A Russian mixed martial arts champion was summoned by the Russian military to fight in Ukraine as part of its partial mobilization. Vladimir Mineev, a famous kickboxing and MMA champion, served in the ...

Seven fighters have accused UFC and PFL veteran Francimar Barroso of booking and then cancelling MMA events in Russia to steal money from sponsors and not pay fighters. Ednaldo Oliveira and Leonardo ...

As Russian troops advanced toward Kyiv in the opening phase of the invasion, Vanadze joined one of the units of the Ukrainian ...

Russian MMA prospect Magomed Azhuev scored one of the more acrobatic knockouts of the year at ACA Young Eagles 58. Following a rare off week for the UFC that was largely dominated by Oktagon MMA and ...

A fighter's ear exploded due to an elbow during this welterweight bout at ACA 166 in Russia. A former UFC champion nearly came to blows with a Russian fighter that's set to take on his teammate this ...

A Russian MMA boss stormed a cage in the middle of a match last weekend. ACA president Mairbek Khasiev made the unconventional move as he thought the fight was too boring. He disqualified both ...

Mixed martial arts (MMA) fighter Jeff Monson shared his opinion about life in Russia, noting that he was annoyed by having to take off and put on shoes several times a day. He said this on December 25 ...

The Russian MMA Union’s press office disclosed to TASS on June 5 that the tournament in Belgorod was not an officially sanctioned event MOSCOW, June 26. /TASS/. The Russian Ministry of Sports has ...

If it’s not a one-night tournament, MMA fighters don’t get to rack up two wins in a night. But sometimes, these things happen in MMA – especially Russian MMA. At Open Fighting Championship 38 in ...

MOSCOW, December 15. /TASS/. Former President of the Russian MMA Union Fedor Emelianenko has refused to be the Union’s honorary president, a source told TASS. Viktor Drozdov was unanimously elected ...

One UFC lightweight is of the belief that Russian fighters are exploiting the USADA system. Drug accusations are nothing new in MMA, and in sports in general. Fernando Quiles Jr. One UFC lightweight ...