UFC veterans in MMA, boxing and karate action May 1-4

01-05-2025

UFC veterans in MMA, boxing and karate action May 1-4 Check out which veterans of the UFC are competing in combat sports across the globe this week.
This week, the UFC travels to Des Moines, Iowa, for a Fight Night event.
UFC on ESPN 67 takes place at Wells Fargo Arena. The event features a bantamweight main event between Cory Sandhagen and Deiveson Figueiredo.
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 1-4.
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
Carlos Huachin: Unanimous decision win vs. Paulo Portillo at FFC 89
Daniel Lacerda: TKO loss vs. Andrew Garrett at Tuff-N-Uff 143
Joshua Weems: TKO loss vs. Kai Kamaka at Tuff-N-Uff 143
Kai Kamaka: TKO win vs. Joshua Weems at Tuff-N-Uff 143
Gadzhi Omargadzhiev: April 26 vs. Julio Spadaccini at Core FC 1 – official results pending
Francisco Figueiredo: April 26 vs. Dzhamaludin Aliev at Core FC 1 – official results pending
John Allan: TKO loss vs. James Webb at Cage Warriors 188
Mallory Martin: Unanimous decision win vs. Eva Dourthe at Oktagon 70
Krzysztof Jotko: Unanimous decision win vs. Ion Surdu at Oktagon 70
Chris Camozzi: Unanimous decision win vs. Andrea Bicchi at BKFC 73 (bareknuckle boxing)
Shunichi Shimizu: Submission win vs. Tomoya Omura at Roman II
Will Chope: Submission loss vs. Maike Oura at Roman II
Hatsu Hioki: Unanimous decision win vs. Alexandre Franca Noguiera at Roman II
Reginaldo Vieira: Unanimous decision loss vs. Ruslan Amuev at JCK Kings 008
Karl Williams (10-2 MMA, 3-1 UFC)
Next fight: May 1 vs. Oleg Popov at 2025 PFL World Tournament 4
Last MMA fight (also last UFC bout): Unanimous decision loss vs. Jhonata Diniz at UFC on ESPN 61 on Aug. 10, 2024
Record since UFC exit: 0-0
Tim Johnson (18-11 MMA, 4-3 UFC)
Next fight: May 1 vs. Alexandr Romanov at 2025 PFL World Tournament 4
Last MMA fight: Submission loss vs. Vadim Nemkov at PFL Road to Dubai on Jan. 25, 2025
Last UFC fight: Unanimous decision win vs. Marcelo Golm at UFC Fight Night 125 on Feb. 3, 2018
Record since UFC exit: 6-7
Rodrigo Nascimento (11-3 MMA, 4-3 UFC)
Next fight: May 1 vs. Abraham Bably at 2025 PFL World Tournament 4
Last MMA fight (also last UFC bout): Unanimous Decision loss vs. Alexandr Romanov at UFC Fight Night 246 on Nov. 2, 2024
Record since UFC exit: 0-0
Alexandr Romanov (18-3 MMA, 7-3 UFC)
Next fight: May 1 vs. Tim Johnson at 2025 PFL World Tournament 4
Last MMA fight (also last UFC bout): Unanimous decision win vs. Rodrigo Nascimento at UFC Fight Night 246 on Nov. 2, 2024
Record since UFC exit: 0-0
Antonio Carlos Junior (16-6 MMA, 7-5 UFC)
Next fight: May 1 vs. Karl Moore at 2025 PFL World Tournament 4
Last MMA fight: Unanimous decision loss vs. Alex Polizzi at 2024 PFL 5 on June 21, 2024
Last UFC fight: Unanimous decision loss vs. Brad Tavares at UFC 257 on Jan. 23, 2021
Record since UFC exit: 6-1 (1 NC)
Rob Wilkinson (19-3 MMA, 0-2 UFC)
Next fight: May 1 vs. Phil Davis at 2025 PFL World Tournament 4
Last MMA fight: Unanimous decision loss vs. Dovlet Yagshimuradov at 2024 PFL Playoffs on Aug. 16, 2024
Last UFC fight: TKO loss vs. Israel Adesanya at UFC 221 on Feb. 10, 2018
Record since UFC exit: 8-1 (1 NC) MMA, 1-0 boxing, 2-0 kickboxing
Phil Davis (24-7 MMA, 9-3 UFC)
Next fight: May 1 vs. Rob Wilkinson at 2025 PFL World Tournament 4
Last MMA fight: Split decision loss vs. Corey Anderson at Bellator 297 on June 16, 2023
Last UFC fight: Split decision loss vs. Ryan Bader at UFC on FOX 14 on Jan. 24, 2015
Record since UFC exit: 11-4
Muhammad Mokaev (13-0 MMA, 7-0 UFC)
Next fight: May 2 vs. Bolat Zamanbekov at Karate Combat 54 (karate)
Last MMA fight: Submission win vs. Joevincent So at Brave CF 91 on Dec. 13, 2024
Last UFC fight: Unanimous decision win vs. Manel Kape at UFC 304 on July 27, 2024
Record since UFC exit: 1-0
Sam Alvey (34-18-1 MMA, 10-13-1 UFC)
Next fight: May 2 vs. Tyrone Spong at Karate Combat 54 (karate)
Last MMA fight: TKO win vs. Cameron Graham at May 27, 2023
Last UFC fight: KO loss vs. Michal Oleksiejczuk at UFC on ESPN 40 on Aug. 6, 2022
Record since UFC exit: 1-0 MMA, 3-0 (1 NC) karate
Hunter Azure (12-4 MMA, 2-2 UFC)
Next fight: May 2 vs. Alvaro Quiroga at United Fight League 6
Last MMA fight: Submission win vs. Joel Haro at Fierce FC 36 on Dec. 13, 2024
Last UFC fight: Split decision loss vs. Jack Shore at UFC on ABC 2 on April 10, 2021
Record since UFC exit: 3-2
Kyle Stewart (15-6 MMA, 0-2 UFC)
Next fight: May 2 vs. Randall Wallace at United Fight League 6
Last MMA fight: TKO loss vs. Lorenz Larkin at Bellator 280 on May 6, 2022
Last UFC fight: Unanimous decision loss vs. Erik Koch at UFC 240 on July 27, 2019
Record since UFC exit: 4-3
Lipeng Zhang (35-13-2 MMA, 2-2 UFC)
Next fight: May 2 vs. Lucas Gabriel at ONE Fight Night 31
Last MMA fight: TKO win vs. Hiroyuki Tetsuka at ONE Fight Night 28 on Feb. 7, 2025
Last UFC fight: Unanimous decision loss vs. Kajan Johnson at UFC Fight Night 66 on May 16, 2015
Record since UFC exit: 26-4-1
Bruno Souza (13-3 MMA, 0-2 UFC)
Next fight: May 2 vs. Hector Fajardo at Urijah Faber's A1 Combat 27
Last MMA fight: Decision win vs. Erick Sanchez at Urijah Faber's A1 Combat 23 on July 26, 2024
Last UFC fight: Unanimous decision loss vs. Luis Saldana at UFC on ESPN 33 on March 26, 2022
Record since UFC exit: 3-1 MMA, 3-3 karate
Gustavo Lopez (14-8-1 MMA, 1-2-1 UFC)
Next fight: May 3 vs. Simon Bruknar at PML 15
Last MMA fight: TKO win vs. Denis Tripansky at PML 13 on Jan. 25, 2025
Last UFC fight: Unanimous draw vs. Alateng Heili at UFC Fight Night 192 on Sept. 18, 2021
Record since UFC exit: 2-2
Chase Sherman (16-12 MMA, 4-11 UFC)
Next fight: May 3 vs. Demarcus Kemp at Off the Hook Boxing Series 1 (boxing)
Last MMA fight (also last UFC bout): Unanimous decision loss vs. Karl Williams at UFC on ABC 4 on May 13, 2023
Record since UFC exit: 2-1 bareknuckle MMA
Rashad Coulter (9-5 MMA, 1-3 UFC)
Next fight: May 3 vs. Andres Montoya at Cinco de Mayo Showdown (boxing)
Last MMA fight: TKO loss vs. Ike Villanueva at Fury FC 40 on Dec. 13, 2019
Last UFC fight: Unanimous decision win vs. Yaozong Hu at UFC Fight Night 141 on Nov. 24, 2018
Record since UFC exit: 0-1 MMA, 0-1 muay Thai, 1-5 boxing, 2-1 bareknuckle boxing
John Dodson (24-14 MMA, 10-7 UFC)

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