  Olympic silver medalist Migran Arutyunyan turns to MMA September 6, 2017 - 15:38 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Vice-champion of Rio Olympic Games, Armenian wrestler Migran Arutyunyan will turn to mixed martial arts, MMA manager Rizvan Magomedov said in an Instagram post. "I have no doubt that he will achieve great success in this sport," Magomedov said. "We have come to a cooperation agreement and will do our best to achieve the highest goals." Arutyunyan competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics for Armenia where he lost to Davor Štefanek of Serbia in the final bout and took silver. Related links:   Top stories Armenian gymnast, Olympic bronze medalist Artur Davtyan has reached the finals of the World Cup. Gor Manvelyan has denied reports alleging that he has expressed a desire to one day play for the French national team. Roma midfielder Henrikh Mkhitaryan is not considering FC Spartak Moscow as his next haven, according to fresh reports. 10 Armenian lifters will compete in the 2021 World Championships scheduled to be held from 7 to 17 December in Tashkent.   Partner news |  Latest news Erdogan wants “realistic road map” for relations with Armenia  Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has called for a “new realistic road map” for relations with Armenia.Armenia-Azerbaijan: Experts launch work on determining coordinates Expert groups from the countries started the process of determining the coordinates based on geodetic measurements.Yerevan says did not expect CSTO in peacekeeping role Pashinyan has declared that the CSTO would be expected to come to the Armenia-Azerbaijan border as an ally of ArmeniaArmenia not going to war over Karabakh, says Pashinyan Armenia is not preparing to fight a war for Nagorno Karabakh, Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said in an interview. |
