Aaron Chalmers (born 26 May 1987) is an English retired

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personality and

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. He appeared in the reality shows

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and ''

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''. He competed in

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Television career

On 4 April 2014, it was announced that Chalmers had joined the cast of ''

'' for the eighth series. He left the series after season 16. He appeared in the sixth series of ''

'' as the ex of Maisie Gillespie. The series began airing on 17 January 2017. In 2019, Chalmers began starring in the MTV series Geordie Shore OGs, a spinoff series of Geordie Shore. Before becoming well-known, he worked as a scaffolder on an oil rig.

Mixed martial arts career

BAMMA (2017)

Having previously practiced

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, he had his first MMA fight in May 2017, beating Greg Jenkins. He won his second professional fight at

BAMMA BAMMA (British Association of Mixed Martial Arts) was a mixed martial arts promotion based in the United Kingdom. It premiered on June 27, 2009, and was shown on the television channel Bravo. BAMMA events were shown live on ITV4 in the UK and I ...

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

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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 vs Zeledon

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

Chalmers vs Virgo

On 30 August 2023, it was announced that Chalmers would face English

Idris Virgo (13-0-1) as the headliner to MF & DAZN: X Series 009 at the

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, England on 23 September 2023. Virgo defeated Chalmers via third round

technical knockout A knockout (abbreviated to KO or K.O.) is a fight-ending, winning criterion in several full-contact combat sports, such as boxing, kickboxing, Muay Thai, mixed martial arts, karate, some forms of taekwondo and other sports involving striking, a ...

Exhibition bouts

Mayweather Jr. vs Chalmers

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

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. in an exhibition bout, after his original opponent for the fight, Muay Thai fighter Liam Harrison, pulled out. The bout took place at the O2 Arena in London, England on 25 February 2023. The bout went the full 8 rounds, there was no scoring and it ended without an official verdict

Chalmers vs Crosbie

On 15 July 2023, Chalmers fought Irish

Kiefer Crosbie as a "wildcard" bout on the High Stakes Tournament Semi-Finals undercard at the

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, Ireland. Crosbie defeated Chalmers via

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with judges' scorecards of 50-45 (twice) and 48-45 in Crosbie's favour.

Bare-knuckle boxing

Chalmers made his

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debut against

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on 5 April 2025 at BKFC 72 Dubai: Day 2. He won the fight by technical knockout in the third round.

Filmography

Mixed martial arts record

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Boxing record

Professional

Exhibition

Bare knuckle boxing record

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External links

References

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