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UFC veterans in MMA and bareknuckle action Feb. 2-4

This week, the UFC is in Las Vegas for UFC Fight Night 235.

The event at the UFC Apex features a middleweight bout between Roman Dolidze and Nassourdine Imavov.

Many other combat sports events are taking place that feature several familiar names that have competed under the UFC banner.

Check out which veterans of the global MMA leader are competing Feb. 2-4.

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

  • Magomed Bibulatov: TKO win vs. Tomas Deak at ACA 169
  • Saidyokub Kakhramonov: Unanimous decision win vs. Peter Caballero at Karate Combat (karate)
  • Juan Adams: TKO win vs. Matt Adams at BKFC Prospect Series 3 (bareknuckle boxing)
  • Yoshihiro Akiyama: TKO loss vs. Nieky Holzken at ONE 165 (custom rules)
  • John Lineker: Submission loss vs. Shinya Aoki at ONE 165

Robbie Peralta (19-9 MMA, 4-3 UFC)

  • Next fight: Feb. 2 vs. Bryce Henry at BKFC 57 (bareknuckle boxing)
  • Last MMA fight: TKO loss vs. Juan Archuleta at Bellator 201 on June 29, 2018
  • Last UFC fight: Unanimous decision loss vs. Clay Guida at UFC Fight Night 63 on April 4, 2015
  • Record since UFC exit: 1-3 MMA, 3-0 bareknuckle boxing

Kyle Prepolec (17-8 MMA, 0-2 UFC)

  • Next fight: Feb. 2 vs. Robert Seres at Samourai Chapter 9
  • Last MMA fight: TKO win vs. Josh Henry at PFC 16 on April 23, 2023
  • Last UFC fight: Unanimous decision loss vs. Austin Hubbard at UFC on ESPN+ 16 on Sept. 14, 2019
  • Record since UFC exit: 3-1

Motonobu Tezuka (35-15-6 MMA, 0-2 UFC)

  • Next fight: Feb. 3 vs. Toshinori Tsunemura at Grachan 67
  • Last MMA fight: Unanimous decision loss vs. Toshinori Tsunemura at Grachan 65 on Oct. 15, 2023
  • Last UFC fight: Unanimous decision loss vs. Vaughan Lee at UFC on FUEL TV 7 on Feb. 16, 2013
  • Record since UFC exit: 19-9-3

Yi Zha (24-4 MMA, 0-1 UFC)

  • Next fight: Feb. 4 vs. Kaiwen Li at Road to UFC
  • Last MMA fight: Unanimous decision win vs. Sang Won Kim at Road to UFC on Aug. 27, 2023
  • Last UFC fight: Split decision loss vs. Jeong Yeong Lee at UFC Fight Night 218 on Feb. 4, 2022
  • Record since UFC exit: 2-0

Rong Zhu (24-5 MMA, 1-2 UFC)

  • Next fight: Feb. 4 vs. Shin Haraguchi at Road to UFC
  • Last MMA fight: Unanimous decision win vs. Sang Uk Kim at Road to UFC on Aug. 27, 2023
  • Last UFC fight: Submission loss vs. Ignacio Bahamondes at UFC Fight Night 202 on Feb. 26, 2022
  • Record since UFC exit: 3-0

Vinicius Moreira (11-8 MMA, 0-4 UFC)

  • Next fight: Feb. 4 vs. Daniel Bucher at Soldado Combat
  • Last MMA fight: Submission win vs. Willian Roberto Alves at Fight Music Show on May 12, 2023
  • Last UFC fight: Knockout loss vs. Ike Villanueva at UFC on ESPN 20 on Jan. 20, 2021
  • Record since UFC exit: 1-3
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