UFC veterans in MMA and boxing action Jan. 19-21

This week, the UFC heads to Canada for its first pay-per-view event of 2024.

UFC 297 (pay-per-view, ESPN, ESPN+) takes place Saturday at Scotiabank Arena in Toronto, and is headlined by a middleweight title fight between Sean Strickland and Dricus Du Plessis.

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 Jan. 19-21.

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.

Carlton Minus (13-5 MMA, 0-2 UFC)

LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – AUGUST 22: (L-R) Carlton Minus punches Matthew Semelsberger in their welterweight fight during the UFC Fight Night event at UFC APEX on August 22, 2020 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC)

• Next fight: Jan. 19 vs. Charlie Kennedy at Alaska Combat
• Last MMA fight: TKO loss vs. Aryion Young at Fury Challenger Series 5 on Aug. 20, 2023
• Last UFC fight: Unanimous decision loss vs. Christos Giagos at UFC Fight Night 183 on Dec. 19, 2020
• Record since UFC exit: 3-2

Wu Yanan (13-6 MMA, 1-5 UFC)

Wu Yanan

• Next fight: Jan. 20 vs. Cong Wang at Kunlun Fight World Championship 95
• Last MMA fight (also last UFC bout): TKO loss vs. Lucie Pudilovat at UFC 278 on Aug. 20, 2022
• Record since UFC exit: 0-0

Carls John de Tomas (10-3 MMA, 0-2 UFC)

• Next fight: Jan. 20 vs. Dylan Salvador at UAE Warriors 46
• Last MMA fight: Submission loss vs. Bernard Soriano at URCC 88 on Sept. 19, 2023
• Last UFC fight: Submission loss vs. Alex Perez at UFC Fight Night 123 on Dec. 9, 2017
• Record since UFC exit: 2-1

Alex Da Silva (23-5 MMA, 1-3 UFC)

• Next fight: Jan. 20 vs. Dinislam Kamavov at UAE Warriors 46
• Last MMA fight: Submission win vs. Bagysh Zharmamatov at UAE Warriors 44 on Aug. 26, 2022
• Last UFC fight: Majority decision loss vs. Joe Solecki at UFC Fight Night 207 on June 4, 2022
• Record since UFC exit: 2-1

Mandy Bohm (8-2 MMA, 1-2 UFC)

• Next fight: Jan. 20 vs. Karina Szmalenberg at Munich Mayhem (boxing)
• Last MMA fight (also last UFC bout): Split decision win vs. Ji Yeon Kim at UFC on ABC 4 on May 13, 2023
• Record since UFC exit: 1-0 boxing

Damian Stasiak (14-9 MMA, 2-4 UFC)

• Next fight: Jan. 20 vs. Adam Soldaev at KSW 90
• Last MMA fight: Submission win vs. Pascal Hintzen at KSW 84 on July 15, 2023
• Last UFC fight: Unanimous decision loss vs. Pingyuan Liu at UFC Fight Night 134 on July 22, 2018
• Record since UFC exit: 4-3

Bartosz Fabinski (16-5 MMA, 3-3 UFC)

• Next fight: Jan. 20 vs. Laid Zerhouni at KSW 90
• Last MMA fight: Unanimous decision win vs. Kacper Karski at Strife 4 on Oct. 7, 2023
• Last UFC fight: Submission loss vs. Gerald Meerschaert at UFC on ESPN 22 on April 17, 2021
• Record since UFC exit: 1-0

Ronys Torres (42-9 MMA, 0-2 UFC)

Ronys Torres

• Next fight: Jan. 20 vs. Jonathan Carlos at CFC 17
• Last MMA fight: Unanimous decision win vs. Pedro Paulino at Shooto Brasil 119 on Aug. 25, 2023
• Last UFC fight: Split decision loss vs. Jacob Volkmann at UFC Fight Night 121 on March 31, 2010
• Record since UFC exit: 28-6

Kalindra Faria (19-9-1 MMA, 0-3 UFC)

• Next fight: Jan. 20 vs. Queila Braga at CFC 17
• Last MMA fight: Unanimous decision loss vs. Julia Polastri at Iron Man MMA 24 on June 24, 2022
• Last UFC fight: Submission loss vs. Joanne Wood at UFC Fight Night 135 on Aug. 25, 2018
• Record since UFC exit: 1-1 MMA, 1-1 boxing, 0-1 kickboxing, 1-0 custom rules

Fabio Maldonado (28-17 MMA, 5-6 UFC)

• Next fight: Jan. 20 vs. Siarhei Novikau at Fists of Fury (boxing)
• Last MMA fight: TKO loss vs. Kirill Sidelnikov at Ural FC 1 on July 1, 2022
• Last UFC fight: Unanimous decision loss vs. Corey Anderson at UFC Fight Night 77 on Nov. 7, 2015
• Record since UFC exit: 6-7 MMA, 2-8 boxing, 0-1 bareknuckle boxing

Gleison Tibau (36-19 MMA, 16-12 UFC)

• Next fight: Jan. 21 vs. Burenzorig Batmunkh at Top Brights 01
• Last MMA fight: TKO loss vs. Boris Medvedev at RCC 16 on July 28, 2023
• Last UFC fight: Unanimous decision loss vs. Des Green at UFC Fight Night 131 on June 1, 2018
• Record since UFC exit: 4-5

Cris Cyborg (27-2 MMA, 6-1 UFC)

• Next fight: Jan. 19 vs. Kelsey Wickstrum at WFC 163 (boxing)
• Last MMA fight: TKO win vs. Cat Zingano at Bellator 300 on Oct. 7, 2023
• Last UFC fight: Unanimous decision win vs. Felicia Spencer at UFC 240 on July 27, 2019
• Record since UFC exit: 6-0 MMA, 2-0 boxing