous decision loss vs. Gauge Young at UFC on Aug. 23, 2025

• Record since UFC exit: 0-0

Anthony Ivy (15-8 MMA, 0-2 UFC)

• Next fight: July 25 vs. Andrey Koreshkov at SFC 14

• Last MMA fight: Knockout loss vs. Magomed Umalatov at 2025 PFL 5

• Last UFC fight: Unanimous decision loss vs. Bryan Barberena at UFC on Sept. 12, 2020

• Record since UFC exit: 7-4

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Guido Cannetti (10-8 MMA, 4-6 UFC)

• Next fight: July 25 vs. Emiliano Nielli at BKFC Fight Night (bareknuckle boxing)

• Last MMA fight: Submission loss vs. Marcel Adur at FFC 84 on Nov. 13, 2024

• Last UFC fight: Submission loss vs. Mario Bautista at UFC on March 11, 2023

• Record since UFC exit: 0-1

Brandon Davis (14-11 MMA, 2-7 UFC)

• Next fight: July 25 vs. Nkosi Ndebele at PFL Washington

• Last MMA fight: Unanimous decision loss vs. Joshua Weems at Gulf Coast MMA 19 on April 14, 2023

• Last UFC fight: Split decision loss vs. Mana Martinez at UFC on Oct. 15, 2022

• Record since UFC exit: 0-1 MMA, 1-1 (1 NC) bareknuckle MMA

Tyson Pedro (10-6 MMA, 6-5 UFC)

• Next fight: July 25 vs. Rafael Xavier at PFL Washington

• Last MMA fight: Unanimous decision loss vs. Dovlet Yagshimuradov at PFL Belfast on April 16, 2026

• Last UFC fight: Unanimous decision loss vs. Vitor Petrino at UFC on March 2, 2024

• Record since UFC exit: 0-1 MMA, 1-0 boxing

Motonobu Tezuka (35-19-6 MMA, 0-2 UFC)

• Next fight: July 26 vs. Takumi Yagi at Grachan 83

• Last MMA fight: TKO loss vs. Yutaka Ueda at Grachan 81 on March 1, 2026

• Last UFC fight: Unanimous decision loss vs. Vaughan Lee at UFC on FUEL TV 7 on Feb. 16, 2013

• Record since UFC exit: 19-13-3

Lucas Almeida (15-5 MMA, 2-4 UFC)

• Next fight: July 27 vs. Ilay Barzilay at GFN 1

• Last MMA fight (also last UFC bout): TKO loss vs. Michael Aswell Jr. at UFC on Oct. 11, 2025

• Record since UFC exit: 0-1 karate

Lando Vannata (12-8-2 MMA, 4-8-2 UFC)

• Next fight: July 27 vs. Natan Levy (kickboxing)

• Last MMA fight (also last UFC bout): TKO loss vs. Darrius Flowers at UFC on April 4, 2026

• Record since UFC exit: 0-0

Natan Levy (9-2 MMA, 2-2 UFC)

• Next fight: July 27 vs. Lando Vannata at GFN 1 (kickboxing)

• Last MMA fight: TKO win vs. Kui Zhang at APEC 2025 on Oct. 30, 2025

• Last UFC fight: Submission loss vs. Mike Davis at UFC on March 16, 2024

• Record since UFC exit: 1-0

Jose Quinonez (11-8 MMA, 5-4 UFC)

• Next fight: July 27 vs. Kibedy Gordon at GFN 1 (muay Thai)

• Last MMA fight: Unanimous decision loss vs. Erik Perez at Budo Sento Championship 32 on Nov. 28, 2025

• Last UFC fight: TKO loss vs. Louis Smolka at UFC on Dec. 5, 2020

• Record since UFC exit: 3-3 MMA, 0-1 karate

John Lineker (37-11 MMA, 12-4 UFC)

• Next fight: July 27 vs. Ahavat Gordon at GFN 1 (muay Thai)

• Last MMA fight: Submission loss vs. Shinya Aoki at ONE 165 on Jan. 28, 2024

• Last UFC fight: Split decision loss vs. Cory Sandhagen at UFC on April 27, 2019

• Record since UFC exit: 6-2 (1 NC) MMA, 0-2 kickboxing, 2-1 muay Thai, 1-0 caged boxing

This article originally appeared on MMA Junkie: UFC veterans in comabt sports action July 24-27