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One month after Petr Yan defeated Jose Aldo at UFC 251 to become the second Russian holding a current title in the Ultimate Fighting Championship, another countryman joined him in the sport’s pantheon, this time in Bellator MMA. Vadim Nemkov’s knockout of two-division champion Ryan Bader at Bellator 244 provided more proof of Russia’s growing influence over mixed martial arts.
Russia’s Growing Influence in MMA
