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Wrestling

150 pound sambo and wrestling expert vs. 550 pound GIANT

WATCH: 150lb grappler vs. 550lb GOLIATH!

NicApr 122 min read

Vault

High-level techniques displayed in Sambo vs. Judo mutual combat

This street fight shows what happens when Sambo and Judo collide: incredible throws, leg locks, and chokes!

Richard PowerFeb 12 min read

Vault

Battle of the Styles: Wing Chun vs. Sambo

Kirik JennessJul 176 min read

MMA

Bloody Sambo vs. Taekwondo fight from early days of MMA ends unexpectedly

This article is part of a long effort by MixedMartialArts.com to understand what works. Check out more free, Best Of…

Kirik JennessJun 273 min read

Vault

Combat Sambo vs. boxing results in VISCOUS KNOCKOUT

Boxer vs. Combat Sambo practitioner ends in DEVASTATING KNOCKOUT

George CaldwellOct 222 min read

Vault

Boxing vs Combat Sambo – does not last long

Boxing vs Combat Sambo – does NOT last long

George CaldwellMar 282 min read

Boxing

Officials worry about fight gyms and Islamic extremism

Long concentrated in poor suburbs, critics say the mixed martial arts, judo, kickboxing and other clubs are ideal for fomenting radicalization and jihadist training.

Kirik JennessMay 2011 min read

Combat Sambo KO!

Awesome KO!

Nov 161 min read

Sambo

Fedor Emelianenko in the Combat Sambo Russian Championships

Fedor Emelianenko competes in the Combat Sambo Russian Championships against Kriger!

Nov 161 min read

Sambo

Learn the history of Sambo

The pioneers of Sambo were Viktor Spiridonov and Vasili Oshchepkov. The two men independently developed two different styles, which eventually cross-pollinated and became what is known as Sambo.

Nov 161 min read

Judo

Russian president Vladimir Putin on the mat

Putin holds a black belt in Judo, but here, he also shows off his skills from Sambo and from Greek-Roman and freestyle wrestling.

Nov 161 min read

Sambo

This former Combat Sambo champion is one scary dude

Former European combat sambo champion Maxim Novoselov is huge, bald, wearing a hockey jersey, and wields an axe, among other implements. You can’t miss him.

Nov 161 min read

BJJ

BJJ legend Rickson Gracie in a Sambo tournament

In 1993 at the U.S. Sambo Championships in Norman, Oklahoma, Rickson Gracie was matched with multiple Judo and Sambo champion Ron Tripp.

Nov 162 min read

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Sambo

150 pound sambo and wrestling expert vs. 550 pound GIANT

High-level techniques displayed in Sambo vs. Judo mutual combat

Battle of the Styles: Wing Chun vs. Sambo

Bloody Sambo vs. Taekwondo fight from early days of MMA ends unexpectedly

Combat Sambo vs. boxing results in VISCOUS KNOCKOUT

Boxing vs Combat Sambo – does not last long

Officials worry about fight gyms and Islamic extremism

Combat Sambo KO!

Fedor Emelianenko in the Combat Sambo Russian Championships

Learn the history of Sambo

Russian president Vladimir Putin on the mat

This former Combat Sambo champion is one scary dude

BJJ legend Rickson Gracie in a Sambo tournament