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We include updates on Khamzat Chimaev, Khabib Nurmagomedov, Kamaru Usman, Daniel Cormier, Arman Tsarukyan, Bo Nickal, Don Frye, Zabit Magomedsharipov, Yoel Romero, Aljamain Sterling, Tyron Woodley, Ben Askren, Henry Cejudo, Muhammad Mokaev, Matt Hamill, Anatoly Malykhin ... and more.
| March 22 2025 | Scheduled to compete in the main event of 'Dirty Boxing' against former Bellator MMA fighter Ras Hylton. |
| January 25 2025 | Woodley was drafted first in the Global Fight League, highlighting his significant status in the organization. |
| January 2025 | Chimaev received United Arab Emirates citizenship. |
| January 18 2025 | Pulled out of scheduled UFC Lightweight Championship rematch against Islam Makhachev at UFC 311 due to a back injury sustained while cutting weight. |
| January 16 2025 | Left Bellator promotion and signed with the Global Fight League. |
| January 12 2025 | Potential reinstatement date if Tsarukyan does not complete the NSAC-approved anti-bullying public service announcement. |
| 2024 | Usman endorsed Donald Trump for President of the United States. |
| December 11 2024 | Tyron Woodley was signed by Global Fight League, marking a new phase in his mixed martial arts career. |
| December 7 2024 | Fought Movsar Evloev at UFC 310, rescheduled from the previous October bout. Sterling lost the fight by unanimous decision. |
| November 23 2024 | Competed in Mike Perry's 'Dirty Boxing Championship' against Power Slap athlete Duane Crespo, winning by first-round knockout |
| November 16 2024 | Defeated Paul Craig at UFC 309 by unanimous decision. |
| October 26 2024 | Defeated Robert Whittaker via face-crank submission in the first round at UFC 308, causing a dislocated jaw and earning another Performance of the Night award. |
| October 26 2024 | Lost to Khamzat Chimaev via face-crank submission in the first round at UFC 308, resulting in a dislocated jaw. |
| October 5 2024 | Originally scheduled to fight Movsar Evloev at UFC 307, Sterling withdrew from the fight due to an injury sustained during sparring. |
| July 25 2024 | Competed at Karate Combat's Pit Submission Series 7, defeating Jay Jay Wilson by points in the overtime round. |
| June 25 2024 | NSAC announces Tsarukyan is fined $25,000 and banned from competition for nine months, making him eligible to compete on January 12, 2025. However, he can reduce the suspension to six months by completing an approved anti-bullying public service announcement, which would allow him to compete on October 12, 2024. |
| June 22 2024 | Defeated Ikram Aliskerov by knockout in the first round at UFC on ABC 6, earning a Performance of the Night award after Khamzat Chimaev withdrew. |
| June 15 2024 | Scheduled to compete against Owen Livesey in an openweight match at Polaris 28. |
| April 30 2024 | Nevada State Athletic Commission (NSAC) meets with Tsarukyan to discuss the incident of striking a fan at UFC 300, resulting in 20% of his fight purse ($31,600 of $158,000) being withheld. |
| April 13 2024 | Sterling moved up to featherweight and defeated Calvin Kattar by unanimous decision at UFC 300. After the win, he revealed on The MMA Hour that he would have considered retiring if he had lost the fight. |
| April 13 2024 | Fought Cody Brundage at UFC 300, winning by rear-naked choke submission in the second round. |
| April 13 2024 | Defeated former UFC Lightweight champion Charles Oliveira by split decision at UFC 300, surviving multiple submission attempts. |
| February 24 2024 | Fought and defeated Thiago Santos at PFL vs. Bellator by unanimous decision. |
| February 17 2024 | Defeated Paulo Costa via unanimous decision at UFC 298, surviving a head kick at the end of the first round. |
| January 19 2024 | Won the main event at ADXC 2 against Chase Hooper by split decision. |
| 2023 | Ranked #2 Newcomer of the Year by UFC.com |
| 2023 | Returned as a cornerman for Umar Nurmagomedov's main event against Cory Sandhagen at UFC on ABC 7. |
| 2023 | Moves to the United Arab Emirates (UAE). |
| December 30 2023 | Faced Kevin Dantzler in the main event of Fury Pro Grappling 8, ultimately losing by decision in a controversial match where Sterling criticized the scoring. |
| December 2 2023 | Defeated Beneil Dariush by first-round knockout in 64 seconds at UFC on ESPN 52, winning Performance of the Night award. |
| October 21 2023 | Made his middleweight MMA debut, stepping in on 10 days' notice to replace an injured Paulo Costa, fighting Khamzat Chimaev at UFC 294 and losing via majority decision. |
| October 21 2023 | Defeated Kamaru Usman via majority decision at UFC 294 after original opponent Paulo Costa withdrew due to surgery. |
| October 1 2023 | Won the expert middleweight division at NAGA Los Angeles, submitting all three of his opponents in the competition. |
| September 30 2023 | Competed in a Polaris 25 superfight against Mike Grundy (replacing original opponent Nathaniel Wood), winning by decision. |
| August 19 2023 | Sterling lost his UFC Bantamweight Championship to Sean O'Malley at UFC 292, being defeated by second-round technical knockout. |
| July 8 2023 | Faced Val Woodburn at UFC 290 after original opponent Tresean Gore withdrew, winning via TKO stoppage 38 seconds into the first round. |
| July 8 2023 | Lost to Dricus du Plessis via technical knockout in the second round at UFC 290, in a UFC Middleweight title eliminator fight. |
| June 2023 | Briefly returned as a cornerman for Islam Makhachev's third title defence against Dustin Poirier at UFC 302. |
| June 17 2023 | Defeated Joaquim Silva by third-round TKO at UFC on ESPN 47. |
| June 16 2023 | Challenged Vadim Nemkov for the Bellator Light Heavyweight World Championship at Bellator 297, losing via unanimous decision. |
| May 6 2023 | Sterling retained his UFC Bantamweight Championship against Henry Cejudo at UFC 288, winning via split decision with 21 of 23 MMA media outlets scoring the bout in his favor. |
| March 18 2023 | Fought Leon Edwards for the UFC Welterweight Championship at UFC 286, losing via majority decision in their third fight. |
| March 4 2023 | Made successful UFC debut against Jamie Pickett at UFC 285, winning via arm-triangle choke submission in the first round. Earned Performance of the Night award. |
| January 2023 | Retires completely from professional mixed martial arts, transitioning to full-time coaching. |
| January 2023 | Retires completely from professional mixed martial arts, transitioning to full-time coaching and promotion. |
| 2022 | Inducted into the UFC Hall of Fame (Modern Wing). |
| 2022 | Inducted into the National Wrestling Coaches Association Jim Koch Division II Hall of Fame. |
| 2022 | Usman appeared as a guest star in the film Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, playing a naval officer. |
| 2022 | Won World MMA Awards Comeback of the Year |
| 2022 | UFC.com ranked him #7 Fighter of the Year and #7 Upset of the Year for his fight against Petr Yan |
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