UFC veterans competing in MMA, boxing and bareknuckle boxing action May 30-31
UFC veterans competing in MMA, boxing and bareknuckle boxing action May 30-31 Check out which veterans of the UFC are competing in combat sports across the globe this week.
This week, the UFC is back in action with another Fight Night event at the UFC Apex.
UFC on ESPN 68 features a women's flyweight matchup between title hopefuls Maycee Barber and Erin Blanchfield. Elsewhere, many other combat sports events are taking place, featuring several familiar names who have competed under the UFC banner. Check out which veterans of the global MMA leader are competing May 30-31.
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.
Last week's results
Xiaocan Feng: Split decision loss vs. Arisa Matsuda at Road to UFC
Baergeng Jieleyisi: Unanimous decision loss vs. Sebastian Szalay at Road to UFC
Ashley Yoder: Split decision loss vs. Natasha Kuziutina at Tuff-N-Uff 144
Rony Jason: TKO loss vs. Pawel Politylo at FNC 23
Caio Machado: May 25 vs. Everton Vasconcelos at Thunder Fight 49 – official results pending
Nick Aguirre: TKO loss vs. John Yannis at Fury FC 104
Leandro Silva (30-12-1 MMA, 3-4 UFC)
Next fight: May 30 vs. Martin Prazdny at RFA 23 (boxing)
Last MMA fight: Submission win vs. Liam Etebar at RFA 22 on April 26, 2025
Last UFC fight: Unanimous decision loss vs. Rustam Khabilov at UFC Fight Night 93 on Sept. 3, 2016
Record since UFC exit: 11-7 MMA, 2-6-1 boxing
Gustavo Lopez (15-8-1 MMA, 1-2-1 UFC)
Next fight: May 30 vs. Petr Striz at RFA 23
Last MMA fight: TKO win vs. Simon Bruknar at PML 15 on May 3, 2025
Last UFC fight: Unanimous draw vs. Alateng Heili at UFC Fight Night 192 on Sept. 18, 2021
Record since UFC exit: 3-2
Enrique Marin (14-7 MMA, 0-2 UFC)
Next fight: May 30 vs. Christian Mach at Brave CF 95
Last MMA fight: Submission loss vs. Michelangelo Colangelo at WOW 13 on March 23, 2024
Last UFC fight: Unanimous decision loss vs. Sage Northcutt at UFC 200 on July 9, 2016
Record since UFC exit: 5-3
Jose Torres (13-3-1 MMA, 1-1 UFC)
Next fight: May 30 vs. Dias Yerengaipov at Brave CF 95
Last MMA fight: Split decision win vs. Makoto Shinryu at Rizin 49 on Dec. 31, 2024
Last UFC fight: TKO loss vs. Alex Perez at UFC 227 on Aug. 4, 2018
Record since UFC exit: 5-2-1
Silvana Gomez Juarez (11-6 MMA, 1-3 UFC)
Next fight: May 30 vs. Nadia Vera at Budo Sento Championship 29
Last MMA fight: Unanimous decision loss vs. Alejandra Lara at Budo Sento Championship 24 on Aug. 2, 2024
Last UFC fight: Unanimous decision loss vs. Karolina Kowalkiewicz at UFC 281 on Nov. 12, 2022
Record since UFC exit: 0-1 MMA, 1-0 boxing
Johnny Case (28-10-1 MMA, 4-2 UFC)
Next fight: May 31 vs. Juri Ohara at Rizin in Korea
Last MMA fight: Unanimous decision loss vs. Noah Bey at Rizin 47 on June 9, 2024
Last UFC fight: Unanimous decision loss vs. Anthony Rocco Martin at UFC Fight Night 112 on June 25, 2017
Record since UFC exit: 6-4-1 MMA, 5-0 boxing
Shunichi Shimizu (39-28-14 MMA, 0-1 UFC)
Next fight: May 31 vs. Justin Van Heerden at HEX Fight Series 35
Last MMA fight: Submission win vs. Tomoya Omura at Roman 2 on April 26, 2025
Last UFC fight: Submission loss vs. Kyung Ho Kang at UFC Fight Night 34 on Jan. 4, 2014
Record since UFC exit: 12-19-4 (2 NC), 0-0-1 lethwei
Shamil Gamzatov (15-3 MMA, 1-1 UFC)
Next fight: May 31 vs. Ivan Shtyrkov at RCC 22
Last MMA fight: Split decision win vs. Ogor Glazkov at RCC on Feb. 22, 2025
Last UFC fight: Knockout loss vs. Michal Oleksiejczuk at UFC 267 on Oct. 30, 2021
Record since UFC exit: 1-2
Marco Beltran (19-10 MMA, 3-3 UFC)
Next fight: May 31 vs. Bartosz Wojcikiewicz at Superior Challenge 28
Last MMA fight: Submission loss vs. Rogerio Ferreira at WAR 4
Last UFC fight: Unanimous decision loss vs. Matt Schnell at UFC 216 on Oct. 7, 2017
Record since UFC exit: 5-4 (1 NC)
Albert Morales (18-9-1 MMA, 1-4-1 UFC)
Next fight: May 31 vs. Johnny Robles at UNF 25
Last MMA fight: TKO win vs. Chase Gibson at UNF 23 on March 1, 2025
Last UFC fight: Submission loss vs. Manny Bermudez at UFC on FOX 28 on Feb. 24, 2018
Record since UFC exit: 11-5
Rolando Dy (15-13 MMA, 1-3 UFC)
Next fight: May 31 vs. Roberto Duran Jr. at BKB 41 (bareknuckle boxing)
Last MMA fight: Split decision win vs. Eduard Demenko at Fire Cage FC 1 on Feb. 22, 2025
Last UFC fight: TKO loss vs. Shane Young at UFC Fight Night 132 on June 23, 2018
Record since UFC exit: 6-6 MMA, 2-1 bareknuckle boxing
Kajan Johnson (23-14-1 MMA, 4-3 UFC)
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