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UFC veterans in muay Thai, bareknuckle and caged boxing action Jan. 10-11

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

This week, the UFC returns to action with its first event of 2025.

UFC Fight Night 249 takes place at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas, and is headlined by a rematch between [autotag]Mackenzie Dern[/autotag] and [autotag]Amanda Ribas[/autotag]. 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 Jan. 10-11.

Scroll below to see how the UFC veterans fared over the past two weeks during the holidays, and see the names and details of this weekend’s competitors.

Upcoming event information from Tapology.

Last two week’s results

  • Teruto Ishihara: TKO win vs. Go Todoroki at Shootoo 2024 Final in Osaka
  • Roque Martinez: Decision loss vs. Jung Hwan Cha at Black Combat 13
  • Makwan Amirkhani: Submission win vs. Fernando Flores at ICF 3
  • Igor Severino: Split decision win vs. Jonas Magard at OKTAGON 65
  • Lucie Pudilova: Split decision loss vs. Cecilie Bolander at OKTAGON 65
  • Karlos Vemola: Unanimous decision loss vs. Will Fleury at OKTAGON 65
  • Carlos Mota: Unanimous decision win vs. Shogo Kuriaki at Knock Out K.O. Climax 2024 (custom rules)
  • Jose Torres: Split decision win vs. Makoto Shinryu at Rizin Decade
  • Kyoji Horiguchi: Unanimous decision win vs. Nkazimulo Zulu at Rizin Decade
  • Eric Shelton: Submission win vs. Alan Olivas at Synergy FC 17

John Lineker (37-11 MMA, 12-4 UFC)

John Lineker ONE 168 weigh-ins
  • Next fight: Jan. 10 vs. Kulabdam For Joe Piek Utah at ONE Fight Night 27 (Muay Thai)
  • Last MMA fight: Submission loss vs. Shinya Aoki at ONE 165 on Jan. 28, 2024
  • Last UFC fight: Split decision loss vs. Cory Sandhagen at UFC on ESPN+ 8 on April 27, 2019
  • Record since UFC exit: 6-2 (1 NC) MMA, 2-0 muay Thai

Marcin Wrzosek (14-7 MMA, 0-1 UFC)

  • Next fight: Jan. 11 vs. Kasjusz Zycinski at Prime Show MMA 111 (caged boxing)
  • Last MMA fight: Unanimous decision win vs. Borys Mankowski at KSW 53 on July 11, 2020
  • Last UFC fight: Split decision loss vs. Julian Erosa at The Ultimate Fighter 22 Finale on Dec. 11, 2015
  • Record since UFC exit: 4-4 MMA, 2-1 boxing, 3-1 kickboxing, 1-0 bareknuckle boxing

Cody East (16-7 MMA, 0-2 UFC)

  • Next fight: Jan. 11 vs. Dylan Rush at BYB 35 (bareknuckle boxing)
  • Last MMA fight: TKO win vs. Rakim Cleveland at Peak Fighting 35 on April 20, 2024
  • Last UFC fight: TKO loss vs. Curtis Blaydes at UFC Fight Night 96 on Oct. 1, 2016
  • Record since UFC exit: 4-4 MMA, 4-0 boxing, 1-0 kickboxing, 0-1 muay Thai, 1-0 bareknuckle boxing

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John Lineker makes muay Thai debut vs. Asa Ten Pow at ONE 168 in Denver

John Lineker will battle Asa Ten Pow at ONE 168 in Denver – and it’ll be under muay Thai rules.

One of the most violent men in MMA will test his “Hands of Stone” in muay Thai.

[autotag]John Lineker[/autotag] makes his muay Thai debut Sept. 7 vs. [autotag]Asa Ten Pow[/autotag] at ONE 168. The event takes place at Ball Arena in Denver and is the promotion’s second show on United States soil. Promotion officials announced the bout Wednesday.

Lineker, 34, competed 16 times in the UFC from 2012 to 2019. His release came after he withdrew from a 2019 bout against Rob Font and surprised many.

It didn’t take long for Lineker to find a new home, however. In the weeks that followed his UFC split, he signed with ONE Championship. Under that banner, he’s gone 6-2 with one no contest.

Ten Pow is a former Glory Kickboxer and standout boxer and muay Thai specialist. He’s 2-1 in muay Thai under the ONE Championship banner and rides a two-fight winning streak into the matchup.

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With the addition, the ONE 168 lineup includes:

  • Jonathan Haggerty vs. Superlek Kiatmoo9 – muay Thai
  • Kade Ruotolo vs. Mikey Musumeci – grappling
  • Liam Harrison vs. Saeksan Or Kwanmuang – muay Thai
  • John Lineker vs. Asa Ten Pow – muay Thai
  • Maurice Abevi vs. Samat Mamedov

John Lineker to make muay Thai debut at ONE Fight Night 18

MMA knockout artist John Lineker will test his striking skills under muay Thai rules in January.

One of the hardest-hitting MMA fighters will test his skills under muay Thai rules early next year.

At ONE Fight Night 18, [autotag]John Lineker[/autotag] will take on a new challenge as he competes for the first time in muay Thai. He will be taking on experienced muay Thai fighter Liam Harrison at bantamweight. A ONE Championship official confirmed the booking with MMA Junkie. The event takes place at Lumpinee Boxing Stadium in Bangkok, Thailand, and airs live on Prime Video at 8 p.m. ET on Jan. 12, 2024.

Lineker, 33, was last in action at ONE Fight Night 14, where he picked up a unanimous decision win over Stephen Loman. That win followed a third round finish of Jae Woong Kim at ONE Fight Night 13. After 47 professional MMA fights, Lineker will now try his “Hands of Stone” in muay Thai, and potentially bounce back and forth between fighting disciplines.

“Let’s see how this fight against Liam Harrison goes. If I do well, I intend to keep fighting Muay Thai and MMA,” Lineker said in a comment provided to MMA Junkie by ONE Championship. “I’m going to Thailand 20 days early to train at Lions MMA in Phuket and adapt to the climate and time zone. I did this last time and it worked, so I’m doing it again to be well-adapted on fight day.”

Harrison, 38, has competed on four occasions under the ONE Championship banner, splitting his muay Thai bouts with two stoppage wins and two losses. He will look to rebound from his last appearance at ONE Fight Night 1, where he was stopped by Nong-O Gaiyanghadao.

The current lineup of ONE Fight Night 18 includes:

  • John Lineker vs. Liam Harrison – muay Thai bout
  • Kwon Won Il vs. Shinechagtaga Zoltsetseg

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ONE Fight Night 14 live results

ONE Fight Night 14 takes place Friday and features Stamp Fairtex, John Lineker, Danielle Kelly, and more.

ONE Championship returned Friday with a mixed event filled with some of the promotion’s best competitors.

ONE Fight Night 14 took place at Singapore Indoor Stadium in Kallang, Singapore and streamed on Amazon Prime.

In the main event fan-favorite [autotag]Stamp Fairtex[/autotag] (11-2) fought former UFC fighter [autotag]Seo Hee Ham[/autotag] (26-9) for the vacant 115-pound title. The championship bout was one of three on the card, but the only that was MMA.

The co-main event featured a 125-pound muay thai title bout between champion [autotag]Smilla Sundell[/autotag] and [autotag]Allycia Rodrigues[/autotag], who battled after rising sensation [autotag]Danielle Kelly[/autotag] went up against [autotag]Jessa Khan[/autotag] in a championship grappling bout.

Former UFC standout [autotag]John Lineker[/autotag] (37-10) also competed on the card, as he battled [autotag]Stephan Loman[/autotag] (17-3) in a matchup that was originally scheduled to take place in 2021.

Check out the full results below:

UFC veterans in MMA, boxing and bareknuckle boxing action Sept. 29-Oct. 1

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

This week, the UFC is idle after last Saturday’s UFC Fight Night 228.

After 17 consecutive weeks, the promotion takes a week off before returning to Las Vegas on Oct. 7 for UFC Fight Night 229, which features a lightweight matchup between [autotag]Grant Dawson[/autotag] and [autotag]Bobby Green[/autotag].

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, kickboxing, muay Thai and bareknuckle boxing this week from Sept. 29-30.

Check out the names and details about their bouts below.

Upcoming event information from Tapology.

UFC veterans in MMA and boxing action Aug. 4-5

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

This week, the UFC takes the show to Nashville for UFC on ESPN 50.

The event at Bridgestone Arena features a big bantamweight bout between [autotag]Cory Sandhagen[/autotag] and [autotag]Rob Font[/autotag].

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 and boxing this week from Aug. 4-5.

Check out the names and details about their bouts below.

Upcoming event information from Tapology.

John Lineker set to return at ONE Fight Night 13, meets Kim Jae Woong on Aug. 4

John Lineker will look to get back on track when he returns at ONE Fight Night 13 this summer.

[autotag]John Lineker[/autotag] is back.

The former ONE Championship titleholder and UFC contender has been booked to take on [autotag]Kim Jae Woong[/autotag] in a bantamweight bout at ONE Fight Night 13 on Aug. 4 from Lumpinee Boxing Stadium in Bangkok, Thailand. The card will stream on Prime Video.

Lineker (35-10) is coming off his first professional loss under the ONE Championship banner. The Brazilian suffered a fourth-round TKO against Fabricio Andrade for the vacant ONE bantamweight title. The fight took place Feb. 25 in Bangkok and served as the headliner of ONE Fight Night 7.

The bout between Lineker and Andrade was a rematch as the two had also fought last October. That fight ended in a no contest after Lineker was unable to continue fighting due to an accidental groin strike. Prior to that, Lineker was on a four-fight winning streak.

Jae Woong (13-7) also looks to bounce back from adversity. He is coming off a unanimous decision loss to Shoko Sato in January. The bout against Lineker marks Jae Woong’s bantamweight debut.

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ONE on Prime Video 7 results: Fabricio Andrade damages John Lineker’s eye for title-winning corner stoppage

Damage from Fabricio Andrade left John Lineker on the stool before the final round, crowning a new ONE Championship bantamweight king.

ONE Championship has a new bantamweight king, and his name is [autotag]Fabricio Andrade[/autotag].

Andrade (9-2 MMA, 6-0 ONE) ran it back with John Lineker in a championship rematch in the main event of ONE on Prime Video 7. The event took place at Lumpinee Boxing Stadium in Bangkok, Thailand, and aired on Amazon Prime Video.

The pair first met with the title on the line in October at ONE on Prime Video 3, with unfortunate events occurring for both parties. First, Lineker (35-10 MMA, 4-1 ONE) lost the title on the scale by missing weight, and then the fight resulted in a no contest after Andrade landed an accidental low blow to Lineker in the third round.

There would be a few differences the second time around. A cage served as the competition enclosure the first time, but in the second meeting, the fight took place in a ring. Most importantly, this time there would be a definitive result.

Big shots were traded early in the first round. Andrade looked for knees up the middle while Lineker swung his patented power hooks. Keeping his opponent guessing, Linker also mixed in a few takedown attempts before going back to his power-punching game, once buckling the legs of his Andrade.

Late in the first though, Andrade landed a series sharp punches to the jaw of Lineker, putting him on wobbly legs, but the end of the round came before a stoppage occurred.

The firefight continued in the second round.

Lineker landed a powerful punch that sent Andrade to the mat, but he quickly got back to his feet. The striking exchanges continued until the end of the round, with both men landing their share of kicks and punches.

Andrade stuck with quicker, sharper punches up the middle while attempting to defend the hard looping hooks from Lineker. Body shots were in the mix as well for Lineker, but the snappy left jab and kicks from Andrade scored throughout the third too.

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A big overhand right from Lineker knocked Andrade off balance early in the fourth, but he was able to recover and get back to working behind the jab. Intense exchanges continued throughout the round. Andrade busted open a cut on the right eye of Lineker, and excelled in the final moments of the frame.

Between rounds, Lineker’s eye was too much of a concern for his corner. Lineker’s coach opted to stop the fight to prevent any further damage, therefore crowning Andrade the new bantamweight champion after the fourth round.

“It’s been a long journey, I’ve been through so much stuff,” Andrade said during his post-fight interview. “Thank you so much, everyone. This is the best day of my life.”

Andrade, 25, claims gold in his eighth consecutive victory, continuing his undefeated run in ONE Championship. His title-winning stoppage of Lineker marked the fifth stoppage with the promotion.

Lineker, 32, walks away with his first defeat under the ONE Championship banner. The UFC veteran won his four previous bouts with the promotion, including a stoppage of Bibiano Fernades last March to win the title.

UFC veterans in MMA, boxing and bareknuckle action Feb. 24-25

Check out which veterans of the UFC are in MMA and boxing action this weekend across the globe.

The UFC is back in Las Vegas for UFC Fight Night 220. The event takes place at the UFC Apex, with a light heavyweight tilt between Nikita Krylov and Ryan Spann.

Elsewhere, many other MMA events are taking place that feature familiar names that have competed under the UFC banner.

These 14 veterans of the global MMA leader are competing in MMA boxing this week from Feb. 24-25.

Check out the names and details about their bouts below.

Upcoming event information from Tapology.

Fabricio Andrade: If ‘delusional’ John Lineker comes to fight, ‘I’ll knock him out in the first round’

Fabricio Andrade is confident if things stay on the feet with John Lineker, he’ll take him out to win ONE Championship’s bantamweight title.

[autotag]Fabricio Andrade[/autotag] is confident that if things remain on the feet with [autotag]John Lineker[/autotag], he takes him out.

Andrade (8-2-1) will run things back with Lineker (35-9-1) for the vacant bantamweight title in the ONE on Prime Video 7 main event Feb. 25 at Lumpinee Boxing Stadium in Bangkok, Thailand.

Their first fight this past October at ONE on Prime Video 3 was ruled a no contest after an accidental groin shot by Andrade rendered Lineker unable to continue. Because Lineker missed weight, he was stripped of his bantamweight title, so only Andrade was eligible to become champion.

Prior to the unfortunate stoppage, Andrade boxed Lineker’s eye shut and had him hurt. The 25-year-old thinks he was en route to a finish had he not fouled Lineker by mistake.

“If he comes to fight, I’ll knock him out in the first round,” Andrade said in an interview with ONE Championship. “But we saw in the last fight he tried to wrestle with me, something we had agreed not to do. … I’m just going to be patient. I’ll be ready to knock him out at any second in the fight.

“I don’t believe he thinks he can win this fight. If he does, he’s delusional.”

Although he didn’t walk away with the title, Andrade is brimming with confidence heading into their rematch.

“This camp was much more enjoyable than the last one,” Andrade said. “I think before the last fight I put a lot of pressure (on myself). … Ahead of this one, I already know I’m the No. 1 bantamweight in the world. I’m coming to the fight as a champion and to finish what I started in the first fight.”

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