On Saturday, May 5, 2018, a large scale mixed martial arts event featuring a former UFC fighter took place in Yekaterinburg, Russia. The event — an offshoot of the RCC Boxing Promotions — was an impressive spectacle filled with expensive lighting, seamless production quality, and an unprecedented display of mixed martial arts in the Ural region.
Dubbed Russian Cagefighting Championships (RCC), the event took place at the Uralets Sports Complex and featured a wide selection of MMA fighters from across the globe. The main event featured a heavyweight bout between former UFC fighter Gabriel Gonzaga and Alexander Emelianenko, a convicted rapist also known as the brother of legendary heavyweight Fedor Emelianenko.