Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov defended the right to host a mixed martial arts competition for children, accusing the head of the sport’s Russian association of “violating ethics” with his criticism.
The series of bouts were part of a tournament in Chechnya, attended by Kadyrov earlier this week. Kadyrov posted a clip of his own 10-year-old son’s fight, which he boasted lasted only 14 seconds, ending in a knockout victory for Akhmad Kadyrov.
Fedor Emelianenko, the head of Russia’s MMA union, posted on Instagram Thursday in protest of the bouts, noting that children under 12 should not even be allowed to …read more
Source: Newsweek
