January 17, 2025 8:50 am ET
This week, the UFC heads to California for its first pay-per-view of the yr.
UFC 311 takes place at Intuit Dome in Inglewood, Calif., and options two title fights on the high of the cardboard.
Elsewhere, many different fight sports activities occasions are happening, that includes a number of acquainted names who’ve competed below the UFC banner.
Take a look at which veterans of the worldwide MMA chief are competing Jan. 17-19.
Scroll beneath to see how the UFC veterans fared final week, and see the names and particulars of this weekend’s rivals.
Upcoming occasion data from Tapology.
Final week’s outcomes
- John Lineker: Unanimous choice loss vs. Kulabdam For Joe Piek Utah at ONE Combat Night time 27 (Muay Thai)
- Marcin Wrzosek: Unanimous choice win vs. Kasjusz Zycinski at Prime Present MMA 111 (caged boxing)
- Cody East: TKO win vs. Dylan Rush at BYB 35 (bareknuckle boxing)
Ali Alqaisi (15-8 MMA, 0-2 UFC)
- Subsequent combat: Jan. 17 vs. Vincente Vargas at UAE Warriors 57
- Final MMA combat: Unanimous choice loss vs. Samuel Bark at UAE Warriors 50 on Could 18, 2024
- Final UFC combat: Unanimous choice loss vs. Tony Kelley at UFC Combat Night time 179 on Oct. 10, 2020
- Report since UFC exit: 7-3
Liang Na (19-8 MMA, 0-4 UFC)
Na Liang
- Subsequent combat: Jan. 18 vs. Irina Chernyshova at JCK Kings 007
- Final MMA combat (additionally final UFC bout): Submission loss vs. Ivana Petrovic at UFC on ESPN 55 on April 27, 2024
- Report since UFC exit: 0-0
Darren Until (18-5-1 MMA, 6-5-1 UFC)
Darren Until
- Subsequent combat: Jan. 18 vs. Anthony Taylor at MF & DAZN X Sequence 20 (boxing)
- Final MMA combat (additionally final UFC bout): Submission loss vs. Dricus Du Plessis at UFC 282 on Dec. 10, 2022
- Report since UFC exit: 1-0 exhibition boxing
TJ Brown (18-12 MMA, 3-5 UFC)
- Subsequent combat: Jan. 18 vs. Antoine Blassingame at RDC 17
- Final MMA combat: Unanimous choice loss vs. Sheymon Moraes at United Combat League 5 on Aug. 30, 2024
- Final UFC combat: Submission loss vs. Darren Elkins at UFC Combat Night time 230 on Oct. 14, 2023
- Report since UFC exit: 1-1 MMA, 1-0 bareknuckle MMA, 1-0 boxing, 1-0 kickboxing
Robbie Peralta (19-9 MMA, 4-3 UFC)
- Subsequent combat: Jan. 18 vs. JorDan Christensen at BKFC Combat Night time: Pechanga (bareknuckle boxing)
- Final MMA combat: TKO loss vs. Juan Archuleta at Bellator 201 on June 29, 2917
- Final UFC combat: Unanimous choice loss vs. Clay Guida at UFC Combat Night time 63 on April 4, 2015
- Report since UFC exit: 1-3 MMA, 3-2 bareknuckle boxing
Darian Weeks (8-3 MMA, 0-3 UFC)
- Subsequent combat: Jan. 18 vs. Donovan Beard at Shamrock FC 360
- Final MMA combat: Unanimous choice win vs. Max Choriev at Shamrock FC 354 on Could 10, 2024
- Final UFC combat: Cut up choice loss vs. Yohan Lainesse at UFC 279 on Sept. 10, 2022
- Report since UFC exit: 3-0 MMA, 0-1 boxing
Jake Collier (14-10 MMA, 5-9 UFC)
- Subsequent combat: Jan. 18 vs. Christian Edwards at Shamrock FC 360
- Final MMA combat: Knockout win vs. Kelvin Fitial at Shamrock FC 357 on Sept. 7, 2024
- Final UFC combat: Unanimous choice loss vs. Mohammed Usman at UFC Combat Night time 228 on Sept. 23, 2023
- Report since UFC exit: 1-0
Shunichi Shimizu (38-23-13 MMA, 0-1 UFC)
- Subsequent combat: Jan. 19 vs. Reo Hitomi at Shooto 2025 Opening Sport
- Final MMA combat: Submission win vs. Pengchu Gexipengchu at Longsan Combat on Nov. 9, 2024
- Final UFC combat: Submission loss vs. Kyung Ho Kang at UFC Combat Night time 34 on Jan. 4, 2014
- Report since UFC exit: 11-19-3 (2 NC) MMA, 0-0-1 Lethwei
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