What do Khabib Nurmagomedov and Fedor Emelianenko have in common? Aside from their Russian roots and dominance in MMA, they share a mastery of Sambo. A combat sport with Soviet origins ...

Islam Makhachev is among the best Russian MMA champions, but who are the others? [Image Courtesy: @ufc via X/Twitter] Russian MMA champions often occupy a class of their own, with this distinction ...

Conor McGregor trained his guns at countryman Paul Hughes in a bitter social media post amid an ensuing online feud. Things were pretty cordial between the pair some time ago. Hughes even asked ...

MMA is undoubtedly a brutal sport, with fighters often suffering deep cuts and severe injuries. Fans have witnessed some gruesome moments, like former two-division UFC champion Conor McGregor ...

The arrival of the first top Russian diplomat in Damascus since Bashar al-Assad’s fall kicks off negotiations over the fate of Moscow’s bases in Syria. By Paul Sonne and Christina Goldbaum ...

The Russian MMA star broke the record for the most lightweight title defences in UFC history on Saturday night by submitting Renato Moicano inside the opening round at the Intuit Dome in Inglewood ...

The inauguration guestlist features unlikely names including MMA fighter Conor McGregor and influencer Jake Paul.

Khabib Nurmagomedov looked distraught after the UFC 311 co-main event. The Russian MMA legend was on corner duty and guided lightweight champion Islam Makhachev to a resounding win over Renato ...

Many MMA fighters had a great year in 2024. We saw some claim their first title in a major promotion. And there were those who reclaimed titles they previously held. But no MMA fighter had a ...