Chechnya
Opinion | How Kadyrov uses the UFC — and its US stars — to normalise his repressive dictatorship
Ramzan Kadyrov has become notorious for co-opting MMA stars, including those from the US, to polish his justifiably tarnished reputation.
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Daghestan
Daghestani MMA fighter arrested in Moscow for ‘desecrating a monument’
According to investigators, Zaur Ismailov used the monument for training purposes.
MMA
Russian UFC champions Yan and Chimaev clash over nationality question
Petr Yan said he wouldn’t recognise Chechen fighter Khamzat Chimaev as a ‘Russian UFC champion’ because he fights under the UAE flag.
Chechnya
Adam Kadyrov inaugurates sports complex in Chechnya named after himself
The ceremony took place in the village of Gvardeiskoe, attended by UFC champion Khamzat Chimaev.
Chechnya
Kadyrov gifts Mercedes Maybach to UFC champion Khamzat Chimaev
Сhechen Head Ramzan Kadyrov personally welcomed the first Chechen UFC champion at Grozny airport.
Chechnya
Khamzat Chimaev dedicates UFC victory to Kadyrov’s 17-year-old son Adam
Khamzat Chimaev has become the first UFC middleweight champion from Chechnya.
Daghestan
UFC star Khabib Nurmagomedov reportedly removed from flight in the US over ‘poor English’
Nurmagomedov was asked to leave a flight after a flight attendant deemed his level of English to be too low for him to take an emergency exit seat.
