Early career Making his MMA debut in 2018, Cherant won his first three bouts by submission in the first round; James Dysard via guillotine choke at CES MMA 48, followed Marquis Allen also by guillotine at CES MMA 50, and then Buck Pineau via rear-naked choke at CES MMA 51. In his final outing with CES MMA, he submitted Ron Marshall via rear-naked choke in the second round at CES MMA 53. In the main event of
Dana White's Contender Series 22, Cherant faced
Aleksa Camur and went lose by the way of TKO in the second round via flying knee. In his promotional debut appearance with
Legacy Fighting Alliance at
LFA 86, he faced Erick Murray and submitted him via anaconda choke in the first round. Making a return to CES, Cherant faced Yu Ji at CES 61, winning the bout via unanimous decision. Cherant faced Myron Dennis at
LFA 99 for the
LFA Light Heavyweight Championship. He won the bout and the title via unanimous decision.
Ultimate Fighting Championship Cherant, as a replacement for
William Knight, faced
Alonzo Menifield on March 27, 2021, at
UFC 260. At the weight-ins, Cherant weighted 206.5 pounds, half a pound over the non-title light heavyweight limit. The bout proceeded at a catchweight and he was fined 20% of his individual purse, which went to his opponent Menifield. Menifield won the fight via
Von Flue choke in round one. Cherant faced
William Knight on August 21, 2021, at
UFC on ESPN: Cannonier vs. Gastelum. He lost the fight via knockout in round one. Cherant faced
Carlos Ulberg on February 12, 2022, at
UFC 271. He lost the bout via unanimous decision. On March 1, 2022, it was announced that Cherant was released from the UFC.
Post-UFC Career Cherant was scheduled to face Richardson Moreira on February 10, 2023, at Combat FC 3 but the bout was cancelled due to Moreira withdrawing from the bout. In his first fight since departing the UFC, Cherant faced Christian Larsen in the co-main event of Unified MMA 58 on June 14, 2024. He would lose the fight via submission late in the first round. ==Championships and accomplishments==