UFC veterans in MMA and kickboxing action Feb. 28-March 1

This week, the UFC travels to Mexico for a Fight Night event.

Saturday, UFC Fight Night 268 goes down in Mexico City, which features a flyweight matchup between former champion Brandon Moreno and Lone'er Kavanagh.

Elsewhere, veterans of the promotion are competing in various combat sports. Scroll below to see how last week's UFC vets fared on the regional scene, and check out the names and details of the upcoming weekend's competitors.

Upcoming event information from Tapology.

Last week's results

• Cody East: Unanimous decision loss vs. Joel Faglier at Fury FC 116
• Eric Shelton: Unanimous decision win vs. Eduardo Penha at Fury FC 116
• Molly McCann: Decision win vs. Beata Dudek (boxing)
• Joe Giannetti: Unanimous decision win vs. Sean Lally at Cage Titans (boxing)
• Jay Perrin: Unanimous decision win vs. Trevin Jones at Cage Titans
• Trevin Jones: Unanimous decision loss vs. Jay Perrin at Cage Titans
• Don Shainis: TKO loss vs. Zach DiSabatino at Cage Titans
• Westin Wilson: TKO win vs. Giovanny Meza at Cage Fighting Championships
• Ike Villanueva: TKO loss vs. Marko Martinjak at BKB 51 (bareknuckle boxing)

Braxton Smith (5-3 MMA, 0-1 UFC)

• Next fight: Feb. 28 vs. Matt Kovacs at War Championship 15 (kickboxing)
• Last MMA fight: TKO loss vs. Lucas Armand at War at the Wex 7 on Nov. 22, 2025
• Last UFC fight: TKO loss vs. Parker Porter at UFC 288 on May 6, 2023
• Record since UFC exit: 0-1 MMA, 1-0 bareknuckle boxing, 0-1 karate, 0-1 custom rules

Yohan Lainesse (11-3 MMA, 1-3 UFC)

• Next fight: Feb. 28 vs. Jordan Mein at Unified MMA 67
• Last MMA fight: TKO win vs. Keanan Patershuk at Samourai MMA 13 on March 7, 2025
• Last UFC fight: Submission loss vs. Sam Patterson at UFC 297 on Jan. 20, 2024
• Record since UFC exit: 2-0

Jordan Mein (33-14 MMA, 5-4 UFC)

• Next fight: Feb. 28 vs. Yohan Lainasse at Unified MMA 67
• Last MMA fight: Submission win vs. Dany Mallette at Samourai MMA 13 on March 7, 2025
• Last UFC fight: Unanimous decision win vs. Alex Morono at UFC on FOX 30 on July 28, 2018
• Record since UFC exit: 2-1

Motonobu Tezuka (35-18-6 MMA, 0-2 UFC)

• Next fight: March 1 vs. Yutaka Ueda at Grachan 81
• Last MMA fight: Unanimous decision loss vs. Kuya Ito at Grachan 79 x HELIOS II on Dec. 20, 2025
• Last UFC fight: Unanimous decision loss vs. Vaughan Lee at UFC on FUEL TV 7 on Feb. 16, 2013
• Record since UFC exit: 19-12-3

This article originally appeared on MMA Junkie: These UFC veterans compete on the regional scene Feb. 28-March 1