UFC veterans in MMA, boxing and bareknuckle action April 27-30
This week, the UFC is back in Las Vegas at the UFC Apex for a key bantamweight bout. In the main event, Ricky Simon takes on Song Yadong in a fight scheduled for five rounds.
Elsewhere, many other MMA, boxing and bareknuckle events are taking place that feature a number of familiar names that have competed under the UFC banner.
This weekend, there are a total of 24 veterans of the global MMA leader competing in MMA and boxing this week from April 21-23.
Check out the names and details about their bouts below.
Upcoming event information from Tapology.
Curtis Millender (20-9 MMA, 3-2 UFC)
Curtis Millender
Next fight: April 27 vs. Ke-ali’i Kanekoa at Trigon Combat (boxing)
Last MMA fight: Unanimous decision win over KB Bhullar at Unified MMA 50 on March 31, 2023
Last UFC fight: Unanimous decision loss to Belal Muhammad at UFC 236 on April 13, 2019
Record since UFC exit: 3-4 MMA, 1-0 boxing
Desmond Green (25-8 MMA, 4-3 UFC)
Next fight: April 27 vs. Lyntai Earnest at Trigon Combat
Last MMA fight: Unanimous decision win over Piankhi Zimmerman at Cagezilla FC 66 on April 23, 2022
Last UFC fight: Unanimous decision win over Charles Jourdain at UFC Fight Night 152 on May 18, 2019
Record since UFC exit: 2-0 MMA, 3-0 bareknuckle boxing
Levan Makashvili (20-6-1 MMA, 1-1 UFC)
Next fight: April 28 vs. Vener Galiev at ACA 156
Last MMA fight: Unanimous decision loss to Kurban Taygibov at ACA 149 on Dec. 16, 2022
Last UFC fight: Majority draw vs. Damon Jackson at UFC on FOX 18 on Jan. 30, 2016
Record since UFC exit: 9-4
Carlos Felipe (11-2 MMA, 3-2 UFC)
Next fight: April 28 vs. Yuriy Fedorov at ACA 156
Last MMA fight (also last UFC bout): Unanimous decision loss to Andrei Arlovski at UFC on Oct. 16, 2021
Record since UFC exit: 1-0 boxing, 2-0 bareknuckle, 1-0 custom rules
Wagner Prado (16-7-1 MMA, 0-2 UFC)
Next fight: April 28 vs. Elmar Gasanov at ACA 156
Last MMA fight: Unanimous decision loss to Grigor Matevosyan at ACA 141 on July 22, 2022
Last UFC fight: Submission loss to Ildemar Alcantara at UFC on FX 7 on Jan. 19, 2013
Record since UFC exit: 8-5-1
Ryan MacDonald (11-2 MMA, 0-2 UFC)
Next fight: April 29 vs. Jesse Stirn at Art of Scrap 6
Last MMA fight: TKO win over Willie Gates at Art of Scrap 3 on Oct. 30, 2021
Last UFC fight: TKO loss to Louis Smolka at UFC Fight Night 158 on Sept. 14, 2019
Record since UFC exit: 1-0
Rhys McKee (12-4-1 MMA, 0-2 UFC)
Next fight: April 29 vs. Jim Walhead at Cage Warriors 153
Last MMA fight: TKO win over Justin Burlinson at Cage Warriors 140 on June 25, 2022
Last UFC fight: Unanimous decision loss to Alex Morono at UFC Fight Night 182 on Nov. 14, 2020
Record since UFC exit: 2-0
Jim Wallhead (33-11 MMA, 0-2 UFC)
Next fight: April 29 vs. Rhys McKee at Cage Warriors 153
Last MMA fight: Knockout win over Mateusz Figlak at Cage Warriors 146 on Nov. 12, 2022
Last UFC fight: Submission loss to Luan Chagas at UFC 212 on June 3, 2017
Record since UFC exit: 4-0
Jeremy Kimball (18-10 MMA, 1-3 UFC)
Next fight: April 29 vs. Ruben Wolf at Oktagon 42
Last MMA fight: TKO loss to Hatef Moeil at Oktakon 36 on Oct. 15, 2022
Last UFC fight: TKO loss to Darko Stosic at UFC Fight Night 135 on July 22, 2018
Record since UFC exit: 3-2
Isabella de Padua (7-3 MMA, 0-1 UFC)
Next fight: April 29 vs. Katharina Dalisda at Oktagon 42
Last MMA fight: Submission win over Edna Oliveira at SFT Outubro Rosa 5 on Oct. 29, 2022
Last UFC fight: Unanimous decision loss to Ariane Lipski at UFC Fight Night 164 on Nov. 16, 2019
Record since UFC exit: 2-1
Josh Copeland (18-7-1 MMA, 0-2 UFC)
Next fight: April 29 vs. Ben Rothwell at BKFC 41 (bareknuckle boxing)
Last MMA fight: Unanimous decision loss to Anton Vyazigin at RCC 7 on Dec. 14, 2019
Last UFC fight: TKO loss to Jared Rosholt at UFC 185 on March 14, 2015
Record since UFC exit: 9-5 MMA, 1-0 bareknuckle
Ben Rothwell (37-14 MMA, 9-8 UFC)
Next fight: April 29 vs. Josh Copeland at BKFC 41 (bareknuckle boxing)
Last MMA fight (also last UFC bout): TKO loss to Marcos Rogerio de Lima at UFC on Nov. 13, 2021
Record since UFC exit: 1-0 bareknuckle
Dan Spohn (19-8-1 MMA, 0-1 UFC)
Next fight: April 29 vs. Chris Camozzi at BKFC 41 (bareknuckle boxing)
Last MMA fight: Unanimous decision win over Dequan Townsend at Ohio Combat League 22 on Oct. 8, 2022
Last UFC fight: Unanimous decision loss to Pat Walsh at The Ultimate Fighter 19 Finale on July 6, 2014
Record since UFC exit: 11-4-1
Chris Camozzi (27-15 MMA, 9-10 UFC)
Chris Camozzi
Next fight: April 29 vs. Dan Spohn at BKFC 41 (bareknuckle boxing)
Last MMA fight: Unanimous decision win over Cory Hendricks at 2021 PFL 9 on Aug. 27, 2021
Last UFC fight: Unanimous decision loss to Trevor Smith at UFC Fight Night 109 on May 28, 2017
Record since UFC exit: 3-1 MMA, 3-2 kickboxing, 1-0 bareknuckle
Bec Rawlings (8-9 MMA, 2-5 UFC)
Bec Rawlings
Next fight: April 29 vs. Christine Ferea at BKFC 41 (bareknuckle boxing)
Last MMA fight: Unanimous decision win over Elina Kallionidou at Bellator 240 on Feb. 22, 2020
Last UFC fight: Unanimous decision loss to Ashlee Evans-Smith at UFC 223 on April 7, 2018
Record since UFC exit: 1-1 MMA, 3-1 bareknuckle
Chad Mendes (18-5 MMA, 9-5 UFC)
Next fight: April 29 vs. Eddie Alvarez at BKFC 41 (bareknuckle boxing)
Last MMA fight (also last UFC bout): TKO loss to Alexander Volkanovski at UFC 232 on Dec. 29, 2018
Record since UFC exit: 1-0 bareknuckle
Eddie Alvarez (30-8 MMA, 4-3 UFC)
Next fight: April 29 vs. Chad Mendes at BKFC 41 (bareknuckle boxing)
Last MMA fight: Unanimous decision loss to Rae Yoon Ok at ONE on TNT 4 on April 28, 201
Last UFC fight: TKO loss to Dustin Poirier at UFC on FOX 30 on July 28, 2018
Record since UFC exit: 1-2
Luke Rockhold (16-6 MMA, 6-5 UFC)
Next fight: April 29 vs. Mike Perry at BKFC 41 (bareknuckle boxing)
Last MMA fight (also last UFC bout): Unanimous decision loss to Paulo Costa at UFC 278 on Aug. 20, 2022
Record since UFC exit: 0-0
Mike Perry (14-8 MMA, 7-8 UFC)
Next fight: April 29 vs. Luke Rockhold at BKFC 41 (bareknuckle boxing)
Last MMA fight (also last UFC bout): Unanimous decision loss to Daniel Rodriguez at UFC on ABC 2 on April 10, 2021
Record since UFC exit: 2-0 bareknuckle, 1-0 custom rules
Masanori Kanehara (29-14-5 MMA, 1-2 UFC)
Next fight: April 30 vs. Sora Yamamoto at Rizin Landmark 5 in Yoyogi
Last MMA fight: TKO win over Kazumasa Majima at Rizin Trigger 3rd on April 16, 2022
Last UFC fight: Submission loss to Michael McDonald at UFC 195 on Jan. 2, 2016
Record since UFC exit: 4-1 MMA, 1-1 Muay thai
Johnny Case (28-9-1 MMA, 4-2 UFC)
Jun 24, 2017; Oklahoma City, OK, USA; Johnny Case weighs in for UFC fight night at Renaissance Waterford Oklahoma City Hotel. Mandatory Credit: Sean Pokorny-USA TODAY Sports
Next fight: April 30 vs. Ali Abdulkhalikov at Rizin Landmark 5 in Yoyogi
Last MMA fight: TKO win over Nobumitsu Osawa at Rizin 50 on Dec. 31, 2022
Last UFC fight: Unanimous decision loss to Anthony Rocco Martin at UFC Fight Night 112 on June 25, 2017
Record since UFC exit: 6-3-1 MMA, 4-0 boxing
Roque Martinez (16-8-2 MMA, 0-3 UFC)
Next fight: April 30 vs. Tsuyoshi Sudario at Rizin Landmark 5 in Yoyogi
Last MMA fight: Submission win over Yokoya McGregor at Brawl International 2 on Nov. 11, 2022
Last UFC fight: Split decision loss to Josh Parisian at UFC on ESPN 25 June 19, 2021
Record since UFC exit: 1-0
Yusuke Kasuya (12-7-2 MMA, 0-2 UFC)
Next fight: April 30 vs. Kazuki Kasai at Pancrase 333
Last MMA fight: Submission win over Yuki Okano at Pancrase 330 on Dec. 25, 2022
Last UFC fight: TKO loss to Alexander Volkanovski at UFC Fight Night 101 on Nov. 26, 2016
Record since UFC exit: 3-4
Michinori Tanaka (14-4 MMA, 2-3 UFC)
Next fight: April 30 vs. Kunihisa Sasa at Pancrase 333
Last MMA fight: Split decision loss to Ary Farias at LFA 138 on Aug. 5, 2022
Last UFC fight: Unanimous decision loss to Ricardo Ramos at UFC Fight Night 104 on Feb. 4, 2017
Record since UFC exit: 3-1
