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 ...

Michael Lyubimov, a famed MMA coach who has worked with many Dagestani fighters including Nurmagomedov ... upbringing was like back in Russia, the Chechen detailed how he came to have the ...

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

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 ...

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 ...

In UFC contender Tsarukyan’s case, however, his upbringing contrasts with the common rags-to-riches story of many MMA fighters. The ethnic Armenian grew up in a wealthy family and puts his own ...