UFC veterans in MMA and bareknuckle boxing action Dec. 11-14

This week, the UFC returns to its home base for its final event of the year.

UFC on ESPN 73 takes place Dec. 13 at the UFC Apex, featuring a flyweight matchup between top contenders Brandon Royval and Manel Kape.

Elsewhere, veterans of the promotion are competing in various combat sports. Scroll below to see how last week’s UFC vets fared on the regional scene, and check out the names and details of the upcoming weekend’s competitors.

Upcoming event information from Tapology.

Last week’s results

Enrique Barzola: TKO loss vs. Makharbek Karginov at ACA 197
Yanis Ghemmouri: Submisison loss vs. Islam Reda at 2025 PFL MENA 4
Jack Marshman: TKO win vs. Paul Hill at BKB 49 (bareknuckle boxing)
Rolando Dy: Unanimous decision win vs. Liam Rees at BKB 49 (bareknuckle boxing)
Josh Parisian: TKO win vs. Marcus Maulding at WXC 99
John Teixeira: Unanimous decision win vs. Rogerio Ferreira at Shooto Brasil 134
Claudio Ribeiro: Knockout win vs. Sergey Ponomarev at Karate Combat 58 (karate)
Brandon Jenkins: TKO lossvs. Oscar Remihana at Karate Combat 58 (karate)
Chris Barnett: Knockout win vs. Johnathan Miller at Karate Combat 58 (karate)
Lorenz Larkin: TKO loss vs. Vanilla Antunes at Karate Combat 58 (karate)
Robelis Despaigne: Knockout win vs. Sam Alvey at Karate Combat 58 (karate)
Sam Alvey: Knockout loss vs. Robelis Despaigne at Karate Combat 58 (karate)
Wu Yanan: Dec. 6 vs. Zhang Hansen at Xia vs. Zhao (boxing) – official results pending
Levan Makashvili: Dec. 6 va. Assis Silva at Integra FC 22 – official results pending
Brok Weaver: Dec. 6 vs. Nicholas Rezek at War on the Shore XXIII – official results pending
Caol Uno: Unanimous decision win vs. Akihiko Mori at Shooto Torao 3

James Llontop (18-6 MMA, 0-3 UFC)

Next fight: Dec. 11 vs. Evgeny Morozov at Core FC 2
Last MMA fight: TKO win vs. Jose Barrios Vargas at FFC 98 on Nov. 6, 2025
Last UFC fight: Unanimous decision loss vs. Mauricio Ruffy at UFC 309 on Nov. 16, 2024
Record since UFC exit: 4-1

Armen Petrosyan (9-5 MMA, 3-4 UFC)

Next fight: Dec. 12 vs. Vladislav Kovalev at RCC 24
Last MMA fight: TKO win vs. Igor Svirid MFP 260 on Oct. 4, 2025
Last UFC fight: Submission loss vs. Brunno Ferreira at UFC 313 on March 8, 2025
Record since UFC exit: 1-0

Vinicius Moreira (15-9 MMA, 0-4 UFC)

Next fight: Dec. 12 vs. Luiz Carlos Alves at BSB Fight 3
Last MMA fight: TKO win vs. Daniel Bucher at BSB Fight 2 on Sept. 20, 2025
Last UFC fight: Knockout loss vs. Ike Villanueva at UFC on ESPN 20 on Jan. 20, 2021
Record since UFC exit: 6-4

Daniel Lacerda (12-7 MMA, 0-5 UFC)

Next fight: Dec. 12 vs. Ashiek Ajim at VFL
Last MMA fight: TKO loss vs. Andrew Garrette at Tuff-N-Uff 143 on April 25, 2025
Last UFC fight: Submission loss vs. Edgar Chairez at UFC Fight Night 237 on Feb. 24, 2024
Record since UFC exit: 1-1 MMA, 1-0 karate

TJ Brown (19-12 MMA, 3-5 UFC)

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Next fight: Dec. 12 vs. Dylan Mantello at VFL
Last MMA fight: Unanimous decision win vs. Antoine Blassingame at RDC 17 on Jan. 18, 2025
Last UFC fight: Submission loss vs. Darren Elkins at UFC on Oct. 14, 2023
Record since UFC exit: 2-1 MMA, 1-0 boxing, 1-0 kickboxing, 1-1 Muay Thai, 1-0 bareknuckle MMA

Kron Gracie (5-3 MMA, 1-3 UFC)

Next fight: Dec. 12 vs. Tom Picciano at VFL
Last MMA fight (also last UFC bout): TKO loss vs. Bryce Mitchell at UFC 310 on Dec. 7, 2024
Record since UFC exit: 0-0

Jamal Pogues (12-5 MMA, 2-2 UFC)

Next fight: Dec. 12 vs. Ty Flores at Tuff-N-Uff 150
Last MMA fight: Submission win vs. Dylan Potter at Tuff-N-Uff 147 on Aug. 23, 2025
Last UFC fight: Split decision loss vs. Hamdy Abdelwahab at UFC Fight Night 250 on Feb. 1, 2025
Record since UFC exit: 1-0

Kevin Jousset (10-4 MMA, 2-2 UFC)

Next fight: Dec. 13 vs. Patrick Habirora at 2025 PFL Europe 4
Last MMA fight (also last UFC bout): Unanimous decision loss vs. Jonathan Micallef at UFC 312 on Feb. 8, 2025
Record since UFC exit: 0-0

Taylor Lapilus (22-4 MMA, 6-2 UFC)

Next fight: Dec. 13 vs. Liam Gittins at 2025 PFL Europe 4
Last MMA fight: Unanimous decision win vs. Ali Taleb at 2025 PFL Europe 2 on July 5, 2025
Last UFC fight: Unanimous decision win vs. Vince Morales at UFC Fight Night 243 on Sept. 28, 2024
Record since UFC exit: 1-0

Cris Cyborg (28-2 MMA, 6-1 UFC)

Next fight: Dec. 13 vs. Sara Collins at 2025 PFL Europe 4
Last MMA fight: Unanimous decision win vs. Larissa Pacheco at PFL: Battle of the Giants on Oct. 19, 2024
Last UFC fight: Unanimous decision win vs. Felicia Spencer at UFC 240 on July 27, 2019
Record since UFC exit: 7-0 MMA, 6-0 boxing

Leonardo Guimaraes (15-13-1 MMA, 0-2 UFC)

Next fight: Dec. 13 vs. Shamil Ismailov at MMA Series 93
Last MMA fight: TKO win vs. Roman Ermish at OFC 59 on Nov. 22, 2025
Last UFC fight: Submission loss vs. Antonio Carlos Junior at UFC Fight Night 94 on Sept. 17, 2016
Record since UFC exit: 4-10-1 MMA, 0-2 boxing

Mark Godbeer (13-5 MMA, 2-2 UFC)

Next fight: Dec. 13 vs. Dean Rees at Warlords 4 (bareknuckle boxing)
Last MMA fight: TKO loss vs. Sergey Bilostenniy at ACA 95 on April 27, 2019
Last UFC fight: Submission loss vs. Dmitriy Sosnovskiy at UFC Fight Night 127 on March 17, 2018
Record since UFC exit: 0-1 MMA, 5-1 bareknuckle boxing

Khusein Askhabov (23-1 MMA, 0-1 UFC)

Next fight: Dec. 13 vs. Elicardo Silva at Vendetta Fight Nights 48
Last MMA fight (also last UFC bout): Unanimous decision loss vs. Jamall Emmers at UFC Fight Night 219 on Feb. 18, 2023
Record since UFC exit: 0-0

Brett Johns (21-5 MMA, 5-2 UFC)

Next fight: Dec. 13 vs. Nikolay Grozdev at WOW 25
Last MMA fight: Submission win vs. Levan Kirtadze at WOW 21 on Aug. 9, 2025
Last UFC fight: Unanimous decision win vs. Montel Jackson at UFC Fight Night 172 on July 18, 2020
Record since UFC exit: 4-3

Leo Morales (14-10 MMA, 0-2 UFC)

Next fight: Dec. 13 vs. Ludwig Salazar at NFC 101
Last MMA fight: Submission loss vs. Iler Bakhtiyar Uulu at LFA 196 on Nov. 8, 2024
Last UFC fight: Submission loss vs. Alberto Quinonez at UFC Fight Night 68 on June 6, 2015
Record since UFC exit: 9-7

Kaynan Kruschewsky (15-3 MMA, 0-2 UFC)

Next fight: Dec. 14 vs. Thiago dos Santos at MMA University 3
Last MMA fight (also last UFC bout): Unanimous decision loss vs. Kurt Holobaugh at UFC on ESPN 60 on July 20, 2024
Record since UFC exit: 0-0

This article originally appeared on MMA Junkie: UFC veterans in MMA and bareknuckle boxing action Dec. 11-14

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