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| 2025 | Jon Jones will play a Navy SEAL in upcoming film 'Edo's Crossing' |
| February 2025 | Publicly expressed political support for Donald Trump at a press conference, calling his re-election 'absolutely incredible' and praising him as an 'amazing president'. |
| February 9 2025 | Scheduled to defend UFC Middleweight Championship in a rematch against Sean Strickland at UFC 312. |
| January 14 2025 | Proposed to his fiancée Vasti Spiller on his 31st birthday. |
| 2024 | St-Pierre confirmed he was no longer planning to return to professional grappling. |
| 2024 | St-Pierre is set to appear as himself in 3 episodes of The Cage |
| 2024 | B.J. Penn ran for Hawaii County Council in District 1 (North and South Hilo–Hamakua–Waimea). |
| 2024 | Ranked #10 for Fight of the Year by UFC.com for his fight against Israel Adesanya. |
| 2024 | Jon Jones set to appear in film 'La Cage' |
| 2024 | Won the World MMA Awards International Fighter of the Year. |
| 2024 | His coach Morne Visser revealed an unconventional training method of using a taser on du Plessis' feet during training sessions. |
| 2024 | Ranked #5 in UFC.com's Fighter of the Year. |
| 2024 | Stars in Netflix series 'La Cage' playing himself |
| December 6 2024 | Featured in documentary 'UFC's Most Controversial GOAT' by Lionel Rivera. |
| December 5 2024 | Made his UFC Fight Pass debut in the main event of UFC Fight Pass Invitational 9, defeating Felipe Machado by decision. |
| 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 | Announced his departure from ONE Championship and signed an exclusive contract with UFC Fight Pass. |
| October 29 2024 | Jon Jones agreed to attend four hours of anger management classes to resolve the charges of assault and interference with communications. |
| 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. |
| September 1 2024 | Planned title match against Kade Ruotolo for the ONE lightweight submission grappling title was cancelled due to Ruotolo's injury. |
| August 18 2024 | Dricus du Plessis is scheduled to fight Israel Adesanya at UFC 305 in Perth, Australia |
| August 18 2024 | Successfully defended UFC Middleweight Championship by defeating Israel Adesanya via face crank submission in the fourth round at UFC 305, causing Adesanya's first career submission loss. |
| August 16 2024 | Scheduled to compete in a superfight at the inaugural Craig Jones Invitational, but the match was cancelled. |
| 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 8 2024 | Defeated Brazil's Joao Gabriel Sousa by submission (calf slicer) at ONE 167 in Bangkok, Thailand |
| June 7 2024 | Competed against Gabriel Sousa in a bantamweight match at ONE 167, winning by submission. |
| 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. |
| February 2024 | Musumeci announced his departure from Pedigo Submission Fighting and joined Cobrinha BJJ to train under Rubens Charles Maciel. |
| January 20 2024 | Dricus du Plessis competes against Sean Strickland at UFC 297 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| January 20 2024 | Defeated Sean Strickland by split decision to win the UFC Middleweight Championship at UFC 297, becoming the first UFC champion from South Africa. Earned the Fight of the Night bonus. |
| 2023 | Appeared in the action film King of Killers. |
| 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 | Appears in UFC 285 Embedded promotional short film |
| December 16 2023 | Involved in a brawl with Sean Strickland at UFC 296, which was quickly broken up by event staff. |
| 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. |
| November 5 2023 | Announced a partnership deal with Meta, highlighting a significant professional milestone in his career. |
| October 21 2023 | Became the first South African UFC champion by winning the UFC Middleweight Championship. |
| October 19 2023 | St-Pierre was awarded the Order of Sport and inducted into Canada's Sports Hall of Fame. |
| October 7 2023 | Defeated Japan's Shinya Aoki by submission (inside heel hook) at ONE Fight Night 15 in Bangkok, Thailand |
| October 6 2023 | Competed in an openweight grappling match against Shinya Aoki at ONE Fight Night 15, winning by submission using an Aoki lock. |
| August 29 2023 | Featured on The Overdogs Podcast |
| August 5 2023 | Defended his flyweight submission grappling title against Jarred Brooks at ONE Fight Night 13, winning with an armbar. |
| July 2023 | During International Fight Week, UFC announced St-Pierre's planned return to professional grappling at UFC Fight Pass Invitational 6 on December 14, 2023. |
| July 8 2023 | Defeated Robert Whittaker via technical knockout in the second round at UFC 290, earning the Performance of the Night award and securing the number one contender spot in the middleweight division. |
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