Zhan Beleniuk

Olympic wrestling champion Zhan Beleniuk to make MMA debut on July 11

Olympic Greco-Roman wrestling champion Zhan Beleniuk will make his mixed martial arts debut at an event organized by the new promotion Arena, the league’s press service announced on May 1.

2 May, 10:35 PM

Beleniuk backs debate on stripping Bubka of Hero of Ukraine title

The decision to strip Sergey Bubka of Hero of Ukraine status belongs solely to the president and requires proper legal grounds, Olympic champion and MP Zhan Beleniuk said in comments to Sport-Express.ua on Feb. 24, responding to skeleton racer Vladyslav Heraskevych’s call.

24 February, 02:55 PM

Beleniuk calls out IOC, IPC for Russia concessions

Olympic Greco-Roman wrestling champion Zhan Beleniuk condemned the International Olympic Committee and International Paralympic Committee for what he called shameful concessions to Russia, including the recent full reinstatement of the Russian Paralympic Committee, in a Telegram post on Feb. 17.

18 February, 12:50 PM

Olympic champion, MP Beleniuk urges Ukrainians to stay vigilant after Russian attack

Russian forces carried out a large-scale attack on Ukraine in the early hours of Aug. 28 with a series of powerful explosions rocking Kyiv, damaging up to 100 objects and destroying an apartment section in the city’s Darnytskyi district.

28 August 2025, 02:10 PM

Olympic champion mocks Putin’s hockey proposal with bombed-out Ukrainian arena

The U.S. and Russian hockey teams could play a game between them at the Druzhkivka ice arena, which was destroyed by Russian shelling, suggested Olympic champion and Ukrainian MP Zhan Beleniuk in his March 18 Telegram post, commenting on Kremlin dictator Vladimir Putin's bizarre proposal to President Donald Trump.

19 March 2025, 01:07 PM

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