UFC veterans in MMA, boxing and bareknuckle action Oct. 27-29

This week, the UFC is taking a break following UFC 294 in Abu Dhabi. While the UFC is idle, there are other combat sports events happening that include several veterans who have previously competed under the UFC banner. Let’s take a look at the MMA fighters who will be competing from October 27th to 29th and get the details of their upcoming bouts. Here is the list of fighters and their fights:

1. Ali Alqaisi: He had a TKO loss against Walter Cogliandro at UAE Warriors 45 recently.
2. Kevin Croom: He suffered a unanimous decision loss against Tony Soto in a bareknuckle boxing match at BKFC 52.
3. Cameron VanCamp: He had a unanimous decision loss against Jeremie Holloway in a bareknuckle boxing match at BKFC 52.
4. Charles Rosa: He had a submission win over Jonathan Gary at CES 75.
5. Don Shainis: He suffered a submission loss against Regivaldo Carvalho at CES 75.
6. Eric Spicely: He suffered a submission loss against Justin Sumter at CES 75.
7. Anthony Ivy: He had a TKO win over Justin Patterson at XKO 64.
8. Viviane Pereira: She had a unanimous decision win over Rayla Nascimento at SFT 43.
9. Jordan Griffin: He suffered a unanimous decision loss against Dakota Bush at Iowa Fight Series 1.
10. Dakota Bush: He had a unanimous decision win over Jordan Griffin at Iowa Fight Series 1.
11. Rashad Coulter: He suffered a knockout loss against DJ Linderman in a bareknuckle boxing match at BYB 21.
12. Kalindra Faria: She will be fighting against Lavar Johnson at VBK 2, a bareknuckle boxing event on October 27th. Her last MMA fight was a submission win over Matt Kovacs at Fusion Fight League on July 31, 2021. Her last UFC fight was a submission loss against Renato Sobral at UFC 52 on April 16, 2005. Her record since leaving UFC is 44-17, 1 NC MMA.
13. Travis Wiuff: He will be fighting against Lavar Johnson at VBK 2, a bareknuckle boxing event on October 27th. His last MMA fight was a submission loss against Cheick Kongo at Bellator 123 on September 5, 2014. His last UFC fight was a unanimous decision loss against Brendan Schaub at UFC 157 on February 23, 2013. His record since leaving UFC is 1-3 MMA, 1-0 bareknuckle boxing.
14. Shamil Gamzatov: His MMA record is 14-1, with a 1-1 record in the UFC.
15. Gadzhi Omargadzhiev: His MMA record is 13-2, with a 0-2 record in the UFC.
16. Dequan Townsend: His MMA record is 24-13, with a 0-4 record in the UFC.
17. Oluwale Bamgbose: His MMA record is 6-4, with a 1-4 record in the UFC.
18. Francis Ngannou: His MMA record is 17-3, with a 12-2 record in the UFC.

This information was originally published on MMA Junkie.

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