This week, the UFC travels to Anaheim, Calif. for its second pay-per-view event of the year, UFC 298.
The event at the Honda Center features a featherweight title fight between champ Alexander Volkanovski and challenger Ilia Topuria.
Many other combat sports events are taking place that feature several familiar names that have competed under the UFC banner.
Check out which veterans of the global MMA leader are competing Feb. 16-17.
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
- Don Shainis: TKO loss vs. Damion Nelson at Combat FC 6
- Kyle Daukaus: Submission win vs. Sean Connor Fallon at CFFC 129
- David Zawada: Submission win vs. Hojat Khajevand at Oktagon 53
- Norman Parke: Unanimous decision win vs. Michal Pasternak at Fame 20
- Justin Jaynes: Submission win vs. Carson Hardman at Fierce FC 30
- Jared Vanderaa: Submission win vs. Kent Mafileo at Fierce FC 30
- Ike Villanueva: TKO win vs. DJ Linderman at BYB 24 (bareknuckle boxing)
Cameron VanCamp (15-7-1 MMA, 0-2 UFC)
- Next fight: Feb. 16 vs. Micah Terrill at BKFC Prospect Series (bareknuckle boxing)
- Last MMA fight (also last UFC bout): TKO loss vs. Mikolas Motta at UFC Fight Night 210 on Sept. 17, 2023
- Record since UFC exit: 0-1 bareknuckle boxing
Richie Smullen (10-3-1 MMA, 0-1 UFC)
- Next fight: Feb. 17 vs. Kirill Medvedovski at Cage Legacy 20
- Last MMA fight: Unanimous decision loss vs. Timur Khizriev at Bellator 297 on June 16, 2023
- Last UFC fight: Submission loss vs. Luis Pena at The Ultimate Fighter 27 Finale on July 6, 2018
- Record since UFC exit: 7-2
Joshua Weems (11-3 MMA, 0-1 UFC)
- Next fight: Feb. 17 vs. Rey Trujillo at Gulf Coast MMA 20
- Last MMA fight: Unanimous decision win vs. Brandon Davis at Gulf Coast MMA 19 on April 14, 2023
- Last UFC fight: Submission loss vs. Christian Rodriguez at UFC on Oct. 29, 2022
- Record since UFC exit: 1-0 MMA, 1-1 bareknuckle MMA
Dequan Townsend (25-13 MMA, 0-4 UFC)
- Next fight: Feb. 17 vs. Chris Hicks at Rebel Combat Sports
- Last MMA fight: TKO win vs. Marcus Maulding at Rebel Combat Sports on Oct. 28, 2023
- Last UFC fight: TKO loss vs. Dusko Todorovic at UFC on ESPN 16 on Oct. 3, 2020
- Record since UFC exit: 4-1
Darian Weeks (6-3 MMA, 0-3 UFC)
- Next fight: Feb. 17 vs. Chris Crosby at Midwest Fight League
- Last MMA fight: Unanimous decision win vs. Muhammad Abdullah at B2 Fighting Series 181 on May 5, 2023
- Last UFC fight: Split decision loss vs. Yohan Lainesse at UFC 279 on Sept. 10, 2022
- Record since UFC exit: 1-0 MMA, 0-1 boxing
