Russian MMA fighter Alexander Shlemenko may lead the Russian Cagefighting Championship (RCC) on May 4 after the cancellation of the bout of Alexander Emelianenko. "I told the RCC that I am ready to fight," said Shlemenko. The battle of Emelianenko was canceled due to his administrative arrest in Pyatigorsk, Russia.
Russian UFC lightweight Petr Yan responded to the refusal of Pedro Munoz to fight him. Munoz defeated Cody Garbrandt at UFC 235 last weekend. After this, Yan called Munoz out. However, Pedro stated the following:
MMA fighter Alexey of Russia will have his next bout on May 4 in Canada at the Fight Night: Ottawa UFC tournament. The name of Oleynik’s rival will be announced in the next couple of days, it will be the representative of the top 15 in the heavyweight ratings.
Russian president Vladimir Putin hit the Judo mats in Russia on Thursday to train for more than an hour and if you took one look at his training partner, it's obvious why. Russian officials told media 66-year-old Putin trained with 2016 Olympic bronze medal winner Natalia Kuzyutina during a session in Sochi. They trained for an hour and officials insist Putin’s "in very good physical shape."
Darren Till, the UFC fighter from the UK shared with Instagram followers a funny video from a small shop in the Russian town of Gus-Crystalny. In the video, an employee of the store knocked out a visitor who repeatedly hit another man in the line on the refrigerator. The video gained popularity after publication in social networks. Darren Till has over half a million followers on Instagram, so the Russian saleswoman is a real star now.
UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones successfully defended his title, declassifying Anthony Smith in the main event of the UFC 235 show in Las Vegas.
Bright MMA fighter Johnny Walker of Brazil continues to conquer the UFC light heavyweight division and the hearts of the fans. The 26-year-old puncher confidently dealt with the Canadian Misha Tsirkunov at the UFC 235 tournament.
UFC 235 will take place on March 2 in Las Vegas. The card is filled with a large number of intriguing confrontations. In the main event the light heavyweight champion Jon Jones will face the challenger Anthony Smith. In the second main event Tyrone Woodley will defend his welterweight belt against Camara Usman.
A well-known MMA fighter 44-year-old Mirko CroCop announced his retirement. The Horvath after a recent fight with Roy Nelson suffered a stroke. In a fight with Nelson, CroCop won by unanimous decision. That meeting took place on February 16, 2019.
The scandalous MMA fighter Alexander Emelianenko got into an car accident near Kislovodsk, Russia. According to the telegram channel Baza, a 37-year-old athlete tried to escape from a tow truck who wanted to remove his car. As a result, Emelianenko got into an accident and crashed two cars.
