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Sergei Kharitonov

Sergei Kharitonov (Сергей Харитонов), "The Paratrooper," Russian heavyweight MMA fighter born 1980; Pride 2004 grand prix semifinalist, veteran of Pride, DREAM, Strikeforce, and Bellator, still competing past age 43.

Sergei Pavlovich (Сергей Владимирович Павлович)

Sergei Pavlovich (Сергей Владимирович Павлович), Russian UFC heavyweight born 1992, 21-3 with 16 first-round KO wins; lost interim title fight to Tom Aspinall at UFC 295, ranked #3.

Sergey Beloglazov

Sergey Beloglazov (Сергей Алексеевич Белоглазов), Russian freestyle wrestler born 1956 in Kaliningrad; twin of Anatoly. Two Olympic bantamweight golds (1980, 1988), six world titles, Hall of Fame 2004, later coach for Japan, Russia, USA, Kazakhstan, Singapore.

Sergey Novikov

Sergey Petrovich Novikov (Сергей Петрович Новиков), Soviet judoka (1949-2021): 1976 Montreal Olympic heavyweight (>93 kg) gold, 1975 world silver, three European judo titles, later founder and head of Unifight.

Sergey Sharikov

Sergey Aleksandrovich Sharikov (Сергей Александрович Шариков), Russian left-handed sabre fencer, two-time Olympic team gold medalist (1996, 2000), 1996 individual silver, died in an ATV crash in 2015.

Sergio Martínez (boxer)

Sergio Gabriel Martínez, "Maravilla" (born 1975, Quilmes, Argentina), Argentine southpaw boxer, 51-3-2 (28 KO); WBC super welterweight and Ring/WBC/WBO middleweight champion 2010-2014, beat Pavlik, Williams, and Chávez Jr., lost final fight to Cotto in 2014.

Sergio Pettis

Sergio Pettis, "The Phenom" (born 1993, Milwaukee), American bantamweight MMA fighter, brother of Anthony Pettis; former Bellator bantamweight champion famous for the spinning-backfist comeback KO of Kyoji Horiguchi at Bellator 272, now competing in the PFL.

Serik Sapiyev

Serik Sapiyev (Серік Сәпиев, born 1983) is a Kazakh boxer, 2012 London Olympic welterweight champion and Val Barker Trophy winner, two-time world champion, later a Kazakh sports official and Asian Games 2026 preparation coordinator.

Servet Tazegül

Servet Tazegül, Turkish taekwondo featherweight (-68 kg) fighter born 1988 in Nuremberg; 2012 London Olympic gold, Turkey's first in taekwondo, 2008 bronze, world champion 2011 and 2015, later a coach.

Session Moth Martina

Session Moth Martina, real name Karen Glennon (born 1990, Dublin), Irish indie wrestler famed for her beer-drinking party character; OTT, ICW, Stardom, ROH, and EVE champion, 2020 ROH Female Wrestler of the Year.

Seth Rollins

Seth Rollins (Colby Daniel Lopez, born 1986, Iowa) is an American WWE wrestler, six-time world champion, first NXT Champion, Shield founder, and leader of The Vision, known for the WrestleMania 31 Heist of the Century cash-in.

Séverine Vandenhende

Séverine Vandenhende (born 1974, Dechy) is a French judoka, Olympic champion at -63 kg in Sydney 2000 and world champion at -61 kg in Paris 1997, later coach of France's women's team.

Sexy Star

Sexy Star (Dulce María García Rivas, b. 1982, Monterrey) is a Mexican luchadora, boxer, and MMA fighter; first woman to win the Lucha Underground Championship, injured Rosemary at TripleMania XXV 2017, later fought for Combate Americas.

Sərif Sərifov

Sərif Sərifov (Sharif Sharifov), Azerbaijani freestyle wrestler born 1988 in Dagestan; Olympic gold 84 kg London 2012, bronze 86 kg Rio 2016, world champion 2011, European champion 2019.

Sgt. Slaughter

Sgt. Slaughter (Robert Remus), American retired pro wrestler and WWE Hall of Famer (2004); drill-instructor character with the Cobra Clutch; won the WWF title from the Ultimate Warrior at Royal Rumble 1991, lost it to Hulk Hogan at WrestleMania VII; also a G.I. Joe character.

Shad Gaspard

Shad Gaspard (January 13, 1981 – May 17, 2020), American WWE wrestler, one-half of Cryme Tyme with JTG, later actor; drowned at Venice Beach saving his son; 2022 Warrior Award recipient.

Shadasia Green

Shadasia Green, "The Sweet Terminator", American super middleweight boxer from Paterson, New Jersey; former WBO and IBF champion, MVP signee, 16-2 (11 KOs) after 2026 TKO loss to Lani Daniels.

Shakhob Zoirov

Shakhob Zoirov (Шахобиддин Зоиров), born 1993 in Kagan, Uzbekistan, is a southpaw boxer, 2016 Olympic flyweight gold medalist and 2019 world champion, later an IBA pro bantamweight title challenger.

Shakur Stevenson

Shakur Stevenson, American southpaw boxer born 1997 in Newark, NJ; 2016 Olympic silver medalist; undefeated 25-0 (11 KOs); four-division world champion; quickest ever to four-division titles after beating Teofimo Lopez, January 2026.

Shamil Abdurakhimov

Shamil Abdurakhimov ("Abrek"), born 1981 in Dagestan, Russia, is a heavyweight MMA fighter, five-time Sanshou champion, 2011 ADFC grand prix winner, and UFC veteran with a 5-6 UFC record from 2015 to 2023.

Shamil Gaziev (Шамиль Хасбулатович Газиев)

Shamil Gaziev (Шамиль Газиев), Bahrain-based Dagestani UFC heavyweight born 1990 in Khunzakh; 15-3 record, 10 KO wins, all losses by KO; first fighter to finish Martin Buday.

Shamil Khisamutdinov

Shamil Khisamutdinov (Шамиль Хисамутдинов, born 1950) is a Soviet Greco-Roman wrestler, 1972 Olympic lightweight champion, 1973 and 1975 world champion, later a coach of Karelin and federation president.

Shamil Musaev (fighter)

Shamil Musaev, "The Silent Assassin" (Шамиль Мусаев), Russian welterweight MMA fighter born 1994 in Kizlyar, Dagestan; 2024 PFL welterweight tournament champion, 20-1-1 record, former six-time Russian wushu-sanda champion.

Shamil Sabirov

Shamil Sabirov (Шамиль Алтаевич Сабиров), Soviet light-flyweight boxer born 1959 in Karpinsk; won 48 kg gold at the 1980 Moscow Olympics, the only Soviet boxing gold there, beating Hipólito Ramos 3-2.

Shamil Serikov

Shamil Serikov (Шамиль Каримович Сериков), Soviet Greco-Roman wrestler from Almaty; 1980 Moscow Olympic bantamweight champion, world champion 1978-79, European champion 1979; died 1989.

Shane Burgos

Shane "Hurricane" Burgos (born 1991, Bronx, NY) is an American MMA fighter, Team Tiger Schulmann, ex-UFC featherweight (8-3 in UFC) who signed with PFL in 2022; high-volume striker, 16-5 pro record.

Shane Carwin

Shane Carwin, "The Engineer," American retired UFC heavyweight, 2010 interim champion, 12-2 with all wins in round one, former NCAA Division II wrestling champion and full-time mechanical engineer.

Shane Douglas

Shane Douglas, real name Troy Allan Martin and born in 1964, is an American professional wrestler known as "The Franchise," a four-time ECW World Heavyweight Champion.

Shane McMahon

Shane McMahon, also known as Shane Brandon McMahon or Shane O'Mac, is an American wrestling personality, business executive, and occasional wrestler, the son of former WWE chairman Vince McMahon.

Shane Mosley

Shane "Sugar" Mosley (Shane Donte Mosley, born 1971), American boxer, three-division world champion (IBF lightweight, WBC/WBA welterweight, light middleweight), twice beat Oscar De La Hoya, IBHOF 2022.