Tag: George Sotiropoulos

UFC veterans in MMA, boxing and bareknuckle action Oct. 17-21

Check out which veterans of the UFC are competing in combat sports across the globe this weekend.

This week, the UFC travels across the globe to Abu Dhabi for UFC 294.

The pay-per-view event at the Etihad Arena features [autotag]Islam Makhachev[/autotag] vs. [autotag]Alexander Volkanovski[/autotag] 2 for the lightweight title in the main event, and [autotag]Kamaru Usman[/autotag] vs. [autotag]Khamzat Chimaev[/autotag] in the co-feature.

Elsewhere, many other combat sports events are taking place that feature a number of familiar names that have competed under the UFC banner.

Check out which veterans of the global MMA leader are competing in MMA Oct. 17-22.

Check out the names and details about their bouts below.

Upcoming event information from Tapology.

UFC veterans in MMA and boxing action May 26-28

Check out which veterans of the UFC are in combat sports action across the globe this weekend.

This week, the UFC is idle after a run of events on seven consecutive weeks.

The next event for the promotion is UFC on ESPN 45 on June 3, which features a flyweight main event between Kai Kara-France and Amir Albazi.

Elsewhere, many other combat sports events are taking place that feature a number of familiar names that have competed under the UFC banner.

This weekend, there are a total of 26 veterans of the global MMA leader competing in MMA and boxing this week from May 26-28.

Check out the names and details about their bouts below.

Upcoming event information from Tapology.

45-year-old George Sotiropoulos booked for his first fight since 2014 at Hex Fight Series 26

45-year-old George Sotiropoulos has been booked for his first fight since 2014.

[autotag]George Sotiropoulos[/autotag] is coming out of retirement.

Sotiropoulos, 45, hasn’t competed since a 2014 decision loss to Mike Ricci at Titan FC 29. The Australian MMA pioneer will step back in the cage when he takes on Josh Togo in a lightweight bout at Hex Fight Series 26 on May 26 at Melbourne Pavilion, promotion officials announced.

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An “Ultimate Fighter 6” alum, Sotiropoulos (14-7) helped pave the way for Australian MMA. He won his first seven UFC fights, then dropped his next four in a row, which led to his release. His fifth straight loss came at the hands of Ricci, which is the last time he fought.

Sotiropoulos also coached “The Ultimate Fighter: The Smashes” opposite Ross Pearson, which included then-future, now former middleweight champion Robert Whittaker. Sotiropoulos holds notable wins over George Roop, Joe Stevenson and Joe Lauzon.

Fighting out of Australian Top Team, Togo (12-4) has won eight of his past nine fights. In his most recent outing, Togo scored a unanimous decision win over Tahir Abdullaev last September at UAE Warriors 33.