Adlan Umarov has yet to hear the final bell in a professional fight. The Kazakh has finished all four of his opponents and is joining ONE Championship.
Former MMA Series heavyweight champion Sergey Dyakonov has shared his prediction for Alexander Volkov’s fight with Rizvan Kuniev. He expects Volkov to control the bout and win on the judges’ scorecards.
Magomed Magomedov brings a 15-0 professional record into his ONE Championship debut against Lucas Gabriel on November 6. The lightweight bout is part of ONE Fight Night 49 in Bangkok.
Savely Kurochkin expects a close third fight between Petr Yan and Merab Dvalishvili. He predicts a split-decision win for Yan, who would retain his UFC bantamweight title.
ONE Championship has added two MMA bouts to ONE Fight Night 50, the promotion’s final U.S. primetime event of 2026. Kade Ruotolo will face Ok Rae Yoon, while Maurice Abevi takes on unbeaten Dzhabir Dzhabrailov.
Bibert Tumenov says he is targeting an early victory over reigning champion Daud Shaikhaev at ACA 208. Shaikhaev will make the first defense of his ACA lightweight belt.
ONE Friday Fights 176 takes place on October 30 in Bangkok. Thai veteran Rambong Sor Therapat faces the United Kingdom’s Jacob Thompson in the Muay Thai main event.
ONE has highlighted Christian Lee’s promotional records ahead of his November 6 title defense. The two-division champion will face Tye Ruotolo at The Inner Circle 37 in Bangkok.
Russian fighter Artem Frolov believes the support of local fans could put extra pressure on his opponent. He said Faridun Odilov is not better than him in any aspect.
Bahraini representative Magomed Magomedov headlines ONE Fight Night 49 on November 6. He described his older brother’s death in 2019 as the most difficult period of his life.
Faridun Odilov spoke about his path into mixed martial arts and the period when he considered ending his career. He will face Artem Frolov in the ACA 209 main event in Dushanbe on October 30.
Astana wrestler Bagdat Sabaz has won bronze at the world wrestling championships taking place in the city. He beat Azerbaijan’s Hasrat Jafarov 7–5 in the decisive match.
Abdul-Aziz Abdulvakhabov defeated Gleison Tibau by unanimous decision in the closing bout of ACA 208 in Grozny. Adlan Ibragimov received the event’s Performance of the Night bonus.
Aida Ablayeva won gold at the Kazakhstan MMA Championship in Astana. From November 1 to 7, she will represent Kazakhstan at the world championship in Tbilisi, Georgia.
Almaty boxer Yerketan Zharkynbek won bronze at the world championships in Budva, Montenegro. He lost to Ukraine’s Vladyslav Naumenko in the semifinal on a judges’ decision.
President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev congratulated Timur Turlov on his election as president of the International Chess Federation. He said the result reflects the growing standing of Kazakhstan and the country’s chess school on the world stage.
Afghanistan’s under-15 football team opened its FIFA tournament campaign with a 2-1 win over Sierra Leone. The competition is being held in Azerbaijan.
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