UFC veterans in MMA and bareknuckle action Oct. 9-10

The Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) will return to the Meta APEX in Las Vegas this week. On Saturday, UFC Fight Night 290 will take place, featuring a middleweight bout between Brendan Allen and Christian Leroy Duncan.

In addition to the main event, several UFC veterans will compete in various combat sports over the weekend. Last week, these fighters had mixed results in bareknuckle MMA and boxing matches.

Jose Torres secured a TKO victory against Wagner Noronha at Gamebred Bareknuckle MMA, while Landon Quinones also won via TKO against Elias Santos in the same promotion. Kurt Holobaugh claimed a submission win over Jhonasky Sojo at Gamebred Bareknuckle MMA.

Anthony Smith suffered a TKO loss to Jordan Heiderman at Gamebred Bareknuckle MMA, and Brok Weaver fell short with a TKO defeat against Dayan Depestre at BoxFest XXI. Darrick Minner awaits the official outcome of his match against Sean Wilson at DCS 111, while Houston Alexander's clash with Joey Munoz at DCS 111 remains pending.

Yoshinori Horie claimed a TKO victory over Sho Patrick Usami at RIZIN LANDMARK 16, and Hector Lombard suffered a TKO loss to Gracjan Szadzinski at Fight Mode 2. Norman Parke and Luis Henrique Barbosa had split draws against Wojciech Sobierajski and Rodolfo dos Santos at Fight Mode 2, respectively.

Reginaldo Vieira suffered a knockout loss to Daermisi Zhawupasi at Born to Fight 02, and Francisco Figueiredo won via TKO against Yunus Evloev at ACA 208. Gleison Tibau lost by unanimous decision to Abdul-Aziz Abdulvakhabov at ACA 208.

Nick Maximov, a fighter with an impressive MMA and UFC record, will face Wildemar Santos at LFA 243 on October 9. Kazula Vargas and Rolando Dy, both with MMA records since their UFC departures, will compete on October 10. Maximov's next fight is scheduled against Taha Bendaoud at PFL Africa.