Really? They’re both definitely billed as Russian fighters by the UFC. And they both speak Russian. You sure they aren’t really just Russian, and you’re trying make the geography more complicated than it needs to be?
Ask any Russian sherdogger whether they're Russian or not.
I’m not impressed by his striking at all. I feel the same way about it as I do Yair Rodrigues. A lot of style, but very little substance. His ground game, Zabit that is, is great though.
I don’t know any. I think I’ll just go with what most people think. And the UFC, google, etc.
They are Russian. Outside of Russia, they are Russians. They are just not ethnic Russians, but are russian citizens. In United States, we have italians, indians, and africans, they are all american. It really just depends on how you classify the term "russian". I can tell you that to an english speaker, they are just russians.
No wonder you have a sheep as your avatar.
In other words, they're not Russians, but are perceived as Russians by the same people who perceive Belorussians and Ukrainians as Russians, i.e. people who have no clue about the ethnic and cultural differences. People like Zabit and Khabib are considered as "subhuman churkas" by actual ethnic Russians - one of the most racist and xenophobic ethnicities I've ever met in life.
Ortega is the only person to K O Edgar
Yes, you understand it correctly, but as a Russian speaking human living in United States, I can tell you that Russians is a term that is used for all former soviet citizens, which logically makes sense from an outside perspective. Ethnic russians are nationalistic and this nationalism shows through many "local" stereotypes; but this type of xenophobic and ethnic prejudice exists in many countries and cultures much worse than it does in Russia. As humanity evolves, hopefully this type of bullshit will drop out. Still though IMO, Khabib and Zabit are "russians", as they should be, as russian=russian citizen.
Yes, tis true, Brian has decent power in his hands, although I woudn't call him a power striker.
Don't undermine his diverse striking either, he has potential to end fights with it.
