Your weekly look at how MMA's big-show veterans are fairing on the regional circuit.
Welcome to another edition of Beyond the Octagon, where we break down how former fighters of the UFC, Bellator, WSOF, and PRIDE are doing in smaller shows around the world.
At Kunlun 45, the prolific finalists of TUF: China continued to find success on the Chinese circuit, albeit against the sort of under-experienced opponent that has become a fixture of their MMA diets. TUF winner Zhang Lipeng (17-9-1, 2-2 UFC) improved to 8-0 since being released from the UFC last year thanks to a first-round submission of Jan Quaeyhaegens (2-2-0).