At a glance
- MMA and boxing section of Russian sports site Sport24
- In-studio and remote interviews led by Yaroslav Stepanov
- New articles published every day
Overview
Sport24 is a Russian sports website, and its MMA section covers mixed martial arts and boxing. Content is in Russian and lives at sport24.ru/mma. The section works as a daily news feed, with new articles every day and longer interviews on top.
Journalist Yaroslav Stepanov is the face of the interview side. He hosts guests in the studio or talks to them remotely, which lets the outlet reach fighters and experts wherever they are training. The mix of formats means some interviews are polished studio pieces and others are quick calls recorded the day after a fight.
What you'll find
You'll find MMA and boxing news: fight announcements, results, quotes and ongoing coverage of Russian fighters. Articles are short and built around a single fact, so you can catch up on the day in a few minutes. Announcements, results and quotes appear as separate items, which makes the feed easy to scan. Both sports share one feed, which is handy if you follow boxing too.
Interviews with experts and fighters add longer content. Studio sessions leave room to go over a career or an upcoming fight, while remote interviews let the outlet react quickly after an event. Expert guests give their read on the fights and what is at stake for Russian fighters.
Why follow
Sport24 gives you a daily feed of Russian-language fight news from a section that publishes every day. Yaroslav Stepanov's interviews add direct input from fighters and specialists, which rounds out the short news items. If you follow the Russian scene, it is a steady source for who is fighting where and what people in the sport are saying about it.
If you don't read Russian, your browser's translation is enough for the articles, which stay short and factual. The interviews take more effort, but the article summaries usually carry the main quotes.
MMA Official's take
Sport24 MMA is for Russian-speaking fans and for readers who want a daily feed on MMA and boxing in Russia. Start with a recent Yaroslav Stepanov interview to get a feel for the format, then check the section daily for announcements and results.
If you already follow Match TV or Sports.ru, Sport24 gives you a third source to cross-check news about Russian fighters. Reading all three side by side also shows you which stories the Russian press treats as the biggest of the week.