Light heavyweight
Weight class used in boxing
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| 2025 | Jon Jones will play a Navy SEAL in upcoming film 'Edo's Crossing' |
| 2025 | Jackson will star in 'The Caretaker' as Hudson |
| February 2025 | Police and Crime Commissioner Alison Hernandez announced that approximately £1.2m had been recovered, with hopes to support victims of violence against women and girls. |
| January 25 2025 | Chris Weidman was drafted to the New York Team for the Global Fight League's 2025 season, marking a new stage in his mixed martial arts career. |
| January 18 2025 | Scheduled to face former UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Jamahal Hill at UFC 311. |
| January 18 2025 | Defeated former UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Jamahal Hill at UFC 311 by technical knockout in the third round, earning another Performance of the Night award. |
| January 18 2025 | Scheduled to face Bogdan Guskov at UFC 311. |
| January 17 2025 | Weidman was reported to have retired from MMA competition. |
| January 16 2025 | Left Bellator promotion and signed with the Global Fight League. |
| 2024 | Randy Couture will appear as Marcus in 'Angels Fallen: Warriors of Peace'. |
| 2024 | Appeared on The Joe Rogan Experience MMA Show #159, describing his Fight Circus match as the 'most fun he's ever had in a ring'. |
| 2024 | Jon Jones set to appear in film 'La Cage' |
| 2024 | Won the World MMA Awards Charles 'Mask' Lewis Fighter of the Year (tied with Ilia Topuria) |
| 2024 | Won the World MMA Awards Charles 'Mask' Lewis Fighter of the Year and became UFC Light Heavyweight Champion |
| 2024 | Jackson is set to appear in two films: 'Operation Blood Hunt' as Reverend Conde and 'Snow White and the Seven Samurai' |
| 2024 | Stars in Netflix series 'La Cage' playing himself |
| 2024 | Tate launched a meme coin called DADDY, which quickly reached a market capitalization of $217 million. He positioned the coin as a provocative statement 'for the patriarchy', using it to mock Iggy Azalea's $MOTHER coin and make controversial statements about gender roles. |
| December 2024 | Westminster Magistrates' Court ruled in favor of Devon and Cornwall police, allowing them to seize £2.8m in unpaid taxes from the Tates' online businesses. |
| December 7 2024 | Weidman lost to Eryk Anders by technical knockout in the second round at UFC 310 in a 195 lb catchweight bout. |
| December 7 2024 | Defeated former UFC Light Heavyweight Championship title challenger Anthony Smith at UFC 310 by technical knockout via elbows and punches in the second round. |
| December 6 2024 | Featured in documentary 'UFC's Most Controversial GOAT' by Lionel Rivera. |
| 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 | Lost to Marcin Tybura at UFC 309 by technical knockout via doctor stoppage at the end of the second round. |
| 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. |
| November 2 2024 | Scheduled fight against Derrick Lewis at UFC Fight Night 246 was cancelled after Lewis withdrew due to medical issues. |
| October 2024 | When questioned by Coffeezilla YouTube channel about the DADDY meme coin, Tate responded by doxxing the channel's host and encouraging his supporters to send abusive emails, specifically requesting they call the host 'gay'. |
| 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 | Lost to Magomed Ankalaev via unanimous decision at UFC 308. |
| October 26 2024 | Defeated Aleksandar Rakić at UFC 308 via unanimous decision. |
| October 5 2024 | Fought Joaquin Buckley at UFC 307 in Salt Lake City, Utah, losing by knockout in the third round. |
| October 5 2024 | Alex Pereira scheduled to fight Khalil Rountree Jr. at UFC 307 in Salt Lake City, Utah |
| October 5 2024 | Pereira made his third title defense against Khalil Rountree Jr. at UFC 307, winning by technical knockout in the fourth round. This fight earned him his first Fight of the Night award and set a record for the shortest time to achieve three title defenses in the UFC at 175 days, becoming the seventh UFC fighter to record three title defenses in a calendar year. |
| October 5 2024 | Challenged Alex Pereira for the UFC Light Heavyweight Championship at UFC 307, winning first two rounds but ultimately losing via technical knockout in the fourth round, earning his first Fight of the Night award. |
| October 5 2024 | Khalil Rountree Jr. scheduled to compete at UFC 307 at the Delta Center in Salt Lake City, Utah |
| 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. |
| August 2024 | Romanian police expanded their investigation to include trafficking minors, sex with a minor, money laundering, and witness tampering, involving 35 alleged victims. |
| August 10 2024 | Defeated Karl Williams at UFC on ESPN 61 by unanimous decision. |
| July 2024 | Devon and Cornwall Police began civil proceedings against Tate for tax evasion with online businesses. |
| 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. |
| July 2024 | Defeated Jamahal Hill by TKO (punches) at UFC 311 |
| June 29 2024 | Procházka lost the UFC Light Heavyweight Championship rematch against Alex Pereira at UFC 303, being knocked out early in the second round after being knocked down at the end of the first round. |
| June 29 2024 | Pereira defeated Jiří Procházka in a rematch at UFC 303, replacing the original main event. He won by knockout, knocking Prochazka down in the last second of the first round with a left hook and finishing him with a head kick early in the second round. He earned a $50,000 Performance of the Night award and a $303,000 bonus. |
| June 22 2024 | Quinton Jackson wrestled at the Bloodsport Bushido event in Tokyo, Japan, where he defeated Hideki Sekine by knockout |
| June 22 2024 | Lost to Volkan Oezdemir by knockout in the first round at UFC on ABC 6. |
| June 15 2024 | Scheduled to compete against Owen Livesey in an openweight match at Polaris 28. |
| June 8 2024 | Defeated Dustin Jacoby at UFC on ESPN 57, winning by technical knockout in the first round via knee and punches. |
| May 4 2024 | Suspended by CSAD for 2 months from May 4 to July 4 for taking banned substances of exogenous origin. |
| April 27 2024 | Fought Austen Lane at UFC on ESPN 55, winning by knockout in the second round and earning the Performance of the Night award. |
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