UFC’s Russian broadcast partner censors MMA fighter for supporting Ukraine
The UFC’s Russian broadcast partner is controlled by a subsidiary of the Russian state-owned oil and gas giant Gazprom.
On Saturday, Mar. 11, Merab Dvalishvili defeated former UFC bantamweight champion Petr Yan in a lopsided beatdown at UFC Vegas 71. Yet despite breaking the UFC record in takedown attempts and securing a career-best in significant strikes landed in a single fight, the Georgian fig…