The UFC continues to play with fire.
The Las Vegas based mixed martial arts organization is still booking fighters affiliated to Chechen dictator Ramzan Kadyrov’s Akhmat MMA fight club despite the gym and its affiliates being sanctioned by the U.S. Department of the Treasury.
Over the past few weeks, Albert Duraev vs. Joaquin Buckley was added to the June 18 UFC Fight Night in Austin, Texas. Said Nurmagomedov will face Douglas Silva de Andrade at a UFC Fight Night on July 9 while Magomed Ankalaev vs. Anthony Smith was scheduled for the UFC 277 pay-per-view on July 30.