Aaron Chalmers (born 26 May 1987) is an English retired mixed martial artist, reality television personality, and professional boxer. He appeared in the reality shows Geordie Shore and '' Ex on the Beach''. He competed in

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Career

Television personality

On 4 April 2014, it was announced that Chalmers had joined the cast of '' Geordie Shore'' for the eighth series. He left the series after season 16. He appeared in the sixth series of '' Ex on the Beach'' as the ex of Maisie Gillespie. The series began airing on 17 January 2017. In 2019, Chalmers began starring in the MTV series

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, a spinoff series of Geordie Shore. Before becoming well-known, he worked on an oil rig.

Mixed martial arts career

BAMMA (2017)

In May 2017, he had his first MMA fight, beating Greg Jenkins. He has previously practised

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. He won his second professional fight at

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31 at the SSE Arena beating Alex Thompson by KO on 15 September 2017. His third and final fight for

was a win (by TKO) against Karl Donaldson on 15 December in his home town arena the Metro Radio Arena in Newcastle.

Bellator (2018–2021)

In March 2018, Chalmers announced he would be joining

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. He had his first fight against Ash Griffiths on 25 May 2018 for the Bellator 200 event at

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. He won the fight via technical submission in the first round. In his second outing for the promotion, Chalmers suffered his first defeat as a professional fighter, as he was defeated by American Corey Browning by submission in the third round. In June 2019, Chalmers returned to the win column with a submission victory over Fred Freeman. Chalmers next faced Austin Clem in a welterweight bout at Bellator 240 on February 22, 2020. He lost the bout via unanimous decision (30-27 x2, 30-26). Chalmers announced his retirement from MMA competition in an IGTV video posted on 18 February 2021.

Boxing career

Professional career

Chalmers made his switch from MMA to Boxing in 2022. Chalmers had his first professional fight against Alexander Zeledon on June 17, 2022. Chalmers won the bout by outpointing his opponent, 39-37 on the judges cards.

Exhibition bout

In January 2023, it was announced that Chalmers would face former undisputed multiple division champion

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. in a exhibition bout, after his original opponent for the fight, Muay Thai fighter Liam Harrison, pulled out. The bout is currently set to take place at the O2 Arena in London, England on February 25, 2023.

Filmography

Mixed martial arts record

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Professional boxing record

Exhibition

References

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