Chase Sherman[1] (born November 16, 1989) is an American professional mixed martial artist and former bare-knuckle boxer.
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.
[4] Sherman also earned a bachelor's degree in sports management and exercise science from Delta State.
[7] Sherman made his promotional debut on August 6, 2016, at UFC Fight Night 92 against Justin Ledet.
[15] 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.
[28] 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.
[31] Sherman received nine month USADA suspension for testing positive for Anastrozole from a in-competition sample collected on May 13, 2020.
[37] As the last bout of his prevailing contract, Sherman faced Jake Collier on January 15, 2022, at UFC on ESPN 32.
[41] However, the fight was cancelled when Sherman was deemed unable to compete due to a "minor heath issue" on the day of the event[42] and the pair was rescheduled for UFC on ESPN 35.
[43] Sherman faced Jared Vanderaa on July 9, 2022, at UFC on ESPN: dos Anjos vs.
[51] However, Barnett pulled out due to undisclosed reasons in early April and was replaced by Karl Williams.
[52] In turn, Sherman withdrew the day of the event due to a medical issue and the bout was scrapped.
[53] Sherman was rescheduled against Karl William on May 13, 2023, at UFC on ABC 4, losing the bout via unanimous decision.
[63] Sherman was then set to defend the titles against Joey Beltran at Bare Knuckle FC 9 on November 16, 2019.