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Mamiashvili: “We have gone this way to the end to show the world community that the root of evil is the IOC leadership”
Mikhail Mamiashvili / Photo: © Wrestling Federation of Russia
The President of the Russian Wrestling Federation (RWF) Mikhail Mamiashvili told Match TV that the failure to allow leading Russian wrestlers to participate in the Olympic Games indicates that the leadership of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) is ready to carry out a political order.
Earlier, the FSBR reported that Russian wrestlers who had received an invitation from the IOC refused to compete at the Olympics in Paris. The Federation stated that it “does not accept the unsportsmanlike selection principle that the IOC was guided by when forming the list of admitted athletes, the purpose of which is to undermine the principle of team unity.” The list of wrestlers to whom the IOC assigned neutral status did not include many of the strongest athletes, including Olympic champions Abdulrashid Sadulaev, Zaurbek Sidakov, and Musa Yevloyev.
— We have gone all the way to show the world community that the root of evil is the IOC leadership. No matter how we are selected, no matter what thorns we go through, the IOC will still fulfill a political order. It will not allow us, and if it does allow us, it will be the way they need — fifth, tenth, young men, juniors, so that there is no thought of the possibility of domination.
This is the best team in the world! Imagine what they are constructing? Rhythmic gymnastics without Viner, synchronized swimming without Pokrovskaya. Wrestling without Sadulaev, you can list names for a long time, give examples. These names are fundamentally historically inscribed in the world history of sports. Now the direct road in the absence of our leaders to whom? Homosexuals, transvestites and other evil spirits, – Mamiashvili told Match TV.
In February 2022, the IOC recommended that sports federations not allow Russians and Belarusians to participate in international tournaments. The recommendations were later relaxed, and in December 2023, IOC President Thomas Bach announced that the organization would allow Russian and Belarusian athletes who successfully passed the selection to participate in the 2024 Summer Games in an individual neutral status. Compliance with the selection criteria is confirmed by a special IOC commission.
The Games in Paris will be held from July 26 to August 11.
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Source: Sportbox
Russian UFC fighter Arman Tsarukyan and his compatriot Sharabutdin Magomedov, nicknamed Shara Bullet, ended in a draw in a grappling fight.
The fight in the Hype promotion took place in Yerevan.
Tsarukyan defeated New Zealander Dan Hooker by submission in the second round at UFC Fight Night 265 in November 2025. He has 23 wins and three losses in MMA. Magomedov fought his last fight in July 2025 at the UFC on ABC 9 tournament, defeating Canadian Marc-Andre Barrio by unanimous decision. The Russian has 16 wins and one loss.
Watch mixed martial arts tournaments live on the Match TV and Match! Fighter”, as well as on the websites matchtv.ru and sportbox.ru.
Source: Sportbox
Olympic champion and former interim WBA super featherweight champion Albert Batyrgaziev decided to take a break from his professional career.
At the beginning of July in Istanbul at the “IBA.PRO 8” tournament, Batyrgaziev lost early to the British James Dickens and lost the IBA.PRO champion and interim WBA champion titles in the second featherweight division. For the 27-year-old Russian, this was the first defeat in his professional career.
— I want to tell you honestly about my plans. Many people ask about their future career. Now I have decided to take a conscious break from my professional career. For me, boxing has been and remains a huge part of my life. Therefore, this choice is now very difficult. My whole sports life has been a race to the top: four Russian championships, an Olympic medal in Tokyo and then turning professional, where I went undefeated.
The last fight on July 2 was a turning point for me. The first defeat made me look at many things differently. I thank Allah for the trials and mercies that helped me become a better person. Since I have always felt a responsibility not only in the ring, but also before society, now is the time to become more active in projects that I have long planned, for example, supporting the development of sports infrastructure in my native regions. This doesn’t mean I’m saying goodbye to the ring. I remain an active boxer. But now all my work is outside of it. I thank everyone for their incredible support along this path: both in moments of triumph and in moments of challenge. She gives strength. I promise this new chapter will be just as honest and purposeful. I’m not saying goodbye, I’m just saying “goodbye,” Batyrgaziev wrote in the Telegram channel.
Batyrgaziev won gold in the weight category up to 57 kg at the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo. In the professional ring he has 12 wins and one loss.
Source: Sportbox
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Arman Tsarukyan / Photo: © Chris Unger / Contributor / UFC / Gettyimages.ru
Russian UFC fighter Arman Tsarukyan said that he will give his compatriot Sharabutdin Magomedov, nicknamed Shara Bullet, an apartment in Yerevan if he defeats him in a grappling fight.
The fight is scheduled for December 30 and should take place in Yerevan.
“If Shara wins against me, then I will personally give him an apartment in Yerevan,” Tsarukyan said in a video published on the Red Corner MMA page on the X social network.
Tsarukyan defeated New Zealander Dan Hooker by submission in the second round at UFC Fight Night 265 in November 2025. He has 23 wins and three losses in MMA.
Middleweight Magomedov fought his last fight in July 2025 at the UFC on ABC 9 tournament, defeating Canadian Marc-Andre Barrio by unanimous decision. The Russian has 16 wins and one loss.
Watch mixed martial arts tournaments live on the Match TV and Match! Fighter”, as well as on the websites matchtv.ru and sportbox.ru.
Source: Sportbox
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