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UFC veterans in MMA and karate action Dec. 14-17
This week, the UFC wraps up its year with a pay-per-view event in Las Vegas.
UFC 296 takes place at T-Mobile Arena, and features a pair of title fights. In the main event, Leon Edwards looks to defend his welterweight title against Colby Covington, and Alexandre Pantoja defends his flyweight crown against Brandon Royval.
Elsewhere, many other combat sports events are taking place that feature a number of familiar names that have competed under the UFC banner.
Check out which veterans of the global MMA leader are competing Dec. 14-17.
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
Hacran Dias: TKO loss vs. Vener Galiev at ACA 167
Ismail Naurdiev: Submission win vs. Tahar Hadbi at Brave CF 79
Brett Johns: TKO win vs. David Tonatiuh Crol at 2023 PFL Europe 4
Tom Breese: Submission win vs. Cleiton Silva at 2023 PFL Europe 4
Andreas Stahl: TKO win vs. Kirill Medvedovski at Battle of Botnia 8
Khadis Ibragimov: Unanimous decision win vs. Alexey Golub at Ural FC 5 (caged boxing)
Norman Parke: Split decision win vs. Maciej Sulecki at Fame: Reborn (custom rules)
Humberto Bandenay (21-8 MMA, 1-3 UFC)
Aleksei Oleinik (60-18-1 MMA, 9-8 UFC)
Next fight: Dec. 15 vs. Fernando Rodrigues Jr. at RCC 17
Last MMA fight: Knockout loss vs. Oli Thompson at Russia Regional on May 26, 2023
Last UFC fight: Unanimous decision loss vs. Ilir Latifi at UFC Fight Night 211 on Oct. 1, 2022
Record since UFC exit: 0-1 MMA, 1-0 boxing
Maxim Grishin (32-10-2 MMA, 2-3 UFC)
Next fight: Dec. 15 vs. Asylzhan Bakhytzhanuly at RCC 17
Last MMA fight (also last UFC bout): Unanimous decision loss vs. Philipe Lins at UFC on ESPN 46 on June 3, 2023
Record since UFC exit: 0-0
Jose Torres (12-1-1 MMA, 1-1 UFC)
Darrell Horcher (14-6 MMA, 1-3 UFC)
Shane Campbell (21-8 MMA, 1-4 UFC)
Wilson Reis (27-13 MMA, 7-6 UFC)
Trevin Jones (14-10 MMA, 1-4 UFC)
Antonio Arroyo (10-6 MMA, 0-3 UFC)
Sam Alvey (34-18-1 MMA, 10-13-1 UFC)
Benson Henderson (30-12 MMA, 11-3 UFC)
Anthony Pettis (25-14 MMA, 11-9 UFC)
Next fight: Dec. 15 vs. Benson Henderson at Karate Combat 43 (karate)
Last MMA fight: Unanimous decision loss vs. Stevie Ray at 2022 PFL Playoffs 1 on Aug. 5, 2022
Last UFC fight: Unanimous decision win vs. Alex Morono at UFC Fight Night 183 on Dec. 19, 2020
Record since UFC exit: 1-4
Reginaldo Vieira (17-7 MMA, 1-2 UFC)
Rony Jason (17-10 MMA, 4-4 UFC)
Marco Beltran (20-7 MMA, 3-3 UFC)
Pawel Pawlak (22-4-1 MMA, 1-2 UFC)
Next fight: Dec. 16 vs. Michal Materla at KSW 89
Last MMA fight: TKO win vs. Tomasz Romanowski at KSW 83 on June 3, 2023
Last UFC fight: Unanimous decision loss vs. Leon Edwards at UFC Fight Night 72 on July 18, 2015
Record since UFC exit: 11-2-1
Marcin Held (28-9 MMA, 1-3 UFC)
Next fight: Dec. 16 vs. Raul Tutarauli at KSW 89
Last MMA fight: Submission win vs. Myles Price at 2022 PFL Playoffs on Aug. 20, 2022
Last UFC fight: Unanimous decision win vs. Nasrat Haqparast at UFC Fight Night 118 on Oct. 21, 2017
Record since UFC exit: 5-2
Viktor Pesta (19-8 MMA, 1-4 UFC)
Next fight: Dec. 16 vs. Szymon Bajor at KSW 89
Last MMA fight: Submission win vs. Filip Stawowy at KSW 86 on Sept. 16, 2023
Last UFC fight: Submission loss vs. Aleksei Oleinik at UFC Fight Night 103 on Jan. 15, 2017
Record since UFC exit: 9-4
Charles Rosa (15-8 MMA, 5-8 UFC)
Luis Henrique (15-9 MMA, 2-4 UFC)
