Greco-Roman wrestling
Style of amateur wrestling
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| April 12 2025 | Alexander Volkanovski defeated Diego Lopes by unanimous decision to win the vacant UFC Featherweight Championship, becoming the first UFC fighter to be a two-time featherweight champion. The fight also earned him another Fight of the Night award. |
| March 2025 | Announced as a co-owner of 'Dirty Boxing Championship'. |
| March 8 2025 | Defeated Alex Pereira to win the UFC Light Heavyweight Championship by unanimous decision at UFC 313. |
| February 2025 | Partnered with Power to the Patients, a healthcare reform group, to advocate for more affordable and accessible healthcare through price transparency. |
| February 2025 | Topuria's older brother Aleksandre is expected to make his UFC debut. |
| 2025 | Jon Jones will play a Navy SEAL in upcoming film 'Edo's Crossing' |
| February 19 2025 | Announced vacating of UFC Featherweight Championship due to weight cutting difficulties, lack of divisional interest, and desire to move to Lightweight permanently. |
| January 2025 | Attended President Donald Trump's inauguration after receiving a personal invitation. |
| January 5 2025 | Starred as a Navy SEAL in short film 'Edo's Crossing' |
| 2024 | Randy Couture will appear as Marcus in 'Angels Fallen: Warriors of Peace'. |
| 2024 | Ilia Topuria was named Fighter of the Year by UFC.com, tying with Alex Pereira, and was ranked #2 Knockout of the Year for his fight against Max Holloway and #6 Knockout of the Year for his performance against Alexander Volkanovski. |
| 2024 | Topuria achieved notable knockout victories over Max Holloway and Alexander Volkanovski, showcasing his remarkable power and boxing skills. |
| 2024 | Jon Jones set to appear in film 'La Cage' |
| 2024 | Stars in Netflix series 'La Cage' playing himself |
| December 7 2024 | Evloev defeated former UFC Bantamweight Champion Aljamain Sterling by unanimous decision at UFC 310. |
| December 6 2024 | Featured in documentary 'UFC's Most Controversial GOAT' by Lionel Rivera. |
| November 16 2024 | The bout between Jon Jones and Stipe Miocic was rescheduled to UFC 309, where Jones won by technical knockout via a spinning back kick followed by punches in the third round, marking his twelfth title defense and breaking the record for most title defenses in UFC history. This fight earned him another Performance of the Night award. |
| November 15 2024 | Scheduled to be a guest on Nina Drama's Podcast. |
| November 12 2024 | Sits down with ESPN for an exclusive interview ahead of UFC 309. |
| October 29 2024 | Jon Jones agreed to attend four hours of anger management classes to resolve the charges of assault and interference with communications. |
| October 26 2024 | Topuria defended his UFC Featherweight Championship against former champion Max Holloway at UFC 308, winning by knockout in the third round, marking the first knockout loss of Holloway's career and earning another Performance of the Night award. |
| October 26 2024 | Defeated Aleksandar Rakić at UFC 308 via unanimous decision. |
| September 26 2024 | The bench trial for Jon Jones regarding the alleged assault was postponed to this date due to the absence of a responding police officer. |
| July 2024 | Jon Jones pled not guilty to misdemeanor charges of assault and interference with communications, with a bench trial initially set for August 22. |
| June 2024 | Jones announced he was granted 50/50 custody over his son. |
| April 2024 | Ilia Topuria's daughter was born. |
| April 7 2024 | Albuquerque Police Department issued a summons to Jon Jones citing him for assault and interference with communications. |
| March 30 2024 | Crystal Martinez, a drug-testing agent, filed a police report alleging that Jon Jones assaulted her and threatened her life during a visit to collect a urine sample for the UFC's anti-doping program. |
| March 21 2024 | Topuria was awarded the Order of Honor by the President of Georgia in Orbeliani Palace, Tbilisi, Georgia. On the same day, the Georgian Prime Minister announced that Topuria will retain his Georgian citizenship, granting him dual citizenship of Georgia and Spain. |
| March 5 2024 | Topuria obtained Spanish citizenship during a Council of Ministers press conference. |
| February 17 2024 | Topuria faced Alexander Volkanovski at UFC 298 for the UFC Featherweight Championship, winning the title via knockout in the second round, ending Volkanovski's four-year reign as champion and earning the Performance of the Night award. |
| February 17 2024 | Fought Ilia Topuria at UFC 298, losing the UFC Featherweight Championship by knockout in the second round. |
| January 20 2024 | Evloev won a unanimous decision against Arnold Allen at UFC 297. |
| January 20 2024 | Volkanovski was originally scheduled to defend his UFC Featherweight Championship against Ilia Topuria at UFC 297. |
| January 13 2024 | Defeated Johnny Walker at UFC Fight Night 234 by knockout in the second round, earning Performance of the Night award. |
| 2023 | Randy Couture reprised the role of Toll Road in 'Expend4bles'. |
| 2023 | Randy Couture appeared as ATF agent Bill Newsome in Season 14 of 'NCIS: Los Angeles'. |
| 2023 | Randy Couture starred as Hank in 'The Bell Keeper'. |
| 2023 | Randy Couture played Bill Basset in 'Outlaw Johnny Black'. |
| 2023 | Ilia Topuria achieved a ranking of #4 in the UFC men's pound-for-pound rankings. |
| 2023 | Ilia Topuria became the current UFC Featherweight Champion, marking him as the first Georgian fighter to win a UFC championship. |
| 2023 | Jon Jones was recognized as Mixed Martial Arts Most Valuable and Best Box Office Draw by the Wrestling Observer Newsletter. |
| 2023 | Jon Jones received the Best MMA Fighter award at the ESPY Awards and was also honored with the Submission of the Year award for his victory over Ciryl Gane. |
| 2023 | Jon Jones appears in EA Sports UFC 5 video game |
| 2023 | Won the ESPY Award for Best MMA Fighter and was recognized as Mixed Martial Arts Most Valuable by Wrestling Observer Newsletter. |
| 2023 | Named UFC Men's Pound-For-Pound No. 1 fighter |
| 2023 | Appears in UFC 285 Embedded promotional short film |
| November 11 2023 | Jon Jones was scheduled to defend his title against former two-time heavyweight champion Stipe Miocic at UFC 295; however, he had to pull out due to an injury after tearing a pectoral tendon. |
| October 21 2023 | Volkanovski faced UFC Lightweight Champion Islam Makhachev in a rematch at UFC 294, stepping in on 10 days notice as a replacement for an injured Charles Oliveira. He lost the fight via head kick knockout in the first round. |
| August 29 2023 | Featured on The Overdogs Podcast |
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