Aleksandr Karelin vs. Akira Maeda was the main event of an MMA card held by the Japanese promotion Fighting Network Rings, which had fully pivoted from pro-wrestling to mixed martial arts four years ...

SYDNEY – There’s going to be some kind of good time down at Tri-Star Convenience and Gas in Afton, Wyo., this morning, and many mornings to come. The talk will be all about the big ol’ farmboy they ...

Some competitions are primal—sport in the purest sense. They transcend culture, religion and geography. They hit us in our core, speak to our very soul. They are natural and intuitive. No one has to ...

Every year the Dream Team Classic pits a team of national all-stars against the best wrestlers of a single state in a wrestling dual meet. Unsurprisingly the national team always wins, but at least ...

nepalnepal — As a young boy in Russia, Artur Taymazov wanted to be like Alexander Karelin, his country’s most famous wrestler. Taymazov later moved to Uzbekistan, but his goal remained the same. On ...

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) Cuban heavyweight Mijain Lopez once again bested Turkish rival Riza Kayaalp - this time with an Olympic performance that put him in the company of wrestling great Alexander Karelin ...

The "enormous work" of the Russian Wrestling Federation has allowed to clear youth and juniors to participate in international tournaments under the country’s flag and to the tune of the national ...