UFC veteran competes in mixed martial arts and bare-knuckle boxing matches April 4-6

This week, the UFC returns to Las Vegas for UFC Fight Night 240.

The UFC Apex event will feature a middleweight bout between Brendan Allen and Chris Curtis.

A number of other martial arts events are also held, featuring several familiar names who have fought under the UFC banner.

Check out which veterans of the world's MMA leaders will be competing April 4-6.

Scroll down to see how UFC veterans fared last week and see the names and details of this weekend's contestants.

Upcoming event information from Tapology.

Shana Young (9-5 MMA, 1-3 UFC)

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• Next match: April 4 vs. Kana Watanabe at 2024 PFL 1
• Last MMA fight: February 24, 2023, unanimous decision victory over Sandra Labado at the 2023 PFL Challenger Series.
• Last UFC fight: Nov. 5, 2022, loss by unanimous decision to Miranda Maverick at UFC Fight Night 214
• Record since leaving the UFC: 1 win, 0 losses

Tyra Santos (19-3 MMA, 4-3 UFC)

• Next match: April 4 vs. Ilara João at 2024 PFL 1
• Last MMA fight (also last UFC fight): Aug. 26, 2023, at UFC Fight Night 225, vs. Erin Blanchfield, loss by unanimous decision.
• Record since leaving the UFC: 0 wins, 0 losses

Blagoi Ivanov (19-6 MMA, 3-5 UFC)

• Next match: April 4 vs. Sergey Birosteny at 2024 PFL 1
• Last MMA fight (also last UFC fight): Lost unanimous decision to Alexander Romanov on July 1, 2023 at UFC on ESPN 48
• Record since leaving the UFC: 0 wins, 0 losses

Marcelo Gorm (MMA 10-4, UFC 1-3)

• Next match: April 4 vs. Daniel James, 2024 PFL 1
• Last MMA fight: March 31, 2023, TKO loss to Daniel James at Bellator 293
• Last UFC fight: April 20, 2019, loss by TKO to Sergei Pavlovic at UFC Fight Night 149.
• Record since leaving the UFC: 4 wins, 1 loss

Liz Carmouche (20-7 MMA, 5-5 UFC)

• Next match: April 4 vs. Juliana Velasquez at 2024 PFL 1
• Last MMA fight: TKO victory over Ilima-Rae McFarlane at Bellator 300 on October 7, 2023
• Last UFC fight: August 10, 2019, against Valentina Shevchenko at UFC Fight Night 156, loss by unanimous decision.
• Record since leaving the UFC: 7 wins, 0 losses

Will Chope (42-21 MMA, 0-1 UFC)

• Next match: April 4 vs. Martin Brown at BYB 25 (Bare Knuckle Boxing)
• Last MMA bout: Submission loss vs. Samat Mamedov on Dec. 23, 2023 at Octagon 53
• Last UFC fight: Lost by TKO to Max Holloway at UFC Fight Night 34 on January 4, 2014.
• Record since leaving UFC: 23 wins and 15 losses in mixed martial arts, 0 wins and 1 loss in boxing, 0 wins and 2 losses in Muay Thai, 3 wins and 6 losses in bare knuckle boxing, 0 wins and 1 loss in Lethwei.

Luis Peña (11-6 MMA, 5-3 UFC)

Luis Peña poses after weighing in at the Hyatt Regency on Friday, June 21, 2019.
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• Next fight: April 6th against Dedrek Sanders at Aries Fight Series 25
• Last MMA bout: Submission loss vs. Michael Dufort at Aries Fight Series 16 on April 22, 2023
• Last UFC fight: Split decision win over Alex Munoz on April 17, 2021 at UFC on ESPN 22
• Records since leaving the UFC: MMA 2 wins, 3 losses, boxing 0 wins, 3 losses, kickboxing 2 wins, 2 losses