 ST. PETERSBURG, Larisi (Janvye 26, 2016) – Reigning M-1 Challenge middleweight champion Ramadan Emeev will take on Brazilian challenger Maiquel “Big Rig” Falcao in the second M-1 Grand Prix middleweight eliminator, Mas 4 nan M-1 defi 65, nan Moskou.
The first M-1 Grand Prix match of 2016 is set in the middleweight division as three-time Bellator champion Alexander “Tanpèt” Shlemenko (51-9-0, M-1: 2-0-0) takes on former M-1 Challenge middleweight and light heavyweight titlist Vyacheslav Vasilevsky (27-3-0, M-1: 10-1-0)nan M-1 defi 64, Fevriye 19 nan Olympic estad nan Moskou.
The winners of Shlemenko vs. Vasilevsky and Emeev vs. Falcao will advance to the M-1 Grand Prix middleweight championship later this year.
“We tried to get the strongest middleweight fighters and did a great job to give fans the most spectacular match-ups,” M-1 Global prezidan Vadim Finkelchtein di. “Every single fight is intriguing in M-1 Grand Prix. I can’t guess how these fights will end up. Every single fighter has his advantages. Se poutèt sa, I think all of these fights are 50-50.”
Emeev (13-3-0, M-1: 7-1-0), nan 2015 M-1 Global Fighter of the Year, is a two-time M-1 Challenge middleweight champion. Born in Azerbaijan but fighting and training out of Markaxhkala, Larisi, Emeev originally captured the vacant M-1 Challenge middleweight crown in 2012 nan M-1 defi 35, winning a decision over Mario Miranda. Emeev successfully defended his title in a rematch five months later with Miranda, who was stopped via strikes in the third round at M-1 defi 38.
In his next title defense, Emeev lost his title belt at M-1 defi 51 as Vasilevsky won by fourth-round stoppage via punches. Sèt mwa pita nan yon rematch, Emeev defeated Vasilevsky by first round submission (toufe), and the champion defended his title this past December at M-1 Challenge 63, when American challenger Fioravanti Luigi was unable to continue fighting after two rounds.
Falcao may be making his M-1 Global debut at M-1 defi 65, sepandan, the Brazilian black belt holder is a veteran of 43 professional MMA bouts with 23 debouchur. The 34-year old Falcao split two fights with Vasilevsky and he was stopped by Shlemenko in the second round at La ap 69.
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