Despite the ongoing war in Ukraine, the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) is among the few international sports organizations not to impose some form of restrictions on Russian athletes.
According to UFC heavyweight Alexander Volkov, who defeated Jairzinho Rozenstruik with a quick TKO stoppage in the main event of Saturday’s UFC Fight Night, Russian fighters are treated no differently to any other competitor on the roster.
“The UFC didn’t place any restrictions [on Russian fighters],” Volkov told Tass.ru. “The only thing is that they now warn all fighters that it’s impossible [to go out] with the flag.