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Vitaly Bigdash
Vitaly Bigdash (Russian: Виталий Бигдаш; born July 25, 1984) is a Russian mixed martial artist who competed in the Light heavyweight division of Absolute Championship Akhmat (ACA). Bigdash has also competed for ONE Championship and he has a former ONE Middleweight World Champion. In April 2017, Bigdash reached his highest ranking of #37 Light Heavyweight in the world by Fight Matrix. Mixed martial arts career ONE Championship ONE Middleweight Champion Bigdash made his promotional debut challenging Igor Svirid for the ONE Middleweight World Championship at ONE Championship: Tigers of Asia on October 9, 2015. After weathering an early storm in the first round, Bigdash came back to knock out Svirid in the second round to become the new ONE Middleweight World Champion. Bigdash was originally scheduled to defend his title against Marcin Prachnio at ONE Championship: Quest for Power on January 14, 2017. However, Prachnio was forced to withdraw due to injury and was re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rostov-on-Don
Rostov-on-Don is a port city and the administrative centre of Rostov Oblast and the Southern Federal District of Russia. It lies in the southeastern part of the East European Plain on the Don River, from the Sea of Azov, directly north of the North Caucasus. The southwestern suburbs of the city lie above the Don river delta. Rostov-on-Don has a population of over one million people and is an important cultural, educational, economic and logistical centre of Southern Russia. History Early history From ancient times, the area around the mouth of the Don River has held cultural and commercial importance. Ancient indigenous inhabitants included the Scythian and Sarmatian tribes. It was the site of Tanais, an ancient Greek colony, Fort Tana under the Genoese, and Fort Azak in the time of the Ottoman Empire. In 1749, a custom house was established on the Temernik River, a tributary of the Don, by edict of the Empress Elizabeth, the daughter of Peter the Great, in orde ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mixed Martial Arts
Mixed martial arts (MMA) is a full-contact fighting combat sport, sport based on strike (attack), striking and grappling; incorporating techniques from various combat sports from around the world. In the early 20th century, various inter-stylistic contests took place throughout Japan and the countries of East Asia. At the same time, in Brazil there was a phenomenon called vale tudo, which became known for unrestricted fights between various styles such as judo, Brazilian jiu-jitsu, catch wrestling, luta livre, Muay Thai and capoeira. An early high-profile mixed bout was Masahiko Kimura vs. Hélio Gracie, Kimura vs Gracie in 1951. In mid-20th century Hong Kong, rooftop street fighting contests between different martial arts styles gave rise to Bruce Lee's hybrid martial arts style Jeet Kune Do. Another precursor to modern MMA was the 1976 Muhammad Ali vs. Antonio Inoki, Ali vs. Inoki exhibition bout, fought between boxer Muhammad Ali and wrestler Antonio Inoki in Japan, where ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2021 In ONE Championship
The year 2021 was the 11th year in the history of the ONE Championship, a mixed martial arts, kickboxing and Muay Thai promotion based in Singapore. ONE Championship 2021 Awards The following fighters won the ONE Championship year-end awards for 2021 * ONE Championship MMA Fighter of the Year 2021: Ok Rae Yoon * ONE Championship MMA Female Fighter of the Year 2021: Stamp Fairtex * ONE Championship MMA Fight for the Year: Dagi Arslanaliev vs. Timofey Nastyukhin * ONE Championship MMA Knockout of the Year 2021: Adriano Moraes (fighter), Adriano Moraes against Demetrious Johnson (fighter), Demetrious Johnson (#ONE on TNT 1, ONE 132: ONE on TNT 1) * ONE Championship Submission of the Year 2021: Shinya Aoki against James Nakashima (#ONE Championship: Unbreakable, ONE 126: Unbreakable) * ONE Super Series Fighter of the Year 2021: Superbon Banchamek * ONE Super Series Fight of the Year 2021: Rodtang Jitmuangnon vs. Danial Williams (#ONE on TNT 1, ONE 132: ONE on TNT 1) * ONE Super Ser ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
