Submission wrestling or combat wrestling, is a form of competition and a general term for martial arts and combat sports that focus on clinch and ground fighting with the aim of obtaining a submission through the use of submission holds. The term "submission wrestling" usually refers only to the form of competition and training that does not use a gi, or "combat kimono", of the sort often worn with belts that establish rank by color, though some may use the loose trousers of such a uniform, without the jacket.
Retuinskih System ROSS is a martial system trademarked by Alexander Retuinskih related to Systema. ROSS is its official name given by the All-Russian Federation of Russian Martial Arts (RFRMA). It is conceived more as a methodology of performance enhancement for combat, applicable to any martial art, rather than a closed system.
There are a number of martial arts styles and schools of Russian origin. Traditional Russian fist fighting has existed since the 1st millennium AD. It was outlawed in the Russian Empire in 1832. However, it has seen a resurgence after the break-up of the Soviet Union.
A combat sport, or fighting sport, is a competitive contact sport that usually involves one-on-one combat. In many combat sports, a contestant wins by scoring more points than the opponent or by disabling the opponent. Common combat sports include mixed martial arts, boxing, wrestling, fencing, savate, kickboxing, Muay Thai, Sanda, Tae Kwon Do, Capoeira, Brazilian Jiu-jitsu, HMB, Sambo, Kyokushin, and Kūdō, sometimes even Ninjutsu.
Igor Yakimov is a World Masters Judo champion, as well as a World Masters sport sambo champion and a medallist at the Combat Sambo world championships. He is the author of the Russian Judo video series and for his Sambo Leglocks video series.
The 2013 Summer Universiade, officially known as the XXVII Summer Universiade, was held in the city of Kazan (Russia), the most northerly city ever to host a Summer Universiade. Over 10,400 university athletes from 162 countries participated in 13 mandatory and 14 optional sports, making the 2013 Universiade the biggest ever in the history of the event. For the first time in history a Cultural Universiade was also included, with many festivals and shows held simultaneously with the sporting events. The Universiade was organized by the International University Sports Federation (FISU) and by the authorities of the Republic of Tatarstan.
Kirill Yurievich Sidelnikov born August 17, 1988, is a Russian professional mixed martial artist currently competing in the Heavyweight division of Bellator. A professional competitor since 2007, he has also competed for Fight Nights Global, M-1 Global, Affliction, and RIZIN.
The 2008 World Sambo Championships was held in St. Petersburg, Russia on 13 to 17 of November, 2008. This tournament included competition in both sport Sambo, and Combat Sambo.
Viktor Aleksandrovich Nemkov is a Russian-Kazakh sambist, judoka competitor and mixed martial artist. Nemkov won the 2011 World Sambo Championships in Combat Sambo Events. According to the global-mma.com rankings, he is the number 10 ranked Light Heavyweight in the world outside of the UFC.
Vyacheslav "Crushin Russian" Vasilevsky is a Russian mixed martial artist who competes in the middleweight division. A professional MMA competitor since 2008, Vasilevsky has amassed a 31–6 professional record. He is the inaugural M-1 Global Light Heavyweight World Champion.
The World Combat Games are an international multi-sport event featuring combat sports and martial arts. Fifteen Olympic and non-Olympic sports are currently on the programme: aikido, boxing, fencing, judo, ju-jitsu, karate, kendo, kickboxing, Muay Thai, Pankration, sambo, savate, sumo, taekwondo, wrestling and wushu.
Vener Zaynullovich Galiev born 1 July 1975) is a Bashkir born-Russian amateur wrestler, sambist and mixed martial artist. He started his professional mixed martial arts career in 2004.
Khabib Abdulmanapovich Nurmagomedov is a Russian professional mixed martial artist of Avar ethnicity. Nurmagomedov is a two-time Combat Sambo World Champion and the reigning undisputed UFC Lightweight Champion. He currently holds the longest undefeated streak in MMA, with 27 wins, and remains undefeated in professional MMA. Hailing from Russia's Dagestan region, he is the first Russian and the first Muslim to win a UFC title. His headline bout with Conor McGregor at UFC 229 drew 2.4 million pay-per-view buys, the most ever for an MMA event. As of 2 January 2019, he is #3 in official UFC pound-for-pound rankings.
Murad Magomedkhanovich Machaev is a Russian mixed martial artist of Avar heritage who currently fighting in the lightweight division for the Absolute Championship Berkut (ACB), Eurasia Fight Nights Global and Bellator MMA veteran, he is the winner of the 2011 Fedor Emelianenko Cup.
Sultan Magomedbegovich Aliev is a Russian mixed martial artist and sambist of Avar heritage, who competes in the Welterweight division for the Ultimate Fighting Championship. He is also a veteran of the ProFC organization and Bellator MMA.
International Federation of Amateur Sambo is the world governing body for the sport of Sambo.
Islam Ramazanovich Makhachev is a Russian mixed martial artist, judoka and sambo competitor of Lak origin. He is a Combat Sambo World Champion, and competes in the lightweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. He trains with AKA before his fights, usually accompanied with Khabib Nurmagomedov and the rest of his fight team.
The World Sambo Championships are the main championships in Sambo and Combat Sambo, organized by the Fédération Internationale de Sambo (FIAS).
The 2013 World Sambo Championships was held in Saint Petersberg, Russia between the 21 and 25 November 2013. This tournament included competition in both Sambo, and Combat Sambo.
