Wrestlers in MMA Calendar (1/27/2024)

Welcome to a new running feature that we'll use to keep track of ex-wrestlers who are now competing in MMA. As more fights are agreed upon, they will be added to this article.

Jan. 27 BKFC Prospect Series 3 (TrilerTV)
Juan Adams (VMI) vs. Matt Adams*
*Bare knuckle boxing fight

Jan. 28 ONE 165 (YouTube)
Gustavo Balart (Greco Olympian for Cuba) vs. Hiroba Minowa

Feb. 2 Tuff-N-Uff 135 (UFC Fight Pass)
Tyler Ray (Mount St. Joseph) vs. Eric McConico

Feb. 3 Chosen Few FC 24
Alex Gilpin (Wisconsin) vs. Erik Vo
Garrett Carlson (Wisconsin La Crosse) vs. Nelly Thompson
J.T. Schulte (Wisconsin Stevens Point) vs. Aaron Smith

Feb. 3 UFC Fight Night (ESPN+)
Thomas Petersen (North Dakota State) vs. Jamal Pogues

Feb. 4 Road to UFC (UFC Fight Pass)
Shin Haraguchi (Japanese national team) vs. Rongzhu
Rei Tsuryua (Cadet Japanese national team) vs. Jiniushiyue

Feb. 9 CFFC 129 (UFC Fight Pass)
CJ LaFragola (Brown) vs. Ernesto Zarate

Feb. 9 LFA 176 (UFC Fight Pass)
Mansur Abdul-Malik (Maryland) vs. Allan St-Gelais

Feb. 10 UFC Fight Night (ESPN+)
Michael Johsnon (Meramec Community College) vs. Darrius Flowers
Devin Clark (Rochester Tech) vs. Marcin Prachnio

Feb. 17 UFC 298 (ESPN Pay Per View)
Henry Cejudo (Olympic gold) vs. Merab Dvalishvili
Rinya Nakamura (U23 gold) vs. Brady Hiestand

Feb. 24 PFL vs. Bellator: Champs (ESPN Pay Per View)
Ryan Bader (Arizona State) vs. Renana Ferreira
Johnny Eblen (Missouri) vs. Impa Kasanganay
Yoel Romero (Olympic silver for Cuba) vs. Thiago Santos
AJ McKee Jr (Notre Dame College) vs. Clay Collard
Aaron Pico (Junior world silver) vs. Gabriel Alves Braga

March 2 UFC Fight Night (ESPN+)
Muhammad Mokaev (English national champion) vs. Alex Perez (West Hills)

March 9 (ESPN Pay Per View)
Curtis Blaydes (Harper College) vs. Jailton Almeida

March 30 UFC Fight Night (ESPN+)
Chris Weidman (Hofstra) vs. Bruno Silva
Loopy Godinez (Sister of Karla and Ana Godinez) vs. Virna Jandiroba
Andre Petroski (UNC/Bloomsburg/Kutztown) vs. Jacob Malkoun

April 6 UFC Fight Night (ESPN+)
Damon Jackson (Missouri Valley) vs. Alexander Hernandez

April 13 UFC 300 (ESPN Pay Per View)
Justin Gaethje (Northern Colorado) vs. Max Holloway
Aljamain Sterling (Cortland) vs. Calvin Kattar
Bo Nickal (Penn State) vs. Cody Brundage (Newberry College)
Cody Garbrandt (Newberry College) vs. Deiveson Figueiredo
Jim Miller (Virginia Tech) vs. Bobby Green