Arman Ashimov is shown above putting Rodrigo Melonio to sleep

САНКТ-ПЕТЕРБУРГ, Русија (Јануар 18, 2018) – Rising flyweight Arman Ashimov has been named the 2017 M-1 Global Prospect of the Year.

Ашимов (7-2-1, М-1: 2-0-0), 26, made his M-1 Global debut last July in М-1 Цхалленге 81, in which he stopped previously undefeated Gadzhimurad Aliev (6-0-0), Русије, with one punch in round two.

Last November, Ashimov positioned himself for a title shot with an impressive opening-round knockout via punches of Brazilian veteran Rodrigo Melonio (16-3-0) у М-1 Цхалленге 85.

Five of Ashimov’s seven victories to date have ended by knockout, the other two by decision.

The gifted Kazakh fighter headlines his first M-1 Global event on Фебруар 9 against Finnish invader Mikael “Понтон” Silander (17-5-0, М-1: 1-0-0) for the Interim M-1 Global flyweight title, celebrating the opening of the beautiful, state-of-the-art M-1 Arena in Saint Petersburg, Русија.

Јан. 22 – М-1 Цхалленге 88: Исмагулов против. Тутараул, Олимпијски Стадион, Москва, Русија