UFC veterans in MMA, bareknuckle boxing and karate action Sept. 15-16
September 14, 2023 8:50 am ET
This week, the returns to its home base in Las Vegas for Noche UFC.
The event celebrating Mexican Independence Day takes place at T-Mobile Arena and features a women’s flyweight title rematch between champion Alexa Grasso and Valentina Shevchenko.
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, bareknuckle boxing and karate this week from Sept. 15-16.
Check out the names and details about their bouts below.
Upcoming event information from Tapology.
Randy Costa (7-4 MMA, 2-4 UFC)
- Next fight: Sept. 15 vs. Johnny Campbell at Combat FC 5
- Last MMA fight: TKO win vs. Carlos Espinosa at Combat FC 4 on June 16, 2023
- Last UFC fight: Submission loss vs. Guido Cannetti at UFC Fight Night 211 on Oct. 1, 2022
- Record since UFC exit: 1-0
Drew Fickett (43-22 MMA, 4-3 UFC)
- Next fight: Sept. 15 vs. Rick Hawn at Combat FC 5
- Last MMA fight: Submission loss vs. Tyler Hill at Savage Fights 2 on May 13, 2023
- Last UFC fight: Unanimous decision win vs. Keita Nakamura at UFC Fight Night 9 on April 5, 2007
- Record since UFC exit: 13-17
Jonathan Wilson (9-4 MMA, 1-3 UFC)
- Next fight: Sept. 15 vs. Marcos Brigagao at Tuff-N-Uff 133
- Last MMA fight: Submission loss vs. Jose Augusto at Bellator 255 on April 2, 2021
- Last UFC fight: Unanimous decision loss vs. Oskar Piechota at UFC Fight Night 118 on Oct. 21, 2017
- Record since UFC exit: 2-1
Rolando Dy (14-13 MMA, 1-3 UFC)
- Next fight: Sept. 16 vs. George Hillyard at BKB 34 (bareknuckle boxing)
- Last MMA fight: TKO loss vs. Olzhas Eskaraev at Brave CF 62 on Sept. 30, 2022
- Last UFC fight: TKO loss vs. Shane Young at UFC Fight Night 132 on June 23, 2018
- Record since UFC exit: 5-6 MMA, 1-0 bareknuckle boxing
Bojan Velickovic (23-12-2 MMA, 2-3-1 UFC)
- Next fight: Sept. 16 vs. David Kozma at Oktagon 46
- Last MMA fight: Unanimous decision win vs. Christian Jungwirth at Oktagon 44 on June 17, 2023
- Last UFC fight: Split decision loss vs. Jake Matthews at UFC Fight Night 121 on Nov. 18, 2017
- Record since UFC exit: 8-6-1
Andreas Michailidis (15-6 MMA, 1-3 UFC)
- Next fight: Sept. 16 vs. Louis Glismann at Oktagon 46
- Last MMA fight: Submission win vs. Mohamed Grabinski at Oktagon 44 on June 17, 2023
- Last UFC fight: Unanimous decision loss vs. Rinat Fakhretdinov at UFC Fight Night 207 on June 4, 2022
- Record since UFC exit: 2-0
Leandro Silva (26-11-1 MMA, 3-4 UFC)
Leandro Silva
- Next fight: Sept. 16 vs. Mohamad Grabinski at Oktagon 46
- Last MMA fight: Unanimous decision loss vs. Andreas Michailidis at Oktagon 40 on March 4, 2023
- Last UFC fight: Unanimous decision loss vs. Rustam Khabilov at UFC Fight Night 93 on Sept. 3, 2016
- Record since UFC exit: 7-6 MMA, 2-6-1 boxing
Antonio Arroyo (10-6 MMA, 0-3 UFC)
- Next fight: Sept. 16 vs. Elvin Aghayev at Karate Combat 41 (karate)
- Last MMA fight: Unanimous decision loss vs. Mikhail Ragozin at RCC 12 on Aug. 26, 2022
- Last UFC fight: TKO loss vs. Joaquin Buckley at UFC Fight Night 192 on Sept. 18, 2021
- Record since UFC exit: 1-1 MMA, 1-0 karate
Sam Alvey (34-18-1 MMA, 10-13-1 UFC)
- Next fight: Sept. 16 vs. Adam Rosa at Karate Combat 41 (karate)
- Last MMA fight: TKO win vs. Cameron Graham at B2 Fighting Series 183 on May 27, 2023
- Last UFC fight: Knockout loss vs. Michal Oleksiejczuk at UFC on ESPN 40 on Aug. 6, 2022
- Record since UFC exit: 1-0
Ike Villanueva (18-14 MMA, 1-5 UFC)
- Next fight: Sept. 16 vs. Matt Kovacs at BYB 20 (bareknuckle boxing)
- Last MMA fight (also last UFC bout): TKO loss vs. Tyson Pedro at UFC Fight Night 205 on April 23, 2022
- Record since UFC exit: 0-0
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