Asu Almabaev biography: 10 things about UFC fighter from Almaty, Kazakhstan

Asu Almabaev, also spelled Assu Almabayev, is a Kazakh professional mixed martial artist. Here are 10 more things about him: He is currently signed with the Ultimate Fighting Championship, which is based in Las Vegas, Nevada, United States. His fight name is Zulfikhar. He competes in the flyweight division. He is fighting out of Almaty, … Continue reading Asu Almabaev biography: 10 things about UFC fighter from Almaty, Kazakhstan

Jack Della Maddalena biography: 13 things about UFC fighter Perth, Australia

Jack Della Maddalena is an Australian professional mixed martial artist. He is of Italian descent. Della Maddalena was born and raised in Perth, Western Australia, Australia. Here are 13 more things about him: He is currently signed with the Ultimate Fighting Championship, which is based in Las Vegas, Nevada, United States. He is Josh Della … Continue reading Jack Della Maddalena biography: 13 things about UFC fighter Perth, Australia

Joshua Pacio, Geje Eustaquio, Mark Sangiao, Kevin Belingon, Eduard Folayang, Stephen Loman (© ONE Championship)

Team Lakay founder Mark Sangiao: I never sought media circus

Mark Sangiao's mother was hesitant to support his martial arts training at first. He told ONE Championship, "She cared about me so she did not want me getting hurt, of course." The hurt hurled at Sangiao while in the mixed martial arts industry was more than physical especially after he retired as a fighter to … Continue reading Team Lakay founder Mark Sangiao: I never sought media circus

Joshua Pacio, Geje Eustaquio, Mark Sangiao, Kevin Belingon, Eduard Folayang (© ONE Championship)

Team Lakay’s Geje Eustaquio: Nobody is complaining

When 2018 ended, the Philippines had five reigning ONE Championship champions: Brandon Vera (heavyweight), Eduard Folayang (lightweight), Kevin Belingon (bantamweight), Geje Eustaquio (flyweight) and Joshua Pacio (strawweight). Except Vera, they were all Team Lakay fighters. Based in La Trinidad, Benguet, Philippines, Team Lakay was founded by Mark Sangiao, who himself is a former mixed martial … Continue reading Team Lakay’s Geje Eustaquio: Nobody is complaining

Isaac Dulgarian biography: 13 things about UFC fighter from Kansas City, Missouri

Isaac Markaine Dulgarian is an Armenian-American professional mixed martial artist from Kansas, United States. Here are 13 more things about him: He is currently signed with the Ultimate Fighting Championship, which is based in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA. His fight name is The Midwest Choppa. He competes in the featherweight division. He is fighting out … Continue reading Isaac Dulgarian biography: 13 things about UFC fighter from Kansas City, Missouri

Elves Brenner biography: 13 things about UFC fighter from Maues, Amazonas, Brazil

Elves Brener Oliveira dos Santos is a Brazilian professional mixed martial artist. He holds a professional MMA record to 16 wins and 3 losses. Brener is 5'10" tall. He competes in the lightweight division. Currently, Brener is signed with the Ultimate Fighting Championship, which is based in Las Vegas, Nevada, United States. Here are 13 … Continue reading Elves Brenner biography: 13 things about UFC fighter from Maues, Amazonas, Brazil

Bernardo Sopai biography: 13 things about UFC fighter from Patos, Albania

Bernardo Sopai (Bernardo Sopaj) is an Albanian professional mixed martial artist. Here are 13 more things about him: He was born in Fier, Albania. He is currently signed with the Ultimate Fighting Championship, which is based in Las Vegas, Nevada, United States. His fight name is The Lion King. He competes in the bantamweight division. … Continue reading Bernardo Sopai biography: 13 things about UFC fighter from Patos, Albania

Abdul-Kareem Al-Selwady (©BRAVE Combat Federation)

Abdul-Kareem Al-Selwady biography: 10 things about UFC fighter from Amman, Jordan

Abdul-Kareem Husam Mubarak Al-Selwady is a Palestine professional mixed martial artist. Here are 10 more things about him: He is currently signed with the Ultimate Fighting Championship, which is based in Las Vegas, Nevada, United States. His fight name is Pride of Palestine. He competes in the lightweight division. He is fighting out of Amman, … Continue reading Abdul-Kareem Al-Selwady biography: 10 things about UFC fighter from Amman, Jordan

Vinicius Oliveira biography: 13 things about UFC fighter from Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

Vinicius de Oliveira Prestes de Matos is a Brazilian professional mixed martial artist born in Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. Here are 13 more things about him: He is currently signed with the Ultimate Fighting Championship, which is based in Las Vegas, Nevada, United States. His fight name is Lok Dog. He is … Continue reading Vinicius Oliveira biography: 13 things about UFC fighter from Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

Russia’s Anatoly Malykhin is ONE Championship’s first 3-division champion

Anatoly Malykhin (Анатолий Малыхин), 36, of Mytishchi, Moscow Oblast, Russia has made history in Qatar. The undefeated mixed martial artist became the first ever three-division champion of ONE Championship, which is based in Singapore. Born in Kemerovo, Russia, Malykhin made his professional MMA debut on September 17, 2016. On March 5, 2021, he made his … Continue reading Russia’s Anatoly Malykhin is ONE Championship’s first 3-division champion