Sambo in recent times

In 1968, the FILA which is the international governing body for wrestling accepted Sambo as the third style of international wrestling. In 1985, the Sambo community formed its own organization, Federation International Amateur Sambo (FIAS). In 1993, FIAS split into two organizations, both of which used the same name and logo and the two groups were often referred to as FIAS "East" (under Russian control) and FIAS "West" (under US and Western European control). This split mirrored the last days of Cold War politics of the time as well as the recent break-up of the Soviet Union. In the United States disagreements between the sport's organizers and the rise of Brazilian Jujitsu in the 1990s slowed down the growth of Sambo before the success of several Sambo fighters such as Fedor Emelianenko who one of the best MMA fighters in the world, increased its popularity a decade later. In 2005, FILA reached an agreement with FIAS "West" and re-assumed sanctioning over sport Sambo. Both FIAS and the World Combat Sambo Federation host international combat sambo competition. The American Sambo Association has continued to host freestyle sambo tournaments in the US and Canada since 2004.