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Rinat Fakhretdinov
Rinat Ryashitovich Fakhretdinov tt, Ринат Рәшит улы Фәхретдинов (born 28 September 1991) is a Russian professional mixed martial artist. He currently competes in the Welterweight division in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). Early life Rinat Ryashitovich Fakhretdinov was born into a Volga Tatar family on 28 September 1991, in the village of Belozerye in the Romodanovsky District of the Mordovian ASSR, an autonomous republic within the Russian SFSR, Soviet Union. He started freestyle wrestling and Kūdō at the age of 13. In 2011, he moved from Saransk, Mordovia to Moscow and jointed the "sparta combat sambo club". To support himself, he held multiple jobs while studying law at Mordovia State University through correspondence. Mixed martial arts career In his early 20s, he transitioned to mixed martial arts (MMA), participating in amateur tournaments and gaining experience. He secured the SFC championship and later received an invitation to compete ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mordovian Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic
The Mordovian Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic (russian: Мордовская Автономная Советская Социалистическая Республика, ''Mordovskaya Avtonomnaya Sovetskaya Sotsialisticheskaya Respublika''; myv, Мордовскяй Автономнай Советскяй Социалистическяй Республикась, ''Mordovskjaj Avtonomnaj Sovetskjaj Socialističeskjaj Respublikaś''; mdf, Мордовской Автономной Советской Социалистической Республикась, ''Mordovskoj Avtonomnoj Sovetskoj Socialističeskoj Respublikaś'') was an Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republics, autonomous republic of the Russian Socialist Federative Soviet Republic, Russian SFSR within the Soviet Union. It is now known as the Mordovia, Republic of Mordovia, a federal subjects of Russia, federal subject of Russia. History The Mordovian Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic was established on December& ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Volkov Vs
Volkov may refer to: *Volkov (surname), people with the surname Volkov *Volkov (crater), a crater on the Moon *Volkov Commander Volkov Commander (VC) is a file manager for DOS inspired by the Norton Commander. Volkov Commander is purely written in assembly language, and is thus very small (less than 100 KB) and fast. Volkov Commander was written by Vsevolod V. Volkov, a ..., a file manager See also * Volkoff {{Disambig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Whittaker Vs
Whittaker is a surname of English origin, meaning 'white acre', and a given name. Variants include Whitaker and Whitacre. People with the name include: Surname A *Aaron Whittaker (born 1968), New Zealand rugby player *Al Whittaker (1918–2006), American business organizer *Alison Whittaker, Australian poet *Allien Whittaker (born 1983), Jamaican footballer *Andrew Whittaker (engineer) (born 1956), American engineer * Andy Whittaker, British film distributor *Anthony Whittaker (born 1968), American composer *Arnie Whittaker (1879–1955), English footballer B *Ben Whittaker (born 1989), Australian rugby union footballer *Benjamin Whittaker (born 1997), English boxer *Bernard Whittaker (1865–??), English footballer *Bill Whittaker (other), multiple people *Bob Whittaker (born 1939), American politician *Brian Whittaker (1956–1997), Scottish footballer C *Charles Whittaker (other), multiple people * Craig Whittaker (born 1962), British politician *Cynthia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eagle Fighting Championship
Eagle Fighting Championship (EFC), commonly referred to as Eagle FC, is a Russian mixed martial arts promotion company established in 2020 by former UFC Lightweight Champion Khabib Nurmagomedov. It was renamed to Eagle Fighting Championship (EFC) after Nurmagomedov bought Gorilla Fighting Championship (GFC) for $1 million. History In November 2020, Khabib Nurmagomedov bought the Russian MMA promotion Gorilla Fighting Championship (formerly known as Federation of MMA of Samara), for $1 million and renamed it to Eagle Fighting Championship (EFC). GFC had been in the industry since 2017 and was on the edge of bankruptcy. When Nurmagomedov retired, he acquired the promotion and became the promoter. EFC held their first event in the USA on January 28, 2022 in Miami, Florida. Weight divisions Events Scheduled events Past events Current champions Championship history Heavyweight Championship ''206 to 265 lb (93 to 120 kg)'' Light Heavyweight Championship ''186 to 205 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Craig Jones (grappler)
Craig Benjamin Jones (born July 17, 1991) is an Australian grappler and Brazilian jiu-jitsu black belt competitor and coach. An IBJJF world No-Gi Brazilian jiu-jitsu champion as a purple belt, Jones is a two-time ADCC Submission Wrestling World Championship silver medallist and a three-time Polaris Pro Grappling champion. Jones trains out of Austin, Texas & is the head of B-Team Jiu-Jitsu. Biography Craig Jones was born on 17 July 1991, in Adelaide, South Australia. In 2006 Jones started training Brazilian jiu-jitsu (BJJ) at his cousin's academy. After getting his purple belt, Jones moved to Melbourne where he started training under Lachlan Giles. In 2014 Jones won gold at the NAGA World Championship and gold at the AFBJJ Pan Pacific Championship, a tournament held annually in Melbourne. The following year, in 2015 Jones qualified for the 2015 ADCC World Championships, a submission grappling tournament held every 2 years and often referred to as the "Olympics of grappling", a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Douglas Lima
Douglas Lima (born 5 January 1988) is a Brazilian mixed martial artist who competes in the welterweight division of Bellator MMA, where he is a former three-time Bellator Welterweight Champion. He is also the former MFC Welterweight Champion. He is currently ranked the #3 Welterweight in the world by USA Today/MMAjunkie and the #6 Welterweight fighter in the world by MMA ranking site Fight Matrix Fight Matrix , MMA Rankings, Records, Statistics is an independent, comprehensive, mixed martial arts (MMA) fighter ranking system portal. It is one of the sport's most recognized ranking websites. According to FightMatrix: "The rankings on thi ..., and he was widely regarded as the best MMA Welterweight fighter outside of the UFC in 2019. Lima and his brother Dhiego Lima owAmerican Top Team - Team Limain Lawrenceville, Georgia. As of July 26 2022, he is #4 in the Bellator MMA Rankings#Welterweight, Bellator Welterweight Rankings. Mixed martial arts career Early career Lima was b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
UFC On ABC 6
''UFC on ABC: Whittaker vs. Aliskerov'' (also known as UFC on ABC 6) was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on June 22, 2024, at the Kingdom Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Background The promotion was originally expected to make its Saudi Arabia debut at an event on March 2, 2024, but on January 24, Saudi Arabia's chairman of General Entertainment Authority Turki Alalshikh announced the event had been officially postponed until this date, citing "a decision to reschedule was taken to ensure the best caliber of talent will be available to participate". A middleweight title eliminator bout between former UFC Middleweight Champion (also The Ultimate Fighter: The Smashes welterweight winner) Robert Whittaker and Khamzat Chimaev was expected to headline the event. However, Chimaev withdrew due to an illness and was replaced by Ikram Aliskerov, who was scheduled to fight a week earlier at UFC on ESPN: Perez vs. Taira. A mid ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nicolas Dalby
Nicolas Dalby (born November 16, 1984) is a Danish mixed martial artist who is currently fighting in the Welterweight division of Ultimate Fighting Championship. A professional since 2008, he is both a former Welterweight and interim welterweight champion in Cage Warriors. Mixed martial arts career Background and early career Nicolas Dalby started learning karate as a teen to defend himself against bullies. He moved from Sønderborg to Copenhagen to be around his friends. After five years of training karate, he started training in Rumble Sports, one of the biggest MMA gyms in Copenhagen. He had a total of five amateur fights, losing the first one by decision and winning the rest of them. Dalby was quickly recognized for his powerful striking and knockout power. He became one of the most feared strikers in Europe after many brutal knockouts. Cage Warriors Fighting Championship In 2014, Dalby gained two victories in the Cage Warriors, including a TKO stoppage of Sergei Churilov to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
UFC Fight Night 231
''UFC Fight Night: Almeida vs. Lewis'' (also known as ''UFC Fight Night 231'' and ''UFC on ESPN+ 89'') was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on November 4, 2023, at Ginásio do Ibirapuera in São Paulo, Brazil. Background The event marked the promotion's ninth visit to São Paulo and first since UFC Fight Night: Błachowicz vs. Jacaré in November 2019. The event was expected to be headlined by a heavyweight bout between Curtis Blaydes and Jailton Almeida. However, Blaydes withdrew for unknown reasons and was replaced by former UFC Heavyweight Championship challenger Derrick Lewis. A women's strawweight bout between Eduarda Moura and Kim So-yul was scheduled for the event. However, Kim was removed from the event for undisclosed reasons and replaced by Montserrat Ruiz. At the weigh-ins, Moura weighed in at 119.5 pounds, three and a half pounds over the strawweight non-title fight limit. The bout proceeded at catchweight ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elizeu Zaleski Dos Santos
Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos (born November 12, 1986) is a Brazilian mixed martial artist. He was the former Jungle Fight welterweight champion in Brazil and currently competes in welterweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). Background Zaleski was born in Francisco Beltrao, Parana, Brazil. He grew up training Capoeira at age of nine. Zaleski transitioned to MMA at age 20 and started competing professionally soon after. Mixed martial arts career Early career Zaleski started his MMA career on November 8, 2009, and he fought for many promoters notably Jungle Fight, Smash and Amazon Fight in Brazil. He was the former Jungle Fight welterweight champion and he amassed a record of 14–4 with 13 finishes and 1 decision prior joining UFC. Ultimate Fighting Championship Zaleski made his promotional debut on May 30, 2015, at UFC Fight Night: Condit vs. Alves against Nicolas Dalby. Zaleski outstruck Dalby as he landed 16 more significant strikes, but judges h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
UFC On ESPN 48
''UFC on ESPN: Strickland vs. Magomedov'' (also known as ''UFC on ESPN 48'' and ''UFC Vegas 76'') was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on July 1, 2023, at the UFC Apex facility in Enterprise, Nevada, part of the Las Vegas Metropolitan Area, United States. Background A middleweight bout between Sean Strickland and Abusupiyan Magomedov headlined the event. A middleweight bout between Abdul Razak Alhassan and Brunno Ferreira was originally expected to take place at UFC Fight Night: Dern vs. Hill but was moved to this event for unknown reasons. In turn, Alhassan pulled out in late June and was replaced by promotional newcomer Nursulton Ruziboev. Vinc Pichel and Benoît Saint-Denis were scheduled to meet in a lightweight bout. However, Pichel pulled out in late-May due to injury and was replaced by Ismael Bonfim. A flyweight bout between Clayton Carpenter and Stephen Erceg was expected to take place at this event, but i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kevin Lee
Kevin Jesse Lee Jr. (born September 4, 1992) is an American professional mixed martial artist who competes in the Lightweight and Super Lightweight divisions of Eagle Fighting Championship (EFC). He formerly competed for the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). Background Lee was born in Grand Rapids, Michigan, on September 4, 1992, and raised in Detroit, Michigan. Lee has a sister and two younger brothers, one of whom is Keith, also a professional mixed martial artist signed to Bellator who has been training with Kevin previously at Xtreme Couture and currently at Tristar. He competed in basketball growing up and began wrestling during his junior year at Southfield High School. Lee continued his wrestling career at Grand Valley State University, where he was a national tournament qualifier and went 37–0 as a sophomore. However, with two years left of wrestling eligibility at the school, Lee dropped out to focus on a career in mixed martial arts. Mixed martial arts career ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |