Some Chechen mixed martial arts fighters ... However, some Akhmat MMA fighters have struggled to secure U.S. visas in the past few months, a potential sign of difficulties the U.F.C. could ...

Nov 6 (Reuters) - A large group of Russia's former Wagner mercenaries has started training with special forces from the southern Russian region of Chechnya, Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov said on ...

Saitiev's influence extended to many MMA fighters, and his legacy continues ... In 2015, he became the President of the ...

Nov 28 (Reuters) - Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov said on Monday that another 3,000 of his fighters were ready to go to fight in Ukraine as part of new units of the Russian defence ministry and the ...

Khamzat Chimaev continues to draw public scrutiny for his relationship with Chechen dictator Ramzan Kadyrov ... under his wings to help them on their MMA journey. He was recently spotted training ...