The Rise of Kavkaz! As UFC is getting more & more International

[User9992]

The days when UFC was getting dominated mostly Americans are gone long time ago.

Just look at the current UFC Champions & their strongest contenders by the divisions:
HW: Tom Aspinall (UK/England). Since JJ is fake champ fighting 42 y.o. Miocic
LHW: Alex Pereira (Brazil)
MW: DDP (South Africa). Could be Khamzat (Chechen from Sweden)
WW: Belal (Only American/of Palestinian origin). Could be Shavkat (Kazakhstan), Maddalena (Australia) or Ian Garry (Ireland)
LW: Islam (Dagestan). Could be Tsarukyan (Armenia/Russia)
FW: Ilia Topuria (Georgian from Spain). Just can't see him losing rn
BW: Merab Dvalishvili (Georgia). Could be Umar (Dagestan)
FW: Pantoja (Brazil)


One thing to notice is fighters from Kavkaz region are on the rise: Georgians, Dagestanis & Chechens:

- Current BW & FW champions are ethnic Georgians: Merab Dvalishvili & Ilia Topuria
- Dagestanis & Chechens are one of the finest fighters in UFC: Islam Makhachev (Dagestan), Khamzat Chimaev (Chechen), Umar Nurmagomedov (Dagestan), Shara Bullet (Dagestan), Ankalaev (Dagestan), Evloev (Dagestan) et al.

Of course Brazilians have always been there since the beginning winning UFC 1 - The Legendary Royce Gracie.

 

[Prologue]

 

[Reach4theSky]

One thing to notice is fighters from Kavkaz region are on the rise: Georgians, Dagestanis & Chechens:

I for one welcome our new Kavkaz overlords..

 

[Can’t Handle My Riddum]

Central Asian stans following along too. We might just have our first Kazakh champ soon (born in Uzbekistan).

 

[HHJ]

This should be UFC's new theme song

 

[ncboy]

Ian Garry has no business in that list, he barely beat mid level opponents.

 

[TeenageMutantLesnarTurtle]

Its probably not good for the sports popularity honestly. The trade off for increased popularity in those places is definitely not worth having diminished interest in the no1 market ie the US. I dont think Americans (to a lesser extent even Western people in general) are that invested in seeing a bunch of Evs and Ovs and Lagashlivillillis. Its crazy to think that the American presence at the top levels of boxing is much stronger now than it is in the UFC, considering it wasnt all that long ago that people used to view the UFC as something only Americans cared about.

 

[Feniamin]

The days when UFC was getting dominated mostly Americans are gone long time ago.

Just look at the current UFC Champions & their strongest contenders by the divisions:
HW: Tom Aspinall (UK/England). Since JJ is fake champ fighting 42 y.o. Miocic
LHW: Alex Pereira (Brazil)
MW: DDP (South Africa). Could be Khamzat (Chechen from Sweden)
WW: Belal (Only American/of Palestinian origin). Could be Shavkat (Kazakhstan), Maddalena (Australia) or Ian Garry (Ireland)
LW: Islam (Dagestan). Could be Tsarukyan (Armenia/Russia)
FW: Ilia Topuria (Georgian from Spain). Just can't see him losing rn
BW: Merab Dvalishvili (Georgia). Could be Umar (Dagestan)
FW: Pantoja (Brazil)


One thing to notice is fighters from Kavkaz region are on the rise: Georgians, Dagestanis & Chechens:

- Current BW & FW champions are ethnic Georgians: Merab Dvalishvili & Ilia Topuria
- Dagestanis & Chechens are one of the finest fighters in UFC: Islam Makhachev (Dagestan), Khamzat Chimaev (Chechen), Umar Nurmagomedov (Dagestan), Shara Bullet (Dagestan), Ankalaev (Dagestan), Evloev (Dagestan) et al.

Of course Brazilians have always been there since the beginning winning UFC 1 - The Legendary Royce Gracie.

Evloev is from Ingushetia.

 

[Only Here for Attachments]

At least Americans still dominate BKFC.

 

[BJJ4Tone]

At least Americans still dominate BKFC.

Not for long

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[KavkazDominance]

Evloev is Ingush which are very similar to Chechens and also very friendly with Georgians

 

[User9992]

Evloev is Ingush which are very similar to Chechens and also very friendly with Georgians

There you go. Literally user with the name 'KavkazDominance'

 

[KBE6EKCTAH_CCP]

The days when UFC was getting dominated mostly Americans are gone long time ago.

Just look at the current UFC Champions & their strongest contenders by the divisions:
HW: Tom Aspinall (UK/England). Since JJ is fake champ fighting 42 y.o. Miocic
LHW: Alex Pereira (Brazil)
MW: DDP (South Africa). Could be Khamzat (Chechen from Sweden)
WW: Belal (Only American/of Palestinian origin). Could be Shavkat (Kazakhstan), Maddalena (Australia) or Ian Garry (Ireland)
LW: Islam (Dagestan). Could be Tsarukyan (Armenia/Russia)
FW: Ilia Topuria (Georgian from Spain). Just can't see him losing rn
BW: Merab Dvalishvili (Georgia). Could be Umar (Dagestan)
FW: Pantoja (Brazil)


One thing to notice is fighters from Kavkaz region are on the rise: Georgians, Dagestanis & Chechens:

- Current BW & FW champions are ethnic Georgians: Merab Dvalishvili & Ilia Topuria
- Dagestanis & Chechens are one of the finest fighters in UFC: Islam Makhachev (Dagestan), Khamzat Chimaev (Chechen), Umar Nurmagomedov (Dagestan), Shara Bullet (Dagestan), Ankalaev (Dagestan), Evloev (Dagestan) et al.

Of course Brazilians have always been there since the beginning winning UFC 1 - The Legendary Royce Gracie.

They already dominate other combat sports. Is normal. KABKA3 BLESS!

 

[RichardHarrow]

 

[Daniel Henry]

Dana in bed with Trump. Trump and Putin are holding hands. We can possibly be seeing a change in UFC champ landscape 2025.

So tonight has u cast your vote put thought in who u want on your ppv. Fuck economy fuck immigration who do u want holding that strap that's the important question

 

[Lord Pyjamas]

Kavkaz (Russian: Кавказ) may refer to:

• Caucasus, region for which Kavkaz is a local or historic name in several countries
• Port Kavkaz, a ferry port at Taman peninsula
• Port Kavkaz railway station, in Krasnodar Krai, Russia
• Kavkaz Center, a Chechen internet news agency
• "Kavkaz" ("Caucasus"), codename of a series of Russian military exercises

Probably a ferry port at Taman peninsula!

 

[SuperNerd]

Dana in bed with Trump. Trump and Putin are holding hands. We can possibly be seeing a change in UFC champ landscape 2025.

So tonight has u cast your vote put thought in who u want on your ppv. Fuck economy fuck immigration who do u want holding that strap that's the important question

 

[mjfan23]

There’s only one Chechen on the list.

Maybe he’s an outlier instead of a symbol of the nations fighting talent?