Russian fighter Baysangur Susurkaev successfully fought his first fight in the UFC. As part of the preliminary card of the UFC 319 tournament in Chicago, he forced American Eric Nolan to surrender in the second round, using a choke.

UAE fighter of Chechen descent Khamzat Chimaev has become the new UFC middleweight champion. In the main fight of the tournament in Chicago, he defeated South African Dreekus du Plessis, winning by unanimous decision.

29-year-old mixed martial artist from Dagestan Umar Nurmagomedov lost on points to Georgian UFC bantamweight champion Merab Dvalishvili in a fight yesterday in Los Angeles. The judges' decision was unanimous (48:47, 49:46, 48:47). The fight, which lasted only five rounds, became resonant: it was the first belt defense in Merab's career and the first defeat for Umar.

22-year-old native of Dagestan Muhammad Mokaev, who plays for the UK in mixed martial arts battles UFC, asked to remove Russia from the count of his birthplace. He made this decision after receiving information about protests against the construction of a mosque in Moscow.

Российский боксер чеченского происхождения Артур Бетербиев победил британца Энтони Ярда и защитил титул чемпиона мира в полутяжелом весе по версиям Всемирного боксерского совета (WBC), Всемирной боксерской организации (WBO) и Международной боксерской федерации (IBF).