Chechen Leader Has More Interactions With UFC Fighters Amid US ...
WEBDec 13, 2022 · As the war in Ukraine heads into winter, Ramzan Kadyrov, one of the closest allies of President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia, is gaining more visibility and propagandist fodder through his...
UFC maintains links with Russian fighters and others connected to ...
WEBMay 17, 2023 · Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) fighters Kamaru Usman, Justin Gaethje and Henry Cejudo are the trio in a video posted online by the notorious Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov in November...
Ramzan Kadyrov: The Most Dangerous Man in MMA Is Not a …
WEBJul 18, 2017 · The gym in particular and the general culture he is fostering are paying dividends for Kadyrov, as several established fighters—chief among them current UFC standouts Magomed Bibulatov (an ...
UFC fighter ties to Ramzan Kadyrov on State Department’s radar
WEBDec 13, 2022 · Former UFC champs Kamaru Usman and Henry Cejudo, along with Justin Gaethje, are all currently in Chechnya at the invitation of the republic's warlord Ramzan Kadyrov. Here they are testing out...
Two Russian MMA Fighters Killed In Moscow Shootout …
WEB1 day ago · The clash involved MMA fighters from Ramzan Kadyrov’s Akhmat Fight Club. The two victims were MMA fighters Islam Elmurziev and Abubakar Mestoev. — Al Zullino (@phre) September 20, 2024
Some U.F.C. Fighters Have Ties to a Chechen Leader Loyal to Putin
WEBApr 15, 2022 · Ramzan Kadyrov, the leader of Chechnya, is facing U.S. sanctions and accused of brutal abuses. Yet some fighters and others who work with the U.F.C. have kept ties with him.
Former UFC fighter and Ramzan Kadyrov ward found dead under …
WEBDec 29, 2022 · Former UFC fighter and Ramzan Kadyrov ward Abdul-Kerim Edilov was reportedly found dead earlier today under "mysterious circumstances" after a falling out with the Chechen warlord.
Chechen Leader's MMA Empire: A Tool For Propaganda And More
WEBJul 31, 2017 · Chechen President Ramzan Kadyrov has created a mixed martial arts empire that exports fighters to the UFC league in the U.S. — and also serves as a propaganda tool and farm team for the...
Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov ragdolls Khamzat Chimaev in …
WEBMay 29, 2022 · It’s hard to be a mixed martial arts (MMA) fighter in Chechnya without getting all wrapped up with its leader Ramzan Kadyrov, a controversial figure who was sanctioned by the United States...
Chechen President Ramzan Kadyrov challenges UFC to series of …
WEBJul 18, 2017 · Ramzan Kadyrov, Chechnya’s strongman president, believes the fighters in his MMA organization are tougher and has made an outrageous challenge to prove it.