Welterweight
Weight class in combat sports
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| 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 2025 | Andrade revealed he has a son. |
| February 22 2025 | Dulatov was originally scheduled to fight Adam Fugitt at UFC Fight Night 252, but was forced to withdraw due to a serious injury. He was subsequently replaced by Billy Goff. |
| February 22 2025 | Dulatov was originally scheduled to fight Adam Fugitt at UFC Fight Night 252, but was forced to withdraw due to a serious injury. He was subsequently replaced by Billy Goff. |
| February 9 2025 | Scheduled to defend UFC Middleweight Championship in a rematch against Sean Strickland at UFC 312. |
| February 4 2025 | Announcement of Dillon Danis' boxing match with KSI, replacing Wayne Bridge at X Series 21 – Unfinished Business |
| February 1 2025 | Page defeated Sharabutdin Magomedov in a middleweight bout at UFC Fight Night 250 by unanimous decision, resulting in Magomedov's first MMA loss. |
| February 1 2025 | Scheduled to face Sharabutdin Magomedov in a middleweight bout at UFC Fight Night 250. |
| January 2025 | Makes his professional boxing debut. |
| 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 24 2025 | Global Fight League announces Danis has signed a contract to return to MMA later in the year. |
| January 20 2025 | Wayne Bridge withdraws from scheduled bout with KSI, creating an opportunity for Dillon Danis |
| January 18 2025 | Darren Till made his MF-professional boxing debut against American mixed martial artist Anthony Taylor at MF & DAZN: X Series 20 in Manchester, England, defeating Taylor via technical knockout in the sixth round. |
| January 15 2025 | A detailed sexual assault lawsuit was filed against McGregor in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida, alleging sexual assault during the NBA Finals at the Kaseya Center, with the plaintiff seeking medical treatment costs and compensatory damages. |
| January 14 2025 | Proposed to his fiancée Vasti Spiller on his 31st birthday. |
| 2024 | St-Pierre is set to appear as himself in 3 episodes of The Cage |
| 2024 | St-Pierre confirmed he was no longer planning to return to professional grappling. |
| 2024 | Dillon Danis' legal representation filed a motion to withdraw from his case with Nina Agdal. |
| 2024 | Dillon Danis won the Misfits Boxing Awards for Feud of the Year, shared with Logan Paul |
| 2024 | Andrade challenged LA Knight for the United States Championship in a triple threat match at Crown Jewel, where Knight retained the title. |
| 2024 | B.J. Penn ran for Hawaii County Council in District 1 (North and South Hilo–Hamakua–Waimea). |
| 2024 | Multiple retailers including SuperValu, Costcutter, Centra, Carry Out, Tesco, Ocado, Wetherspoons, Asda, and BWG Group delisted and stopped selling McGregor's Forged Irish Stout and Proper No. Twelve whiskey after the court case. |
| 2024 | Michael Page converted to Islam. |
| 2024 | Ranked #10 for Fight of the Year by UFC.com for his fight against Israel Adesanya. |
| 2024 | Ranked #10 Newcomer of the Year by UFC.com |
| 2024 | Featured as 'The Disruptor' Elusive Target in Hitman: World of Assassination video game |
| 2024 | Complaints about the sexualized advertising of Forged Irish Stout were upheld by the Advertising Standards Authority for Ireland. |
| 2024 | McGregor was found guilty in a Dublin court case of assaulting and raping a woman in December 2018, leading to significant sponsor and retail product removals. |
| 2024 | Cast in the movie 'Road House', playing a character named Knox, marking his expansion into acting |
| 2024 | His coach Morne Visser revealed an unconventional training method of using a taser on du Plessis' feet during training sessions. |
| 2024 | Won the World MMA Awards International Fighter of the Year. |
| 2024 | Ranked #5 in UFC.com's Fighter of the Year. |
| 2024 | Belal Muhammad was ranked #10 Fighter of the Year by UFC.com. |
| 2024 | Charles Oliveira's son was born. |
| December 2024 | Ordered to pay the entire legal costs of the civil case, resulting in loss of several partnership deals. |
| December 29 2024 | A new opponent, Anthony Taylor, was announced for Till's boxing debut after Tommy Fury withdrew from the original bout. |
| December 14 2024 | Stepped in as a replacement for Ian Machado Garry, lost to Joaquin Buckley via TKO due to a doctor stoppage from a cut above his eye in the third round. |
| December 11 2024 | Tyron Woodley was signed by Global Fight League, marking a new phase in his mixed martial arts career. |
| December 7 2024 | Belal Muhammad was scheduled to defend his UFC Welterweight Championship against Shavkat Rakhmonov at UFC 310, but he had to withdraw due to a bone infection in his foot. |
| December 6 2024 | Tommy Fury withdrew from the scheduled boxing match with Till, citing Till's statement about potentially using 'MMA tactics' if losing the fight. |
| November 2024 | Irish High Court finds McGregor guilty of assault and rape in a civil case, ordering him to pay significant damages. |
| November 17 2024 | Initial announcement of Darren Till's professional boxing debut against Tommy Fury, scheduled for 18 January 2025 in Manchester, England. |
| November 16 2024 | Rematched former Bellator Lightweight World Champion Michael Chandler in a 5-round co-main event at UFC 309, winning by unanimous decision and earning another Fight of the Night award. |
| November 2 2024 | Michael Page defeated Carlos Condit by decision in the main event of Polaris 30 professional grappling match. |
| October 2024 | Andrade and Charlotte Flair's divorce was finalized. |
| 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 25 2024 | Andrade's best-of-seven series match against Carmelo Hayes ended in a no-contest after LA Knight attacked both men, concluding with three wins, three losses, and one draw each. |
| October 8 2024 | Appeared on Dana White's Contender Series in Season 8, fighting against Vanilto Antunes, a former Legacy Fighting Alliance champion. Dulatov won the fight in the first round by knockout and was subsequently offered a UFC contract. |
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This contents of the box above is based on material from the Wikipedia articles Dricus du Plessis, Belal Muhammad, Georges St-Pierre, Robert Whittaker (fighter), Dillon Danis, Islam Dulatov, Tyron Woodley, Khamzat Chimaev, B.J. Penn, Colby Covington, Conor McGregor, Michael Page, Charles Oliveira, Darren Till & Andrade El Idolo, which are released under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.