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UFC veterans in MMA, boxing and bareknuckle action March 17-19

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

The UFC is across the pond for a massive pay-per-view in London, UFC 286. The event takes place at The 02, featuring a title welterweight title rematch between [autotag]Leon Edwards[/autotag] and [autotag]Kamaru Usman[/autotag], in what will be their third overall bout against each other.

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

These 21 veterans of the global MMA leader are competing in MMA boxing this week from March 17-19.

Check out the names and details about their bouts below.

Upcoming event information from Tapology.

Chas Skelly announces Mark Striegl fight on Feb. 19 will be his final one

It appears Chas Skelly will be making the walk to the cage for the final time in February.

It appears [autotag]Chas Skelly[/autotag] will be making the walk to the cage for the final time in February.

Skelly (18-3-1 MMA, 7-3-1 UFC) takes on [autotag]Mark Striegl[/autotag] (18-3 MMA, 0-1 UFC) at UFC Fight Night on Feb. 19, expected to take place at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas.

Both fighters confirmed the news on social media, where 36-year-old Skelly announced it will be his last fight.

https://www.instagram.com/p/CV6akWRJHq6/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link

“I plan to make this my last fight but will train like it’s my first! Don’t miss it!

I should be in the front but I think this picture was stolen from my opponents page! Lol.”

Skelly hasn’t competed since defeating Jordan Griffin by unanimous decision  in September 2019. He saw multiple fights canceled, including a rare one-off incident in which he made the walk to the cage against Jamall Emmers at UFC Fight Night 185 in February, but he never got to compete after Emmers experienced back spasms backstage and was pulled from the fight. Skelly was then booked to fight Mike Trizano at UFC Fight Night 194 in October but withdrew due to undisclosed reasons.

Striegl entered the UFC with a lot of steam, having built plenty of experience competing under the Pacific X-treme Combat, Universal Reality Combat Championship and ONE Championship banner. The Filipino-American sambo champion fell short in his UFC debut when he was stopped by Said Nurmagomedov in just 51 seconds in October 2020.

With the addition, the Feb. 19 lineup now includes:

  • Chad Anheliger vs. Jesse Strader
  • Austin Lingo vs. Jonathan Pearce
  • Chas Skelly vs. Mark Striegl

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Matchup Roundup: New UFC and Bellator fights announced in the past week (Nov. 1-7)

All the UFC and Bellator fight announcements that were broken or confirmed by MMA Junkie in the past week.

MMA fight announcements are hard to follow. With so many outlets and channels available, it’s nearly impossible to organize.

But here at MMA Junkie, we’ve got your back.

Each week, we’ll compile all the newly surfaced fights in one spot. Every Monday, expect a feature listing everything you might have missed from the UFC or Bellator.

Here are the fight announcements that were broken or confirmed by MMA Junkie from Nov. 1-7.

With Mark Striegl out, Jamey Simmons targeted to fight Johnny Munoz at UFC 261

Johnny Munoz has a new UFC 261 opponent.

The UFC 261 lineup has been tweaked.

The promotion is targeting a bantamweight fight as [autotag]Jamey Simmons[/autotag] replaces [autotag]Mark Striegl[/autotag] to take on [autotag]Johnny Munoz[/autotag]. The fight is expected to take place on the April 24 pay-per-view card, which will be the first the UFC has held in front of a full capacity crowd since March 2020.

Two people with knowledge of the matchup informed MMA Junkie of the change but asked to remain anonymous as the promotion has yet to make an official announcement.

It’s unclear why Striegl withdrew from the originally scheduled matchup.

Both UFC sophomores, Munoz (10-1 MMA, 0-1 UFC) and Simmons (7-3 MMA, 0-1 UFC) will seek their first promotional victories against one another. A KOTC standout, Munoz made his UFC debut in August when he lost a unanimous decision to Nathan Maness. Five weeks later, Simmons lost his debut fight against Giga Chikadze via first-round TKO.

UFC 261 takes place at VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena in Jacksonville, Fla. The main card streams on pay-per-view after prelims on ESPN/ESPN+.

With the change, the UFC 261 lineup includes:

  • Champ Kamaru Usman vs. Jorge Masvidal – for welterweight title
  • Champ Zhang Weili vs. Rose Namajunas – for women’s strawweight title
  • Champ Valentina Shevchenko vs. Jessica Andrade – for women’s flyweight title
  • Uriah Hall vs. Chris Weidman
  • Jimmy Crute vs. Anthony Smith
  • Danaa Batgerel vs. Kevin Natividad
  • Brendan Allen vs. Karl Roberson
  • Qileng Aori vs. Jeffrey Molina
  • Johnny Munoz vs. Jamey Simmons

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Mark Striegl out of UFC on ESPN 15 fight vs. Timur Valiev

Mark Striegl won’t be making his UFC debut Saturday in Las Vegas.

[autotag]Mark Striegl[/autotag] won’t be making his UFC debut Saturday in Las Vegas.

Striegl (18-2 MMA, 0-0 UFC) is out of his bantamweight fight against fellow debutant [autotag]Timur Valiev[/autotag] at UFC on ESPN 15. It is unknown if a replacement is being sought at this time.

On Thursday, multiple sources with knowledge of the situation informed MMA Junkie of Striegl being out. The people requested anonymity because the promotion has yet to make an official announcement.

According to a report from Russian reporter Igor Lazorin, Valiev (16-2 MMA, 0-0 UFC) will now face promotional newcomer [autotag]Trevin Jones[/autotag].

UFC on ESPN 15 takes place Saturday at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. The main card airs on ESPN following prelims on ESPN+.

Jones (12-6 MMA, 0-0 UFC) is riding a two-fight winning streak with both wins coming by submission. In 12 pro victories, Jones has finished five fights inside the distance.

Valiev, a World Series of Fighting (WSOF) and PFL standout, has not competed since December 2019. A training partner of Frankie Edgar and Marlon Moraes, Valiev has won six straight fights.

The UFC on ESPN 15 lineup now includes:

MAIN CARD (ESPN/ESPN+, 8:30 p.m. ET)

  • Pedro Munhoz vs. Frankie Edgar
  • Alonzo Menifield vs. Ovince Saint Preux
  • Marcin Prachnio vs. Mike Rodriguez
  • Mariya Agapova vs. Shana Dobson
  • Daniel Rodriguez vs. Takashi Sato

PRELIMINARY CARD (ESPN/ESPN+, 5:30 p.m. ET)

  • Mizuki Inoue vs. Amanda Lemos
  • Austin Hubbard vs. Joe Solecki
  • Jared Gooden vs. Dwight Grant
  • Jorge Gonzalez vs. Ike Villanueva
  • Carlton Minus vs. Matthew Semelsberger
  • Trevin Jones vs. Timur Valiev

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