What makes Sambo superior to Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu? According to recently retired 29-0 legend Khabib Nurmagomedov, it’s the takedowns. The former UFC lightweight champion was widely lauded for his ...

Khabib Nurmagomedov has long been one of the biggest proponents of Sambo. The Russian martial arts form was founded in the 1920s to help the Soviet Red Army improve hand-to-hand combat skills and ...

Russian President Vladimir Putin, an Honorary President of the International Sambo Federation (FIAS), visited the Kodokan Martial Arts Centre in Japan where he watched a number of exhibition ...

The Russian martial arts of Sambo, which made its Qatar debut at Aspire Zone Foundation’s (AZF) National Sport Day (NSD) celebrations on Tuesday, conveys a message that transcends cultural, racial, ...

With elements of judo, karate, boxing, Greco-Roman wrestling and more, sambo was created to train the forces of the Soviet Union and is still taught in the Russian army. As a sport, dating back to ...

A Russian airline flipping out about violent passengers is taking matters into its own hands — by teaching martial arts to its staff. Low-cost carrier Pobeda Airlines says it plans to teach its ground ...

Craig Jones thinks Alexander Volkanovski puts an end to Sambo at UFC 294. Volkanovski (26-2 MMA, 13-1 UFC) will step in on less than two weeks’ notice to rematch lightweight champion Islam Makhachev ...