From left to right: with participant in the mixed martial arts tournament Alexander Yemelyanenko, former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, actor Jean-Claude Van Damme, and absolute mixed-style world champion Fyodor Yemelyanenko.
The President met with sportsmen from Russia, the United States, Japan and Finland.
Earlier in the day, Mr Putin watched the fights together with movie actor Jean-Claude Van Damme, known for his martial arts skills, his daughter Bianca, and former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi.
The tournament’s central event was a fight between four-times professional fight champion and European sambo champion Fyodor Yemelyanenko and U.S. sportsman Matt Lindland. Victory went to Mr Yemelyanenko.