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Russian judoka Makhmadbekov announced that he will compete for the UAE
Judoka Makhmadbek Makhmadbekov, who previously represented Russia in competitions, announced on social media that he will now compete for the UAE.
— From an early age, all I do is train and fight, fight not only on the mat, but also in life, defending my opinion and my vision of the world. And it doesn’t matter how many times I was wrong and who stands in front of me, how many times I got it and fell, but these were always my decisions, with which I tread my own path in this life.
Now it’s time to make a decision that will change my life again. This decision was not easy, but my ambitions did not give me a choice, I can not sacrifice everything that I have been through. It was the longest and hardest summer of my life. Hard emotionally. But everything that does not kill us makes us stronger. I had a lot of time to think. I found new strength and crazy motivation to start everything from scratch and go through this whole path again. Well, I can not do it differently, this is how the Almighty created me. And no matter what anyone says, no matter what anyone thinks – I do not care. This is my decision, this is my life, and I will do as my heart feels.
It was also very difficult for me to leave the national team, I grew up in it, my journey began at the age of 15 at the youth level, for 9 years I represented Russia on the international arena. I still love this country, all my close friends are there, I am grateful to every coach of the national team and the Russian Judo Federation, they are all people with a capital letter. You can’t even imagine how difficult it was to make such a decision, because my whole life was [связана] with these people, and this is my family, and whatever the case, I think they understand me, perhaps not all of them, – wrote Makhmadbekov.
He accompanied the message with a photo of his profile on the International Judo Federation website. The sports nationality column there lists the UAE.
The 24-year-old athlete received an invitation from the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to participate in the Paris Olympics as a neutral. On July 3, the IOC press service reported that Makhmadbekov had accepted the offer to compete in the Games. Later, the President of the Russian Judo Federation, Sergei Soloveichik, announced that Makhmadbekov had refused to participate in the Olympics.
Makhmadbekov won Grand Slam tournaments and became a prize winner at the European Youth Championship (for athletes under 23 years of age).
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World heavyweight champion (over 90.7 kg), Ukrainian Alexander Usik He will attend the World Sports Summit to be held in Dubai (UAE) between 29-30 December.
According to the organizers, the boxer will act as a speaker and guest on the theme “Warrior-poet: in the mind of Alexander Usik.”
Usik’s speech will be moderated by renowned speaker Nick Santonastasso, who has worked with the Ukrainian on several occasions: “I am grateful for the opportunity. I look forward to the chance to reveal all the treasures of a boxing legend.”
Many important names will attend the summit: football players Rio Ferdinand, Peter Crouch, Ronaldo, Roberto Baggio, Alessandro Del Piero, Andres Iniesta, former world champions Manny Pacquiao (boxing) and Khabib Nurmagomedov (UFC), tennis player Novak Djokovic.
Usik last appeared in the ring in July 2025, when he knocked out British boxer Daniel Dubois in the fifth round. Next year, the Ukrainian representative is expected to meet with former world champion American Deontay Wilder.
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Former world heavyweight champion (over 90.7 kg), American Deontay Wilder (44-4-1, 43 KOs) shared his expectations for the upcoming fight against WBC, WBA and IBF titleholder Oleksandr Usyk (24-0, 15 KOs).
“You know my next opponent. Usyk challenged me to a fight. He said he wanted to meet me in the ring. I accepted the challenge. “I push horses” and “I feel it, I feel it hard.”
What’s my plan? Be smart, be faster, use my agility, be tough, get in the ring and knock him out. I am known for my strength, I need to show it. “I’ve been through a tough journey in my life, but I’m back and ready to beat Usyk,” Wilder said.
The American had 49 fights in the professional ring and won 44 victories (43 of them ahead of schedule). In June, Wilder knocked out his compatriot Tyrell Herndon, ending his two defeats in 2023 and 2024.
Usyk last appeared in the ring in July, when he stopped Briton Daniel Dubois. The Ukrainian became the absolute world champion but lost a title by refusing to defend his WBO belt in October.
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Absolute world champion in the second lightweight category Naoya Inoue After beating David, Picasso commented on his place in the pound-for-pound rankings.
Inoue said, “Yes Usyk came to watch my fight. But I should have done much better in the fight. So I won’t say anything about the P4P rankings, I will do much better next time.”
On Saturday, December 27, a large-scale Ring V boxing night was held at the Mohammed Abdo Arena in Riyadh (Saudi Arabia). The main event of the show was the fight for the title of absolute world champion, where Japanese star Naoya Inoue and Mexican rival Alan David Picasso fought. The Japanese boxer managed to win a convincing victory – the fight went through all 12 rounds.
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