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UFC veterans in MMA, kickboxing, muay Thai and bareknuckle boxing action Sept. 22-23

This week, the UFC remains in Las Vegas for UFC Fight Night 228.

The event takes place at the UFC Apex and features a lightweight bout between Rafael Fiziev and Mateusz Gamrot.

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 in MMA, kickboxing, muay Thai and bareknuckle boxing this week from Sept. 22-23.

Check out the names and details about their bouts below.

Upcoming event information from Tapology.

Last week's results

  • Randy Costa: Sept. 15 vs. Johnny Campbell at Combat FC 5
  • Drew Fickett: Sept. 15 vs. Rick Hawn at Combat FC 5
  • Jonathan Wilson: Sept. 15 vs. Marcos Brigagao at Tuff-N-Uff 133
  • Rolando Dy: Sept. 16 vs. George Hillyard at BKB 34 (bareknuckle boxing)
  • Bojan Velickovic: Sept. 16 vs. David Kozma at Oktagon 46
  • Andreas Michailidis: Sept. 16 vs. Louis Glismann at Oktagon 46
  • Leandro Silva: Sept. 16 vs. Mohamad Grabinski at Oktagon 46
  • Antonio Arroyo: Sept. 16 vs. Elvin Aghayev at Karate Combat 41 (karate)
  • Sam Alvey: Sept. 16 vs. Adam Rosa at Karate Combat 41 (karate)
  • Ike Villanueva: Sept. 16 vs. Matt Kovacs at BYB 20 (bareknuckle boxing)

John Teixeira (26-8-2 MMA, 0-1 UFC)

  • Next fight: Sept. 22 vs. Alexander Kovalev at ACA 163
  • Last MMA fight: Unanimous decision win vs. Akhmadkhan Bokov at ACA 153 on March 9, 2023
  • Last UFC fight: Split decision loss vs. Hugo Viana at UFC 147 on June 23, 2012
  • Record since UFC exit: 14-7-1

Sarah Frota (10-4 MMA, 0-2 UFC)

  • Next fight: Sept. 22 vs. Marta Waliczek at CAVEMMA 3
  • Last MMA fight: TKO win vs. Larissa Moura at Brazilian Fighting Series 3 on Nov. 21, 2021
  • Last UFC fight: TKO loss vs. Gillian Robertson at UFC 240 on July 27, 2019
  • Record since UFC exit: 1-2

Chris Camozzi (27-15 MMA, 9-10 UFC)

  • Next fight: Sept. 22 vs. Lorenzo Hunt at BKFC 50 (bareknuckle boxing)
  • Last MMA fight: Unanimous decision win vs. Cory Hendricks at 2021 PFL Playoffs 3 on Aug. 27, 2021
  • Last UFC fight: Unanimous decision loss vs. Trevor Smith at UFC Fight Night 109 on May 28, 2017
  • Record since UFC exit: 3-2 MMA, 3-2 kickboxing, 2-0 bareknuckle boxing

Josh Copeland (18-7-1 MMA, 0-2 UFC)

Josh Copeland
  • Next fight: Sept. 22 vs. Steve Herelius at BKFC 50 (bareknuckle boxing)
  • Last MMA fight: Unanimous decision loss vs. Anton Vyazigin at RCC 17 on Dec. 14, 2019
  • Last UFC fight: TKO loss vs. Jared Rosholt at UFC 185 on March 14, 2015
  • Record since UFC exit: 9-5-1 MMA, 1-1 bareknuckle boxing

Mads Burnell (17-5 MMA, 1-2 UFC)

  • Next fight: Sept. 23 vs. Daniel Weichel at Bellator 299
  • Last MMA fight: Unanimous decision win vs. Bellator 295 on April 22, 2023
  • Last UFC fight: Submission loss vs. Arnold Allend at UFC Fight Night 130 on May 27, 2018
  • Record since UFC exit: 8-2

Sabah Homasi (17-11 MMA, 0-3 UFC)

  • Next fight: Sept. 23 vs. Levan Chokheli at Bellator 299
  • Last MMA fight: TKO loss vs. Brennan Ward at Bellator 290 on Feb. 4, 2023
  • Last UFC fight: Knockout loss vs. Abdul Razak Alhassan at UFC 220 on Jan. 20, 2018
  • Record since UFC exit: 6-3

Charlie Ward (10-6 MMA, 0-2 UFC)

  • Next fight: Sept. 23 vs. Gregory Babene at Bellator 299
  • Last MMA fight: Unanimous decision loss vs. Mike Shipman at Bellator 291 on Feb. 25, 2023
  • Last UFC fight: TKO loss vs. Galore Bofando at UFC Fight Night 113 on July 16, 2017
  • Record since UFC exit: 7-3

Luis Pena (11-6 MMA, 5-3 UFC)

  • Next fight: Sept. 23 vs. Kurvon Battle at Kings of Kickboxing (kickboxing)
  • Last MMA fight: Submission loss vs. Michael Dufort at Aries Fight Series 16 on April 22, 2023
  • Last UFC fight: Split decision win vs. Alex Munoz at UFC on ESPN 22 on April 17, 2021
  • Record since UFC exit: 2-3 MMA, 0-2 boxing, 2-1 kickboxing

Joe Giannetti (14-4-1 MMA, 0-2 UFC)

 

  • Next fight: Sept. 23 vs. Michael Dufort at Cage Titans 61
  • Last MMA fight: Unanimous decision win vs. Saul Almeida at Cage Titans 57 on Jan. 7, 2023
  • Last UFC fight: Split decision loss vs. Michael Trizano at The Ultimate Fighter 27 Finale on July 6, 2018
  • Record since UFC exit: 8-3-1

Masanori Kanehara (30-14-5 MMA, 1-2 UFC)

  • Next fight: Sept. 23 vs. Kleber Koike Erbst at Rizin 44
  • Last MMA fight: Unanimous decision win vs. Sora Yamamoto at Rizin Landmark 5
  • Last UFC fight: Submission loss vs. Michael McDonald at UFC 195 on Jan. 2, 2016
  • Record since UFC exit: 5-1 MMA, 1-1 muay Thai

Spike Carlyle (14-5 MMA, 1-2 UFC)

  • Next fight: Sept. 23 vs. Yoshinori Horie at Rizin 44
  • Last MMA fight: Unanimous decision loss vs. Roberto de Souza at Rizin 42 on May 6, 2023
  • Last UFC fight: Unanimous decision loss vs. Bill Algeo at UFC on ESPN 18 Nov. 28, 2023
  • Record since UFC exit: 5-2

Yoshinori Horie (12-4 MMA, 0-1 UFC)

Yoshinori Horie
  • Next fight: Sept. 23 vs. Spike Carlyle at Rizin 44
  • Last MMA fight: Submission loss vs. Vugar Karamov at Rizin 41 on April 1, 2023
  • Last UFC fight: Knockout loss vs. Hakeem Dawodu at UFC 240 on July 27, 2019
  • Record since UFC exit: 4-2

Todd Duffee (9-4 MMA, 3-2 UFC)

  • Next fight: Sept. 23 vs. Tsuyoshi Sudario at Rizin 44
  • Last MMA fight: TKO loss vs. Phil De Fries at KSW 79 on Feb. 25, 2023
  • Last UFC fight: TKO loss vs. Frank Mir at UFC Fight Night 71 on July 15, 2015
  • Record since UFC exit: 0-1

Jessica-Rose Clark (11-9 MMA, 4-5 UFC)

  • Next fight: Sept. 23 vs. Karen Cedillo at Lion Fight 75 (muay Thai)
  • Last MMA fight (also last UFC bout): Submission loss vs. Tainara Lisboa at UFC on ABC 4 on May 13, 2023
  • Record since UFC exit: 0-0
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