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This week, the UFC travels to Miami for its third pay-per-view of the year.
UFC 299 at Kaseya Center features a bantamweight title fight, a rematch between champ Sean O’Malley and challenger Marlon Vera.
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 March 8-9.
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.
Roque Martinez (17-9-2 MMA, 0-3 UFC)
- Next fight: March 9 vs. Ryo Sakai at DEEP 118 Impact
- Last MMA fight: Unanimous decision win vs. Tserendash Azjargal at Black Combat 9 on Nov. 18, 2023
- Last UFC fight: Split decision loss vs. Josh Parisian at UFC on ESPN 25 on June 19, 2021
- Record since UFC exit: 2-1
Timur Valiev (18-3 MMA, 2-1 UFC)
- Next fight: March 9 vs. Aleksandr Podlesniy at ACA 172
- Last MMA fight (also last UFC bout): Unanimous decision loss vs. Jack Shore at UFC Fight Night 204 on March 19, 2022
- Record since UFC exit: 0-0
Gadzhi Omargadzhiev (14-2 MMA, 0-2 UFC)
- Next fight: March 9 vs. Boris Medvedev at RCC: Intro 31
- Last MMA fight: TKO win vs. Sanderson Titat at Khan Fight 3 on Dec. 13, 2023
- Last UFC fight: Unanimous decision loss vs. Abubakar Nurmagomedov at UFC 280 on Oct. 22, 2022
- Record since UFC exit: 1-0
Daniel Omielanczuk (26-14-1 MMA, 4-5 UFC)
- Next fight: March 9 vs. Kamil Minda at Clout MMA 4 (boxing)
- Last MMA fight: TKO loss vs. Michal Kita at KSW 79 on Feb. 25, 2023
- Last UFC fight: Unanimous decision loss vs. Curtis Blaydes at UFC 213 on July 8, 2017
- Record since UFC exit: 7-6 MMA, 1-0 kickboxing, 0-1 boxing
Francis Ngannou (17-3 MMA, 12-2 UFC)
- Next fight: March 8 vs. Anthony Joshua at Joshua vs. Ngannou (boxing)
- Last MMA fight (also last UFC fight): Unanimous decision win vs. Ciryl Gane at UFC 270 on Jan. 22, 2022
- Record since UFC exit: 0-1 boxing
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