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)
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)
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)
Alex Da Silva (23-5 MMA, 1-3 UFC)
Mandy Bohm (8-2 MMA, 1-2 UFC)
Damian Stasiak (14-9 MMA, 2-4 UFC)
Bartosz Fabinski (16-5 MMA, 3-3 UFC)
Ronys Torres (42-9 MMA, 0-2 UFC)
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)
Fabio Maldonado (28-17 MMA, 5-6 UFC)
Gleison Tibau (36-19 MMA, 16-12 UFC)
Cris Cyborg (27-2 MMA, 6-1 UFC)
