סט. פעטערבורג, רוסלאַנד (יאַנואַר 26, 2016) – Reigning M-1 Challenge middleweight champion ראַמאַדאַן עמעעוו will take on Brazilian challenger Maiquel “Big Rig” Falcao in the second M-1 Grand Prix middleweight eliminator, מאַרץ 4 בייַ ב-1 טשאַלאַנדזש 65, אין מאָסקווע.

The first M-1 Grand Prix match of 2016 is set in the middleweight division as three-time Bellator champion אלכסנדר “שטורעם” שלעמענקאָ (51-9-0, <אַ href="http://translate.googleusercontent.com/translate_c?depth=1&hl=tr&prev=search&rurl=translate.google.com.tr&sl=iw&u=http://fightnewsunlimited.com/category/m-1/?lang=yi&usg=ALkJrhj46WvEnsOMiIaqDIFKQ9-j03dE1A">M-1: 2-0-0) takes on former M-1 Challenge middleweight and light heavyweight titlist וויאַטשעסלאַוו וואַסילעווסקי (27-3-0, <אַ href="http://translate.googleusercontent.com/translate_c?depth=1&hl=tr&prev=search&rurl=translate.google.com.tr&sl=iw&u=http://fightnewsunlimited.com/category/m-1/?lang=yi&usg=ALkJrhj46WvEnsOMiIaqDIFKQ9-j03dE1A">M-1: 10-1-0)בייַ ב-1 טשאַלאַנדזש 64, פעברואַר 19 at Olympic Stadium in Moscow.

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,” ב-1 גלאבאלע פּרעזידענט Vadim Finkelchtein האט. “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. דעריבער, I think all of these fights are 50-50.”

עמעעוו (13-3-0, <אַ href="http://translate.googleusercontent.com/translate_c?depth=1&hl=tr&prev=search&rurl=translate.google.com.tr&sl=iw&u=http://fightnewsunlimited.com/category/m-1/?lang=yi&usg=ALkJrhj46WvEnsOMiIaqDIFKQ9-j03dE1A">M-1: 7-1-0), די 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, רוסלאַנד, Emeev originally captured the vacant M-1 Challenge middleweight crown in 2012 בייַ ב-1 טשאַלאַנדזש 35, winning a decision over מאַריאָ מיראַנדאַ. Emeev successfully defended his title in a rematch five months later with Miranda, who was stopped via strikes in the third round at ב-1 טשאַלאַנדזש 38.

In his next title defense, Emeev lost his title belt at ב-1 טשאַלאַנדזש 51 as Vasilevsky won by fourth-round stoppage via punches. זיבן חדשים שפּעטער אין אַ רעמאַטטש, Emeev defeated Vasilevsky by first round submission (שטיקער), 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 ב-1 טשאַלאַנדזש 65, אָבער, the Brazilian black belt holder is a veteran of 43 professional MMA bouts with 23 קנאָקקאָוץ. The 34-year old Falcao split two fights with Vasilevsky and he was stopped by Shlemenko in the second round at בעללאַטאָר 69.