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Sanda (散打) (sport)

Sanda (散打), also Sanshou or Chinese kickboxing, is the full-contact fighting discipline of wushu: punches, kicks, and throws on an 8 m leitai, best of three 2-minute rounds, developed from 1979 and governed by the IWUF.

Sandor Erdos

Sándor Erdős (Erdős Sándor), Hungarian épée fencer born 1947 in Budapest, BVSC club; Olympic team épée gold at Munich 1972 and world team titles in 1970 and 1971.

Sandor Gombos

Sándor Gombos (Sandor Gombos, born Berger) was a Hungarian sabre fencer and physician, 1928 Amsterdam Olympic team sabre champion, four-time European champion, later Hungarian Fencing Federation executive president; distinct from tennis player Norbert Gombos.

Sandor Posta

Sándor Pósta (Sandor Posta), Hungarian sabre fencer and dental surgeon, 1888–1952; 1924 Paris Olympic champion in individual sabre, also team sabre silver and team foil bronze; lost amateur status for paid lessons.

Sandro Cuomo

Sandro Cuomo, born 1962 in Naples, is an Italian épée fencer, Olympic team champion at Atlanta 1996 and bronze medalist at Los Angeles 1984, with three world team titles and later national épée coach.

Sangram Singh (संग्राम सिंह)

Sangram Singh (संग्राम सिंह), the fight name of Sanjeet Kumar, is an Indian wrestler and mixed martial artist from Haryana who overcame childhood arthritis to win Commonwealth heavyweight titles in 2015 and 2016.

Sanity (professional wrestling)

SAnitY (SAni†Y, サニティ) was a WWE wrestling stable formed in NXT in 2016, led by Eric Young with Wolfe, Cross, Dain, and Fulton; NXT Tag Team Champions, called up to SmackDown in 2018, split in 2019, later reunited on the independents.

Santana and Ortiz

Santana and Ortiz (Proud-N-Powerful, formerly EYFBO and LAX) were an American pro wrestling tag team, 2011–2023, four-time Impact tag champions, Inner Circle members in AEW who never won the AEW tag titles before splitting.

Santana Garrett

Santana Garrett (born 1988, Ocala, Florida), also known as Santana G, Santana, and Brittany, is an American professional wrestler; former NWA World Women's and Wonder of Stardom Champion, WOW Champion, and 2016 PWI Female 50 No. 4.

Santiago Ponzinibbio

Santiago Ponzinibbio, "Argentine Dagger" (Gente Boa), born 1986 in La Plata, is an Argentine UFC welterweight and the first Argentine in the Octagon; 30-10 record, seven-fight win streak peaked with 2018 KO of Neil Magny.

Santino Marella

Santino Marella (Anthony Carelli, born 1974, Mississauga, Ontario), Canadian comedy wrestler; won the Intercontinental title in his 2007 Milan Raw debut from the crowd; later Battle Arts Academy founder and TNA Director of Authority.

Santos Escobar

Santos Escobar (Jorge Bolly), Mexican second-generation luchador, son of El Fantasma; also El Hijo del Fantasma and King Cuerno. NXT Cruiserweight Champion, Legado del Fantasma leader, LWO member; left WWE in 2026 as Romeo Malverde.

Saori Yoshida

Saori Yoshida (吉田沙保里), Japanese freestyle wrestler born 1982 in Tsu, Mie; three straight Olympic golds 2004-2012 at 55 kg, 13 consecutive world titles, 206-match win streak, People's Honor Award, retired 2019.

Saquon Shugars

Saquon Shugars, ring name of Copeland Barbee (also Lucky Ali), is an American WWE NXT wrestler from Washington, DC, a former NXT Tag Team Champion expelled from DarkState in May 2026, now a singles competitor.

Sara Del Rey

Sara Del Rey (Sara Ann Amato, born 1980) is an American wrestling trainer and retired wrestler, inaugural SHIMMER Champion and first female WWE Performance Center coach, now NXT Assistant Head Coach.

Sara Dosho

Sara Dosho (土性 沙羅), born 1994, Japanese freestyle wrestler; Rio 2016 Olympic gold at 69 kg and 2017 world champion; four-time Asian champion; retired 2023 after Tokyo 2020 fifth place.

Sara McMann

Sara McMann (born 1980) is an American Olympic silver medalist in women's freestyle wrestling (2004 Athens) and retired MMA fighter, 14-7, who challenged Ronda Rousey for the UFC bantamweight title at UFC 170.

Sarah Hildebrandt

Sarah Ann Hildebrandt, born 1993, is an American freestyle wrestler, Olympic gold medalist at 50 kg (Paris 2024) and bronze medalist (Tokyo 2020), four-time World medalist, retired February 2025, returned at 53 kg in 2026.

Sarah Leonie Cysique

Sarah Leonie Cysique, French judoka (women's 57 kg), born 1998 in Sarcelles; four Olympic medals: Tokyo 2020 silver and mixed-team gold, Paris 2024 bronze and mixed-team gold; ACBB, INSEP, SNCF athlete.

Sarah Logan

Sarah Logan, the ring name of Sarah Bridges, is an American professional wrestler best known for the Riott Squad with Ruby Riott and Liv Morgan, formed in 2017.

Sarah Menezes

Sarah Menezes (Sarah Gabrielle Cabral de Menezes), Brazilian judoka born 1990 in Teresina, Piauí; first Brazilian woman to win Olympic judo gold (London 2012, -48 kg, beating Alina Dumitru), later head coach of Brazil's women's judo team at Paris 2024.

Sarah Stock

Sarah Stock (Dark Angel, Sarita), Canadian wrestler born 1979 in Winnipeg; starred in Mexican lucha libre, wrestled TNA as Sarita, then coached at WWE's Performance Center and produced for AEW.

Saraya Bevis

Saraya-Jade Bevis (born 1992, Norwich), WWE's Paige and later AEW's Saraya, English wrestler; inaugural NXT Women's Champion, youngest two-time Divas Champion, subject of Fighting with My Family.

Sareee

Sareee (Sari Fujimura, サリー, "Sun Goddess" 太陽神), Japanese joshi wrestler born 1996, Diana debut 2011, WWE NXT as Sarray 2021-2023, 2024 Tokyo Sports Women's MVP, first Marigold World Champion, and 5th IWGP Women's Champion.

Sasha Banks

Sasha Banks, ring name of Mercedes Moné (born 1992), American wrestler; five-time Raw Women's Champion, WrestleMania 37 headliner, later IWGP and AEW TBS Champion.

Satnam Singh

Satnam Singh Bhamara (born 1995), also Satnam Singh Loyal, is an Indian AEW wrestler and former basketball center; first Indian drafted by the NBA (Mavericks, 52nd pick, 2015), later AAA tag champion with Raj Dhesi.

Satoru Uyama

Satoru Uyama (宇山 賢), Japanese right-handed épée fencer born 1991 in Takamatsu; Tokyo 2020 Olympic men's team epee gold medalist, Japan's first Olympic fencing gold; later founded Es.relier.

Satoshi Ishii (石井慧)

Satoshi Ishii (石井慧), born 1986, Japanese judoka who won +100 kg gold at the 2008 Beijing Olympics by beating Abdullo Tangriyev, then left judo for a long MMA career (about 25-13-1) with stints in K-1, Bellator, and PFL; Croatian citizen since 2019.

Saturday Night's Main Event

Saturday Night's Main Event (SNME) is WWE's recurring primetime wrestling special, premiered on NBC May 11, 1985, ran to 1992, revived 2006 and December 2024 as a quarterly NBC/Peacock series.

Saturday Night's Main Event XLII

Saturday Night's Main Event XLII, WWE's 42nd SNME special, held December 13, 2025 at Capital One Arena in Washington, D.C., headlined by John Cena's retirement match against Gunther before about 19,274 fans.