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Mahmut Atalay
Mahmut Atalay (1934–2004), Turkish freestyle wrestler; 1968 Mexico City Olympic gold at welterweight 78 kg, fourth at Tokyo 1964, 1966 world champion, named FILA's most technical wrestler in 1968.
Mahmut Demir
Mahmut Demir (born 1970, Suluova, Turkey), nicknamed the "Turkish Tank", is a Turkish freestyle wrestler, 1996 Atlanta Olympic super-heavyweight (130 kg) champion, 1994 World and three-time European champion; not the footballers or referees of the same name.
Maik Bullmann
Maik Bullmann, German Greco-Roman wrestler born 1967 in Frankfurt (Oder); Olympic light-heavyweight gold 1992 and bronze 1996; world champion 1989-1991; first unified Germany world champion; later national Greco-Roman head coach.
Maikro Romero
Maikro Romero (Maikro Eusebio Romero Esquirol, born 1972), Cuban amateur boxer: Olympic flyweight gold at Atlanta 1996, light-flyweight bronze at Sydney 2000; later national-team coach in Saudi Arabia and China.
Mairis Briedis
Mairis Briedis, born 1985 in Riga, is a Latvian professional boxer, three-time cruiserweight world champion (WBC 2017-18, WBO 2019, IBF/Ring 2020-22) and the first Latvian world boxing titlist.
Majlinda Kelmendi
Majlinda Kelmendi, born 1991 in Peja, Kosovo, is a retired judoka, Olympic gold medalist at Rio 2016 in women's -52 kg, Kosovo's first Olympic medalist, two-time world champion, now a coach.
Major League Wrestling
Major League Wrestling (MLW), American pro wrestling promotion founded by Court Bauer in 2002, revived 2017; flagship MLW FUSION streams free on YouTube, beIN Sports, and Tubi; NJPW, CMLL, STARDOM partnerships; $20M WWE antitrust settlement.
Makharbek Khadartsev
Makharbek Khadartsev (Махарбек Хадарцев), Russian freestyle wrestler, two-time Olympic champion (1988, 1992) and five-time world champion at light-heavyweight 90 kg; later Russian State Duma member.
Maki Itoh (伊藤麻希)
Maki Itoh (伊藤麻希, Itō Maki), born 1995, is a Japanese pro wrestler and former LinQ idol, the "Fired Idol" and "Cutest in the World"; longtime TJPW wrestler, International Princess Champion, AEW and Stardom competitor, free agent since August 2025.
Maki Tsukada
Maki Tsukada (塚田真希), Japanese judoka born 1982 in Ibaraki; 2004 Olympic +78 kg gold, 2008 silver, 2007 open-weight world champion, and first female Japan women's national judo head coach (2025).
Makoto Takimoto
Makoto Takimoto (瀧本誠), Japanese judoka born 1974 in Iwai, Ibaraki; won gold in men's half-middleweight (≤81 kg) judo at Sydney 2000, beating Jo In-Cheol by hantei, then fought in PRIDE mixed martial arts before retiring in 2009.
Maksim Khramtsov
Maksim Sergeyevich Khramtsov (Максим Сергеевич Храмцов), born 1998 in Nizhnevartovsk, is a Russian taekwondo competitor who won the men's 80 kg gold at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics and the 2017 World Championship.
Makuuchi (幕内)
Makuuchi (幕内), also makunouchi, is the top division of professional sumo: 42 salaried sekitori ranked yokozuna, ozeki, sekiwake, komusubi, and maegashira #1-16, fighting 15 bouts per grand tournament.
Makwan Amirkhani
Makwan Amirkhani, "Mr. Finland", Finnish Kurdish featherweight MMA fighter born 1988 in Kermanshah, Iran; 8-second UFC debut KO of Andy Ogle, 7-7 UFC record, now fighting regionally.
Malakai Black
Malakai Black, the ring name of Tommy Büdgen, also known as Tommy End, is a Dutch professional wrestler from Alkmaar known for his striking style and dark, occult-themed character.
Malik Scott
Malik Scott, "King", American heavyweight boxer born 1980, 38-3-1 record, later head trainer of Deontay Wilder and Nottingham fighter Ezra Taylor.
Man Like DeReiss
Man Like DeReiss (DeReiss Gordon, born 1997) is an English professional wrestler, 2025 Super Strong Style 16 winner and former PROGRESS World Champion, also known for tag titles with Leon Slater and GCW and TNA appearances.
Man of Tai Chi
Man of Tai Chi is a 2013 Chinese-American martial arts film about a young Tai Chi master in Beijing, the directorial debut of Keanu Reeves, starring Tiger Chen.
Mance Warner
Mance Warner (Quirt Miller, born 1988, Bucksnort, Tennessee) is an American hardcore brawler, the "Southern Psycho," a former CZW World, AAW, GCW World, and IWTV champion now working ROH, GCW, and the indies.
Mandy Rose
Mandy Rose (Amanda Saccomano) is an American wrestler and fitness model, WWE 2015-2022, Tough Enough runner-up, Toxic Attraction leader, 413-day NXT Women's Champion, released December 2022 over FanTime content.
Manel Kape
Manel Kape, "Starboy", Angolan-born Portuguese UFC flyweight ranked #2, 23-7 record, former RIZIN bantamweight champion (won 2019 vs Kai Asakura), signed to UFC in 2020, known for one-punch knockout power.
Manfred Wolke
Manfred Wolke (1943–2024) was a German welterweight boxer who won Olympic gold for East Germany at the 1968 Mexico City Games and later coached champions Rudi Fink and Henry Maske.
Manny Pacquiao
Manny Pacquiao (Emmanuel Dapidran Pacquiao, born 1978), Filipino boxer and politician, the only eight-division world champion with 12 world titles; senator 2016-2022, Hall of Famer, record 62-8-3.
Manny Pacquiao vs. Mario Barrios
Manny Pacquiao vs. Mario Barrios, July 19, 2025, MGM Grand Las Vegas: 46-year-old Pacquiao's comeback for the WBC welterweight title ended in a majority draw (114-114, 114-114, 115-113 Barrios), Barrios retaining.
Manon Brunet
Manon Brunet (Manon Apithy-Brunet), born 1996 in Lyon, French sabre fencer; Paris 2024 Olympic champion beating Sara Balzer 15-12, Tokyo 2021 bronze, 2022 world number one, gendarmerie athlete.
Manon Fiorot
Manon Fiorot, "The Beast" (born 1990, Nice, France), French UFC women's flyweight contender; karate-based southpaw striker, 13-3 pro record, lost 2025 title fight to Shevchenko.
Mansoor (wrestler)
Mansoor (Mansoor Al-Shehail, منصور الشهيل), Saudi Arabian wrestler, first Saudi Arabian-born WWE Superstar; won the 50-Man Battle Royal at Super ShowDown 2019, beat Cesaro and Mustafa Ali in Saudi Arabia, later MxM with Mason Madden in AEW.
Mansur Isayev
Mansur Isayev (Мансур Мустафаевич Исаев), Russian judoka born 1986 in Kizilyurt, Dagestan; Olympic gold medalist in men's 73 kg judo at London 2012, beating world champion Riki Nakaya; 2009 world bronze medalist; retired 2017.
Manuchar K ' Virk ' Velia
Manuchar K ' Virk ' Velia, recorded as Manuchar Kvirkvelia (მანუჩარ კვირკველია), Georgian Greco-Roman wrestler born 1978 in Ozurgeti; 2008 Beijing Olympic middleweight (74 kg) gold medalist, 2003 world champion, 2004 Athens disqualification.
Manuel Torres (fighter)
Manuel "El Loco" Torres (born 1995, Chihuahua, Mexico) is a UFC lightweight fighter, 17-4 pro, 5-2 UFC, DWCS graduate known for first-round finishes and bonuses in all five UFC wins.