UFC veterans in MMA, karate and bareknuckle boxing Jan. 24-25

This week, the UFC is idle following its first pay-per-view of the year.

UFC 311 took place at Intuit Dome in Inglewood, Calif., and the promotion's next event, UFC Fight Night 250, takes place in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on Feb. 1.

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. 24-25.

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

• Ali Alqaisi: Unanimous decision win vs. Vincente Vargas at UAE Warriors 57

• Liang Na: Submission win vs. Irina Chernyshova at JCK Kings 007

• Darren Till: Knockout win vs. Anthony Taylor at MF & DAZN X Series 20 (boxing)

• TJ Brown: Unanimous decision win vs. Antoine Blassingame at RDC 17

• Robbie Peralta: Unanimous decision win vs. JorDan Christensen at BKFC Fight Night: Pechanga (bareknuckle boxing)

• Darian Weeks: Unanimous decision win vs. Donovan Beard at Shamrock FC 360

• Jake Collier: TKO loss vs. Christian Edwards at Shamrock FC 360

• Shunichi Shimizu: Unanimous draw vs. Reo Hitomi at Shooto 2025 Opening Game

Brandon Jenkins (16-10 MMA, 0-2 UFC)

• Next fight: Jan. 24 vs. Elad Suman at Karate Combat 52 (karate)

• Last MMA fight: Unanimous decision loss vs. Zach Juusola at 2023 PFL 3 on April 14, 2023

• Last UFC fight: TKO loss vs. Drakkar Klose at UFC on April 16, 2022

• Record since UFC exit: 1-1 MMA, 0-0-1 boxing, 1-1 bareknuckle MMA, 2-2 karate

Tyson Nam (23-14-1 MMA, 3-5 UFC)

• Next fight: Jan. 24 vs. Loxbey Montalvan at Karate Combat 52 (karate)

• Last MMA fight: TKO win vs. Erik Vo at Destiny MMA on July 13, 2024

• Last UFC fight: Split decision loss vs. Azat Maksum at UFC on ESPN 49 on July 15, 2023

• Record since UFC exit: 2-0

Lucas Martins (22-7 MMA, 4-3 UFC)

• Next fight: Jan. 24 vs. Ilyas Khamsin at Karate Combat 52 (karate)

• Last MMA fight: TKO loss vs. Kubanychbek Abdisalam Uulu at Brave CF 77 on Dec. 5, 2023

• Last UFC fight: Split decision win vs. Robert Whiteford at UFC Fight Night 86 on April 10, 2016

• Record since UFC exit: 6-4

Efrain Escudero (32-17 MMA, 5-7 UFC)

• Next fight: Jan. 24 vs. Luan Santiago at Karate Combat 52 (karate)

• Last MMA fight: TKO loss vs. Baysangur Chamsoudinov at Ares FC 16 on June 23, 2023

• Last UFC fight: Unanimous decision loss vs. Kevin Lee at UFC 197 on April 23, 2016

• Record since UFC exit: 8-6 MMA, 1-1 karate

Robelis Despaigne (5-2 MMA, 1-2 UFC)

• Next fight: Jan. 24 vs. Marcos Brigagao at Karate Combat 52 (karate)

• Last MMA fight (also last UFC bout): Unanimous decision loss vs. Austen Lane at UFC on Oct. 19, 2024

• Record since UFC exit: 1-0 karate

TJ Laramie (14-5 MMA, 0-2 UFC)

• Next fight: Jan. 24 vs. Joash Wilkins at Unified MMA 60

• Last MMA fight: TKO win vs. Terry Lemaire at BTC 22 on Nov. 18, 2023

• Last UFC fight: Unanimous decision loss vs. Pat Sabatini at UFC on ESPN 34 on April 16, 2022

• Record since UFC exit: 2-0

Don Shainis (15-7 MMA, 0-2 UFC)

• Next fight: Jan. 25 vs. Tom Pagliarulo at Cage Titans 69

• Last MMA fight: Submission win vs. Tom Santos at Cage Titans 68 on Nov. 9, 2024

• Last UFC fight: Unanimous decision loss vs. Jack Jenkins at UFC 284 on Feb. 11, 2023

• Record since UFC exit: 3-2

Tim Johnson (18-10 MMA, 4-3 UFC)

• Next fight: Jan. 25 vs. Vadim Nemkov at PFL Champions Series: Road to Dubai

• Last MMA fight: TKO loss vs. Denis Goltsov at 2024 PFL Playoffs 1 on Aug. 2, 2024

• Last UFC fight: Unanimous decision win vs. Marcelo Golm at UFC Fight Night 125 on Feb. 3, 2018

• Record since UFC exit: 6-6

Makwan Amirkhani (18-11 MMA, 7-7 UFC)

• Next fight: Jan. 25 vs. Diego Santos at PML 13

• Last MMA fight: Submission win vs. Fernando Flores at ICF 3 on Dec. 28, 2024

• Last UFC fight: Submission loss vs. Jack Shore at UFC 286 on March 18, 2023

• Record since UFC exit: 1-2

Gustavo Lopez (13-8-1 MMA, 1-2-1 UFC)

• Next fight: Jan. 25 vs. Benis Tripsansky at PML 13

• Last MMA fight: Unanimous decision loss vs. Beno Adamia at Oktagon 47 on Oct. 7, 2023

• Last UFC fight: Unanimous draw vs. Alateng Heili at UFC Fight Night 192 on Sept. 18, 2021

• Record since UFC exit: 1-2

Nick Aguirre (8-2 MMA, 0-2 UFC)

• Next fight: Jan. 25 vs. Timothy Bender at Throne MMA

• Last MMA fight: Submission win vs. Frank Osborne at ACL 4 on July 27, 2024

• Last UFC fight: Submission loss vs. Payton Talbott at UFC Fight Night 232 on Nov. 18, 2023

• Record since UFC exit: 1-0

Dustin Pague (12-11 MMA, 1-5 UFC)

• Next fight: Jan. 25 vs. JD Burns at BKFC Knucklemania 5 (bareknuckle boxing)

• Last MMA fight: Submission loss vs. Anthony Morgan at WCC 14 on Sept. 4, 2015

• Last UFC fight: TKO loss vs. Kyoji Horiguchi at UFC 166 on Oct. 19, 2013

• Record since UFC exit: 1-2 MMA, 1-0 boxing, 3-2 bareknuckle boxing

Bec Rawlings (8-9 MMA, 2-5 UFC)

• Next fight: Jan. 25 vs. Taylor Starling at BKFC Knucklemania 5 (bareknuckle boxing)

• Last MMA fight: Unanimous decision win vs. Elina Kallionidou at Bellator 240 on Feb. 22, 2020

• Last UFC fight: Unanimous decision loss vs. Ashlee Evans-Smith at UFC 223 on April 7, 2018

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

Ben Rothwell (37-14 MMA, 9-8 UFC)

• Next fight: Jan. 25 vs. Mick Terrill at BKFC Knucklemania 5 (bareknuckle boxing)

• Last MMA fight (also last UFC bout): TKO loss vs. Marcos Rogerio de Lima at UFC Fight Night 197 on Nov. 13, 2021

• Record since UFC exit: 3-0 bareknuckle boxing

Jeremy Stephens (29-21 MMA, 15-18 UFC)

• Next fight: Jan. 25 vs. Eddie Alvarez at BKFC Knucklemania 5 (bareknuckle boxing)

• Last MMA fight: Submission loss vs. Natan Schulte at 2022 PFL Championships on Nov. 25, 2022

• Last UFC fight: Submission loss vs. Mateusz Gamrot at UFC on ESPN 26 on July 17, 2021

• Record since UFC exit: 1-2 MMA, 0-1-1 boxing, 2-0 bareknuckle boxing

Eddie Alvarez (30-8 MMA, 4-3 UFC)

• Next fight: Jan. 25 vs. Jeremy Stephens at BKFC Knucklemania 5 (bareknuckle boxing)

• Last MMA fight: Unanimous decision loss vs. Rae Yoon Ok at ONE on TNT 4 on April 28, 2021

• Last UFC fight: TKO loss vs. Dustin Poirier at UFC on FOX 30 on July 28, 2018

• Record since UFC exit: 1-2 (1 NC) MMA, 1-1 bareknuckle boxing

This article originally appeared on MMA Junkie: UFC veterans in MMA, karate and bareknuckle boxing Jan. 24-25