UFC veteran competes in mixed martial arts and bare-knuckle boxing matches March 29-30

March 28, 2024 8:45 a.m. ET

This week, the UFC travels to Atlantic City, New Jersey for UFC on ESPN 54.

The event at Boardwalk Hall will feature a women's flyweight bout between Erin Blanchfield and Manon Fioreau.

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 on March 29th and 30th.

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.

Jose Quinones: Karate Combat vs. Jesús López, loses by unanimous decision
Sam Alvey: No Contest vs. Antonio Arroyo in Karate Combat (Karate)
Antonio Arroyo: No Contest vs. Sam Alvey in Karate Combat (Karate)
Antonio Silva: draw against Juan Espino at La Despedida
Juan Espino: Draw with Antonio Silva at La Despedida
Jordan Wright: unanimous decision win over Zach Borrego at Fury FC 88
Richie Smullen: TKO win over Kirill Medvedovskiy at Cage Legacy 21
Eric Shelton: March 23rd vs. Josh Rettinghouse at Caged Aggression 37
Chris Avila: Split decision win over Jake Bostwick at MF & DAZN X Series 13 (Boxing)
Enrique Marin: Submission loss against Michelangelo Colangelo at WOW 13
Jeremy Kimball: TKO loss to Alexander Popek at Octagon 55
Niklas Stolze: Submission loss against Mate Kertesz at Octagon 55
Naoki Inoue: Wins unanimous decision against Shoko Sato at RIZIN Landmark 9 Kobe
Keita Nakamura: Loss by TKO to Roberto De Souza at RIZIN Landmark 9 in Kobe
Corey Anderson: Bellator Championship Series: Unanimous Decision Victory over Karl Moore in Belfast
Jeremy Kennedy: Bellator Championship Series: Loss by TKO to Patricio Freire in Belfast

Next match: March 29th at ACA 173 vs. Ruslan Kolodko
Last MMA fight: Nov. 3, 2023 at ACA 165 vs. Chelsi Dudaev, loss by unanimous decision
Last UFC fight: Aug. 23, 2015, vs. Shane Campbell at UFC Fight Night 74, lost by unanimous decision.
Record since leaving the UFC: 8 wins, 8 losses, 1 draw

Next match: March 29th at ACA 173 vs. Tony Johnson Jr.
Last MMA fight: October 4, 2023, vs. Salim Geley Rasulov at ACA 164, loss by unanimous decision
Last UFC fight: Lost unanimous decision to Andrei Arlovski on October 16, 2021 at UFC.
Records since leaving the UFC: MMA 1-1, caged boxing 1-0, bare-knuckle boxing 1-0, custom rules 1-0.

Ramona Pascual

Next match: March 29 vs. Riley Martinez at Front Street Fights 28
Last MMA fight (also last UFC fight): Knockout loss to Tamirez Vidal at UFC Fight Night 214 on November 5, 2022
Record since exit from UFC: 0 wins, 0 losses

Next match: March 29 vs. Mark Coates at Front Street Fights 28
Last MMA fight (also last UFC fight): Split decision loss to Azat Maxam on July 15, 2023 at UFC on ESPN 49
Record since leaving the UFC: 0 wins, 0 losses

Next match: March 29 vs. Keith Richardson at BKFC 59 (Bare Knuckle Boxing)
Last MMA bout: Submission loss vs. Adam Stroup on April 25, 2015 at SCL:AVM 6
Last UFC fight: June 20, 2009, submission Ross vs. Nick Osipchak at The Ultimate Fighter 9 Finale
Record since leaving the UFC: 7 wins, 5 losses (1 NC)

Next match: March 29 vs. Dagoberto Aguero at BKFC 59 (Bare Knuckle Boxing)
Last MMA bout: Dec. 31, 2023, Hiromasa Ogikubo lost by unanimous decision at RIZIN 45
Last UFC fight: August 15, 2020, vs. Merab Dvalishvili at UFC 252, loss by unanimous decision
Record since leaving the UFC: MMA 3 wins, 2 losses, bare knuckle boxing 3 wins, 0 losses

Next match: March 30th vs. Donovan Desmae at Kongs FC 2
Last MMA fight: July 31, 2021, unanimous decision loss to Carlos Silva in the Copa Norte de MMA 2021 final.
Last UFC fight: September 9, 2017, TKO loss to Kajan Johnson at UFC 215
Record since leaving the UFC: 0 wins, 3 losses (1 NC)

Next match: March 30th vs. Carlos Pereira at Cage Warriors 169
Last MMA fight: November 25, 2023, TKO victory over Antonio Zovac at Cage Warriors 164
Last UFC fight: TKO loss to Dustin Jacoby at UFC on ESPN 30 on August 28, 2021
Record since leaving the UFC: 4 wins, 1 loss

Next match: March 30th vs. Martin Leffell at BKB 37 (Bare Knuckle Boxing)
Last MMA fight: September 30, 2022, TKO loss to Oljas Eskalaev at Brave CF 62
Last UFC fight: June 23, 2018, loss by TKO to Shane Young at UFC Fight Night 132.
Record since leaving the UFC: MMA 5-6, bare-knuckle boxing 2-0

Peter Barrett at the DWCS 26 weigh-in. (John Morgan – MMA Junkie)

Next match: March 3rd vs. Tom Santos at Cage Titans 64
Last MMA fight: March 18, 2023, TKO victory over Mohammad Al Kinani at Cage Titans 58
Last UFC bout: Submission loss vs. Chase Hooper at UFC 256, December 12, 2020
Record since leaving the UFC: 4 wins, 1 loss

Next match: March 30th vs. Chris Mecate at Cage Titans 64
Last MMA bout: July 22, 2023, unanimous decision victory over Lionel Young at Cage Titans 60
Last UFC bout: Submission loss vs. Raul Rosas Jr. at UFC 282, December 10, 2022
Record since leaving the UFC: 1 win, 0 losses

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