UFC veterans in MMA and boxing action July 6-9

This week, the UFC is back on pay-per-view in Las Vegas for UFC 290.

The event at the T-Mobile Arena features two title fights at the top of the card. In the main event, there is a featherweight title unification bout between champ Alexander Volkanovski and interim champ Yair Rodriguez. In the co-feature, Brandon Moreno puts his flyweight title on the line against Alexandre Pantoja.

Elsewhere, many other combat sports events are taking place that feature a number of familiar names that have competed under the UFC banner.

This week, there are a total of 7 veterans of the global MMA leader competing in MMA and boxing this week from July 6-9.

Check out the names and details about their bouts below.

Upcoming event information from Tapology.

Last week's results

• Pedro Nobre: Submission win vs. Junior Assis at Shooto Brasil 118

• Rodolfo Rubio: Unanimous decision loss vs. Jose Roura at Lux Fight League 33

• Darren Stewart: Unanimous decision win vs. Matthew Bonner at Cage Warriors 156

• Elias Garcia: Split decision win vs. Diego Ortiz at Combate Global

• Francisco Rivera Jr.: Unanimous decision win vs. Josh Wang-Kim at UNF 9

• Jesse Strader: Submission win vs. Ryan Lilley at UNF 9

• Gabriel Silva: Fight canceled vs. Koyomi Matsushima at Deep 114 Impact

• Anderson dos Santos: Draw vs. Pedro Falcao at Shooto Brasil Boxing 2 (boxing)

• Kalindra Faria: Split decision win vs. Amanda Torres at Shooto Brasil Boxing 2 (boxing)

• Hernani Perpetuo: Fight canceled vs. Leonardo Guimaraes at Shooto Brasil Boxing 2 (boxing)

• Leonardo Guimaraes: DQ loss vs. Hernani Perpetuo at Shooto Brasil Boxing 2 (boxing)

• Jose Aldo: Unanimous decision win vs. Esteban Espindola at Shooto Brasil Boxing 2 (boxing)

Fabio Maldonado (28-17 MMA, 5-6 UFC)

Alexander Torres (12-6 MMA, 0-1 UFC)

• Next fight: July 8 vs. Sebastian Piedrahita at Empire MMA 5

• Last MMA fight: Submission win vs. Dumar Roa at MatchMaker MMA 4 on April 21, 2023

• Last UFC fight: Split decision loss to Masio Fullen at UFC 184 on Feb. 28, 2015

• Record since UFC exit: 7-4

Yuki Kondo (64-38-9 MMA, 1-2 UFC)

• Next fight: July 9 vs. Takenori Sato at Pancrase 335

• Last MMA fight: Unanimous decision win vs. Tetsuya Izuchi at GLEAT MMA Ver. 0 on Dec. 14, 2022

• Last UFC fight: Unanimous decision loss vs. Vladimir Matyushenko at UFC 32 on June 29, 2001

• Record since UFC exit: 33-28-6 MMA, 2-0 custom rules

Takenori Sato (19-12-7 MMA, 0-2 UFC)

• Next fight: July 9 vs. Yuki Kondo at Pancrase 335

• Last MMA fight: Unanimous decision loss to Arman Tsarukya nat MFP 214 on Dec. 2, 2017

• Last UFC fight: Knockout loss to Hyun Gyu Lim at UFC Fight Night 52 on Sept. 20, 2014

• Record since UFC exit: 2-2

Michinori Tanaka (15-4 MMA, 2-3 UFC)

Chris Fishgold (18-5-1 MMA, 1-3 UFC)

Tom Breese (16-4 MMA, 5-3 UFC)

Story originally appeared on MMA Junkie