The trainer of former champion Murat Gassiev Vitaly Slanov weighed the chances of IBF, WBO, WBA heavyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk in a potential fight with WBC titleholder Tyson Fury.
Here are the results of the UFC Fight Night 194 tournament, headlined by the Mackenzie Dern vs Marina Rodriguez bout in the minimum division.
Russian mixed martial arts fighter Magomed Ismailov expressed confidence that his upcoming bout with Vladimir Mineyev will go the full distance.
On October 4 at the Grozny tournament, Russian MMA fighter Stanislav Vlasenko won by split decision over Khusein Khaliyev. The public was not happy with the judges' verdict - after the fight a water bottle even flew in the direction of Vlasenko, but Ramzan Kadyrov did not ignore the hooliganism.
Russian mixed martial arts fighter Alexander Emelianenko predicted the upcoming fight between WBC heavyweight titleholder Tyson Fury and Deontay Wilderon the morning of October 10 in Las Vegas.
Russian UFC lightweight Arman Tsarukyan reported that the management of the promotion offered him a fight against Gregor Gillespie. The fighter wrote about it on his Instagram, noting that the American has not yet agreed.
Former cruiserweight champion Grigory Drozd shared his expectations for the upcoming fight between WBC heavyweight titleholder Tyson Fury and Deontay Wilder on October 9 in Las Vegas.
Former world boxing champion Nikolay Valuev shared his expectations for the upcoming fight between WBC heavyweight titleholder Tyson Fury and Deontay Wilder on October 9 in Las Vegas.
Top UFC lightweight Islam Makhachev responded to criticism from former interim champion Justin Gaethje. The American previously said the Russian fighter is undeservedly ranked fifth in the lightweight division.
Former UFC interim lightweight champion Justin Gaethje believes Islam Makhachev is undeservedly located at number five in the lightweight division.
