UFC veterans in MMA, boxing and bareknuckle boxing action June 21-23

This week, the UFC travels across the globe to Riyadh, Saudi Arabia for UFC on ABC 6.

The event at the Kingdom Arena features a middleweight bout between former champion Robert Whittaker and Ikram Aliskerov.

Elsewhere, many other combat sports events are taking place, featuring several familiar names who have competed under the UFC banner.

Check out which veterans of the global MMA leader are competing June 21-23.

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

Cris Cyborg: Knockout win vs. Aria Wild at Crypto Fight Night Off-Chain 1 (boxing)
Danilo Marques: TKO loss vs. Tim Johnson at 2024 PFL 4
Tim Johnson: TKO win vs. Danilo Marques at 2024 PFL 4
Shanna Young: Unanimous decision loss vs. Ilara Joanne at 2024 PFL 4
Marcelo Golm: Unanimous decision loss vs. Tyrell Fortune at 2024 PFL 4
Taila Santos: Split decision win vs. Jena Bishop at 2024 PFL 4
Liz Carmouche: Submission win vs. Kana Watanabe at 2024 PFL 4
Thiago Santos: TKO loss vs. Denis Goltsov at 2024 PFL 4
Kyle Daukaus: TKO win vs. Keanan Patershuk at CFFC 132
Fabio Cherant: Submission loss vs. Chris Larsen at Unifed MMA 58
Jessin Ayari: June 15 vs. Ayub Gaziev at INNFERNO Fighting Championship 8 (results pending)
Chael Sonnen: Draw vs. Anderson Silva at Spaten Fight Night (exhibition boxing)
Anderson Silva: Draw vs. Chael Sonnen at Spaten Fight Night (exhibition boxing)
Eric Shelton: TKO win vs. Abdul Kamara at Fury FC 92

Yosdenis Cedeno (11-7-1 MMA, 1-3 UFC)

Next fight: June 21 vs. Josh Zuckerman at BKFC 62 (bareknuckle boxing)
Last MMA fight: Unanimous decision loss vs. Felipe Douglas at War at the Rock 1 on Feb. 16, 2019
Last UFC fight: Unanimous decision loss vs. Cody Pfister at UFC 189 on July 11, 2015
Record since UFC exit: 1-2-1 MMA, 2-1 bareknuckle boxing

Andrew Sanchez (14-7 MMA, 5-5 UFC)

PFL 4 Ceremonial Weigh Ins at the OTE Arena in Atlanta, Georgia, Wednesday, June 7, 2023. (Cooper Neill / PFL)

Next fight: June 21 vs. Karl Albrektsson at 2024 PFL 5
Last MMA fight: Split decision win vs. Taylor Johnson at 2023 PFL on June 8, 2023
Last UFC fight: TKO loss vs. Bruno Silva at UFC Fight Night 195 on Oct. 16, 2021
Record since UFC exit: 2-0

Tom Breese (18-5 MMA, 5-3 UFC)

Next fight: June 21 vs. Sadibou Sy at 2024 PFL 5
Last MMA fight: TKO loss vs. Rob Wilkinson at 2024 PFL 2 on April 12, 2024
Last UFC fight: Submission loss vs. Omari Akhmedov at UFC on ESPN 20 on Jan. 20, 2021
Record since UFC exit: 6-2

Antonio Carlos Junior (16-5 MMA, 7-5 UFC)

PFL 4 Ceremonial Weigh In at the Overtime Elite Arena in Atlanta, Georgia, Thursday, June 16, 2022. (Cooper Neill / PFL)

Next fight: June 21 vs. Alex Polizzi at 2024 PFL 5
Last MMA fight: Submission win vs. Simon Biyong at 2024 PFL 2 on April 12, 2024
Last UFC fight: Unanimous decision loss vs. Brad Tavares at UFC 257 on Jan. 23, 2021
Record since UFC exit: 6-0 (1 NC) MMA

Rob Wilkinson (18-2 MMA, 0-2 UFC)

PFL 7 Ceremonial Weigh-In at the Hulu Theater at Madison Square Garden in New York City, New York, Thursday, Aug. 4, 2022. (Cooper Neill / PFL)

Next fight: June 21 vs. Josh Silveira at 2024 PFL 5
Last MMA fight: TKO win vs. Tom Breese at 2024 PFL 2 on April 12, 2024
Last UFC fight: TKO loss vs. Israel Adesanya at UFC 221 on Feb. 10, 2018
Record since UFC exit: 7-0 (1 NC) MMA, 2-0 kickboxing, 1-0 boxing

Impa Kasanganay (16-4 MMA, 2-2 UFC)

2024 PFL vs Bellator Ceremonial Weigh-Ins at Kingdom Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Friday, Feb. 23, 2024. (Cooper Neill / PFL & Bellator)

Next fight: June 21 vs. Jakob Nedoh at 2024 PFL 5
Last MMA fight: TKO win vs. Alex Polizzi at 2024 PFL 2 on April 12, 2024
Last UFC fight: TKO loss vs. Carlston Harris at UFC Fight Night 192 on Sept. 18, 2021
Record since UFC exit: 7-2

Mads Burnell (18-6 MMA, 1-2 UFC)

Next fight: June 21 vs. Clay Collard at 2024 PFL 5
Last MMA fight: Submission loss vs. Michael Dufort at 2024 PFL 2 on April 12, 2024
Last UFC fight: Submission loss vs. Arnold Allen at UFC Fight Night 130 on May 27, 2018
Record since UFC exit: 9-3

Clay Collard (25-12 MMA, 1-3 UFC)

2024 PFL vs Bellator Official Weigh-Ins in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Friday, Feb. 23, 2024. (Cooper Neill / PFL & Bellator)

Next fight: June 21 vs. Mads Burnell at 2024 PFL 5
Last MMA fight: TKO win vs. Patricky Freire at 2024 PFL 2 on April 12, 2024
Last UFC fight: Split decision loss vs. Tiago Trator at UFC 191 on Sept. 5, 2015
Record since UFC exit: 11-5 MMA, 8-6-3 boxing

Brian Houston (6-7 MMA, 0-2 UFC)

Next fight: June 21 vs. Derick Miller Jr. at Night of Knockouts XXX (boxing)
Last MMA fight: TKO loss vs. Bubba McDaniel at ECF 1 on June 24, 2023
Last UFC fight: Split decision loss vs. Trevor Smith at UFC Fight Night 35 on Jan. 15, 2014
Record since UFC exit: 2-5 MMA, 2-1 boxing

Takanori Gomi (35-15 MMA, 4-9 UFC)

Next fight: June 23 vs. Chihiro Suzuki at Knock Out 2024 Super Bout (custom rules)
Last MMA fight: Knockout win vs. Melvin Guillard at Rizin 11 on July 29, 2018
Last UFC fight: Submission loss vs. Jon Tuck at UFC Fight Night 111 on Sept. 22, 2017
Record since UFC exit: 1-1 MMA, 1-0-1 custom rules

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