UFC veterans in MMA and bareknuckle boxing action April 4-6

This week, the UFC returns to Las Vegas for UFC Fight Night 240.

The event at the UFC Apex features a middleweight bout between Brendan Allen and Chris Curtis.

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 April 4-6.

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.

Shanna Young (9-5 MMA, 1-3 UFC)

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• Next fight: April 4 vs. Kana Watanabe at 2024 PFL 1
• Last MMA fight: Unanimous decision win vs. Sandra Lavado at 2023 PFL Challenger Series on Feb. 24, 2023
• Last UFC fight: Unanimous decision loss vs. Miranda Maverick at UFC Fight Night 214 on Nov. 5, 2022
• Record since UFC exit: 1-0

Taila Santos (19-3 MMA, 4-3 UFC)

• Next fight: April 4 vs. Ilara Joanne at 2024 PFL 1
• Last MMA fight (also last UFC bout): Unanimous decision loss vs. Erin Blanchfield at UFC Fight Night 225 on Aug. 26, 2023
• Record since UFC exit: 0-0

Blagoy Ivanov (19-6 MMA, 3-5 UFC)

• Next fight: April 4 vs. Sergey Bilostenniy at 2024 PFL 1
• Last MMA fight (also last UFC bout): Unanimous decision loss vs. Alexandr Romanov at UFC on ESPN 48 on July 1, 2023
• Record since UFC exit: 0-0

Marcelo Golm (10-4 MMA, 1-3 UFC)

• Next fight: April 4 vs. Daniel James at 2024 PFL 1
• Last MMA fight: TKO loss vs. Daniel James at Bellator 293 on March 31, 2023
• Last UFC fight: TKO loss vs. Sergei Pavlovich at UFC Fight Night 149 on April 20, 2019
• Record since UFC exit: 4-1

Liz Carmouche (20-7 MMA, 5-5 UFC)

• Next fight: April 4 vs. Juliana Velasquez at 2024 PFL 1
• Last MMA fight: TKO win vs. Ilima-Lei Macfarlane at Bellator 300 on Oct. 7, 2023
• Last UFC fight: Unanimous decision loss vs. Valentina Shevchenko at UFC Fight Night 156 on Aug. 10, 2019
• Record since UFC exit: 7-0

Will Chope (42-21 MMA, 0-1 UFC)

• Next fight: April 4 vs. Martin Brown at BYB 25 (bareknuckle boxing)
• Last MMA fight: Submission loss vs. Samat Mamedov at Octagon 53 on Dec. 23, 2023
• Last UFC fight: TKO loss vs. Max Holloway at UFC Fight Night 34 on Jan. 4, 2014
• Record since UFC exit: 23-15 MMA, 0-1 boxing, 0-2 muay Thai, 3-6 bareknuckle boxing, 0-1 Lethwei

Luis Pena (11-6 MMA, 5-3 UFC)

Luis Pena poses after his weigh-in at the Hyatt Regency Friday, June 21, 2019.
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• Next fight: April 6 vs. Dedrek Sanders at Aries Fight Series 25
• Last MMA fight: Submission loss vs. Michael Dufort at Aries Fight Series 16 on April 22, 2023
• Last UFC fight: Split decision win vs. Alex Munoz at UFC on ESPN 22 on April 17, 2021
• Record since UFC exit: 2-3 MMA, 0-3 boxing, 2-2 kickboxing