Chase Sherman (born November 16, 1989) is an

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professional

mixed martial artist Mixed martial arts (MMA), sometimes referred to as cage fighting, no holds barred (NHB), and ultimate fighting, and originally referred to as Vale Tudo is a full-contact combat sport based on striking, grappling and ground fighting, incorpo ...

and former

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. A professional MMA competitor since 2014, he has competed for the

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and

Titan FC Titan Fighting Championship (Titan FC) is an American mixed martial arts promotion based out of Pompano Beach, Florida. Their shows were originally run in and near Kansas City and have since expanded to include venues all over North America and e ...

Background

Born and raised in

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, Sherman played football at

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. He continued with the sport on a scholarship to

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, before transferring to NCAA Division II

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after two years. At Delta State, Sherman helped the team reach the Division II National Championship in 2010 as an offensive tackle. Sherman also earned a bachelor's degree in sports management and exercise science from Delta State. In 2019, Sherman revealed that he had graduated from the fire academy, and is eligible to work as a firefighter.

Mixed martial arts career

Early career

After amassing an amateur record of 4–0, Sherman made his professional debut in April 2014. Over the next two years he fought ten times and amassed a record of 9–1; all of his wins came by TKO in the first round.

Ultimate Fighting Championship

Sherman made his promotional debut on August 6, 2016 at

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against

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. He lost the fight via unanimous decision. Sherman next faced Walt Harris on January 15, 2017 at

UFC Fight Night 103 The Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) is an American mixed martial arts (MMA) promotion company based in Las Vegas, Nevada. It is owned and operated by Zuffa, a wholly owned subsidiary of Endeavor Group Holdings. It is the largest MMA ...

. He lost the fight by knockout in the second round. For his third fight for the promotion, Sherman was scheduled to face Dmitry Poberezhets at

UFC 211 ''UFC 211: Miocic vs. dos Santos 2'' was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship held on May 13, 2017, at the American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas. Background The event was the fourth that the UFC has host ...

on May 13, 2017. However, Poberezhets was removed from the card for undisclosed reasons and was replaced by newcomer

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. Sherman won the fight by knockout in the second round. The back-and-forth action earned both participants ''Fight of the Night'' honors. Prior to his fourth fight in UFC, Sherman revealed he had signed a new, four-fight contract with UFC. For his next fight, Sherman was tapped as a short notice replacement for Christian Colombo and faced

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on July 22, 2017 at

UFC on Fox 25 ''UFC on Fox: Weidman vs. Gastelum'' (also known as ''UFC on Fox 25'') was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship held on July 22, 2017 at the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Uniondale, New York. Backgroun ...

. He won the fight via unanimous decision. Sherman faced

Shamil Abdurakhimov Shamil Gentovich Abdurakhimov (born September 2, 1981) is a Russian mixed martial artist, who is currently fighting in the heavyweight division for the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). As of December 13, 2022, he is #14 in the UFC heavywe ...

on November 25, 2017 at

UFC Fight Night 122 ''UFC Fight Night: Bisping vs. Gastelum'' (also known as ''UFC Fight Night 122'') was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship and held on November 25, 2017, at Mercedes Benz Arena in Shanghai, China. Background ...

. He lost the fight via knockout in the first round. Sherman faced Justin Willis on April 21, 2018 at

UFC Fight Night 128 ''UFC Fight Night: Barboza vs. Lee'' (also known as ''UFC Fight Night 128'') was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that was held on April 21, 2018, at Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey. Backgroun ...

. He lost the fight via unanimous decision. In what marked the last fight of his contract, Sherman faced

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at UFC Fight Night 137 on September 22, 2018. He lost the fight via TKO in the third round.

Post-UFC career

Sherman made his comeback to Island Fights 51 on December 21, 2018 against Frank Tate. He won by TKO in the first round. Sherman next faced Jeremy May on February 7, 2019 at Island Fights 52. He won the fight by TKO in the very first round. Sherman faced Rashaun Jackson on May 9, 2019, at Island Fights 56. He won the fight by TKO in the first round. Sherman was then set to fight former M-1 Global Heavyweight Champion Kenny Garner on April 11, 2020, but the event was cancelled due to the

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Return to Ultimate Fighting Championship

Sherman returned to UFC and faced

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on May 13, 2020 at UFC Fight Night: Smith vs. Teixeira. Outclassing Villanueva on the feet, Sherman won the fight via technical knockout in round two. Sherman received nine month

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suspension for testing positive for

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from a in-competition sample collected on May 13, 2020. He became eligible to fight again on February 13, 2021. Sherman was scheduled to face

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on April 17, 2021 at

UFC on ESPN 22 ''UFC on ESPN: Whittaker vs. Gastelum'' (also known as ''UFC on ESPN 22'' and ''UFC Vegas 24'') was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on April 17, 2021 at the UFC Apex facility in Enterpr ...

. However, Porter was removed from the event for undisclosed reasons and was replaced by

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. Sherman lost the fight via unanimous decision. Sherman faced

on August 21, 2021 at

UFC on ESPN 29 ''UFC on ESPN: Cannonier vs. Gastelum'' (also known as ''UFC on ESPN 29'' and ''UFC Vegas 34'') was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on August 21, 2021, at the UFC Apex facility in Enterp ...

. He lost the fight via unanimous decision. As the last bout of his prevailing contract, Sherman faced

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on January 15, 2022 at

UFC on ESPN 32 ''UFC on ESPN: Kattar vs. Chikadze'' (also known as ''UFC on ESPN 32 '' and ''UFC Vegas 46'') was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on January 15, 2022 at the UFC Apex facility in Enterpri ...

. He lost the bout via rear-naked choke submission in round one. After the loss, it was announced that Sherman's contract was not renewed. Sherman was re-signed by the UFC four days after he was released the second time, as he replaced

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against Alexander Romanov at UFC Fight Night: Lemos vs. Andrade. However, the fight was cancelled when Sherman was deemed unable to compete due to a "minor heath issue" on the day of the event and the pair was rescheduled for

UFC on ESPN 35 ''UFC on ESPN: Font vs. Vera'' (also known as ''UFC on ESPN 35'' and ''UFC Vegas 53'') was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on April 30, 2022, at the UFC Apex facility in Enterprise, Neva ...

. Sherman lost the fight via keylock submission in the first round. Sherman faced

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on July 9, 2022, at UFC on ESPN: dos Anjos vs. Fiziev. He won the fight via TKO in round three. This win earned him the ''

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'' award. Sherman was scheduled to face

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on November 5, 2022 at

UFC Fight Night 214 ''UFC Fight Night: Rodriguez vs. Lemos'' (also known as ''UFC Fight Night 214, UFC on ESPN+ 72'' and ''UFC Vegas 64'') was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on November 5, 2022 at the UFC Ap ...

. However, Parisian pulled out of the fight hours before it was to take place due to medical issues. Sherman faced Waldo Cortes-Acosta on November 19, 2022, at

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. He lost the fight via unanimous decision.

Bare-knuckle boxing

In the spring of 2019, Sherman signed a contract with the

Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship (BKFC) is an American bare-knuckle boxing promotion based in Philadelphia. BKFC is the first promotion to hold an official state-sanctioned and commissioned bare-knuckle boxing event in the United States since 1 ...

. He faced Sam Shewmaker at Bare Knuckle FC 5 on April 6, 2019. The bout ended in a split draw. In his second fight for the promotion, Sherman challenged Arnold Adams for the BKFC heavyweight title and Police Gazette Bare Knuckle title at Bare Knuckle FC 7 on August 10, 2019. He won the fight by unanimous decision. Sherman was then set to defend the titles against

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at Bare Knuckle FC 9 on November 16, 2019. After a hard-fought five rounds, Sherman lost the fight via unanimous decision.

Championships and accomplishments

Mixed martial arts

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** Fight of the Night (one time) **

(One time)

Bare-knuckle boxing

** BKFC Heavyweight Championship (one time; former) **Police Gazette Heavyweight Championship (one time; former)

Mixed martial arts record

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Background

Mixed martial arts career

Early career

Ultimate Fighting Championship

Post-UFC career

Return to Ultimate Fighting Championship

Bare-knuckle boxing

Championships and accomplishments

Mixed martial arts

Bare-knuckle boxing

Mixed martial arts record

Bare knuckle record

See also

References

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