Martial Arts

25.05.2012 14:19 1 comment Last Emperor turns president Mixed fight legend, Fedor ‘The Last Emperor’ Emelianenko has become the president of the newly established Russian MMA Union.		21.05.2012 21:13 Moscow's Sambo Euro champs attracts record number of participating nations Organizers of last weekend's Sambo European Championships are hoping the sport will feature at future Olympic Games in Rio-de-Janeiro after a record 32 countries took part in Moscow’s event.
18.05.2012 13:19 8 comments Garner too much for Russia’s MMA hopeful (VIDEO) A highly-anticipated night of Mixed Martial Arts turned a disappointment for the Moscow fans as Kenny Garner of the US defended his M-1 Global interim title by knocking out home-crowd favorite Magomed Malikov.		04.05.2012 22:49 Batukhan wins in front of home fans Kickboxing super-champion, Batu Khasikov, has collected a hardfought victory over Warren Stevelmans of South Africa in front of a packed football ground in his native Republic of Kalmykia.
26.04.2012 14:15 Russia’s best fighters try on Golden Belts The best of the best! Russia's top athletes in different types of martial arts have been honored at the Golden Belt awards ceremony in Moscow.		20.04.2012 20:33 Brazilian martial art capoeira becomes part of Russian soul Who knew the oppression of Brazilian slaves hundreds of years ago would beat a path to Russia’s door in the 21st century? RT visited the annual capoeira fest to find out what attracts the country’s youth to the ancient sport and dance.
08.04.2012 14:26 2 comments Fedor to fight in St. Pete Russian mixed martial arts legend Fedor Emelianenko is going to make his second appearance in front of the home fans in the space of just one year.		04.04.2012 13:40 1 comment Underway to London: Russian women wrestlers decide domestic champs Russia's wrestlers have been competing for places at the London Olympics, and the recent women’s freestyle domestic championships in the Moscow region went some way to deciding, who will make it.
27.03.2012 14:46 1 comment Welcome to Fight Club. First rule of the club: No Breaks… Moscow has seen the second round of the “Tough Fight” Tournament. It's a new format for boxing, where fighters duke it out for a full 12 minutes without a break.		27.03.2012 13:20 1 comment Russia’s combat sambo reign continues Russian combat sambo fighters have triumphed in all four weight categories at the Moscow World Cup.
26.03.2012 15:07 Russian sambo fighters dominate home mat The best sambo fighters have flocked to Moscow to take part in a major World Cup event. With 28 countries taking part this year it was another testament that the sport is steadily gaining international recognition.		24.03.2012 01:06 3 comments Kharitonov eats the Shark alive (VIDEO) Russian fighter Sergey Kharitonov has delivered a devastating knockout to US rival, Mark “The Fight Shark” Miller, in their K-1 bout at Moscow’s Golden Glory event.
23.03.2012 11:53 1 comment Kharitonov aiming to survive in Moscow shark attack Russian mixed martial arts specialist, Sergey Kharitonov, believes speed will not be enough to give his US opponent, Mark “The Fight Shark” Miller, the vital advantage in their K-1 bout in Moscow on Friday.		21.03.2012 17:24 3 comments Russian fighter’s secret training at sausage factory While most of the martial artists prefer sparring against real fighters, renowned Russian heavyweight Sergey Kharitonov chisels his techniques on … hog carcasses.
17.03.2012 02:02 1 comment Monson returns to Russia to win American MMA veteran Jeff Monson has held his second straight bout in Russia, with Saint Petersburg bringing him a lot more luck than Moscow.		16.03.2012 13:09 3 comments Valuev against equalling fighters’ fists to fire arms Former boxing World Champ and acting Russian Duma Deputy, Nikolay Valuev, has criticized the draft law aimed at toughening the responsibility of athletes, who use their martial arts skills in committing crimes.
08.03.2012 14:29 Russian kickboxer looks to avenge friend’s injury Despite there being no belts on the line, there is still plenty at stake in the bout between Russian kickboxing prospect Vladimir Mineev and his French rival David Radeff, known as “The Machine”.		07.03.2012 11:36 13 comments US remains best place for MMA – Fedor Probably, the best pound-for-pound fighter in the world, Fedor Emelianenko, says he really wants to hold more bouts in Russia, but it is the US which is still the hottest spot for mixed martial arts.
18.02.2012 00:49 46 comments Chisora slaps Klitschko at weigh-in, champion saves response for Saturday night For the first time in his 15-plus year professional career, boxing champion Vitaly Klitschko was slapped in the face by challenger Dereck Chisora at the weigh-in for their heavily anticipated heavyweight bout in Munich on Saturday.		13.02.2012 18:04 6 comments Manslaughter MMA champ Mirzaev to be released on bail A Moscow court has decided to release on bail former MMA champion Rasul Mirzaev, accused of the involuntary manslaughter of a 19-year-old student.

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