UFC veterans in MMA action Feb. 7-8
This week, the UFC returns to the land down under for its February pay-per-view.
UFC 312 takes place at Qudos Bank Arena in Sydney, Australia. The event features a pair of title fights: Dricus Du Plessis vs. Sean Strickland and Zhang Weili vs. Tatiana Suarez.
Elsewhere, many other combat sports events are taking place, featuring several familiar names who have competed under the UFC banner.
Check out which veterans of the global MMA leader are competing Feb. 7-8.
Scroll below to see how the UFC veterans fared last week, and see the names and details of this weekend's competitors.
Upcoming event information from Tapology.
Last week's results
Austin Arnett: Submission win vs. Solo Hatley Jr. at Front Street Fights
David Zawada: TKO loss vs. Matej Penaz at Oktagon 66
Collin Anglin: Knockout win vs. Chase Kuebler at Legends of Combat
Chase Gormley: Knockout loss vs. Parker Porter at BKFC on DAZN 4 (bareknuckle boxing)
Parker Porter: Knockout win vs. Chase Gormley at BKFC on DAZN 4 (bareknuckle boxing)
Yorgan de Castro: TKO win vs. Bobby Brents at BKFC on DAZN 4 (bareknuckle boxing)
Cameron Vancamp: Knockout loss vs. Julian Lane at BKFC on DAZN 4 (bareknuckle boxing)
Luan Chagas: Feb. 2 vs. Willian Coelho at Fight Music Show
Austin Lingo (9-4 MMA, 2-3 UFC)
Next fight: Feb. 7 vs. Pena Alamos at Fury FC 101
Last MMA fight: TKO loss vs. Cam Teague at Fury FC 95 on Aug. 2, 2024
Last UFC fight: Unanimous decision loss vs. Melquizael Costa at UFC on ESPN 49 on July 15, 2023
Record since UFC exit: 0-1
Victoria Leonardo (10-6 MMA, 1-4 UFC)
Next fight: Feb. 7 vs. Rayla Nascimento at Inivcta FC 60
Last MMA fight: Submission win vs. Amanda Torres at Invicta FC 58 on Nov. 6, 2024
Last UFC fight: Knockout loss vs. Wang Cong at UFC on ESPN 62 on Aug. 24, 2024
Record since UFC exit: 1-0
Shanna Young (10-7 MMA, 1-3 UFC)
Next fight: Feb. 7 vs. Katharina Lehner at Invicta FC 60
Last MMA fight: TKO win vs. Pamela Boveda Aguirre at Inivcta FC 58 on Nov. 6, 2024
Last UFC fight: Unanimous decision loss vs. Miranda Maverick at UFC Fight Night 214 on Nov. 5, 2022
Record since UFC exit: 2-2
Lipeng Zhang (34-13-2 MMA, 2-2 UFC)
Next fight: Feb. 7 vs. Hiroyuki Tetsuka at ONE Fight Night 28
Last MMA fight: Unanimous decision loss vs. Maurice Above at ONE Fight Night 22 on May 3, 2024
Last UFC fight: Unanimous decision loss vs. Kajan Johnson at UFC Fight Night 66 on May 16, 2015
Record since UFC exit: 25-4-1
Nick Maximov (10-2 MMA, 2-2 UFC)
Next fight: Feb. 7 vs. Said-Magomed Abdulgaziev at Urijah Faber’s A1 Combat 26
Last MMA fight: Unanimous decision win vs. Kevem Felipe at Urijah Faber’s A1 Combat 25 on Nov. 15, 2024
Last UFC fight: Unanimous decision loss v.s Jacob Mallon at UFC Fight Night 212 on Oct. 15, 2022
Record since UFC exit: 2-0
John Teixeira (27-10-2 MMA, 0-1 UFC)
Next fight: Feb. 8 vs. Khasan Dadalov at ACA 183
Last MMA fight: Submission loss vs. Viskhan Kadirov at ACA 180 on Oct. 4, 2024
Last UFC fight: Split decision loss vs. Hugo Viana at UFC 147 on June 23, 2012
Record since UFC exit: 15-9-1
Ramazan Emeev (21-6 MMA, 5-3 UFC)
Next fight: Feb. 8 vs. Abdul-Rakhman Dzhanaev at ACA 183
Last MMA fight: Unanimous decision win vs. Vladimir Vasilyev at ACA 177 on June 28, 2024
Last UFC fight: TKO loss vs. Jack Della Maddalena at UFC 275 on June 11, 2022
Record since UFC exit: 1-0
Albert Tumenov (23-5, 5-3 UFC)
Next fight: Feb. 8 vs. Abubakar Vagaev at ACA 183
Last MMA fight: TKO win vs. Ustarmagomed Gadzhidaudov at ACA 168 on Dec. 24, 2023
Last UFC fight: Submission loss vs. Leon Edwards at UFC 204 on Oct. 8, 2016
Record since UFC exit: 8-0 MMA, 1-0 custom rules
Nick Fiore (9-2 MMA, 0-2 UFC)
Next fight: Feb. 8 vs. Olivier Murad at Combat Zone 87
Last MMA fight: TKO win vs. Saul Almeida at Combat Zone 85 on Aug. 17, 2024
Last UFC fight: Unanimous decision loss vs. Chase Hooper at UFC Fight Night 223 on May 20, 2023
Record since UFC exit: 3-0
This article originally appeared on MMA Junkie: UFC veterans in MMA action Feb. 7-8