3 Notable alumni of Belgorod State University

Fedor Vladimirovich Emelianenko is a Russian former professional mixed martial artist (MMA), sambist, judoka and politician. Emelianenko was the PRIDE Heavyweight Champion from 2003 to the organisation's closure in 2007, a four-time combat sambo world champion, a seven-time combat sambo national champion, and two-time Russian national judo bronze medalist, among other championships and accolades. He also competed in RINGS, Strikeforce,...

Yevgeny Yevgenyevich Poddubny is a Russian war correspondent, and special correspondent for the Russia-24 and Russia-1 television channels, commonly described as Russian propagandist. He was born in Belgorod, and received a master's degree in psychology and has worked as a war correspondent for Russian state television. He has covered Russian conflicts in Georgia, Syria, as well as in Ukraine. For...