This week, the UFC returns to the land down under for its February pay-per-view.
UFC 312 takes place at Qudos Bank Arena in Sydney, Australia. The event features a pair of title fights: Dricus Du Plessis vs. Sean Strickland and Zhang Weili vs. Tatiana Suarez.
Elsewhere, 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 Feb. 7-8.
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
Austin Lingo (9-4 MMA, 2-3 UFC)
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Next fight: Feb. 7 vs. Pena Alamos at Fury FC 101
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Last MMA fight: TKO loss vs. Cam Teague at Fury FC 95 on Aug. 2, 2024
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Last UFC fight: Unanimous decision loss vs. Melquizael Costa at UFC on ESPN 49 on July 15, 2023
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Record since UFC exit: 0-1
Victoria Leonardo (10-6 MMA, 1-4 UFC)
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Next fight: Feb. 7 vs. Rayla Nascimento at Inivcta FC 60
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Last MMA fight: Submission win vs. Amanda Torres at Invicta FC 58 on Nov. 6, 2024
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Last UFC fight: Knockout loss vs. Wang Cong at UFC on ESPN 62 on Aug. 24, 2024
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Record since UFC exit: 1-0
Shanna Young (10-7 MMA, 1-3 UFC)
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Next fight: Feb. 7 vs. Katharina Lehner at Invicta FC 60
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Last MMA fight: TKO win vs. Pamela Boveda Aguirre at Inivcta FC 58 on Nov. 6, 2024
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Last UFC fight: Unanimous decision loss vs. Miranda Maverick at UFC Fight Night 214 on Nov. 5, 2022
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Record since UFC exit: 2-2
Lipeng Zhang (34-13-2 MMA, 2-2 UFC)
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Next fight: Feb. 7 vs. Hiroyuki Tetsuka at ONE Fight Night 28
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Last MMA fight: Unanimous decision loss vs. Maurice Above at ONE Fight Night 22 on May 3, 2024
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Last UFC fight: Unanimous decision loss vs. Kajan Johnson at UFC Fight Night 66 on May 16, 2015
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Record since UFC exit: 25-4-1
Nick Maximov (10-2 MMA, 2-2 UFC)
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Next fight: Feb. 7 vs. Said-Magomed Abdulgaziev at Urijah Faber’s A1 Combat 26
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Last MMA fight: Unanimous decision win vs. Kevem Felipe at Urijah Faber’s A1 Combat 25 on Nov. 15, 2024
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Last UFC fight: Unanimous decision loss v.s Jacob Mallon at UFC Fight Night 212 on Oct. 15, 2022
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Record since UFC exit: 2-0
John Teixeira (27-10-2 MMA, 0-1 UFC)
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Next fight: Feb. 8 vs. Khasan Dadalov at ACA 183
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Last MMA fight: Submission loss vs. Viskhan Kadirov at ACA 180 on Oct. 4, 2024
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Last UFC fight: Split decision loss vs. Hugo Viana at UFC 147 on June 23, 2012
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Record since UFC exit: 15-9-1
Ramazan Emeev (21-6 MMA, 5-3 UFC)
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Next fight: Feb. 8 vs. Abdul-Rakhman Dzhanaev at ACA 183
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Last MMA fight: Unanimous decision win vs. Vladimir Vasilyev at ACA 177 on June 28, 2024
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Last UFC fight: TKO loss vs. Jack Della Maddalena at UFC 275 on June 11, 2022
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Record since UFC exit: 1-0
Albert Tumenov (23-5, 5-3 UFC)
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Next fight: Feb. 8 vs. Abubakar Vagaev at ACA 183
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Last MMA fight: TKO win vs. Ustarmagomed Gadzhidaudov at ACA 168 on Dec. 24, 2023
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Last UFC fight: Submission loss vs. Leon Edwards at UFC 204 on Oct. 8, 2016
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Record since UFC exit: 8-0 MMA, 1-0 custom rules
Nick Fiore (9-2 MMA, 0-2 UFC)
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Next fight: Feb. 8 vs. Olivier Murad at Combat Zone 87
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Last MMA fight: TKO win vs. Saul Almeida at Combat Zone 85 on Aug. 17, 2024
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Last UFC fight: Unanimous decision loss vs. Chase Hooper at UFC Fight Night 223 on May 20, 2023
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Record since UFC exit: 3-0
This article originally appeared on MMA Junkie: UFC veterans in MMA action Feb. 7-8
