Back to the MMA Newsfeed

MMA Hitman: The former UFC fighter who became a dangerous contract killer

Karim Zidan delves into the post-MMA career of former UFC fighter Amar Suloev, who went from the UFC to contract killing.

On a frosty Christmas Day in the small town of Rostov, Russia, a little-publicized hearing took place in a North Caucasian District Military Court. Sergei Zirinov, a Krasnodar parliamentarian and member of the Legislative Assembly, was on trial for the attempted murder of the deputy leader of the Anapa City Cossack Society, Nikolai Nesterenko. Zirinov was joined by five other defendants, each charged with either murder and attempted murder in aggravated circumstances, banditry and illicit arms trafficking, depending on the role they played.