GIVEN the hometown edge, the 21-member Pilipinas team is now ‘85 percent ready’ and aims to excel in the 11th Asia-Oceania ...

MANILA, Philippines — Given the hometown edge, the 21-member Pilipinas team is now “85% ready” and aims to excel in the 11th Asia-Oceania Sambo Championships scheduled June 23-28 at the Ninoy Aquino ...

Khabib Nurmagomedov has long been one of the biggest proponents of Sambo. The Russian martial arts form was founded in the 1920s to help the Soviet Red Army improve hand-to-hand combat skills and ...

What makes Sambo superior to Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu? According to recently retired 29-0 legend Khabib Nurmagomedov, it’s the takedowns. The former UFC lightweight champion was widely lauded for his ...

“All 21 members of the Pilipinas sambo team are now 85 percent ready with the tournament less than a month away." ...

As I climb the stairs leading up to Round 1 in San Juan, I realize that fighting gyms all have a distinct yet familiar aura. This training hall only opened this year, so it’s far from your dingy, ...

From January 1 2021, divisions for both women and men will be altered, with the weight limits for the lightest competitors of both genders raised, while the heavyweight level for male fighters will be ...