UFC veterans in MMA, karate and kickboxing action Feb. 22-25

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This week, the UFC returns to Mexico for UFC Fight Night 237.

The event at Mexico City Arena in Mexico City features a flyweight clash between former champion Brandon Moreno and Brandon Royval.

Many other combat sports events are taking place that feature several familiar names that have competed under the UFC banner.

Check out which veterans of the global MMA leader are competing Feb. 22-25.

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 Cameron VanCamp: TKO win vs. Micah Terrill at BKFC Prospect Series (bareknuckle boxing) Richie Smullen: TKO win vs. Kirill Medvedovski at Cage Legacy 20 Joshua Weems: Win vs. Rey Trujillo at Gulf Coast MMA 20 Dequan Townsend: Win vs. Chris Hicks at Rebel Combat Sports Darian Weeks: Win vs. Chris Crosby at Midwest Fight League Humberto Bandenay (22-8 MMA, 1-3 UFC)

Next fight: Feb. 22 vs. Luann Sardinha at FFC 72 Last MMA fight: Submission win vs. Welinton Benvenutti at FFC 70 on Dec. 14, 2023 Last UFC fight: Unanimous decision loss vs. Eduardo Garagorri at UFC Fight Night 156 on Aug. 10, 2019 Record since UFC exit: 7-1 Jay Perrin (11-7 MMA, 0-3 UFC)

Jay Perrin

Next fight: Feb. 23 vs. Azjavkhlan Baatar at CES 76 Last MMA fight: Unanimous decision win vs. Lionel Young at Cage Titans 60 on July 22, 2023 Last UFC fight: Submission loss vs. Raul Rosas Jr. at UFC 282 on Dec. 10, 2022 Record since UFC exit: 1-0 Yorgan De Castro (9-5 MMA, 1-3 UFC)

2023 PFL 5 Ceremonial Weigh In at the OTE Arena in Atlanta, Georgia, Thursday, June 15, 2023. (Cooper Neill / PFL)

Next fight: Feb. 23 vs. Eric Smith at CES 76 Last MMA fight: KO loss vs. Denis Goltsov at 2023 PFL 5 on June 16, 2023 Last UFC fight: KO loss vs. Jaris Danho at UFC on ABC 2 on April 10, 2021 Record since UFC exit: 4-2 Andre Ewell (18-10 MMA, 4-5 UFC)

Next fight: Feb. 23 vs. Levy Saul Marroquin at Karate Combat 44 (karate) Last MMA fight: TKO win vs. Brady Huang at UNF 2 on Aug. 20, 2022 Last UFC fight: Unanimous decision loss vs. Charles Jourdain at UFC on Dec. 18, 2021 Record since UFC exit: 1-1 MMA, 1-1 bareknuckle boxing Rafael Alves (21-12 MMA, 1-3 UFC)

Next fight: Feb. 23 vs. Efrain Escudero at Karate Combat 44 (karate) Last MMA fight: Submission win vs. Marcos Vinicius at Peak Fighting 32 on Oct. 14, 2023 Last UFC fight: Majority decision loss vs. Nurullo Aliev at UFC on Feb. 25, 2023 Record since UFC exit: 1-0 MMA Efrain Escudero (32-17 MMA, 5-7 UFC)

Next fight: Feb. 23 vs. Rafael Alves at Karate Combat 44 (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 Erik Perez (20-9 MMA, 7-2 UFC)

Erik Perez

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