Championat

At a glance

• Fight section of one of Russia's biggest sports websites
• Live text coverage of ACA and UFC events
• Regular coverage of Russian fighters

Overview

Championat.com is one of Russia's biggest sports websites. Its fight section, at championat.com/boxing, brings boxing and MMA together in one place. Content is in Russian and covers both the UFC and ACA, an MMA promotion based in Russia.

The section works like a general news outlet applied to combat sports: news, results and live coverage. MMA sits next to professional boxing, so you can follow both sports from a single page. The layout is the same for every event, which makes it easy to find the section you need.

What you'll find

You'll find boxing and MMA news, event results and live text coverage. The live pages cover ACA and UFC events fight by fight, with updates through the night. You can follow them on your phone when you can't watch the broadcast. Each update names the fight in progress and how it ended, so once the night is over the page doubles as a full recap of the card. It is a simple format, and it works well on a small screen.

Russian fighters get regular coverage: fight announcements, results and quotes. Results pages let you quickly check how a fight ended and the method of victory. The ACA coverage is useful if you want to know Russian fighters before they possibly make the move to the UFC.

Why follow

Championat gives you fight coverage backed by a major sports site, with dependable live text for UFC and ACA events. It is a practical source for results and for tracking Russian fighters over the season. Covering boxing and MMA together means you don't have to switch sites if you follow both.

If you don't read Russian, browser translation works well on the live pages, where updates are short and factual. Keep the page open during an ACA event to follow results in real time, and use the results pages afterward to review the full card.

MMA Official's take

Championat is for fans who want to follow UFC and ACA events through live text in Russian and keep tabs on Russian fighters. Start with the live text coverage of the next ACA event, then check the section after each UFC card for results involving Russian fighters.

If you want long-form interviews, pair it with a video channel such as Ushatayka or Vestnik MMA, since Championat sticks to written news. That combination gives you results from Championat and the fighters' own words from the video outlets.