UFC veterans competing in MMA and boxing action Aug. 21-23

This week, the UFC travels across the globe to China.

UFC Fight Night 257 takes place at Shangai Indoor Stadium in Shanghai, and features a light heavyweight bout between Johnny Walker and Zhang Mingyang.

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

Timur Valiev: Split decision loss vs. David Dzhibilov at ACA 190
Mike Graves: TKO win vs. Alexey Makhno at ACA 190
Enrique Barzola: Submission win vs. Marat Balaev at ACA 190
TJ Brown: Aug. 15 vs. Solomon Renfro at Victory Fighting League
Sheymon Moraes: Aug. 15 vs. Julio Arce at Victory Fighting League – official results pending
Julio Arce: Aug. 15 vs. Sheymon Moraes at Victory Fighting League – official results pending
Mads Burnell: TKO loss vs. Robert Watley at 2025 PFL World Tournament 9
Liz Carmouche: TKO win vs. Jena Bishop at 2025 PFL World Tournament 9
Bevon Lewis: Split decision win vs. Devin Clark at LFA 214
Devin Clark: Split decision loss vs. Bevon Lewis at LFA 214
~~Jesse Strader: Aug. 16 vs. Jay Perrin at Combat Zone 89~~
~~Jay Perrin: Aug. 16 vs. Jesse Strader at Combat Zone 89~~
~~Nick Fiore: Aug. 16 vs. Diego Morillo at Combat Zone 89~~
Bubba McDaniel: Knockout loss vs. Zion Tomlinson at BKB 44 (bareknuckle boxing)

Karl Williams (10-3 MMA, 3-1 UFC)

Next fight: Aug. 21 vs. Sergey Bilostenniy at
Last MMA fight: Split decision loss vs. Oleg Popov at 2025 PFL 4 on May 1, 2025
Last UFC fight: Unanimous decision loss vs. Jhonata Diniz at UFC on ESPN 61 on Aug. 10, 2024
Record since UFC exit: 0-1

Andrew Sanchez (14-8 MMA, 5-5 UFC)

Next fight: Aug. 21 vs. Impa Kasanganay at
Last MMA fight: Knockout loss vs. Sadibou Sy at 2024 PFL 5 on June 21, 2024
Last UFC fight: TKO loss vs. Bruno Silva at UFC Fight Night 195 on Oct. 16, 2021
Record since UFC exit: 2-1

Impa Kasanganay (18-6 MMA, 2-2 UFC)

Next fight: Aug. 21 vs. Andrew Sanchez at
Last MMA fight: TKO loss vs. Fabian Edwards at 2025 PFL World Tournament 3 on April 18, 2025
Last UFC fight: TKO loss vs. Carlston Harris at UFC Fight Night 192 on Sept. 18, 2021
Record since UFC exit: 9-4

Antonio Carlos Junior (18-6 MMA, 7-5 UFC)

Next fight: Aug. 21 vs. Sullivan Cauley at
Last MMA fight: Unanimous decision win vs. Simeon Powell at 2025 PFL World Tournament 7 on June 27, 2025
Last UFC fight: Unanimous decision loss vs. Brad Tavares at UFC 257 on Jan. 23, 2021
Record since UFC exit: 8-1 (1 NC)

Alexandr Romanov (19-3 MMA, 7-3 UFC)

Next fight: Aug. 21 vs. Oleg Popov at 2025 PFL World Tournament 10
Last MMA fight: Submission win vs. Tim Johnson at 2025 PFL World Tournament 4 on May 1, 2025
Last UFC fight: Unanimous decision win vs. Rodrigo Nascimento at UFC Fight Night 246 on Nov. 2, 2024
Record since UFC exit: 1-0 (1 NC)

James Llontop (16-6 MMA, 0-3 UFC)

Next fight: Aug. 21 vs. Taffarel Brasil at FFC 94
Last MMA fight: Unanimous decision loss vs. Khotam Boynazarov at UAE Warriors 62 on July 24, 2025
Last UFC fight: Unanimous decision loss vs. Mauricio Ruffy at UFC 309 on Nov. 16, 2024
Record since UFC exit: 2-1

Eric Shelton (20-8 MMA, 2-4 UFC)

Next fight: Aug. 22 vs. Shuya Kamikubo at LFA 215
Last MMA fight: Submission win vs. Alan Olivas at Synergy FC 17 on Jan. 4, 2025
Last UFC fight: Unanimous decision loss vs. Jordan Espinosa at UFC Fight Night 148 on March 23, 2019
Record since UFC exit: 8-2 MMA, 1-0 boxing

Alexei Kunchenko (23-5 MMA, 2-2 UFC)

Next fight: Aug. 23 vs. Shakhban Alkhasov at Eagle FC 56
Last MMA fight: Unanimous decision win vs. Luan Duarte at MFP 252 x OFC 58 on Nov. 23, 2024
Last UFC fight: Unanimous decision loss vs. Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos at UFC Fight Night 170 on March 14, 2020
Record since UFC exit: 3-3

Mandy Bohm (8-2 MMA, 1-2 UFC)

Next fight: Aug. 23 vs. Happy Daudi at Fight Night (boxing)
Last MMA fight (also last UFC bout): Split technical decision win vs. Ji Yeon Kim at UFC on ABC 4 on May 13, 2023
Record since UFC exit: 4-1 boxing

Dylan Budka (8-5 MMA, 0-3 UFC)

Next fight: Aug. 23 vs. Jimmy Sandlin at Carnage Fight Series 3
Last MMA fight: Split decision win vs. Robert Gidron at AFP 102 on May 17, 2025
Last UFC fight: Knockout loss vs. Edmen Shahbazyan at UFC Fight Night 251 on Feb. 15, 2025
Record since UFC exit: 1-0 MMA, 1-0 boxing

Jamal Pogues (11-5 MMA, 2-2 UFC)

Next fight: Aug. 23 vs. Davion Franklin at Tuff-N-Uff 147
Last MMA fight (also last UFC bout): Split decision loss vs. Hamdy Abdelwahab at UFC Fight Night 250 on Feb. 1, 2025
Record since UFC exit: 0-0

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