(R) Antun Racic fires “Убиец” strike
ST. PETERSBURG, Русия (Януари 28, 2016) – M-1 Global’s first event of 2016 is shaping up as a potential blockbuster with the announcement of the second M-1 Challenge bantamweight elimination fight for M-1 Challenge 64 на Февруари 19 на Олимпийския стадион в Москва.
Antun “Убиец” Рачич, Хърватия, will face Ukrainian Виталий Бранчук for right to fight for the vacant M-1 Challenge bantamweight championship. The survivor will advance to the championship round against the winner of the previously announced M-1 Challenge bantamweight semifinal eliminator, also part of the M-1 Challenge 64карта, между Павел Vitruk (12-2-0, М-1: 6-2-0) and undefeated Kazakhstan-native Сергей Морозов (6-0-0, М-1: 2-0-0). Vitruk is a Ukrainian-born fighter who lives and trains out of St. Petersburg, Русия.
The main event pits three-time Bellator champion Alexander “Буря” Shlemenko(51-9-0, М-1: 2-0-0) and former M-1 Challenge middleweight and light heavyweight titlist Вячеслав Василевски (27-3-0, М-1: 10-1-0) in the semifinals of the M-1 Global Grand Prix Middleweight Tournament.
В съвместно функцията, newly signed Alexander “Драго” Volkov (24-6-0, М-1: 8-3-0), на Русия, takes on Estonian challenger Denis Smoldaraev (11-1-0, М-1: 7-1-0) for the vacant M-1 Challenge heavyweight championship.
Рачич (18-6-1, М-1: 6-2-0) is coming off of an impressive win by decision versus Alexei Nevzorov last September at M-1 Challenge 61. The powerful Croatian, who is a standout grappler, is dropping down to fight as a bantamweight.
Branchuk (20-5-0, М-1: 0-1-0) will be fighting in his second M-1 Global event, the first two years ago at M-1 Предизвикателство 45, in which he lost a decision to Yunus Evloev. The 24-year-old Branchuk is riding a seven-fight win streak. Known as a strong striker, he has knocked out 10 на опонентите си.
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