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M-1 UDFORDRING 75 OFFICIELLE VÆGTE

Marts 3, 2017 FNU47 Efterlad en kommentar

Hovedkortet

MAIN EVENT – Middleweights – 3 X 5

(L) ALEXANDER SHLEMENKO (54-9-0, 1 NC, M-1: 4-0-0), Rusland 184 1/2 lbs. (83.9 kg)

vs.

(R) PAUL BRADLEY (23-7-0, 2 NC, M-1: 0-0-0), U.S.A 184 lbs. (83.6 kg)

M-1 CHALLENGE WELTERWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP – 5 X 5

(L) ALEXEY KUNCHENKO (15-0-0, M-1: 7-0-0), Champion, Rusland 169 1/2 lbs. (77 kg)

vs.

(R) MAKSIM GRABOVICH (5-2-0, M-1: 4-0-0), Challenger, Rusland 164 1/2 lbs. (74.8 kg)

WELTERWEIGHTS – 3 X 5

SERGEY ROMANOV (10-1-0, M-1: 3-0-0), Rusland 169 1/2 lbs. (77 kg)

Magomed SULTANAKHMEDOV (18-5-0, M-1: 10-1-0), Rusland 169 1/2 lbs. (77.1 kg)

Letvægtere — 3 X 5

MAXIM Divnich (12-2-0, M-1: 6-2-0), Rusland 154 lbs. (70.1 kg)

vs.

Keon CALDWELL (11-3-0, M-1: 0-0-0), U.S.A 154 lbs. (70.1 kg)

LIGHT sværvægtere – 3 X 5

BORIS POLEZHAY (15-5-0, M-1: 1-0-0), Ukraine 204 1/2 lbs. (92.9 kg)

vs.

CARLOS EDUARDO (14-4-0, M-1: 0-0-0), Brasilien 205 lbs. (93 kg)

FORELØBIG CARD

Middleweights – 3 X 5

VALERY MYASINIKOV (10-1-2, M-1: 1-2-2), Rusland. 187 lbs. (84.9 kg)

vs.

AMILCAR ALVES (15-1-0, M-1: 0-0-0), Brasilien 187 lbs. (84.9 kg)

WELTERWEIGHTS – 3 X 5

NIKO SAMSONIDSE (2-0-0, M-1: 0-0-0), Tyskland 154 lbs. (70 kg)

vs.

Abubakar MESTOEV (3-0-0, M-1: 3-0-0), Rusland 154 1/2 lbs. (70.2 kg)

ARDA “Boma Ye” ADAS (8-2-0, M-1: 0-0-0), Tyskland 176 lbs. (80.0 kg)

vs.

DANILA DISPLAY (5-1-0, M-1: 3-1-0), Rusland 173 1/2 lbs. (78.9 kg)

Letvægtere – 3 X 5

Aleksey Sotnikov (4-1-0, M-1: 0-0-0), Ukraine 149 lbs. (67.8 kg)

vs.

ROMAN BOGATOV (0-0-0, M-1: 0-0-0), Rusland 149 lbs. (67.9 kg)

BOG KIL YOUNG (8-2-0, M-1: 0-0-0), Sydkorea 145 lbs. (65.8 kg)

vs.

VIKTOR Kolesnik (9-2-0, M-1: 0-0-0), Rusland 145 lbs. (65.8 kg)

MOHAMED Grabinski (14-3-0, M-1: 0-0-0), Tyskland 158 lbs. (71.9 kg)

Vs.

RAUL TUTARAULI (7-4-0, M-1: 3-1-0), Georgien 158 1/2 lbs. (72.0 kg)

NÅR: Fredag, Marts 3, 2017

HVOR: Moskva, Rusland

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Rashid Yusupov defeats Stephan Puetz To retrain M-1 Challenge light heavyweight crown

Februar 20, 2017 FNU47 Efterlad en kommentar

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Abukar Yandiev destroys Alexander Butenko

To become new M-1 Challenge lightweight champion

M-1 UDFORDRING 74 Officielle resultater

Yusupov (7-0-0, M-1: 4-0-0), kæmper ud af Rusland, remained undefeated with a brutal, bloody victory over former M-1 Challenge light heavyweight champion Stephan “T-800” Puetz (15-3-0, 6-2-), Tyskland, whose corner stopped the fight during the third round.

Wildly popular Russian fighter Yandiev (9-1-0, M-1: 3-1-0) immediately opened his title fight challenge with a powerful right-handed punch that floored defending champion

Alexander “Iron Capture” Butenko (42-12-2, M-1: 9-2-0). Yankiev relentlessly attacked veteran Butenko, firing more than 60 unanswered strikes on the fallen Ukranian veteran, until the referee mercifully halted the fight at 1:65 af første runde.

Kazakhstan-native Damir Ismagulov (10-2-0, M-1: 6-1-0), kæmper ud af Rusland, stopped French welterweight Morgan Heraud (6-6-0, M-1: 1-0-0) on punches in the third round. Belarussian lightweight Artium Damkovsky (23-10-0, M-1: 13-7-0) and Ukrianian bantamweight Vitaly Branchuk (22-6-0, M-1: 2-2-0) won three-round unanimous decisions, henholdsvis, over Brazilian Erivan “Negao” Pære (7-1-0, M-1: 0-1-0) and Frenchman Moktar “Le Kabyle” Benkaci (13-8-0, M-1: 2-2-0).

In the soccer club fans match, Dmitry Tebekin (5-2-0, M-1: 1-0-0) locked a guillotine choke on fellow Russian light heavyweight Artur Tulparova (1-1-0, M-1: 1-1-0) for a submission victory in the first round.

På den foreløbige kort, Swiss welterweight Pablo Ortman (7-0-0, M-1: 1-0-0) remained undefeated with a first-round submission win (trekant choker) over Ukrainian Vyacheslav “Bison” Bogomol (9-4-0, M-1: 0-2-0), Brazilian welterweight Bruce Souto (10-3-0, M-1: 0-1-0) indsendt (bageste nøgne choker) Russian Payzula Magomedov (2-1-0, M-1: 0-1-0) i tredje runde, Brazilian heavyweight Marcus Vinicius “Montanah” Lopes (11-5-0, M-1: 2-1-0) decisioned Russian Evgeni Myakinkin (14-8-1, 1 NC, M-1: 2-2-0), Ukrainian bantamweight Dmitry Orlov (13-6-0, M-1: 1-0-0) defeated Russian Mikhail Kuznetsov (4-3-0, M-1: 2-3-0) ved hjælp af en anden runde indgivelse (trekant choker), Russian bantamweight Vadim Malygin (8-2-1, M-1: 0-2-1) knocked out Brazilian Denes Carvalho (5-2-0, M-1: 0-1-0) i tredje runde.

Komplette resultater og billedgalleri nedenfor:

Hovedkortet

M-1 CHALLENGE LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT

Rashid Yusupov (7-0-0, M-1: 5-0-0), Rusland

WTKO3 (corner stoppage – 3:26)

Stephen Puetz (15-3-0, M-1: 6-2-0), Tyskland

(Yusupov M-1 Challenge light heavyweight title)

M-1 CHALLENGE LIGHTWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP

Abukar Yandiev (9-1-0, M-1: 3-1-0), Rusland

WTKO1 (punches – 1:65)

Alexander Botenko (42-12-2, M-1: 9-2-0), Ukraine

WELTERWEIGHTS

Damir Ismagulov (10-2-0, M-1: 6-1-0), Russia by way of Kazakhstan

WTKO3 – (punches — 1:31)

Morgam Heraud (6-6-0, M-1: 0-1-0), Frankrig

Letvægtere

Artiom Damkovsky (23-10-0, M-1: 13-7-0), Hviderusland

WDEC3

Erivan Pereira (7-1-0, M-1: 0-1-0), Brasilien

BANTAMWEIGHTS

Vitalay Branchuck (22-6-0, M-1: 2-2-0), Ukraine

WDEC3

Moktar Benkaci (13-8-0, M-1: 2-2-0), Frankrig

SOCCER CLUB FANS

LET SVÆGTVÆGT

Dmitry Tebekin (5-2-0, M-1: 1-0-0), Rusland

WSUB1 (guillotine choker – 1:59)

Artur Tulparova (1-1-0, M-1: 1-1-0), Rusland

FORELØBIG CARD

Sværvægtere

Marcus Vinicius Lopes (11-5-0, M-1: 2-1-0), Brasilien

WDEC3

Evgeni Myakikkin (14-2-7, 1 NC, M-1: 2-2-0), Rusland

WELTERWEIGHTS

Urs Pablo Ortmann (7-0-0, M-1: 1-0-0), Schweiz

WSUB1 (trekant choker – 1:26)

Vyacheslav Bogomol (9-4-0, M-1: 0-2-0), Ukraine

Bruce Souto (10-3-0, M-1: 1-0-0), Brasilien

WSUB3 (bageste nøgne choker – 2:40)

Payzula Magomedov (2-1-0, M-1: 0-1-0), Rusland

BANTAMWEIGHTS

Dmitry Orlov (13-6-0, M-1: 1-0-0), Ukraine

WSUB2 (trekant choker – 1:36)

Mikhail Kuznetsov (4-3-0, M-1: 2-3-0), Rusland

Vadim Malygin (8-2-1, M-1: 1-1-1), Rusland

WKO3 (punches – 0:45)

Denes Carvalho (5-2-0, M-1: 0-1-0), Brasilien

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MMA fighters & fans of rival Russian soccer teams Added to M-1 Challenge 74 kort

Februar 3, 2017 FNU47 Efterlad en kommentar

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Februar 18 i St. Petersburg, Rusland

ST. PETERSBURG, Rusland (Februar 2, 2017) – The February 18^th M-1 Challenge 74 card in St. Petersburg got even more interesting with M-1Global’s announcement that a fight between fans of arch-rival Russian soccer (non-American football) teams will square-off in full team colors.

I main event, undefeated M-1 Challenge light heavyweight champion Rashid Yusupov (6-0-0, M-1: 4-0-0), Rusland, defends his title against former titlist Stephan “T-800” Puetz (15-2-0, M-1: 6-1-0), Tyskland.

M-1 Challenge letvægts mester Alexander “Iron Capture” Butenko (42-11-2, M-1: 9-1-0) ansigter udfordrer Abukar Yandiev (8-1-0, M-1: 2-1-0) iM-1 Challenge 74 co-feature.

Billed as the first MMA fight part of a major event to feature MMA fighters who are also fans of two of the top soccer clubs in Russia, CSKA and Spartak, battling between the ropes to determine the strongest soccer fan under MMA rules, not in the street.

Let sværvægter Dmitry Tebekin (4-2-0, M-1: 0-0-0), representing CSKA, will throw-down against Spartak fan Arthur Reig Tjul’parov (1-0-0, M-1: 1-0-0). Tebekin was the St. Petersburg Cup winner and vice-champion of St. Petersburg, while Tjul’parov was also vice-champion of St. Petersburg as well as the third-place finisher in the All-Russian Grand Prix

M-1 Challenge 74 vil blive streamet live fra St. Petersborg i high definition påwww.M1Global.TV. Seerne vil være i stand til at se de indledende kampe og hovedkortet ved at logge på registrere på www.M1Global.TV. Fans kan se alle handlingen på deres computere, samt på Android og Apple smartphones og tabletter.

Also fighting on the M-1 Challenge 74 hovedkortet, in addition to Yusupov-Puetz and Butenko-Yandiev, is former M-1 Challenge bantamweight champion Vitaly Branchuk (21-6-0, M-1: 1-2-0), Ukraines, vs. Frenchman Moktar “Le Kabyle” Benkaci (13-7-0); two-time M-1 Challenge lightweight title challengerArtiom Damkovsky (22-10-1, M-1: 12-7-0), Belarus, vs. ubesejretBrazilian Pablo “Negao” Pære (7-0-0, M-1: 0-0-0), and Ukrainian welterweight Vyacheslav “Bison” Bogomol (9-3-0, M-1: 0-1-0) vs. ubesejretPablo Ortmann (6-0-0, M-1: 0-0-0), of Switzerland.

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Amerikansk mellemvægt Paul Bradley trin op til at udfordre “Storm” Alexander Shlemenko i hovedturneringen

Januar 29, 2017 FNU47 Efterlad en kommentar

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M-1 Challenge 75, Marts 3, i Moskva, Rusland

ST. PETERSBURG, Rusland (Januar 27, 2017) – Amerikansk MMA veteran Paul “Den Gentleman” Bradley har optrappet for at møde awesome udfordring, som 2016 M-1 Grand Prix mellemvægt mester Alexander “Storm” Shlemenko i marts 3^rd M-1 Challenge 75 vigtigste begivenhed i Moskva.

M-1 Challenge 75 vil blive streamet live fra Moskva i high definition på www.M1Global.TV. Seerne vil være i stand til at se de indledende kampe og hovedkortet ved at logge på registrere på www.M1Global.TV. Fans kan se alle de foranstaltninger på deres computere, samt på Android og Apple smartphones og tabletter.

En tre-tiden Bellator mester, Shlemenko (54-9-0. 1 NC, M-1: 4-0-0) besejrede den tidligere M-1 Challenge mester Vyacheslav Vasilevsky sidste år i M-1 Grand Prix mellemvægt Championship semifinalen og mesterskabet endelig, henholdsvis, ved tre-runde flertalsbeslutning og tredje-runde indsendelse (choker). Shlemenko vs. Vasilevsky I & II var også M-1 Challenge 68 & 64 Kampe i nat.

Tidligere Ring of Combat mester Bradley (23-7-0, M-1: 0-0-0) vil gøre sit M-1 Udfordring debut, dog, Han er en rutineret MMA veteran have kæmpet i UFC, Strikeforce, Bellator og World Series of Fighting.

Den 33-årige Bradley, kæmper ud af San Diego (California), var en opsigtsvækkende wrestler ved kraftcenter University of Iowa. Han er kendt for sin fysiske styrke, enorm udholdenhed, og afbalancerede stand-up og jord færdigheder.

Undefeated M-1 Udfordring weltervægt mester Alexey Kunchenko (15-0-0, M-1: 7-0-0), Rusland, vil forsvare sin titel i co-funktionen mod Jeg betalte Grabovich (5-2-0, M-1: 4-0-0), Rusland, der erstattede skadede kasakhiske udfordrer Shaukat Rakhmonov (7-0-0, M-1: 4-0-0).

Russisk weltervægt udsigten Sergey “streetfighter” Romanov (10-1-0, M-1: 3-0-0) møder russisk veteran Magomed “The White Wolf” Sultanakhmedov (18-5-0, M-1: 10-1-0), mens en anden amerikansk kampfly, letvægts Keon “The Black Assassin” Caldwell (11-3-0, M-1: 0-0-0), vil gøre sit M-1 Global debut mod tidligere M-1 Udfordring letvægts mester Maxim Divnich (12-2-0, M-1: 6-2-0), Ukraines.

Afrunding ud en indlæst M-1 Challenge 75 vigtigste kort er en mellemvægt sammenstød mellem russiske favorit Valery “Den russiske Hammer” Myasinikov (10-1-2, M-1: 1-1-2) og spanier Enoc Løser Torres (19-9-1, M-1: 5-6-1).

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Maksim Grabovich new opponent for M-1 Challenge welterweight champion Alexey Kunchenko

Januar 24, 2017 FNU47 Efterlad en kommentar

M-1 Challenge 75, Marts 3, i Moskva, Rusland

ST. PETERSBURG, Rusland (Januar 23, 2017) – Undefeated M-1 Udfordring weltervægt mester Alexey Kunchenko will now be challenged by fellow Russian Maksim Grabovich, who has replaced injured Shavkat Rakhmonov, Marts 3, på M-1 Challenge 75 i Moskva.

M-1 Grand Prix mellemvægt mester Alexander “Storm” Shlemenko (54-9-0. 1 NC, M-1: 4-0-0),the three-time Bellator champion, vilje overskrift M-1 Challenge 75 against an opponent to soon be announced.

Kunchenko (15-0-0, M-1: 7-0), fighting out of Tyumen, Rusland, is a Muay Thai specialist who captured his M-1 Challenge welterweight title belt last April at M-1 Challenge 65, when defending titlist Murad Abdulaev retired during the fourth round.

In a non-title fight, Kunchenko won a three-round unanimous decision over Eduardo Ramon at M-1 Challenge at M-1 Challenge 70 last September. His first title defense was December 5 på M-1 Challenge 72, in which Kunchenko won a 5-round unanimous decision over Abdulaev in a rematch.

Grabovich (5-2-0, M-1: 4-0-0), fighting out of famed Stary Oskol in Russia, has won his last three fights in addition to being undefeated in four M-1 Global matches. His signature victory to date was last June at M-1 Challenge 68, in which Grabovich won a three-round unanimous decision in the Fight of the Night.

In other announced main card fights, American lightweight Keon “The Black Assassin” Caldwell (11-3-0, M-1: 0-0-0) makes his M-1 Global debut against former M-1 Challenge lightweight champion Maxim Divnich (12-2-0 (M-1: 6-2-0), while Russian welterweight prospect Sergey “streetfighter” Romanov (10-1-0, M-1: 3-0-0) faces Russian veteran Magomed “The White Wolf” Sultanakhmedov (18-5-0, M-1: 10-1-0).

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“Storm” Warning! Alexander Shlemenko to headline M-1 Challenge 75

Januar 21, 2017 FNU47 Efterlad en kommentar

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American lightweight

Keon Caldwell added to loaded card

Marts 3 i Moskva, Rusland

ST. PETERSBURG, Rusland (Januar 19, 2017) – M-1 Global has announced that 2016 M-1 Grand Prix mellemvægt mester Alexander “Storm” Shlemenko vilje overskrift M-1 Challenge 75 i Moskva.

It has also been announced that American lightweight Keon “The Black Assassin” Caldwell will make his M-1 Global debut versus former M-1 Challenge lightweight champion Maxim Divnich.

Shlemenko (54-9-0. 1 NC, M-1: 4-0-0), a three-time Bellator champion, besejrede den tidligere M-1 Challenge mester Vyacheslav Vasilevsky (see picture above with Shlemenko on right) sidste år i M-1 Grand Prix mellemvægt Championship semifinalen og mesterskabet endelig, henholdsvis, ved tre-runde flertalsbeslutning og tredje-runde indsendelse (choker). Shlemenko vs. Vasilevsky I & II were the M-1 Challenge 68 & 64 Kampe i nat.

In a much-anticipated All-Russian middleweight showdown, Shlemenko was supposed to fight reigning M-1 Challenge middleweight champion Ramadan Emeev, who was unfortunately injured during training camp, forcing him out of that match. Vasilevsky replaced Emeev against Shlemenko in the championship final.

I sin sidste handling, Shlemenko stopped Kendall Grove in the second round of their main event fight on Bellator 162 last October in Memphis, Tennessee.

“Alexander Shlemenko fighting in Russia is always a significant event,” M-1 Global præsident Vadim Finkelchtein sagde, “as he is a true legend of Russian MMA. His fights always sellout arenas, no matter who his opponent. We all know that the story we started last year at M<-1 Grand Prix 2016 isn’t over, endnu. The whole country is waiting for the fight between Russia’s two best middleweights – Alexander Shlemenko and Ramazan Emeev.

“Ramazan was injured and Shlemenko had contractual obligations with Bellator. Så, throughout the past month, we were waiting for Shlemenko to receive permission to fight in Russia. Nu, we have arranged for him to fight on M-1 Challenge 75. We’ve done a great job to make this possible and now hope that, denne gang, we will be able to complete this exciting story.”

Undefeated M-1 Udfordring weltervægt mester Alexey Kunchenko (15-0-0, M-1: 7-0-0), Rusland, will defend his title against an opponent to be announced, due to originally announced Kazakh challenger, ubesejret Shaukat Rakhmonov (7-0-0, M-1: 4-0-0), withdrawing due to a knee injury.

Russisk weltervægt udsigten Sergey “streetfighter” Romanov (10-1-0, M-1: 3-0-0) faces Russian veteran Magomed “The White Wolf” Sultanakhmedov (18-5-0, M-1: 10-1-0) på den M-1 Challenge 75 kort.

Caldwell (11-3-0, M-1: 0-0-0), fighting out of Georgia, is the US-based Island Fights champion. A powerful puncher who has nine knockouts in his 11 pro victories, Caldwell was supposed to compete in the 13^th season of The Ultimate Fighter, but he withdrew due to personal reasons. He has had several fights in World Series of Fighting.

A Ukrainian fighting out of Moscow, Divnich captured the vacant M-1 Challenge lightweight title in 2014 på M-1 Challenge 54, standsning Dzhambulat Kurbanov in the third round on punches in the Fight of the Night. I 2015, Divnich lost his first title defense by third-round knockout to Mansour Barnaoui på M-1 Challenge 57. I sin sidste kamp, Artiom Damkovsky knocked out Divnich with a kick in the second-round of their fight this past September at M-1 Challenge 70.

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M-1 Challenge lightweight title fight Butenko vs. Yandiev added to M-1 Challenge 74

Januar 17, 2017 FNU47 Efterlad en kommentar

Februar 18 i St. Petersburg, Rusland

ST. PETERSBURG, Rusland (Januar 16, 2017) – M-1 Global has announced that M-1 Challenge lightweight champion Alexander “Iron Capture” Butenko will take on challenger Abukar Yandiev (8-1-0, M-1: 2-1-0) i M-1 Challenge 74 co-feature on Februar 18, i St. Petersburg, Rusland.

The previously announced main event pits undefeated M-1 Challenge light heavyweight champion Rashid Yusupov (6-0-0, M-1: 4-0-0), Rusland, defends his title against former titlist Stephan “T-800” Puetz (15-2-0, M-1: 6-1-0), Tyskland.

M-1 Challenge 74 vil blive streamet live fra St. Petersborg i high definition på www.M1Global.TV. Seerne vil være i stand til at se de indledende kampe og hovedkortet ved at logge på registrere på www.M1Global.TV. Fans kan se alle handlingen på deres computere, samt på Android og Apple smartphones og tabletter.

Also announced is a fight between top bantamweights Vitaly Branchuk ogMoktar “Le Kabyle” Benkaci will also be in action with the winner positioning himself for a potential title shot with M-1 Challenge bantamweight championPavel Vitruk in the not-too-distant future.

A strong Ukrainian with superior wrestling skills, Butenko (42-11-2, M-1: 9-1-0) is an eight-year MMA veteran who has found a welcomed home in M-1 Challenge competition and he has taken advantage of the opportunity. Riding a six-fight win streak, the 29-year-old Butenko captured the vacant M-1 Challenge lightweight title belt last June at M-1 Challenge 67, when he took a five-round unanimous decision over Artiom Damkovsky.

I sin sidste handling, ved M-1 Challenge 71 i oktober, Butenko won a unanimous three-round decision against Rubenilton Pereira in a non-title fight.

Butenko’s first title defense will be against one of the most popular MMA fighters in Russia, the fighting powerhouse Yandiev, who also is a strong wrestler, plus a solid Judo background. The rising lightweight star will be a certain fan favor because of his nationality as well as his style of fighting, resulting in first-round endings in all his pro fights to date.

Last June at M-1 Challenge 68, Yandiev used an armlock for a first-round submission of Tony Christodoulou, fought at a 177 ½ lbs. catchweight.

Like Butenko, Branchuk (21-6-0, M-1: 1-2-0) also fights out of Ukraine. The 25-year-old fighter is a former M-1 Challenge bantamweight title challenger, who was riding an eight-fight into his last fight, in which he lost by fourth-round submission (choker) to the aforementioned Vitruk (see accompanying picture to left). In M-1 Challenge competition, Branchuk defeated Antun Racicone year ago, by way of a three-round split decision at M-1 Challenge 64.

Benkaci (13-7-0, (M-1: 2-1-0) is a grappling specialist from France. Known and highly respected for his great conditioning and endurance, he lost a disputed three-round decision in his M-1 Challenge debut to Nikita Chistyakov 1-½ years ago, but the talented Frenchman bounced back to knockout his last two opponents, Vadim Malygin ogAlexey Naumov, henholdsvis, by knee and punch.

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Injured Shavkat Rakhmonov pulls out of Welterweight title fight vs. Alexey Kunchenko

Januar 10, 2017 FNU47 Efterlad en kommentar

M-1 Challenge 75, Marts 3 i Moskva, Rusland

ST. PETERSBURG, Rusland (Januar 9, 2017) – A serious knee injury requiring surgery has forced undefeated Kazakhstan challenger Shaukat Rakhmonov (7-0-0, M-1: 4-0-0) to withdraw from his first title fight, Marts 3 against unbeaten M-1 Challenge welterweight champion Alexey Kunchenko (15-0-0, M-1: 7-0-0), Rusland, på M-1 Challenge 75 i Moskva.

“I wanted this fight badly and put a lot of effort into preparation for it,” a dejected Rakhmonov explained. “Desværre, I tore ligaments in my knee and, based on my medical exam, I will need surgery soon. I apologize to all the MMA fans who were anticipating this fight. I’ll do my best to return stronger than ever.”

Weltervægt udsigten Sergey “streetfighter” Romanov (10-1-0, M-1: 3-0-0) takes on Russian veteran Magomed “The White Wolf” Sultanakhmedov (18-5-0, M-1: 10-1-0) på den M-1 Challenge 75 kort.

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M-1 CHALLENGE arrangementskalender:

M-1 Challenge 74 – Februar. 18, 2017 – St. Petersburg, Rusland

M-1 Challenge 75 – Marts 3, 2017 – Moskva, Rusland

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Sergey Romanov preparing to ruin Magomed Sultanakhmedov’s comeback party

Januar 6, 2017 FNU47 Efterlad en kommentar

M-1 Challenge 75, Marts 3 i Moskva, Rusland

ST. PETERSBURG, Rusland (Januar 5, 2017) – Hot welterweight prospect Sergey “streetfighter” Romanov is training hard to ruin the comeback of Russian veteran Magomed “The White Wolf” Sultanakhmedov in an interesting match-up Marts 3 ved M-1 Challenge 75 i Rusland.

Den M-1 Challenge 75 main event, featuring a battle of undefeated welterweights between defending champion Alexey Kunchenko (15-0-0, M-1: 7-0-0), Rusland, takes on Kazakhstan challenger Shaukat Rakhmonov (7-0-0, M-1: 4-0-0),was previously announced.

Due to a series of injuries, Sulktanakhmedov (18-5-0, M-1: 10-1-0) has been inactive for the past five years, since he knocked out Tyson Jeffries in the second round of their 2011 kæmpe på M-1 Challenge 24.

A former M-1 Selection champion, Sultanakhmedov is dropping down one weight class from middleweight to fight Romanov. During his MMA career, feared striker Sultanakhmedov has knocked out the likes of Dmitri Samoilov, Victor Nemkov, Pavel Kusch og Pliinio Cruz, blandt flere notabiliteter.

His tremendous flair and style makes him a fan favorite, especially his “one-shoot, one-kill” attack. The 32-year-old has fought outside of his native Russia, in the United States and Japan, and during his fighting hiatus he served as referee.

Although he isn’t looking past Sultanakhmedov, fellow Russian fighter Romanov hopes that an impressive victory over Sultankhmedov will position him for his first M-1 Challenge title shot against the Kunchenkp-Rakhmonov winner.

Romanov has had impressive victories in M-1 Challenge competition, including a decision over against Brazilian foe Carlos Pereira last October at M-1 Challenge 71, as well as a first-round stoppage via punches of Andreas Birgels denne sidste juni på M-1 Challenge 68.

“I’ve been working on my strength,” Romanov said from his training camp, “because the champion in my weight class, Alexey Kunchenko, is physically strong. I need to catch up. Not that I’m looking forward to a title fight, but I always have grandiose plans, så, we’ll see how that goes. Lige nu, I’m focused on Sultanakhmedov, and I think my fight with him would be no harder than a possible fight with Kunchenko.

“I started training camp with two workouts a day, but I felt sick and decided to cutback to only one workout a day until I soon return to full mode. I’ve been training at home (St. Petersburg) but will soon go to Ryazan to wrestling training camp. Derefter, I will go back to St. Petersburg to prepare at camp, and go to Borovaya for boxing. My opponent is left-handed, so I need appropriate sparring partners, but the guys in my camp are a great help.

“I know my opponent well having watched his fights as a youngster when he was champion. Nu, we need to reevaluate him. He was a good fighter who trains at ‘Gorets’ where there is, in principle, guys there who are top level. It’s difficult to say what form he has now because he hasn’t fought in so long. Nu, he is at the peak age for a fighter, 32, så vi vil se. I don’t think I’ll be favored in this fight, but I will go forward despite being the underdog.”

Romanov (R) is a solid all-around MMA fighter

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