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UFC veterans in MMA, boxing and bareknuckle boxing action Jan. 17-19

matthew wells
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This week, the UFC heads to California for its first pay-per-view of the year.

UFC 311 takes place at Intuit Dome in Inglewood, Calif., and features two title fights at the top of the card.

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 Jan. 17-19.

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

  • John Lineker: Unanimous decision loss vs. Kulabdam For Joe Piek Utah at ONE Fight Night 27 (Muay Thai)

  • Marcin Wrzosek: Unanimous decision win vs. Kasjusz Zycinski at Prime Show MMA 111 (caged boxing)

  • Cody East: TKO win vs. Dylan Rush at BYB 35 (bareknuckle boxing)

Ali Alqaisi (15-8 MMA, 0-2 UFC)

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  • Next fight: Jan. 17 vs. Vincente Vargas at UAE Warriors 57

  • Last MMA fight: Unanimous decision loss vs. Samuel Bark at UAE Warriors 50 on May 18, 2024

  • Last UFC fight: Unanimous decision loss vs. Tony Kelley at UFC Fight Night 179 on Oct. 10, 2020

  • Record since UFC exit: 7-3

Liang Na (19-8 MMA, 0-4 UFC)

Na Liang
Na Liang

  • Next fight: Jan. 18 vs. Irina Chernyshova at JCK Kings 007

  • Last MMA fight (also last UFC bout): Submission loss vs. Ivana Petrovic at UFC on ESPN 55 on April 27, 2024

  • Record since UFC exit: 0-0

Darren Till (18-5-1 MMA, 6-5-1 UFC)

Darren Till
Darren Till

  • Next fight: Jan. 18 vs. Anthony Taylor at MF & DAZN X Series 20 (boxing)

  • Last MMA fight (also last UFC bout): Submission loss vs. Dricus Du Plessis at UFC 282 on Dec. 10, 2022

  • Record since UFC exit: 1-0 exhibition boxing

TJ Brown (18-12 MMA, 3-5 UFC)

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  • Next fight: Jan. 18 vs. Antoine Blassingame at RDC 17

  • Last MMA fight: Unanimous decision loss vs. Sheymon Moraes at United Fight League 5 on Aug. 30, 2024

  • Last UFC fight: Submission loss vs. Darren Elkins at UFC Fight Night 230 on Oct. 14, 2023

  • Record since UFC exit: 1-1 MMA, 1-0 bareknuckle MMA, 1-0 boxing, 1-0 kickboxing

Robbie Peralta (19-9 MMA, 4-3 UFC)

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  • Next fight: Jan. 18 vs. JorDan Christensen at BKFC Fight Night: Pechanga (bareknuckle boxing)

  • Last MMA fight: TKO loss vs. Juan Archuleta at Bellator 201 on June 29, 2917

  • Last UFC fight: Unanimous decision loss vs. Clay Guida at UFC Fight Night 63 on April 4, 2015

  • Record since UFC exit: 1-3 MMA, 3-2 bareknuckle boxing

Darian Weeks (8-3 MMA, 0-3 UFC)

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  • Next fight: Jan. 18 vs. Donovan Beard at Shamrock FC 360

  • Last MMA fight: Unanimous decision win vs. Max Choriev at Shamrock FC 354 on May 10, 2024

  • Last UFC fight: Split decision loss vs. Yohan Lainesse at UFC 279 on Sept. 10, 2022

  • Record since UFC exit: 3-0 MMA, 0-1 boxing

Jake Collier (14-10 MMA, 5-9 UFC)

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  • Next fight: Jan. 18 vs. Christian Edwards at Shamrock FC 360

  • Last MMA fight: Knockout win vs. Kelvin Fitial at Shamrock FC 357 on Sept. 7, 2024

  • Last UFC fight: Unanimous decision loss vs. Mohammed Usman at UFC Fight Night 228 on Sept. 23, 2023

  • Record since UFC exit: 1-0

Shunichi Shimizu (38-23-13 MMA, 0-1 UFC)

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  • Next fight: Jan. 19 vs. Reo Hitomi at Shooto 2025 Opening Game

  • Last MMA fight: Submission win vs. Pengchu Gexipengchu at Longsan Fight on Nov. 9, 2024

  • Last UFC fight: Submission loss vs. Kyung Ho Kang at UFC Fight Night 34 on Jan. 4, 2014

  • Record since UFC exit: 11-19-3 (2 NC) MMA, 0-0-1 Lethwei

This article originally appeared on MMA Junkie: UFC veterans in MMA, boxing and bareknuckle boxing action Jan. 17-19