UFC veterans in combat sports action Oct. 15-17

This

week, the UFC heads up north for a show in Canada.

UFC Fight Night 291 takes place Saturday at Rogers Place in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, and features a welterweight bout between Joaquin Buckley and Mike Malott.

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

• Nick Maximov: Unanimous decision win vs. Wildemar Santos at LFA 243
• Kazula Vargas: Unanimous decision loss vs. Kristjan Toniste at MMA Raju 20
• Rolando Dy: TKO loss vs. Scott McHugh at BKB 60 (bareknuckle boxing)
• Yanis Ghemmouri: Unanimous decision win vs. Taha Bendaoud at PFL Africa
• Matthew Semelsberger: Oct. 10 vs. Maksim Serges at FightWorld 46 – official results pending

Danny Barlow (9-2 MMA, 2-2 UFC)

• Next fight: Oct. 15 vs. Jason Paragioudakis at Thursday Night Fights (boxing)
• Last MMA fight (also last UFC bout): Unanimous decision loss vs. Djorden Santos at UFC Fight Night 262 on October. 18, 2025
• Record since UFC exit: 0-0

Trey Waters (10-2 MMA, 2-1 UFC)

• Next fight: Oct. 16 vs. Eliezer Kubanza at PFL Chicago
• Last MMA fight: TKO win vs. Truman Carson at PFL Charlotte on Aug. 7, 2026
• Last UFC fight: TKO loss vs. Sam Patterson at UFC Fight Night 258 on Sept. 6, 2025
• Record since UFC exit: 1-0

Liz Carmouche (26-8 MMA, 5-5 UFC)

• Next fight: Oct. 16 vs. Jena Bishop at PFL Chicago
• Last MMA fight: Submission win vs. Viviane Araujo at PFL San Diego at June 27, 2026
• Last UFC fight: Unanimous decision loss vs. Valentina Shevchenko at UFC on ESPN+ 14 on Aug. 10, 2019
• Record since UFC exit: 13-1

Viacheslav Borshchev (8-8-1 MMA, 3-6-1 UFC)

• Next fight: Oct. 16 vs. Mirali Huseynov at Urijah Faber’s A1 Combat 37
• Last MMA fight: Split decision loss vs. Jose Ferreira at XFC 54 on April 25, 2026
• Last UFC fight: Unanimous decision loss vs. Matheus Camilo at UFC 322 on Nov. 15, 2025
• Record since UFC exit: 0-1 MMA, 1-0 bareknuckle boxing

Zhalgas Zhumagulov (19-9 MMA, 1-6 UFC)

• Next fight: Oct. 17 vs. Asror Akparkhodzhaev at IBA Nomad 16 (custom rules)
• Last MMA fight: No contest vs. Igor Severino at OKTAGON 89 on June 6, 2026
• Last UFC fight: Split decision loss vs. Joshua Van at UFC on ABC 5 on June 24, 2023
• Record since UFC exit: 5-0 (1 NC), 1-0 boxing, 1-0 custom rules

Bekzat Almakhan (12-4 MMA, 1-3 UFC)

• Next fight: Oct. 17 vs. Abdul Kamara at Rena vs. PFL
• Last MMA fight (also last UFC bout): Unanimous decision loss vs. Jean Matsumoto at UFC Fight Night 280 on June 27, 2026
• Record since UFC exit: 0-0

David Dvorak (22-7 MMA, 3-3 UFC)

• Next fight: Oct. 17 vs. Aaron Aby at OKTAGON 95
• Last MMA fight: TKO loss vs. Zhalgas Zhumagulov at OKTAGON 81 on Dec. 28, 2025
• Last UFC fight: Unanimous decision loss vs. Steve Erceg at UFC 289 on June 10, 2023
• Record since UFC exit: 2-1 MMA, 1-0 boxing

Danilo Belluardo (13-7 MMA, 0-2 UFC)

• Next fight: Oct. 17 vs. Andrea Kabul at Cage Warriors 211
• Last MMA fight: TKO loss vs. Davy Gallon at Super League 3 on July 12, 2025
• Last UFC fight: TKO loss vs. Mark Madsen at UFC Fight Night 160 on Sept. 28, 2019
• Record since UFC exit: 1-2

Khusein Askhabov (24-1 MMA, 0-1 UFC)

• Next fight: Oct. 17 vs. Reinaldo Ekson at Airtox Dominance FC 8
• Last MMA fight: Submission win vs. Elicarlos Pinheiro at Vendetta Fight Nights 48 on Dec. 13, 2025
• Last UFC fight: Unanimous decision loss vs. Jamall Emmers at UFC Fight Night 219 on Feb. 18, 2023
• Record since UFC exit: 1-0

Westin Wilson (19-11 MMA, 1-3 UFC)

• Next fight: Oct. 17 vs. Mads Burnell at Airtox Dominance FC 8
• Last MMA fight: Submission win vs. Jeremie Holloway at CFC 11 on Aug. 22, 2026
• Last UFC fight: Knockout loss vs. Yi Zha at UFC Fight Night 257 on Aug. 23, 2025
• Record since UFC exit: 2-1

Mads Burnell (21-8 MMA, 1-2 UFC)

• Next fight: Oct. 17 vs. Westin Wilson at Airtox Dominance FC 8
• Last MMA fight: Submission win vs. Araik Margaryan at Airtox Dominance FC 7 on Aug. 29, 2026
• Last UFC fight: Submission loss vs. Arnold Allen at UFC Fight Night 130 on May 27, 2018
• Record since UFC exit: 12-5

Lucas Almeida (15-6 MMA, 2-4 UFC)

• Next fight: Oct. 17 vs. Dmitriy Kireev at RCC & Karate Combat 63 (karate)
• Last MMA fight: Unanimous decision loss vs. Ilay Barzilay at GFN 1 on July 27, 2026
• Last UFC fight: TKO loss vs. Michael Aswell Jr. at UFC Fight Night 261 on Oct. 11, 2025
• Record since UFC exit: 0-1 MMA, 0-1 karate

Claudio Ribeiro (13-6 MMA, 1-3 UFC)

• Next fight: Oct. 17 vs. Ali Aliev at RCC & Karate Combat 63 (karate)
• Last MMA fight: TKO win vs. Diego Dias at LFA 212 on July 11, 2025
• Last UFC fight: TKO loss vs. Christian Leroy Duncan at UFC Fight Night 238 on March 2, 2024
• Record since UFC exit: 2-1 MMA, 3-0 karate

Andre Ewell (18-10 MMA, 4-5 UFC)

• Next fight: Oct. 17 vs. Luiz Rocha at RCC & Karate Combat 63 (karate)
• Last MMA fight: TKO win vs. Brady Huang at UNF 2 on Aug. 20, 2022
• Last UFC fight: Unanimous decision loss vs. Charles Jourdain at UFC Fight Night 199 on Dec. 18, 2021
• Record since UFC exit: 1-1 MMA, 3-1 exhibition boxing, 1-1 bareknuckle boxing, 2-2 karate

Lucas Alexander (10-5 MMA, 1-3 UFC)

• Next fight: Oct. 17 vs. Marlon Gonzales at Combat Night Kissimmee
• Last MMA fight: TKO win vs. Jeremiah Scott at Combat Night Jacksonville at May 2, 2026
• Last UFC fight: TKO loss vs. Bogdan Grad at UFC Fight Night 250 on Feb. 1, 2025
• Record since UFC exit: 2-0

Rashad Coulter (9-5 MMA, 1-3 UFC)

• Next fight: Oct. 17 vs. Travis St. John at XKO 76 (muay Thai)
• Last MMA fight: TKO loss vs. Ike Villanueva at Fury FC 40 on Dec. 13, 2019
• Last UFC fight: Unanimous decision win vs. Hu Yaozong at UFC Fight Night 141 on Nov. 24, 2018
• Record since UFC exit: 0-1 MMA, 1-6 boxing, 0-1 muay Thai, 2-2 bareknuckle boxing

Rob Emerson (20-15 MMA, 3-3 UFC)

• Next fight: Oct. 17 vs. Mike Medrano at BKFC 95
• Last MMA fight: Submission loss vs. Dillon Lopes at ACA 101 on Nov. 15, 2019
• Last UFC fight: Unanimous decision loss vs. Nik Lentz at UFC Fight Night 21 on March 31, 2010
• Record since UFC exit: 10-6 MMA, 1-0 bareknuckle MMA

Jimmie Rivera (23-5 MMA, 7-4 UFC)

• Next fight: Oct. 17 vs. Brandon Meyer at BKFC 95 (bareknuckle boxing)
• Last MMA fight (also last UFC bout): Unanimous decision loss vs. Pedro Munhoz at UFC on Feb. 27, 2021
• Record since UFC exit: 3-2-1 bareknuckle boxing

John Dodson (24-15 MMA, 10-7 UFC)

• Next fight: Oct. 17 vs. Jamel Herring at BKFC 95 (bareknuckle boxing)
• Last MMA fight: Unanimous decision loss vs. Takaki Soya at RIZIN on May 4, 2025
• Last UFC fight: Unanimous decision loss vs. Merab Dvalishvili at UFC 252 on Aug. 15, 2020
• Record since UFC exit: 3-3 MMA, 4-0-1 bareknuckle boxing

This article originally appeared on MMA Junkie: UFC veterans in combat sports action Oct. 15-17