Russian MMA champions often occupy a class of their own, with this distinction first arising due to the legendary exploits of Khabib Nurmagomedov.

But even with such a great performance in 2024, Pereira isn't projected to have the best year in 2025. So, who is the fighter who ended Islam Makhachev's two-year run atop our MMA rank list?

A NOTORIOUS Russian MMA fighter and convicted killer rapist has been freed from jail to bolster Putin’s struggling war effort in Ukraine. Maxim “Mad Max” Novoselov, 51, a former captain of ...

The fast-rising Russian star entered the fight with an unblemished 15-0 record including four straight wins inside the UFC. Several members of the MMA fraternity ... urged their fighter to leave ...

And ahead of the fight, both the fighters seem to ... In a recent interview with ‘MMA Junkie’, Ankalaev’s manager, Ali Abdelaziz elaborated on the Russian’s chances to win the UFC light ...