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M-1 CHALLENGE 75 Opinberar ÞYNGD

Mars 3, 2017 FNU47 Skildu eftir athugasemd

MAIN CARD

MAIN EVENT – MIDDLEWEIGHTS – 3 X 5

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

vs.

(R) PAUL BRADLEY (23-7-0, 2 NC, M-1: 0-0-0), USA 184 £. (83.6 kg)

M-1 CHALLENGE WELTERWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP – 5 X 5

(L) Alexey KUNCHENKO (15-0-0, M-1: 7-0-0), Champion, Rússland 169 1/2 £. (77 kg)

vs.

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

WELTERWEIGHTS – 3 X 5

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

MAGOMED SULTANAKHMEDOV (18-5-0, M-1: 10-1-0), Rússland 169 1/2 £. (77.1 kg)

Lightweights — 3 X 5

MAXIM DIVNICH (12-2-0, M-1: 6-2-0), Rússland 154 £. (70.1 kg)

vs.

KEON CALDWELL (11-3-0, M-1: 0-0-0), USA 154 £. (70.1 kg)

LIGHT heavyweights – 3 X 5

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

vs.

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

Forkeppni CARD

MIDDLEWEIGHTS – 3 X 5

VALERY MYASINIKOV (10-1-2, M-1: 1-2-2), Rússland. 187 £. (84.9 kg)

vs.

AMILCAR ALVES (15-1-0, M-1: 0-0-0), Brasilía 187 £. (84.9 kg)

WELTERWEIGHTS – 3 X 5

NIKO SAMSONIDSE (2-0-0, M-1: 0-0-0), Þýskaland 154 £. (70 kg)

vs.

ABUBAKAR MESTOEV (3-0-0, M-1: 3-0-0), Rússland 154 1/2 £. (70.2 kg)

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

vs.

DANILA PRIKAZA (5-1-0, M-1: 3-1-0), Rússland 173 1/2 £. (78.9 kg)

Lightweights – 3 X 5

ALEKSEY SOTNIKOV (4-1-0, M-1: 0-0-0), Úkraína 149 £. (67.8 kg)

vs.

ROMAN BOGATOV (0-0-0, M-1: 0-0-0), Rússland 149 £. (67.9 kg)

BOK KIL YOUNG (8-2-0, M-1: 0-0-0), South Korea 145 £. (65.8 kg)

vs.

VIKTOR KOLESNIK (9-2-0, M-1: 0-0-0), Rússland 145 £. (65.8 kg)

MOHAMED GRABINSKI (14-3-0, M-1: 0-0-0), Þýskaland 158 £. (71.9 kg)

Vs.

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

ÞEGAR: Föstudagur, Mars 3, 2017

HVAR: Moscow, Rússland

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M-1 Challenge 75 – Mars 3, 2017 – Moscow, Rússland

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

Febrúar 20, 2017 FNU47 Skildu eftir athugasemd

Skjóta losun

Abukar Yandiev destroys Alexander Butenko

To become new M-1 Challenge lightweight champion

M-1 CHALLENGE 74 Opinber úrslit

Yusupov (7-0-0, M-1: 4-0-0), berjast út úr Rússlandi, remained undefeated with a brutal, bloody victory over former M-1 Challenge light heavyweight champion Stephan “T-800” Puetz (15-3-0, 6-2-), Þýskaland, 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 fyrstu umferð.

Kazakhstan-native Damir Ismagulov (10-2-0, M-1: 6-1-0), berjast út úr Rússlandi, 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, sig, over Brazilian Erivan “Negao” Pera (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.

Á forkeppni kort, Swiss welterweight Pablo Ortman (7-0-0, M-1: 1-0-0) remained undefeated with a first-round submission win (þríhyrningur innsog) 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) lögð (aftan nakinn Choke) Russian Payzula Magomedov (2-1-0, M-1: 0-1-0) í þriðju umferð, 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) með því að second-umferð uppgjöf (þríhyrningur innsog), 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) í þriðju umferð.

Heill niðurstöður og mynd gallerí fyrir neðan:

MAIN CARD

M-1 CHALLENGE LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT

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

WTKO3 (corner stoppage – 3:26)

Stephan Puetz (15-3-0, M-1: 6-2-0), Þýskaland

(Yusupov M-1 Challenge light heavyweight title)

M-1 CHALLENGE LIGHTWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP

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

WTKO1 (högg – 1:65)

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

WELTERWEIGHTS

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

WTKO3 – (högg — 1:31)

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

Lightweights

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

WDEC3

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

BANTAMWEIGHTS

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

WDEC3

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

SOCCER CLUB FANS

LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT

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

WSUB1 (Fallöxi Choke – 1:59)

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

Forkeppni CARD

Heavyweights

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

WDEC3

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

WELTERWEIGHTS

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

WSUB1 (þríhyrningur innsog – 1:26)

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

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

WSUB3 (aftan nakinn Choke – 2:40)

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

BANTAMWEIGHTS

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

WSUB2 (þríhyrningur innsog – 1:36)

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

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

WKO3 (högg – 0:45)

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

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M-1 Challenge 75 – Mars 3, 2017 – Moscow, Rússland

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

Febrúar 3, 2017 FNU47 Skildu eftir athugasemd

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Febrúar 18 í St. Petersburg, Rússland

ST. PETERSBURG, Rússland (Febrúar 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.

Í helstu atburði, undefeated M-1 Challenge light heavyweight champion Rashid Yusupov (6-0-0, M-1: 4-0-0), Rússland, defends his title against former titlist Stephan “T-800” Puetz (15-2-0, M-1: 6-1-0), Þýskaland.

M-1 Challenge léttur meistari Alexander “Iron Capture” Butenko (42-11-2, M-1: 9-1-0) andlit Challenger Abukar Yandiev (8-1-0, M-1: 2-1-0) í þvíM-1 Challenge 74 samhliða lögun.

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.

ljós þungavigtar 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 mun streyma beint frá St. Petersburg í háskerpu áwww.M1Global.TV. Áhorfendur vilja vera fær til horfa á forkeppni átök og helstu kort með því að skrá á að skrá sig á www.M1Global.TV. Fans getur horft á alla aðgerð á tölvum sínum, sem og Android og Apple sviði sími og töflur.

Also fighting on the M-1 Challenge 74 Helstu kort, 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), Úkraína, 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), Hvíta-Rússland, vs. undefeatedBrazilian Pablo “Negao” Pera (7-0-0, M-1: 0-0-0), and Ukrainian welterweight Vyacheslav “Bison” Bogomol (9-3-0, M-1: 0-1-0) vs. ósigraðurPablo Ortmann (6-0-0, M-1: 0-0-0), of Switzerland.

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American middleweight Paul Bradley Steps up to challenge “Storm” Alexander Shlemenko in main event

Janúar 29, 2017 FNU47 Skildu eftir athugasemd

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M-1 Challenge 75, Mars 3, í Moskvu, Rússland

ST. PETERSBURG, Rússland (Janúar 27, 2017) – American MMA veteran Paul “The Gentleman” Bradley has stepped up to meet the awesome challenge presented by 2016 M-1 Grand Prix middleweight champion Alexander “Storm” Shlemenko in the March 3^Rd M-1 Challenge 75 main event in Moscow.

M-1 Challenge 75 will be streamed live from Moscow in high definition on www.M1Global.TV. Áhorfendur vilja vera fær til horfa á forkeppni átök og helstu kort með því að skrá á að skrá sig á www.M1Global.TV. Aðdáendur ættu að horfa allar aðgerðir á tölvum sínum, sem og Android og Apple sviði sími og töflur.

A three-time Bellator champion, Shlemenko (54-9-0. 1 NC, M-1: 4-0-0) sigraði fyrrum M-1 Challenge meistari Vyacheslav Vasilevsky last year in the M-1 Grand Prix Middleweight Championship semifinals and championship final, sig, by three-round majority decision and third-round submission (Choke). Shlemenko vs. Vasilevsky I & II were also the M-1 Challenge 68 & 64 Fights of the Night.

Former Ring of Combat champion Bradley (23-7-0, M-1: 0-0-0) will be making his M-1 Challenge debut, þó, he’s a seasoned MMA veteran having fought in the UFC, Strikeforce, Bellator og World Series of Fighting.

The 33-year-old Bradley, að berjast úr San Diego (California), was a standout wrestler at the powerhouse University of Iowa. He is known for his physical strength, tremendous endurance, and balanced stand-up and ground skills.

Undefeated M-1 Challenge welterweight champion Alexey Kunchenko (15-0-0, M-1: 7-0-0), Rússland, will defend his title in the co-feature against Maksin Grabovich (5-2-0, M-1: 4-0-0), Rússland, who replaced injured Kazakh challenger Shaukat Rakhmonov (7-0-0, M-1: 4-0-0).

Russian welterweight prospect Sergey “Streetfighter” Romanov (10-1-0, M-1: 3-0-0) meets Russian veteran Magomed “The White Wolf” Sultanakhmedov (18-5-0, M-1: 10-1-0), while another American fighter, léttur Keon “The Black Assassin” Caldwell (11-3-0, M-1: 0-0-0), will make his M-1 Global debut against former M-1 Challenge lightweight champion Maxim Divnich (12-2-0, M-1: 6-2-0), Úkraína.

Rounding out a loaded M-1 Challenge 75 main card is a middleweight clash between Russian favorite Valery “Rússneska Hammer” Myasinikov (10-1-2, M-1: 1-1-2) and Spaniard Enoc Leysa Torres (19-9-1, M-1: 5-6-1).

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M-1 Challenge 74 – Febrúar. 18, 2017 – St. Petersburg, Rússland

M-1 Challenge 75 – Mars 3, 2017 – Moscow, Rússland

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

Janúar 24, 2017 FNU47 Skildu eftir athugasemd

M-1 Challenge 75, Mars 3, í Moskvu, Rússland

ST. PETERSBURG, Rússland (Janúar 23, 2017) – Undefeated M-1 Challenge welterweight champion Alexey Kunchenko will now be challenged by fellow Russian Maksim Grabovich, who has replaced injured Shavkat Rakhmonov, Mars 3, á M-1 Challenge 75 í Moskvu.

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

Kunchenko (15-0-0, M-1: 7-0), fighting out of Tyumen, Rússland, 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 Desember 5 á 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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M-1 Challenge 74 – Febrúar. 18, 2017 – St. Petersburg, Rússland

M-1 Challenge 75 – Mars 3, 2017 – Moscow, Rússland

M-1, M-1 Challenge, blönduð bardagalistir, Rússland

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

Janúar 21, 2017 FNU47 Skildu eftir athugasemd

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American lightweight

Keon Caldwell added to loaded card

Mars 3 í Moskvu, Rússland

ST. PETERSBURG, Rússland (Janúar 19, 2017) – M-1 Global has announced that 2016 M-1 Grand Prix middleweight champion Alexander “Storm” Shlemenko Vilji fyrirsögn M-1 Challenge 75 í Moskvu.

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, sigraði fyrrum M-1 Challenge meistari Vyacheslav Vasilevsky (see picture above with Shlemenko on right) last year in the M-1 Grand Prix Middleweight Championship semifinals and championship final, sig, by three-round majority decision and third-round submission (Choke). Shlemenko vs. Vasilevsky I & II were the M-1 Challenge 68 & 64 Fights of the Night.

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.

Í síðustu aðgerð sinni, 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 forseti Vadim Finkelchtein sagði, “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, enn. 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. Svo, throughout the past month, we were waiting for Shlemenko to receive permission to fight in Russia. Nú, 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, í þetta sinn, we will be able to complete this exciting story.”

Undefeated M-1 Challenge welterweight champion Alexey Kunchenko (15-0-0, M-1: 7-0-0), Rússland, will defend his title against an opponent to be announced, due to originally announced Kazakh challenger, ósigraður Shaukat Rakhmonov (7-0-0, M-1: 4-0-0), withdrawing due to a knee injury.

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) á 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 á M-1 Challenge 54, stífla Dzhambulat Kurbanov in the third round on punches in the Fight of the Night. Í 2015, Divnich lost his first title defense by third-round knockout to Mansour Barnaoui á M-1 Challenge 57. Í síðustu baráttu sinni, 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 75 – Mars 3, 2017 – Moscow, Rússland

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

Janúar 17, 2017 FNU47 Skildu eftir athugasemd

Febrúar 18 í St. Petersburg, Rússland

ST. PETERSBURG, Rússland (Janúar 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) í því M-1 Challenge 74 co-feature on Febrúar 18, í St. Petersburg, Rússland.

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

M-1 Challenge 74 mun streyma beint frá St. Petersburg í háskerpu á www.M1Global.TV. Áhorfendur vilja vera fær til horfa á forkeppni átök og helstu kort með því að skrá á að skrá sig á www.M1Global.TV. Fans getur horft á alla aðgerð á tölvum sínum, sem og Android og Apple sviði sími og töflur.

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.

Í síðustu aðgerð sinni, á M-1 Challenge 71 í október, 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 £. 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 (Choke) 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, sig, by knee and punch.

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

Janúar 10, 2017 FNU47 Skildu eftir athugasemd

M-1 Challenge 75, Mars 3 í Moskvu, Rússland

ST. PETERSBURG, Rússland (Janúar 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, Mars 3 against unbeaten M-1 Challenge welterweight champion Alexey Kunchenko (15-0-0, M-1: 7-0-0), Rússland, á M-1 Challenge 75 í Moskvu.

“I wanted this fight badly and put a lot of effort into preparation for it,” a dejected Rakhmonov explained. “Því miður, 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.”

Welterweight horfur 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) á M-1 Challenge 75 kort.

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M-1 CHALLENGE EVENT CALENDAR:

M-1 Challenge 74 – Febrúar. 18, 2017 – St. Petersburg, Rússland

M-1 Challenge 75 – Mars 3, 2017 – Moscow, Rússland

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Sergey Romanov preparing to ruin Magomed Sultanakhmedov’s comeback party

Janúar 6, 2017 FNU47 Skildu eftir athugasemd

M-1 Challenge 75, Mars 3 í Moskvu, Rússland

ST. PETERSBURG, Rússland (Janúar 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 Mars 3 á M-1 Challenge 75 í Rússlandi.

The M-1 Challenge 75 helstu atburði, featuring a battle of undefeated welterweights between defending champion Alexey Kunchenko (15-0-0, M-1: 7-0-0), Rússland, 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 berjast á 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, Meðal notables.

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 this past June at 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, svo, we’ll see how that goes. Núna, 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. Þá, 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. Nú, 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. Nú, he is at the peak age for a fighter, 32, so we’ll see. 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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