UFC Hall of Fame 2025: List of all legends who have been inducted and more
Amanda Nunes. Image via:UFC Hall of Fame 2025 honored some of the greatest martial artists of all time. Amanda Nunes made the headlines for her incredible journey defeating fellow legends like Ronda Rousey, Cris Cyborg and Valentina Shevchenko.
Among the other fighters who have been inducted in this year are Vitor Belford, Robbie Lawler and Mark Kerr. The event has been hosted at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.
Amanda Nunes headlines 2025 edition of
UFC
Hall of Fame
UFC Hall of Fame is held each year during International Fight Week. This year, the event was held two days before the highly anticipated UFC 317. Amanda Nunes was the highlight of this year's ceremony is the induction of the Bantamweight champion. Nunes headed into the event as one of the best fighters of all time.
She is the only fighter to defend belts across two divisions. Nunes has held multiple titles and has several records to her name.
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Alongside Nunes, the other fighters who have been inducted in this year's Hall of Fame are –
Amanda Nunes – Modern wing
Robbie Lawler – Modern wing
Vitor Belfort – Pioneer wing
Mark Kerr – Pioneer wing
Israel Adesanya vs. Kelvin Gastelum (UFC 236) – Fight wing
Charles Oliveira – Forrest Griffin Community Award
Craig Piligian – Contributors wing
Dwayne Johnson attends the induction of Mark Kerr at Hall of Fame 2025
UFC veteran Mark Kerr has been inducted into the Hall of Fame 2025 and Dwayne Johnson's presence during the ceremony adds to the moment of celebration. The Rock is playing the role of Kerr in an upcoming biopic, which makes sense for the former to attend the ceremony.
The former American fighter was a two-time heavyweight champion and a world champion wrestler.
While this year saw some of the greatest fighters being inducted, it is indeed an honor for Charles Oliveira to share the space with the rest of them. Oliveira is just a couple of days away from his lightweight title bout against Ilia Topuria. Israel Adesanya's one of the most talked about bouts against Kelvin Gastelum at UFC 236 too got inducted in the fight week, marking a great feat. for both fighters.
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