{
  "id": 13117414,
  "title": "UFC veterans in MMA and bareknuckle action Oct. 9-10",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/09/ufc-veterans-in-mma-and-bareknuckle-action-oct-9-10",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-09T12:50:31.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/ufc-veterans-mma-bareknuckle-action-125031104.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "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.\n\nIn 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.\n\nJose 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.\n\nAnthony 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.\n\nYoshinori 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.\n\nReginaldo 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.\n\nNick 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.",
  "summary": "Check out which veterans of the UFC are competing around the globe this weekend.",
  "key_points": [
    "UFC returns to Meta APEX in Las Vegas Oct. 9-10",
    "UFC veterans compete in bareknuckle MMA and boxing",
    "Nick Maximov vs Wildemar Santos on Oct. 9"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}