Chase Sherman

Chase Sherman (born November 16, 1989) is an American professional mixed martial artist and former bare-knuckle boxer. A professional MMA competitor since 2014, he is currently competing for the UFC and formerly, Titan FC.
Background.
Born and raised in D'Iberville, Mississippi, Sherman played football at D'Iberville High School. He continued with the sport on a scholarship to Jones Junior College, before transferring to NCAA Division II Delta State University 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 UFC Fight Night 92 against Justin Ledet. He lost the fight via unanimous decision.
Sherman next faced Walt Harris on January 15, 2017 at UFC Fight Night 103. 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 on May 13, 2017. However, Poberezhets was removed from the card for undisclosed reasons and was replaced by newcomer Rashad Coulter. 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 Damian Grabowski on July 22, 2017 at UFC on Fox 25. He won the fight via unanimous decision.
Sherman faced Shamil Abdurakhimov on November 25, 2017 at UFC Fight Night 122. He lost the fight via knockout in the first round.
Sherman faced Justin Willis on April 21, 2018 at UFC Fight Night 128. He lost the fight via unanimous decision.
In what marked the last fight of his contract, Sherman faced Augusto Sakai at 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 COVID-19 pandemic.
Return to Ultimate Fighting Championship.
Sherman returned to UFC and faced Isaac Villanueva on May 13, 2020 at . Outclassing Villanueva on the feet, Sherman won the fight via technical knockout in round two. Sherman received nine month USADA suspension for testing positive for Anastrozole from a in-competition sample collected on May 13, 2020. He is eligible to fight again on February 13, 2021.
Sherman was scheduled to face Parker Porter on April 17, 2021 at UFC on ESPN 22. However, Porter was removed from the event for undisclosed reasons and was replaced by Andrei Arlovski. Sherman lost the fight via unanimous decision.
Sherman is scheduled to face Parker Porter on August 21, 2021 at UFC Fight Night 195.
Bare-knuckle boxing.
In the spring of 2019, Sherman signed a contract with the Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship. 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 Joey Beltran at Bare Knuckle FC 9 on November 16, 2019. After a hard-fought five rounds, Sherman lost the fight via unanimous decision.