Catch wrestling
Classical hybrid grappling style
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| 2025 | Competed in the IBJJF Pan Championship in the black belt Master 2 featherweight division, losing on points in the opening round. |
| February 2025 | Revealed on a podcast that his sister is lesbian and his brother is gay. |
| January 2025 | Makes his professional boxing debut. |
| January 18 2025 | Darren Till made his MF-professional boxing debut against American mixed martial artist Anthony Taylor at MF & DAZN: X Series 20 in Manchester, England, defeating Taylor via technical knockout in the sixth round. |
| 2024 | Randy Couture will appear as Marcus in 'Angels Fallen: Warriors of Peace'. |
| December 29 2024 | A new opponent, Anthony Taylor, was announced for Till's boxing debut after Tommy Fury withdrew from the original bout. |
| December 6 2024 | Tommy Fury withdrew from the scheduled boxing match with Till, citing Till's statement about potentially using 'MMA tactics' if losing the fight. |
| November 17 2024 | Initial announcement of Darren Till's professional boxing debut against Tommy Fury, scheduled for 18 January 2025 in Manchester, England. |
| October 5 2024 | José Aldo fought Mario Bautista at UFC 307, successfully defending ten out of ten takedowns but ultimately losing the fight by split decision, with mixed media scoring. |
| September 7 2024 |
Gilbert Burns
Burns faced Sean Brady in the main event at UFC Fight Night 242, losing by unanimous decision.
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| September 6 2024 | Demetrious Johnson announced his retirement from mixed martial arts at ONE 168, after which he was named the first inductee into the ONE Hall of Fame by ONE CEO Chatri Sityodtong. |
| August 30 2024 | Johnson is set to compete for the first time as a black belt in the IBJJF Master World Championship in the black belt Master 2 featherweight division. |
| July 20 2024 | Darren Till was originally scheduled to make his professional boxing debut against Julio César Chávez Jr. in a six-round cruiserweight bout on the Jake Paul vs. Mike Tyson undercard, but the event was postponed due to a health issue with Mike Tyson. |
| July 6 2024 | Darren Till fought Mohammad Mutie in an exhibition boxing bout at Social Knockout 3 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Till won by technical knockout after landing a punch that caused Mutie to fall, though a brief post-fight brawl ensued due to Mutie's dissatisfaction with the result. |
| May 4 2024 | José Aldo returned from retirement and defeated Jonathan Martinez by unanimous decision at UFC 301. |
| March 2024 | Johnson competed at the IBJJF Pan Championship, winning a gold medal in the brown belt Master 2 featherweight division and a silver medal in the brown belt Master 2 absolute division. |
| March 9 2024 |
Gilbert Burns
Gilbert Burns fought Jack Della Maddalena at UFC 299, losing via knockout in the third round.
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| 2023 | Randy Couture played Bill Basset in 'Outlaw Johnny Black'. |
| 2023 | Randy Couture starred as Hank in 'The Bell Keeper'. |
| 2023 | Randy Couture appeared as ATF agent Bill Newsome in Season 14 of 'NCIS: Los Angeles'. |
| 2023 | Randy Couture reprised the role of Toll Road in 'Expend4bles'. |
| 2023 | Inducted into UFC Hall of Fame (Modern wing) |
| August 31 2023 | Demetrious Johnson entered the IBJJF Master World Championship, competing in the brown belt Master 2 featherweight (154 pound) division, where he defeated 6 opponents and won a gold medal. |
| August 30 2023 | At Liverpool Magistrates' Court, Till pleaded guilty to driving while disqualified and driving without insurance. The charge of obstructing a constable was dropped by the prosecution, and the hearing was adjourned. |
| July 2 2023 | Defeated Brazilian professional boxer Esteban Gabriel Espindola via unanimous decision at Nova Uniano Upper Arena in Rio de Janeiro. |
| June 7 2023 | Till attended a court in Liverpool, pleading not guilty to charges of driving while disqualified, driving without insurance, and obstructing a constable. He was granted bail and scheduled to return to court. |
| May 6 2023 |
Gilbert Burns
Lost to Belal Muhammad at UFC 288 by unanimous decision.
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| May 5 2023 | Demetrious Johnson won the trilogy bout against Adriano Moraes by unanimous decision at ONE Fight Night 10. |
| April 8 2023 |
Gilbert Burns
Defeated Jorge Masvidal at UFC 287 via unanimous decision.
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| April 1 2023 | Made his professional boxing debut against Jeremy Stephens on the undercard of Roy Jones Jr. vs. Anthony Pettis at Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, resulting in a majority draw. |
| February 28 2023 | Darren Till was released from the UFC after personally requesting to be let go to pursue other interests in his career. |
| February 10 2023 | José Aldo competed in an exhibition boxing bout against Emmanuel Zambrano at Nova Uniano Upper Arena in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, winning via unanimous decision. |
| January 21 2023 |
Gilbert Burns
Defeated Neil Magny at UFC 283 via arm-triangle choke submission in the first round.
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| 2022 | Randy Couture starred as Jack in 'Blowback'. |
| 2022 | Demetrious Johnson defeated Adriano Moraes by knockout via a flying knee in the fourth round to capture the ONE Flyweight Championship and earned the Performance of the Night award. |
| December 10 2022 | Fought Dricus du Plessis at UFC 282, losing the fight via submission in the third round. Despite the loss, he earned the Fight of the Night award. |
| September 18 2022 | José Aldo announced his retirement from MMA on the same day as the birth of his son. However, he remains under UFC contract and was granted permission to explore opportunities in other sports. |
| September 18 2022 | Vivianne gave birth to the couple's first son, expanding their family. |
| August 20 2022 | Aldo lost to Merab Dvalishvili via unanimous decision at UFC 278. |
| July 31 2022 | Till was penalized by Swedish police for driving under the influence of alcohol, with his blood alcohol level over three times the legal limit. |
| July 23 2022 | Scheduled to fight Jack Hermansson at UFC Fight Night 208, but was forced to withdraw due to an undisclosed injury and replaced by Chris Curtis. |
| June 2 2022 | Demetrious Johnson was announced to rematch Adriano Moraes for the ONE Flyweight Championship at ONE on Prime Video 1. |
| April 9 2022 |
Gilbert Burns
Gilbert Burns fought Khamzat Chimaev at UFC 273, losing via unanimous decision. Despite the loss, the fight was awarded Fight of the Night, and UFC President Dana White ensured Burns would receive his full win bonus.
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| March 26 2022 | Demetrious Johnson fought Rodtang Jitmuangnon at ONE: X, winning the match via a rear-naked choke submission in the second round. |
| 2021 | Inducted into Mixed Martial Arts Hall of Fame as Comeback Fighter of the Year |
| December 4 2021 | Aldo defeated Rob Font via unanimous decision in the main event of UFC on ESPN 31, nearly finishing Font with punches multiple times. |
| November 6 2021 |
Gilbert Burns
Lost to Lucas Barbosa by submission (rear-naked choke) in the main event of BJJ Stars 7.
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| November 6 2021 |
Gilbert Burns
Lost to Lucas Barbosa by submission (anaconda choke) at BJJ Stars 7
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| September 15 2021 | Demetrious Johnson's upcoming fight against Rodtang Jitmuangnon was announced, marking a unique mixed-rules bout pitting him against the reigning ONE Flyweight Muay Thai World Champion. |
| September 4 2021 | Till fought Derek Brunson at UFC Fight Night and lost the fight via rear-naked choke submission in the third round. |
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