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. This latest claim from UFC fighter Bobby ...

Russian banks are running low on yuan, Bloomberg reported. That's forced Russian firms to pay more to access the currency. Yuan swap borrowing has doubled since June, Bloomberg calculated. An ...

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 ...

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 ...

Joe Rogan is in awe of Russian athletes and their combat sports dominance. Khabib Nurmagomedov led the way before retiring in 2020 and passing the mantle to Islam Makhachev, who has since become the ...

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 ...

A 25-year-old Russian MMA fighter may have scored the best knockout of 2025 in just his second professional fight. We’re only just over halfway through 2025 so far, but combat sports fans are always ...

Former UFC champion Khabib Nurmagomedov has once again found himself in the spotlight, but this time not for a bout in the ring, but due to a verbal fight on an airplane. The Russian athlete was ...

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 ...

Russia. A land that has always understood struggle and strife. A land that has given the world much in the way of martial arts. And in MMA circles, the list is absurdly long. Fedor Emelianenko, Igor ...