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.[1] He competed in Bellator MMA.[2]
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.[3]
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.[4] In 2019, Chalmers began starring in the MTV series Geordie Shore OGs, a spinoff series of Geordie Shore. Before becoming well-known, he worked on an oil rig.
Having previously practiced Muay Thai, he had his first MMA fight in May 2017,[5][6] beating Greg Jenkins.[7] He won his second professional fight at BAMMA 31 at the SSE Arena beating Alex Thompson by KO on 15 September 2017. His third and final fight for BAMMA was a win (by TKO) against Karl Donaldson on 15 December in his home town arena the Metro Radio Arena in Newcastle.
In March 2018, Chalmers announced he would be joining Bellator. He had his first fight against Ash Griffiths on 25 May 2018 for the Bellator 200 event at Wembley Arena.[8] He won the fight via technical submission in the first round.[9] 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.[10] In June 2019, Chalmers returned to the win column with a submission victory over Fred Freeman.[11]
Chalmers next faced Austin Clem in a welterweight bout at Bellator 240 on February 22, 2020.[12] 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.[13]
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.[14]
On 30 August 2023, it was announced that Chalmers would face English professional boxer Idris Virgo (13-0-1) as the headliner to MF & DAZN: X Series 009 at the Vertu Motors Arena in Newcastle upon Tyne, England on 23 September 2023.[15] Virgo defeated Chalmers via third round technical knockout.
In January 2023, it was announced that Chalmers would face former unified multiple division champion Floyd Mayweather Jr. in an exhibition bout, after his original opponent for the fight, Muay Thai fighter Liam Harrison, pulled out.[16] 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 [17]
On 15 July 2023, Chalmers fought Irish mixed martial artist Kiefer Crosbie as a "wildcard" bout on the High Stakes Tournament Semi-Finals undercard at the 3Arena in Dublin, Ireland. Crosbie defeated Chalmers via unanimous decision with judges' scorecards of 50-45 (twice) and 48-45 in Crosbie's favour.[18]