Arman Tsarukyan believes the UFC roster will be filled with Dagestani and Chechen fighters if they are signed on merit. Tsarukyan (23-3) has trained in Dagestan in the past. According to Tsarukyan, ...

Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov, a Putin ally, publicly urged Russia to strike NATO nations supplying Ukraine with weapons and ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Apti Alaudinov, the Chechen special forces leader, said: 'If you die defending your homeland, you will go to heaven' - Getty ...

Chechen commander Apti Alaudinov on Sept. 15 said that fighters who willingly surrendered to Ukrainian forces do not deserve to live and should "do everything they can to get themselves killed." "I'm ...

Chechen mixed martial artist Dzhihad Yunusov has died while serving in the Russian military during the ongoing conflict in Ukraine, according to reports. Yunusov, who compiled a 19-8 professional ...

MMA star Khamzat Chimaev’s first defeat at UFC 328 on May 10 wasn’t just a blow to his 15-0 undefeated record — it was a rare moment of silence from the Chechen fighter. After the judges declared ...

MOSCOW -- He is Russia's homegrown version of Osama bin Laden, but with a trademark all his own: dramatic mass hostage-takings that have often turned to bloodbaths. Like bin Laden, Shamil Basayev is ...

(LVIV, Ukraine) — The Ukrainian military says it has repelled a Russian attempt to take control of the strategic port of Mariupol. The Ukrainian military’s General Staff said in a statement that ...