UFC veterans in MMA action April 24-25

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This week, the UFC returns to home base for a Fight Night event.

Saturday, UFC Fight Night 277 takes place at the Meta APEX in Las Vegas, featuring a featherweight main event between former bantamweight champion Aljamain Sterling and rising contender Youssef Zalal.

Elsewhere, veterans of the promotion are competing in various combat sports. Scroll below to see how last week's UFC vets fared on the regional scene, and check out the names and details of the upcoming weekend's competitors.

Upcoming event information from Tapology.

Last week's results​

• Caolan Loughran: Submission win vs. Alan Philpott at PFL Belfast
• Tyson Pedro: Unanimous decision loss vs. Dovlet Yagshimuradov at PFL Belfast
• Rhys McKee: Unanimous decision win vs. Alex Lahore at PFL Belfast
• John Teixeira: Unanimous decision win vs. Robson Silva at Shooto Brasil 136
• Deron Winn: TKO win vs. Erick Lozano at BKFC 88 (bareknuckle boxing)
• Josh Fremd: TKO win vs. Jared Torgeson at BKFC 88 (bareknuckle boxing)
• Josh Copeland: TKO loss vs. Corey Willis at BKFC 88 (bareknuckle boxing)
• Chris Camozzi: TKo loss vs. Esteban Rodriguez at BKFC 88 (bareknuckle boxing)
• Brok Weaver: Unanimous decision loss vs. Rowdy Legend Montgomery at BKB 53 (bareknuckle boxing)
• Kaynan Kruschewsky: Submission loss vs. Jose Santos at MFC 5
• Spike Carlyle: TKO win vs. Minoru Kimura at Knock Out 63 (custom rules)
• Phil de Fries: Submission win vs. Marcin Wojcik at KSW 117
• Paweł Pawlak: TKO win vs. Mamed Khalidov at KSW 117
• Lucie Pudilova: April 18 vs. Katerina Dvorakova at The Ring Lucerna (boxing) – official results pending
• James Llontop: TKO loss vs. Magomed Saliev at JSC 4
• Molly McCann: Decision win vs. Ashleigh Johnson at Whitaker vs. Suarez (boxing)

Armen Petrosyan (9-6 MMA, 3-4 UFC)​

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• Next fight: April 24 vs. Mikhail Kolobegov at BetCity Fight Nights 136
• Last MMA fight: Submission loss vs. Vladislav Kovalev at RCC 24 on Dec. 12, 2025
• Last UFC fight: Submission loss vs. Brunno Ferreira at UFC 313 on March 8, 2025
• Record since UFC exit: 1-1

Kazula Vargas (16-6 MMA, 1-3 UFC)​

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• Next fight: April 24 vs. Miguel Villegas at Lux Fight League 60
• Last MMA fight: Submission win vs. Alejandro Cerquera at Lux Fight League 47 on Nov. 1, 2024
• Last UFC fight: Submission loss vs. Paddy Pimblett at UFC on March 19, 2022
• Record since UFC exit: 4-1

Josefine Knutsson (8-1 MMA, 2-1 UFC)​

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• Next fight: April 25 vs. Mileide Simplicio at OKTAGON 87
• Last MMA fight (also last UFC bout): Unanimous decision loss vs. Piera Rodriguez at UFC on Dec. 14, 2024
• Record since UFC exit: 0-0

Joshua Weems (13-6 MMA, 0-1 UFC)​

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• Next fight: April 25 vs. Tommy Cuozzi Jr. at CFC 8
• Last MMA fight: TKO win vs. Jason Faglier Jr. at PCW 1 on Feb. 14, 2026
• Last UFC fight: Submission loss vs. Christian Rodriguez at UFC on Oct. 29, 2022
• Record since UFC exit: 3-3 MMA, 2-2 bareknuckle MMA

Drako Rodriguez (7-4 MMA, 0-2 UFC)​

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• Next fight: April 25 vs. Jaylon Bates at XFC 54
• Last MMA fight: Unanimous decision loss vs. Cris Lencioni at B2 Fighting Series 156 on April 16, 2022
• Last UFC fight: Unanimous decision loss vs. Vince Morales at UFC 265 on Aug. 7, 2021
• Record since UFC exit: 0-1 MMA, 1-0 boxing, 2-1 bareknuckle boxing

Viacheslav Borshchev (8-7-1 MMA, 3-6-1 UFC)​

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• Next fight: April 25 vs. Jose Ferreira at XFC 54
• Last MMA fight (also last UFC bout): Unanimous decision loss vs. Matheus Camilo at UFC 322 on Nov. 15, 2025
• Record since UFC exit: 0-0

This article originally appeared on MMA Junkie: These UFC veterans compete on the regional scene April 24-25

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