Dagestan is famous for producing MMA world champions with some of the most famous fighters ever hailing from the region of Russia.

A mixed martial arts fighter and relatives of a regional official were among the gunmen who carried out attacks on places of worship in Russia’s Dagestan on Sunday, according to local authorities.

Earlier, reports appeared on social media that one eliminated militants could be MMA fighter Gadjimurad Kagirov - graduate of the Nurmagomedov School MAKHACHKALA, June 28. /TASS/. The police carry ...

The bitter feud between the two pound-for-pound stars comes months on from Dvalishvili and Umar Nurmagomedov’s title fight ...

Islam Makhachev couldn't help but troll his friend and teammate Khabib Nurmagomedov after boarding a plane to Dagestan.

Ibragimov is the latest in the production line of mixed martial arts talent to come out of Dagestan, Russia, with Nurmagomedov and Makhachev acting as figureheads and role models for the new ...