This week, UFC Fight Night 216 serves as the promotion’s final event of the year at UFC Apex in Las Vegas.
Elsewhere, many other MMA events are taking place that feature familiar names that have competed under the UFC banner, including a veteran whose last fight with the promotion was in 2001.
These 7 veterans of the global MMA leader are competing in MMA, boxing and bareknuckle this week from Dec. 14-17.
Check out the names and details about their bouts below.
Upcoming event information from Tapology.
Yuki Kondo (63-38-9 MMA, 1-2 UFC)
Next fight: Dec. 14 vs. Tetsuya Izuchi at GLEAT MMA Ver. 0
Last MMA fight: Unanimous decision win over Kazuhito Suzuki at Pancrase 327 on April 29, 2022
Last UFC fight: Unanimous decision loss to Vladimir Matyushenko at UFC 32 on June 29, 2001
Record since UFC exit: 32-28-6
Davi Ramos (10-5 MMA, 4-3 UFC)
Next fight: Dec. 16 vs. Mukhamed Kokov at ACA 149
Last MMA fight: Unanimous decision loss to Artem Reznikov at ACA 140 on June 17, 2022
Last UFC fight: Unanimous decision loss to Arman Tsarukyan at UFC Fight Night 172 on July 18, 2020
Record since UFC exit: 0-1
Rousimar Palhares (19-11-1 MMA, 8-4 UFC)
Next fight: Dec. 16 vs. Anatoliy Boyko at ACA 149
Last MMA fight: Unanimous decision loss to Ibragim Magomedov at ACA 140 on June 17, 2022
Last UFC fight: Submission win over Mike Pierce at UFC Fight Night 29 on Oct. 9, 2013
Record cine UFC exit: 5-5-1
John Teixeira (25-8-2 MMA, 0-1 UFC)
Next fight: Dec. 16 vs. Dzhikhad Yunusov at ACA 149
Last MMA fight: TKO win over Mauricio Machado at Shooto Brasil 111 on Oct. 28, 2022
Last UFC fight: Split decision loss to Hugo Viana at UFC 147 on June 23, 2012
Record since UFC exit: 13-7-1
Shane Campbell (20-8 MMA, 1-4 UFC)
Next fight: Dec. 16 vs. Darren Smith Jr. at Unified MMA 48
Last MMA fight: Unanimous decision win over Kyle Prepolect at Unified MMA 43 on March 4, 2022
Last UFC fight: TKO loss to Felipe Silva at UFC on FOX 21 on Aug. 27, 2016
Record since UFC exit: 10-2
Ismail Naurdiev (22-6 MMA, 2-2 UFC)
Next fight: Dec. 17 vs. Vadim Kutsy at BRAVE CF 68
Last MMA fight: Submission loss to Marcin Bandel at BRAVE CF 63 on Oct. 19, 2022
Last UFC fight: Unanimous decision loss to Sean Brady at UFC on ESPN+ 27 on Feb. 29, 2020
Record since UFC exit: 3-2
Emil Weber Meek (10-6 MMA, 1-3 UFC)
Next fight: Dec. 17 vs. Andrzej Grzebyk at KSW 77
Last MMA fight: TKO win over Kacper Koziorzebski at KSW 74 on Sept. 10, 2022
Last UFC fight: Unanimous decision loss to Jake Matthews at UFC on ESPN+ 26 on Feb. 22, 2020
Record since UFC exit: 1-1
