Chechen fans watching UFC

[Buff]

High concentration of full kit wankers there.

 

[xyzxyz94]

If I had family living in Chechnya or Dagestan I wouldn't be turning down offers from him.

 

[TjDillashawCombo]

Where are the fans cheering for Mairbek Taisumov? lmao, they dislike him because he escaped his republic to Austria? poor guy.

Also, I don't care for what sort of warlord Kadyrov is, or what he does to gays/other people.. it is his choice.

I heard that Dagestan people hate Chechens, is it true?

 

[phantomlord]

You gotta be kidding me.

Khabib doesn't hold a candle to Malkin, Ovechkin and Sharapova who are global superstars with major titles and sponsors. Hell, I think even Mozgov is more well-known worldwide.

Let me rephrase my dude. Most famous MMA athlete. This is after all an mma forum chu know?

 

[ThulsaDooom]

Like they had anything better to do.

 

[Deleted member 429453]

Holy shit, looks like the entire city of Grozny came out to watch Edilov's UFC debut. An unranked local fighter got more support than Dublin gave to Conor. Insane.

Also noteworthy is that he is a protege and relative of Kadyrov, and that will cause much controversy should he gain more exposure in the US.

Creepy as fuck

Oh and fuck kadyrov

Creepy as fuck

And fuck kadyrov what a scum bag

 

[FrancisBergoglio]

Sherdog is so blindly pro-"Russian" they can't even tell when they are supporting terrorist fringe groups that are barely (if at all) acknowledged by Moscow.

Way to go, Sherdog. :::thumbs up:::

You probably know a lot of things about terrorists...Sorry " moderate " rebels.

 

[Timurd123]

If Edilov is Kadyrov's relative then those people wouldve been murdered if they didnt come out and "support"

That being said grappling/fighting has always been part of the culture in Chechnya and Dagestan

 

[ArtemV]

I heard that Dagestan people hate Chechens, is it true?

I don't think they hate them. They are ethnic tensions between most of the republics in the Caucasian region. The most known tension is between Inguish and Ossetians and probably between Slavic Russians against Caucasian Muslims too. I don't know too much about them though.

 

[Sakuraba7]

I heard that Dagestan people hate Chechens, is it true?

There's no hate between Chechnya and Dagestan, just regular rivalry/nationalism as in many places of the world. But nothing that involves violent conflict between the two sides or ill will.

I don't think they hate them. They are ethnic tensions between most of the republics in the Caucasian region. The most known tension is between Inguish and Ossetians and probably between Slavic Russians against Caucasian Muslims too. I don't know too much about them though.

The Ossetians (ethnic Iranians) have tensions with the Ingush-Chechens dating back to the Tsarist era up to the Stalinist era. Since they were Eastern Orthodox, the Tsar used them to subjugate the neighboring Muslim regions.

Then during the Stalin era, they accused all the Ingush-Chechens of being Nazi collaborators. So you had the forced mass-deportations, which ended up killing several hundred thousand Ingush and Chechens in the process.

So there's a lot of tension from Ossetia's neighbors towards them. But anytime a public figure happens to say something, the Ossetians accuse them of being inflammatory and creating ethnic strife (and make it a media spectacle, demands of apology, etc). Its weird because, that's like telling a Frenchmen or Polish why they're mad at Germans. The Ingush and Chechens clearly have reason to.

 

[Feniamin]

I remember Taisumov having an Austrian flag.

Why was that?

He said that he is citizen of both Austria and Russia and he lives in Austria since he was a teen.

 

[Vicky]

I was rooting for him in the fight because I didn't know anything about either fighter and I thought he was cuter than the other guy. Now I feel stupid, lol Sure he is a skilled fighter but I don't think I will be rooting for him anymore.
I found this article interesting:
http://mmajunkie.com/2017/09/abdul-...n-kadyrov-troubling-connections-brutal-regime

 

[The ScorpioN]

He said that he is citizen of both Austria and Russia and he lives in Austria since he was a teen.

Smart man.

He seems like the most laid back fighter out of there. I'm a fan.

 

[ArtemV]

There's no hate between Chechnya and Dagestan, just regular rivalry/nationalism as in many places of the world. But nothing that involves violent conflict between the two sides or ill will.



The Ossetians (ethnic Iranians) have tensions with the Ingush-Chechens dating back to the Tsarist era up to the Stalinist era. Since they were Eastern Orthodox, the Tsar used them to subjugate the neighboring Muslim regions.

Then during the Stalin era, they accused all the Ingush-Chechens of being Nazi collaborators. So you had the forced mass-deportations, which ended up killing several hundred thousand Ingush and Chechens in the process.

So there's a lot of tension from Ossetia's neighbors towards them. But anytime a public figure happens to say something, the Ossetians accuse them of being inflammatory and creating ethnic strife (and make it a media spectacle, demands of apology, etc). Its weird because, that's like telling a Frenchmen or Polish why they're mad at Germans. The Ingush and Chechens clearly have reason to.

Interesting, I didn't know this. I thought Ossetians disliked the Ingush people because they tried to claim their territory as many Ingush people lived in North Ossetia and tried to overrun the place.

I don't really know though, my ex girlfriend from Vladikavkaz told me it.

 

[Sakuraba7]

Interesting, I didn't know this. I thought Ossetians disliked the Ingush people because they tried to claim their territory as many Ingush people lived in North Ossetia and tried to overrun the place.

I don't really know though, my ex girlfriend from Vladikavkaz told me it.

The territory/demographic disputes may just be a remnant of the Stalinist deportations, and the pre-existing conflicts. Certain lands which were Ingush ended up in Ossetia when borders were being drawn or redrawn.

 

[Joe Wong]

Was this dude on the prelims? That's sad that the entire country came out to watch some no name.

 

[PlatinumAmerican]

This thread is to real for me

 

[Ol'Ironhead]

I heard that Dagestan people hate Chechens, is it true?

Not true that all. Kadyrov often visits the head of dagestan ramazan abdulatipov. Dagestan, chechnya are all similar. They are muslims and all part of the caucuses.. putting politics aside, fighters from the caucuses are very talented and should not be stopped from progressing just because some people want to cry about how life is over there.

Kadyrov also has an English language instagram that is exactly like his main instagram that is updated multiple times daily with the same content but just with English descriptions. It is actually quite interesting to see the content he puts up.

 

[Noxcho18]

Interesting, I didn't know this. I thought Ossetians disliked the Ingush people because they tried to claim their territory as many Ingush people lived in North Ossetia and tried to overrun the place.

I don't really know though, my ex girlfriend from Vladikavkaz told me it.

The territory on which Ossetians live is Ingush, Ossetians are Iranians who invaded the Caucasus hundreds of years ago. Those same iranians later on adapted Vainakh(Chechen, Ingush) traditions and together with the Ingush created a kingdom called Alania.

 

[Noxcho18]

From what I've seen it's the same at soccer - you can hardly see any females at soccer matches in Grozny during broadcasts. While in Dagestan you can see local girls cheering for non-Dagestani teams.

There are lots of females in the arena when Akhmat FC plays, you wont see them as often in MMA events tho.