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UFC Moscow: Impressive Crowd Turns Out for UFC’s Russia Debut

The UFC drew over 20,000 fans for its debut in Russia, a card that was frankly years in the making. There was no Khabib Nurmagomedov, and of course, no Conor McGregor. The biggest draw on the card, physically and at...
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UFC Moscow Bonuses: One Fighter Earns Fight of the Night, Three Performance Bonuses Awarded

Petr Yan shared Fight of the Night honors with South Korea's Jin Soo Son at UFC Moscow, but with Son ineligible to win any bonus money, three fighters picked up Performance bonuses. UFC Moscow is in the books, and while...
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Pros React to Aleksei Oleinik’s Shocking Defeat of Mark Hunt at UFC Moscow

Mark Hunt was the favorite heading into the UFC Moscow main event against Aleksei Oleinik. If Oleinik was to win, a submission was expected — but few saw him rocking Hunt, then taking him down and securing a rear-naked...
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UFC Moscow Results: Aleksei Oleinik Submits Mark Hunt

UFC Moscow's main event saw a first round submission upset with Aleksei Oleinik (Oleksiy Oliynyk) submitting Mark Hunt. The main event of the UFC's first trip to Russia was an exciting one. Mark Hunt is one of the sport's most...
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UFC Moscow Results: Jan Blachowicz Submits Returning Nikita Krylov In Impressive Fashion

Jan Blachowicz derailed the return of light heavyweight Nikita Krylov, upsetting the local favorite at UFC Moscow on Saturday. Nikita Krylov was a rising prospect in the UFC's light heavyweight division before he left the promotion to fight closer to...
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UFC Moscow Results: Shamil Abdurakhimov Goes the Distance, Defeats Andrei Arlovski

In the first of two heavyweight bouts at UFC Moscow, Shamil Abdurakhimov went the distance with former UFC heavyweight champion Andrei Arlovski, in a fight bogged down with fouls and short on action. Former UFC heavyweight champion Andrei Arlovski returned...
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UFC Moscow Results: Alexey Kunchenko Wins Decision Over Thiago Alves

Opening up the UFC Moscow main card was a battle between undefeated prospect Alexey Kunchenko, and former title challenger Thiago Alves. Could Kunchenko, 18-0 entering the night, maintain his perfect record? Thiago Alves entered UFC Fight Night 136 as a...
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UFC Moscow Preliminary Card Results and Recap

UFC Moscow marked the world's top MMA promotion's debut in Russia. With a horde of local talent, would Russian fighters steal the spotlight on Satuday? The UFC made it's long-awaited debut in Russia on Saturday. Marching into Moscow with UFC...
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UFC Moscow: Hunt and Oleinik Meet in Classic Match-up

Aleksei Oleinik will welcome Mark Hunt to his home as the two heavyweights headline the UFC's first event in Russia. They say that timing is everything, and perhaps that is why the UFC has not made it to Russia until now....
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UFC Moscow – Hunt vs. Oliynyk: Main Card Staff Picks

The UFC heads to Russia for the first time with UFC Moscow, and Cageside Press has their picks set for the Saturday afternoon card. The main event of UFC Moscow features fan-favorite Mark Hunt against submission specialist Alexey Oliynyk. Hunt...

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During this break in events, we look at what are the biggest MMA fights that can be made in the year 2026. During one of...