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January 2025 Chimaev received United Arab Emirates citizenship.
January 25 2025 Woodley was drafted first in the Global Fight League, highlighting his significant status in the organization.
January 16 2025 Left Bellator promotion and signed with the Global Fight League.
December 11 2024 Tyron Woodley was signed by Global Fight League, marking a new phase in his mixed martial arts career.
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.
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 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.
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 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 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.
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.
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 Appeared in Cobra Kai as Sensei Odel, appearing in 5 episodes
2022 Named Coach of the Year with Javier Mendez
2022 Received Performance of the Night bonus three times for victories against Christos Giagos, Joel Álvarez, and Beneil Dariush, demonstrating consistent high-level performances in the UFC.
2022 Arman Tsarukyan welcomed his second daughter.
2022 Defeated Joel Álvarez by TKO with punches at UFC Fight Night: Makhachev vs. Green.
December 2022 Accompanied Kadyrov's son Ali to his professional MMA debut at ACA 150 and was in his corner during the fight.
December 17 2022 Defeated Damir Ismagulov via unanimous decision at UFC Fight Night 216.
December 10 2022 Scheduled to make UFC debut against Jamie Pickett, but withdrew due to injury.
October 8 2022 Cormier served as the special guest referee in the MMA inspired Fight Pit match between Seth Rollins and Matt Riddle at WWE Extreme Rules 2022.
September 27 2022 Fought Donovan Beard at Dana White's Contender Series 56, submitting him via triangle choke in just 52 seconds without absorbing a significant strike. This performance earned Nickal his first UFC contract.
September 23 2022 Fought and defeated Melvin Manhoef at Bellator 285 by knockout via ground elbows in the third round.
September 10 2022 After missing weight for his scheduled fight with Nate Diaz, faced Kevin Holland instead at UFC 279, winning via D'Arce Choke in the first round at a 180-pound catchweight.
September 3 2022 Defeated Marvin Vettori via unanimous decision at UFC Fight Night 209.
August 9 2022 Competed in Dana White's Contender Series 49 against Zachary Borrego, winning via rear-naked choke submission in the first round. Borrego missed weight by 1.5 pounds, resulting in a fine that went to Nickal. Despite the win, Nickal was not awarded a UFC contract.
July 3 2022 Nickal represented iKon FC at UFC Fight Pass Invitational 2, fighting Eliot Kelly to a draw in the opening round and Oliver Taza to a draw in the final, with iKon FC finishing second in the team grappling tournament.
July 1 2022 Nurmagomedov was inducted into the UFC Hall of Fame during International Fight Week in Las Vegas, recognizing his outstanding career achievements.
June 30 2022 Inducted into the UFC Hall of Fame.
June 25 2022 Lost to Mateusz Gamrot via unanimous decision at UFC on ESPN 38, with 15 of 22 MMA media outlets scoring in his favor. Both fighters earned Fight of the Night award.
June 3 2022 Made his professional MMA debut in the middleweight division against John Noland at the Greater Richmond Convention Center, winning via knockout in less than a minute of the first round.
May 21 2022 Got married in Chechnya, with Ramzan Kadyrov in attendance at the wedding.

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