An under-the-radar superstar, who some say is the greatest heavyweight ever, is closing in on another championship.

Nearly 7,000 miles from Las Vegas, fans, government officials and even the fighter’s father gathered in the capital city to watch their local hero retain his belt.

A day after the melee following Nurmagomedov’s victory against Conor McGregor, U.F.C. President Dana White said punishment was most likely coming.

After two years away, Conor McGregor jumps right into a bout against the U.F.C. lightweight champion, Khabib Nurmagomedov.

Jeff Monson had professed a desire for at least five years to officially become a Russian.

Mr. Rhee‘s many pupils included Bruce Lee, Muhammad Ali, Chuck Norris, Tony Robbins and more than 250 members of congress, like Joe Biden.

The win caps one of the rockiest weeks in U.F.C. history, in which Nurmagomedov and Conor McGregor almost came to blows after McGregor attacked a bus.

The Ultimate Fighting Championship star entered Barclays Center in Brooklyn and threw a hand truck at a bus, injuring a passenger, the police said.

In Chengdu, the owners of the “Monster Private War Club” want to make fighting cool. But to stay open, they also need to keep it respectable.

This documentary suggests that boxing-movie clichés may simply be true to life.