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Rafael NatalNatal faced Tor Troeng on September 4, 2013 at UFC Fight Night 28.
Keith JardineIn April 2006, Jardine fought The Ultimate Fighter 1 Light Heavyweight finalist Stephan Bonnar at Ultimate Fight Night 4.
Ji-Hoon Kim (boxer)On May 21, 2010, Kim fought Ameth Diaz as part of the Friday Night Fights main event.
Chris LebenLeben was expected to face Aaron Simpson at UFC 114, but the bout took place on June 19, 2010, at The Ultimate Fighter : Team Liddell vs. Team Ortiz Finale.
Daniel Pineda (fighter)Pineda faced Mike Brown on May 26, 2012 at UFC 146.
Ben Rothwell Rothwell made his UFC debut on October 24, 2009 at UFC 104 against undefeated Cain Velasquez losing via TKO a minute into round 2.
Chico CamusCamus faced Kyung Ho Kang on August 31, 2013 at UFC 164.
Amir SadollahSadollah was expected to face Jorge Lopez on February 4, 2012 at UFC 143.
Chael Sonnen A rematch with Anderson Silva was scheduled UFC 147, but the bout was moved to UFC 148 on July 7, 2012, after a scheduling conflict with the UN Conference on Sustainable Development forced UFC 147 into a smaller venue.
Ikuhisa MinowaMinowa faced Kendall Grove at ProElite 3 on January 21, 2012.
Lorenz LarkinHe faced heavy handed Robbie Lawler on July 14, 2012 at Strikeforce : Rockhold vs. Kennedy.
Simon MarcusOn 25 February 2012, Simon Marcus and Joe Schilling went head to head in a bout to determine North America's top light heavyweight at Lion Fight Promotions : Battle in the Desert 5 in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.
Alexis Davis (fighter)Davis faced Shayna Baszler in a rematch at Invicta FC 4 : Esparza vs. Hyatt on January 5, 2013.
Brian MintoAfter his fight with John Poore he fought Galen Brown on November 1, 2008 and defeated him by fourth round knockout after his original opponent Marcus McGee pulled out due to a shoulder injury.
Bart PalaszewskiPalaszewski faced Hatsu Hioki on February 26, 2012 at UFC 144.
Amanda NunesNunes made her second UFC appearance when she faced Germaine de Randamie at UFC Fight Night 31 on November 6, 2013.
Vladimir MatyushenkoMatyushenko faced Ryan Bader on January 26, 2013 at UFC on Fox 6.
Jake ShieldsShields next faced Demian Maia on October 9, 2013 at UFC Fight Night 29.
Thiago AlvesThiago Alves fought Georges St. Pierre for the welterweight title at the Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas on July 11, 2009 at UFC 100.
Murilo BustamanteIn addition to competing for the UFC, he has also fought in PRIDE, making it to the Pride Shockwave 2005 Final, and also fought in Yarennoka !
Mac DanzigDanzig then faced Joe Stevenson (season 2 Ultimate Fighter winner) on December 11, 2010, at UFC 124 and earned his first KO victory in the UFC at 1:54 of the first round.
Felice Herrig On August 13, 2013, it was announced that Herrig had signed a multi-fight deal with Invicta Fighting Championships.
Georgi Karakhanyan Georgi defeated DREAM Featherweight Champion Hiroyuki Takaya at Dream 18 (Dream 18 & Glory 4 Tokyo) on December 31, 2012 via split decision.
Mike Easton After nearly a two year hiatus from competing, Easton signed with the UFC on July 26, 2011.
Ross PearsonPearson defeated Dennis Siver by unanimous decision (30 -- 27, 30 -- 27, 30 -- 27) on 31 March 2010 at UFC Fight Night 21.
Kelvin GastelumGastelum was expected to face Paulo Thiago on August 28, 2013 at UFC Fight Night 27.
Spencer FisherFisher faced Sam Stout for the third time on June 22, 2012 at UFC on FX 4.
Felipe ArantesIn his second UFC bout, Arantes faced Antonio Carvalho on January 14, 2012 at UFC 142.
Cody McKenzieMcKenzie was expected to face Michael Johnson on January 28, 2012 at UFC on Fox 2.
Albert KrausHe was set to fight Andy Ristie at Glory 5 : London on March 23, 2013 in London, England but Ristie was forced to withdraw due to visa issues and replaced by Warren Stevelmans.
Ian McCall (fighter)McCall was slated to face Scott Jorgensen on December 14, 2013 at UFC on Fox 9, but was ruled out of the bout due to injury.
Kaitlin YoungYoung was set to face Jamie Seaton in the co-main event at Crowbar MMA :'' Fall Brawl'' on September 11, 2010, but Seaton withdrew from the fight.
Kenny FosterFoster took an off fight from Bellator when he competed for Cage Fury Fighting Championships on February 4, 2012.
Takeya MizugakiMizugaki was expected to face Francisco Rivera on March 3, 2011 at UFC Live : Sanchez vs. Kampmann.
Shane RollerRoller faced future UFC Lightweight Champion Benson Henderson on April 5, 2009 at WEC 40.
Evan DunhamDunham faced former UFC Lightweight Champion Sean Sherk on September 25, 2010 at UFC 119.
Seigo Inoue18 against professional wrestler and World Victory Road veteran Yukio Sakaguchi, he later cancelled this fight due to his loss at DEEP : Cage Impact 2012 a fight he lost via a controversial decision.
Andrei Arlovski Arlovski faced Bellator veteran Mike Hayes at Fight Nights : Battle of Moscow 9 on December 16, 2012 in Moscow, Russia.
Marvin EastmanIn 2006, Eastman became the EFC Light Heavyweight Champion with a majority decision win over UFC and PRIDE veteran Travis Wiuff.
Stefan StruveStruve was expected to face Mark Hunt on May 26, 2012 at UFC 146 but, on May 17, 2012, Hunt withdrew from the bout due to an injury and was replaced by Lavar Johnson.
John MakdessiMakdessi was expected to face TUF 12 winner Jonathan Brookins on April 30, 2011 at UFC 129.
Josh Barnett Barnett made his UFC debut at UFC 28 on November 17, 2000 against 6' 10'' Gan'' The Giant'' McGee and Barnett won via TKO in the second round.
Marcus DavisDavis fought on June 13, 2009, against up and coming striker Dan Hardy.
Tom SpeerOn April 2, 2008 at UFC Fight Night 13, Speer lost to Anthony Johnson by KO in the first round.
Tyson GriffinGriffin was scheduled to face Jim Miller on January 2, 2010 at UFC 108, but was forced off the card with an injury.
Roxanne Modafferi Modafferi returned to Strikeforce to challenge Sarah Kaufman at Strikeforce Challengers : del Rosario vs. Mahe on July 23, 2010.
Ronaldo SouzaSouza faced UFC veteran Ed Herman at the final Strikeforce card, Strikeforce : Marquardt vs. Saffiedine, on January 12, 2013.
Mats Nilsson On December 17, 2013 it was announced that he signed with the UFC to fight in their middleweight division.
Raul AmayaAmaya faced Kenny Moss on July 20, 2012 at Bellator 72.
Michael KuiperKuiper faced Brad Scott on October 26, 2013 at UFC Fight Night 30.
F?bio MaldonadoHowever, Kruth abruptly retired from MMA and Maldonado was briefly linked to a bout with Cyrille Diabate on November 17, 2012 at UFC 154.
Martin KampmannKampmann faced former EliteXC Welterweight Champion and former Strikeforce Middleweight Champion and UFC debutant Jake Shields in a title eliminator bout, on October 23, 2010 at UFC 121.
Chuck LiddellOn June 12, 2010, Liddell faced Franklin at UFC 115 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
Kimbo SliceOn February 16, 2008, Kimbo fought Tank Abbott in the main event at EliteXC : Street Certified.
John HathawayHathaway beat John Maguire via unanimous decision on September 29, 2012 at UFC on Fuel TV 5.
Muhammed LawalHe faced Seth Petruzelli in the opening round of a 4-man tournament at Bellator 96 on June 19, 2013, he won the fight by KO due to a punch in full guard at 1:35 of the first round.
Myles JuryIn his third UFC appearance, Jury faced Ramsey Nijem on April 20, 2013 at UFC on Fox 7.
Bubba Jenkins On May 31, 2013, Bellator MMA announced they had signed Jenkins to a long term promotional agreement and he will make his debut in the summer.
F?bio Mello Mello faced Sami Aziz on June 19, 2009 at Bellator 12.
Matt WimanHe was scheduled to fight Rafael dos Anjos on September 19, 2009 at UFC 103, but was forced to withdraw because of a knee injury.
Ryan Ford (fighter) Ford signed with the Edmonton based promotion The Fight Club, Ford made his TFC debut on against Dave Mazany at TFC 7 on May 30, 2009, winning via TKO due to punches in twenty eight seconds of round one.
Rafael dos AnjosDos Anjos faced Gleison Tibau on November 19, 2011 at UFC 139.
Ricco RodriguezOn April 15, 2013, it was announced that Ricco signed a 3 fight contract for Final Fight Championship.
George RoopRoop was expected to face Francisco Rivera on October 19, 2013 at UFC 166.
Ricardo TirloniTirloni faced Rich Clementi on September 27, 2013 at Bellator 101 in the Quarterfinals of the Season Nine Lightweight tournament.
Eduard FolayangOn July 18, 2012 Folayang defeated Felipe Enomoto via unanimous decision at ONE Fighting Championship : Pride of a Nation in Manila, Philippines.
Kazushi SakurabaOn 29 April 2008, Sakuraba defeated Andrews Nakahara in the main event at Dream 2 : Middle Weight Grandprix 2008 1st Round.
Walel WatsonWatson returned quickly to face T. J. Dillashaw on February 15, 2012 at UFC on Fuel TV 1.
Cain Velasquez Velasquez was originally set to fight Frank Mir on May 26, 2012 at UFC 146.
Chael Sonnen At UFC 117 on August 7, 2010, Sonnen challenged Anderson Silva for the UFC Middleweight Championship.
Jim Miller (fighter)Miller faced Joe Lauzon on December 29, 2012 at UFC 155, replacing an injured Gray Maynard.
Donald CerroneCerrone fought and defeated Melvin Guillard via first round KO on August 11, 2012 at UFC 150.
John Salter On January 11, 2010, Salter made his UFC debut, stepping in as a last-minute replacement for Mike Massenzio against Gerald Harris at UFC Fight Night 20.
Mark BocekBocek faced Rafael dos Anjos on November 17, 2012 at UFC 154.
Brock LesnarOn December 27, 2008, at UFC 92, Frank Mir defeated Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira for the Interim Heavyweight title and was to face Lesnar for the Undisputed UFC Heavyweight Championship at UFC 98.
Urijah FaberOn May 13, 2006, he fought for the King of the Cage Bantamweight Championship for the third time, defeating Charlie Valencia by rear-naked choke submission at 3:09 of the first round.
Lisa EllisEllis dropped down to 105 pounds to face Jessica Penne at Invicta Fighting Championships 1 on April 28, 2012.
Roy Nelson (fighter) In his first fight since The Ultimate Fighter Finale, Nelson knocked out Stefan Struve after 39 seconds in the first round at the co-main event of UFC Fight Night 21 on March 31, 2010, winning his second straight Knockout of the Night Bonus.
Raul Amaya Amaya made his debut on March 30, 2012 at Bellator 63 against the UFC and Bellator veteran Ben Saunders in the quarterfinal match of Bellator season six welterweight tournament.
Demetrious Johnson (fighter)Johnson fought Dominick Cruz on October 1, 2011 at UFC on Versus 6 for the UFC bantamweight title, losing by unanimous decision.
Jake EllenbergerEllenberger lost to Martin Kampmann via second round KO (knees) on June 1, 2012 at The Ultimate Fighter 15 Finale.
Pascal Krauss In August 2010, Pascal signed a four-fight contract with the Ultimate Fighting Championship.
Brock LesnarOn October 26, 2009, it was announced that Lesnar had pulled out of the UFC 106 card in which he was set to face Shane Carwin for the UFC Heavyweight Championship due to an illness.
Jon FitchFitch fought Johny Hendricks on December 30, 2011, at UFC 141.
Shane del RosarioDel Rosario was to face Guto Inocente on December 28, 2013 at UFC 168.
Rafaello OliveiraOliveira was expected to face Sean Sherk on January 2, 2010 at UFC 108.
Yasuhiro UrushitaniUrushitani was expected to face John Lineker on September 1, 2012 at UFC 151.
Anthony LapsleyHe made his debut against Jason High on November 16, 2013 at UFC 167.
Bob Sapp Sapp faced the South African fighter Jan'' The Giant'' Nortje at the Strikeforce : At The Dome event in Tacoma, Washington, at the Tacoma Dome on February 23, 2008.
Josh GrispiGrispi faced George Roop on June 4, 2011 at The Ultimate Fighter 13 Finale.
Demetrious Johnson (fighter)A rematch with McCall took place on June 8, 2012 at UFC on FX : Johnson vs. McCall.
Rick StoryStory was expected to face Rich Attonito on June 22, 2012 at UFC on FX : Maynard vs. Guida.
Jessica PennePenne's first defense of the championship headlined Invicta FC 5 : Penne vs. Waterson when she defended against Michelle Waterson on April 5, 2013.
Urijah FaberFaber faced Iuri Alcantara on August 17, 2013 at UFC Fight Night 26.
Jorge Santiago On February 8, 2011, Santiago requested and was granted his release from World Victory Road.
Georges St-PierreUFC president Dana White stated that Jake Shields would be St-Pierre's next opponent and confirmed that the two would meet in the main event of UFC 129 on April 30, 2011, in Toronto.
Sean PiersonPierson was expected to face Dan Miller on September 22, 2012 at UFC 152.
Soa Palelei In March 2013, Palelei signed a multi fight deal with the UFC.
Luiz FirminoFirmino faced Bellator veteran Luis Palomino on January 19, 2013 for the CFA Lightweight Championship, Firmino dominated Palomino with his Wrestling and ground and pound to take home the CFA Lightweight Championship by unanimous decision.
Tim BoetschBoetsch faced Mark Muñoz on July 6, 2013 at UFC 162, He lost the fight via unanimous decision.