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Februarie. 9 – M-1 Challenge 87: Silander vs. Ashimov, M-1 Arena, Saint Petersburg, Rusland

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Sterre uit te kom vir M-1 Challenge 88

Februarie 1, 2018 FNU47 Skryf 'n opmerking

Twee M-1 Challenge titel gevegte

Damir Ismagulov vs. Raul Tutarauli

Movsar Evloev vs. Sergey Morozov

Februarie. 22 in Moskou

SAINT PETERSBURG, Rusland (Januarie 31, 2018) – 'N paar van M-1 Challenge titel gevegte, saam met die terugkeer van 'n voormalige kampioen,, is skok-en-ontsag gevegte op M-1 Challenge 88, Februarie 22 by die Olimpiese stadion in Moskou, Rusland.

M-1 Challenge 88 sal live-gestroom uit Rusland in hoë definisie op www.M1Global.TV. Kykers sal in staat wees om die voorlopige gevegte en belangrikste kaart te kyk deur aan te teken op by te registreer www.M1Global.TV. Aanhangers kan al die aksie te sien op hul rekenaars, sowel as op Android en Apple smart phones en tablette.

M-1 Challenge liggewig-kampioen Damir Ismaguluv (14-2-0, M-1: 8-1-0), die Kazakhstan moedertaal veg uit Rusland, verdedig sy titel teen Georgian uitdager Raul Tutarauli (18-3-0, M-1: 6-1-0) in die belangrikste gebeurtenis.

Die 26-jarige Ismagulov ry 'n nege-stryd wen streep, terugdateer meer as 2 ½ jaar, insluitend 'n derde ronde knockout van Tutarauli op Mei 27, 2016 in die M-1 Challenge 66 Stryd van die nag. Ismagulov het ook die M-1 Challenge 72 Stryd van die Jaar, by wyse van 'n derde ronde eenparige besluit op November 18, 2016.

Tutaraul die, 25, het deins af agt oorwinnings in 'n ry sedert hy verloor Ismagulov, insluitend besluite wen verlede jaar oor Artur Lemos by M-1 Challenge 77 en Vladimir Kanunnikov by M-1 Challenge 83.

In die mede-hoofren, onoorwonne M-1 Challenge kapokgewig titelhouer Movsar Evloev (8-0-0, M-1: 8-0-0) sit sy ideale professionele MMA rekord op die lyn teen sy Kazakh uitdager, Sergey Morozov (10-3-0, M-1: 5-2-0).

Evloev het onverbeterlike sedert sy M-1 Global en professionele debuut op November 25, 2014, wanneer die begaafde Russiese verstik Jianwei Ha in 'n tweede ronde voorlegging op M-1 Challenge 53. Op M-1 Challenge 76, Evloev gevang die interim-M-1 Challenge kapokgewigtitel, klop uit Alexey Nevzorov met 'n kragtige skop in April verlede jaar, gevolg deur 'n indrukwekkende vyf-ronde besluit oor veteraan Pavel Vitruk die afgelope Julie by M-1 Challenge 81 om die volslae titel verower.

Morozov verdien sy eerste titel geskiet met rug-aan-rug oorwinnings in 2017 teen die veteraan Brasiliaanse vegters, neem 'n drie-ronde besluit van Fabricio Sarraff by M-1 Challenge 76, en 'n tweede ronde knockout deur stoot van Luan Fernandez by M-1 Challenge 83.

Also fighting on the main card is former M-1 Challenge light heavyweight champion Stephan “T-800” Puetz (15-3-0, M-1: 6-2-0), Duitsland, vs. Russiese vyand Khadis Ibragimov (2-0-0, M-1: 0-0-0), Brasiliaanse kapokgewig HELTON dos Santos Davella(15-5-1, M-1: 0-1-1) vs. Bair huis (5-2-0, M-1: 2-2-0), van Rusland, en Amerikaanse middelgewigtitel Joseph “Leonidas” Henle (10-3-1, M-1: 0-1-0) vs. Valery “Die Russiese Hammer” Myasnikov (11-1-2, M-1: 2-1-2).

Die voorlopige kaart is gelaai, sowel, met onoorwonne vooruitsigte Alexander Osetrov(3-0-0, M-1: 2-0-0) en Sergey Klyuev (5-0-0) in 'n stryd van die Russiese bantamweights, voormalige M-1 Challenge liggewig-kampioen Maxim Divnich (13-4-0, M-1: 7-4-0), van Rusland deur middel van die Oekraïne, vs. Busurmankul Abdibait Uulu (9-2-1, M-1: 1-0-1) , van Kyrgyzstan, Duitse swaargewig Frank Tattoo” Kortz (4-4-0, M-1: 0-1-0) vs. onoorwonne Russiese maxim Yakobyuk (7-1-0, M-1: 2-0-0), Talekh “Die Azerbaijan Terminator” Nadzhafadze (6-2-1, M-1: 2-1-1) vs. Russiese middelgewigtitel Vitaliy Slipenko (9-1-0, M-1: 1-0-0), en Brasiliaanse liggewig Rubenilton “Rubinho” Pear (18-5-0, M-1: 2-2-0) vs. Erlan Ulukbekov (7-1-0, M-1: 0-1-0), van Kyrgyzstan.

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Februarie. 9 – M-1 Challenge 87: Silander vs. Ashimov, M-1 Arena, Saint Petersburg, Rusland

Februarie. 22 – M-1 Challenge 88: Ismagulov vs. Tutaraul die, Olimpiese stadion, Moskou, Rusland

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M-1 Challenge 87: Mikael Silander-Arman Ashimov Interim M-1 Challenge Flyweight title fight headliner

Januarie 26, 2018 FNU47 Skryf 'n opmerking

Grand Opening of M-1 Arena, Februarie. 9

Saint Petersburg, Rusland

SAINT PETERSBURG, Rusland (Januarie 25, 2018) – The Interim M-1 Challenge flyweight title will be on the line Februarie 9, wanneer Mikael “Hulk” Sila en Arman Ashimov square off in the M-1 Challenge 87 hoofren, in the grand opening of M-1 Arena in Saint Petersburg, Rusland.

Both events will be live-streamed from Russia in high definition on www.M1Global.TV. Kykers sal in staat wees om die voorlopige gevegte en belangrikste kaart te kyk deur aan te teken op by te registreerwww.M1Global.TV. Aanhangers kan al die aksie te sien op hul rekenaars, sowel as op Android en Apple smart phones en tablette.

One of Scandinavia’s all-time best MMA fighters, the 32-year-old Silander (17-5-0, M-1: 1-0-0) earned his title shot by winning a three-round majority decision over Vitaliy Branchuk (23-6-0), Augustus verlede jaar by M-1 Challenge 82 in his native Finland.

Ashimov (7-2-1, M-1: 2-0-0), fighting out of Almaty, Kazakhstan, is unbeaten in M-1 Global fights having knocked out Rodrigo Melonio this past November at M-1 Challenge 85, en Gadzhimurad Aliev last July at M-1 Challenge 81.

A loaded main card also features undefeated Kazakh welterweight Shaukat Rakhmonov (7-0-0, M-1: 5-0-0) versus his Russian opponent, Levan Solodovnik (5-1-0, M-1: 0-0-0) Juho Valamma (15-4-0, M-1: 1-0-0), Brasiliaanse lig swaargewig Kleiber Raimundo “Orgugho” Silva (14-7-0, M-1: 1-0-0) vs. Dmitry Mikutsa (7-3-0, M-1: 1-1-0), van die Oekraïne, Russiese veergewigtitel Oos Nagibin (13-3-0, M-1: 5-2-0) vs. Jadison Dimitry “Tita” Silva (23-8-0, M-1: 0-0-0), van Brasilië, en Pavel Gordeev (9-1-0, M-1: 3-0-0), van Rusland, TBA.

The preliminary card has undefeated Swiss welterweight prospect Pablo Ortmann (7-0-0, M-1: 1-0-0) vs. Ingiskhan Ozdoev (5-3-0, M-1: 4-3-0), van Rusland, unbeaten Russian heavyweight Adam Bogatyrev (5-0-0, M-1: 1-0-0) vs. Jose “Agus” Augustine Jimenez (5-3-0, M-1: 0-0-0), French welterweight Charles-Henri Tchoungui (9-7-1, M-1: 0-1-0), vs. Artem Nenakov (6-2-0, M-1: 0-1-0), van Rusland, and Georgian welterweight Amiran Gogoladze (4-1-0, M-1: 1-0-0) vs. Stanislav “Stas” Podolsky (5-1-0, M-1: 1-0-0).

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2017 M-1 Global Prospect of the Year Rising flyweight star Arman Ashimov

Januarie 20, 2018 FNU47 Skryf 'n opmerking

Arman Ashimov is shown above putting Rodrigo Melonio to sleep

SAINT PETERSBURG, Rusland (Januarie 18, 2018) – stygende vlieggewig Arman Ashimov is aangewys as die 2017 M-1 Global Prospect van die Jaar.

Ashimov (7-2-1, M-1: 2-0-0), 26, het sy M-1 Global debuut in Julie verlede jaar in M-1 Challenge 81, waarin gestop hy voorheen onoorwonne Gadzhimurad Aliev (6-0-0), van Rusland, met een vuishou in die tweede ronde.

November verlede jaar, Ashimov geposisioneer homself vir 'n titel geskiet met 'n indrukwekkende opening ronde knockout via stoot van die Brasiliaanse veteraan Rodrigo Melonio (16-3-0) by M-1 Challenge 85.

Vyf van Ashimov se sewe oorwinnings tot dusver geëindig deur uitklophou, die ander twee deur 'n besluit.

Die begaafde Kazakh vegter hoofopskrifte sy eerste M-1 Global gebeurtenis op Februarie 9 teen Finse indringer Mikael “Hulk” Sila (17-5-0, M-1: 1-0-0) vir die interim-M-1 Global vlieggewigtitel, die viering van die opening van die pragtige, state-of-the-art M-1 Arena in Saint Petersburg, Rusland.

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2017 M-1 Global Fighter of the Year M-1 Challenge Lightweight Champion Damir Ismagulov

Januarie 17, 2018 FNU47 Skryf 'n opmerking

SAINT PETERSBURG, Rusland (Januarie 16, 2018) — M-1 Challenge liggewig-kampioen Damir Ismagulov is gekies deur gemengde martial-kuns fans regoor die wêreld as die 2017 M-1 Global Fighter of the Year.

Veg uit Orenburg, Rusland, die 26-jarige Ismagulov (14-2-0, M-1: 8-1-0) was 3-0-0 in 2017, al in M-1 Global aksie, insluitend sy M-1 Challenge liggewig-titel te wen prestasie, gevolg deur 'n suksesvolle titel verdediging.

Ismagulov, 'n boorling van Kazakstan, begin 2017 in groot styl, klop uit Morgan Heraod van Frankryk, in die derde ronde verlede Februarie om M-1 Challenge 74.

laaste Mei, Ismagulov faced former M-1 Challenge champion Maxim Divnich (13-2-0), Tuis, in Orenburg, vir die vakante M-1 Challenge liggewig kampioenskap.

Hul titelgeveg begin met 'n “gevoel-out proses” van eenvoudige uitruil van houe met Ismagulov meer werk met sy voete, maar die openingsronde geëindig met die tuisdorp gunsteling met 'n effense voordeel.

Ismagulov, egter, oorheers die volgende drie rondes en Divnich, wie se erg beskadig, bloedige aangesig het die slegte gevolge van volgehoue aanranding Ismagulov se, was nie in staat om dinge reg te ruk in die vyfde. Soos die afwerking neared, Ismagulov versuim het om sy spel opponent te dien totdat 'n spervuur van onbeantwoorde gepons gereën op 'n weerlose Divnich. Die skeidsregter gestop die aksie met 13-sekondes oorblywende op die klok vir 'n harde geveg Ismagulov wen deur tegniese uitklophou.

Na afloop van die stryd 5,000 ondersteuners gevier, brullende hul goedkeuring vir Ismagulov, wie het gesê, “Ek is uit die streek Orenburg. Ek het die gordel! Dankie dat jy gekom het. Ek wil dankie die MMA Orenburg, my afrigter,Victor Frolov, wat my sien as 'n talent, en Alexander Shlemenko om te glo in my. Ek dank my afrigters, my familie, en ons ondersteuners.

“Ek het bewys dat 'n eenvoudige man uit 'n klein dorpie sonder die Internet kampioen kan word. As ek kan, jy kan. Die band is in Orenburg, waar dit behoort te wees.”

Ismagulov is hier gewys in 'n grond-en-pond aanval vs. Rogero Matias da Conceicao

Ismagulov het 'n harde geveg hoofren stryd teen ontsteld-minded Rogero “Karranca” Matias da Conceicao, van Brasilië, by wyse van 'n nie-titel, eenparige besluit op M-1 Challenge 85.

Ismagulov verdedig sy M-1 Challenge liggewigtitel Februarie 22, wanneer hy op sy Georgian uitdager, Raul Tuturauli (18-3-0, M-1: 6-1-0), in die M-1 Challenge 88 hoofren op Olimpiese stadion in Moskou.

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M-1 Global kicks-off 2018 in February with M-1 Challenge 87 & 88

Januarie 8, 2018 FNU47 Skryf 'n opmerking

SAINT PETERSBURG, Rusland (Januarie 8, 2018) – M-1 Global will kick-off its 21^stseason with a pair of international events in February, M-1 Challenge 87 en M-1 Challenge 88, onderskeidelik, Februarie. 9 in Saint Petersburg and Februarie. 22 in Moskou.

Both events will be live-streamed from Russia in high definition on www.M1Global.TV. Kykers sal in staat wees om die voorlopige gevegte en belangrikste kaart te kyk deur aan te teken op by te registreer www.M1Global.TV. Aanhangers kan al die aksie te sien op hul rekenaars, sowel as op Android en Apple smart phones en tablette.

Finnish flyweight Mikael “Hulk” Sila (17-5-0, M-1: 1-0-0) takes on Kazakh fighter Ariman Ashimov (10-2-1, M-1: 2-0-0) in the lone fight announced this far for M-1 Challenge 87, which will feature the grand opening of M-1 Arena. The Silander-Ashimov winner will be positioned for a potential title shot against M-1 Challenge flyweight champion Aleksander Doskalchuk, van die Oekraïne.

Mikael Silander (R) will be making his Russian MMA debut Februarie. 9 in Saint Petersburg

Ariman Ashimov hopes to improve to 3-0-0 in M-1 Challenge competition on Februarie. 9

Two M-1 Challenge title fights have been announced as the M-1 Challenge 88 co-main events on Februarie. 22 in Moskou.

M-1 Challenge Lightweight Champion Damir Ismagulov (14-2-0, M-1: 8-1-0), van Rusland, defends his belt against his dangerous Georgian challenger, Raul Tutarauli(18-3-0, M-1: 6-1-0), while M-1 Challenge Bantamweight Champion Movsar Evloev (8-0-0, M-1: 8-0-0) puts his perfect pro record on the line against Kazakhstan-native Sergey Morozov (10-3-0, M-1: 5-2-0), who also fights out of Russia.

Damir Ismagulov (op die top) makes his second title defense Februarie. 22

Raul Tutarauli (op die top) gets his first title shot Februarie. 22

Movsar Evloev (L) plans to keep his prefect record intact

Sergey Morozov is hoping to upset Movar Evloev to become M-1 Challenge Bantamweight Champion

Alle gevegte en vegters is onderhewig aan verandering. Additional matches for M-1 Challenge 87en M-1 Challenge 88 will soon be announced.

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M-1 Arena grand opening and M-1 Challenge 100 to highlight 21st season for M-1 Global

Desember 30, 2017 FNU47 Skryf 'n opmerking

In January the new M-1 Arena is scheduled to open in Saint Petersburg

SAINT PETERSBURG, Rusland (Desember 29, 2017) — The grand opening of the state-of-the-art M-1 Arena in Saint Petersburgh, in addition to the celebration of M-1 Challenge 100 later in 2018, will highlight M-1 Global’s 21^st seisoen.

Plans in 2018 also include more events, expansion into new countries and, as the No. 2 MMA organization in the world, to keep giving its fans world-class competition, entertaining match-ups, innovative developments and even a few surprises.

M-1 Global president Vadim Finkelchtein discussed a few of these subjects (sien hieronder) prior to the holidays.

Can you tell us about the new M-1 Arena?

VF: “M-1 Arena is an absolutely unique structure seating a maximum of 3000. It is built in the form of the Colosseum, stone and wood, with an incredible dome made of glulam, which gives the place perfect acoustics. Not only can we promote sporting events, but also music concerts. M-1 Arena allows us to have even more events and realize new ideas like, for example, a reality show. M-1 Arena will be multifunctional but martial arts will be the main form of entertainment held there.”

M-1 Challenge was more international last year in terms of showcasing more fighters from different countries like USA, Portugal, Verenigde Koninkryk, Kanada, Suid-Korea, China, ens. Do you plan to expand your fighter base even more this year and, if so, what countries are you targeting for fighters?

VF: “Usually, we hire fighters from countries where our events are being broadcasted. If we have new contracts with the countries from where we don’t have representative fighters, or only have a few of them, we are going to increase their number. The same for countries where we’ve held events because fans desire to see the local athletes fighting in the Rage. We give them an opportunity to see that.”

With the success of female MMA stars around the world do you plan to add a female division in 2018?

VF: “One day we will probably create a female division in M-1 Global. Nou, al, we don’t have enough strong female fighters to do it, nog. As soon as we are ready to make this happen, it will be done, but we don’t want to open a new division just to check the box. We want the best fighters to compete at the highest level.”

M-1 Global is closing in on your 100th M-1 Challenge event. Do you plan to promote your 100th event in 2018? If so can you provide any additional information about when, waar, special plans, ens.

VF: M-1 Global has already promoted more than 200 gebeure, insluitend 85 M-1 Challenges, which was created in 2008. I think that this event will happen either in Saint-Petersburg or in Moscow, but we still have a lot of time left and a dozen other events before it. We are going to take care of it a bit later.”

M-1 has developed fighters who’ve moved on to the UFC and other organizations. How do you feel about that trend? Does it frustrate you that you to spend time building a fighter and then have him move on, or do you look at it as a compliment that M-1 Global develops fighters who can compete in the UFC and any other organization?

VF: “We can consider this situation from different perspectives. I’m not happy to let my best fighters go, natuurlik, maar dit is wat dit is, and we are not ready to compete with UFC yet. Sometimes our fighters leave us. From another perspective, we are happy that our fighters who leave keep winning fights and become the top competitors in other promotions. It proves that the level of M-1 Global fighters is equal to the level of UFC fighters. The top athletes who left M-1 Global for UFC are in top positions there and other promotions don’t have such results. Other organization may make their fighters popular but, as soon as they move to UFC, they start losing and get released.

“Our company is probably the second MMA promotion in the world and when some fighters move to the strongest league on the planet, they take a step forward, which I like much better than when they move to weaker promotions than M-1 Global just to make more money.”

Any plans to do anything different this year than in the past, outside of the grand opening of the M-1 arena and possible 100th event?

VF: “The main difference will be that we are going to have our own home, M-1 Arena, which means we will be able to hold even more events. We’d like to have two events each month, 24 events a year. We opened our own TV channel (M1global.tv) and next year, MMA fans from former Soviet Republics will have an opportunity to watch all the fights. Using our iOS and Android App, viewers from all over the world can watch old and new fights right now, and next year we are going to make it even better. We are also going to create our own studio to produce different content, probably a new reality show with fighters from different countries.”

Will you have showcase M-1 Medieval fights this coming year?

VF: “Apparently, we will have some medieval fights in 2018, but the only issue is that we have a lot of fighters under contract, so it is not easy to find a place for M-1 Medieval fights on our cards. We make knight fights in regions where they are popular, like in Ingushetia and Finland in 2017, because fans demonstrated to us that they want to see them. I hope one day we’ll have more resources for them.”

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M-1 Global’s 20th anniversary a smashing success in 2017

Desember 27, 2017 FNU47 Skryf 'n opmerking

M-1 Global president Vadim Finkelchtein

SAINT PETERSBURG, Rusland (Desember 27, 2017) — M-1 Global celebrated its 20^steanniversary in style this past year, reestablishing itself as the preeminent mixed-martial-arts organization in Europe and Russia.

M-1 promoted 13 Challenges in 2017, 11 across Russia, as well as one each in China and Finland. Fighters from around the world competed including MMA superstars such as Sergey Kharitonov en Alexander Shlemenko, as well as rising stars Alexey Kunchenko en Artem Frolov.

M-1 Global founder and president Vadim Finkelchtein reviewed the 2017 seisoen, answering a series of questions below:

Algehele, how do you evaluate the 2017 M-1 Challenge season in terms of achievements and accomplishments as a promotional company?

VF: “Eerste van alles, we increased the number of events. Some were even rated among top 5 monthly sporting events on television, which is really an incredible achievement. We’ve almost finished building our new M-1 Arena and produced our own M-1 Be Strong Protein milkshake.”

You promoted events in different countries this past year like Finland. Was M-1 embraced by those fans and, if so, why do you think so?

VF: “We held our first event in Finland and it was really successful. M-1 Challenge 82took place in Hartwall Arena, one of the largest venues in Finland, located in the capital of Helsinki. Many fans came to watch our promotion’s debut in that country and it became one of the biggest MMA events in Finland history. Scandinavia is a very interesting region for us. We have many fighters from Finland and next year we are going to hold another event there.

“We also had a big event in Harbin, China, which was a part of cultural program of Economic Forum. Many VIP visitors and thousands of fans gathered to watch the fights and it was a superb event. China is a prospective MMA market and we are going to work further, featuring more fighters from this country, and promote one or two event a year there.

“Volgende jaar, we are going to promote even more events in other countries, planning to hold M-1 Challenge shows in Georgia, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Turkye, China, Finland, Germany and the USA.”

What was the M-1 highlight of the year?

VF: “This past year we had a lot of remarkable events and fights, so it’s very difficult to choose just one highlight. If I had to choose, the rematch between Alexander Shlemenko and Brandon Halsey was the highlight of the year. Thousands of people in Saint Petersburg on June 1^st came to see the rematch and that liver-kick Alexander delivered made the crowd go crazy. In the first fight, Brandon won in 35 sekondes, so Alexander wanted to revenge fast and it took him just 25 sekondes. That was unbelievable and unforgettable!”

Compared to past years in what areas did M-1 improve in 2017?

VF: “Each year we have more high-level fighters and that is the main difference. MMA has been developing around the world and the competition is always getting tougher. Only the best fighters receive an opportunity to sign a contract with M-1 Global. We have an opportunity to choose the best fighters, increasing the level of fights, to make it impossible to predict the winners in advance. Verder, we increased the number of events and TV coverage with some new TV contracts worldwide.”

This was your 20th year. When you started 20 years ago did you envision the success M-1 has had in MMA?

VF: “I could not imagine MMA would become so popular. I went through the entire MMA evolution and the past 20 years I’ve been working on the promotion to make it better each year. The path was not easy because many years ago this kind of sport was considered criminal. Many called it fights without rules and I had to work hard to make people think about it as a legitimate sport.”

M-1 added the flyweight division this past year. Why and was it successful in the eyes of fans?

VF: “Flyweight fighters can produce incredible performances. It was necessary for us to create this division because we knew that there were lot of good flyweight fighters. They wanted to fight in M-1 and we made it happen. We already have the first champion and a several tough contenders. In 2018, the flyweight division will be very interesting.”

M-1 CHALLENGE CHAMPIONS

Swaargewig (265 lbs., 120,2 kg)

VACANT

LIGTE SWAAR (205 lbs., 93,0 kg)

VACANT

Middelgewigtitel (185 lbs., 83,9 kg)

Artem Frolov (10-0-0 (M-1: 7-0-0), Rusland

Weltergewig (170 lbs., 77,1 kg)

Alexey Kunchenko (17-0-0 (M-1: 9-0-0), Rusland

LICHTE (155 lbs., 70,3 kg)

Damir Ismagulov (14-2-0 (M-1: 9-1-0), Russia by way of Kazakhstan

Veergewigtitel (145 lbs., 65,8 kg)

Khamzat Dalgiev (10-1-0 (M-1: 7-1-0), Rusland

BANTAMWEIGHT (135 lbs., 61,2 kg)

Movsar Evloev (8-0-0 (M-1: 8-0-0), Rusland

FLYWEIGHT (125 lbs., 56,7 kg)

Aleksander Doskalchuk (8-1-0 (M-1: 3-4-1), Oekraïne

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M-1 Uitdaging 86 Amptelike uitslae

November 27, 2017 FNU47 Skryf 'n opmerking

Khamzat Dalgiev stops defending champion

Ivan Buchinger in opening round to capture

M-1 Challenge featherweight title

And the new M-1 Challenge featherweight champion…..Khamzat Dalgiev

Ingoesjetië, Rusland (November 25, 2017) — Russian challenge Khamzat Dalgievended the three-year plus reign of John “Dit is die” Bunchinger as M-1 Challenge featherweight champion, knocking the Slovakian in the opening round in last night’s M-1 Challenge 86: Battle of the Narts” hoofren, in Ingoesetië, Rusland.

M-1 Challenge 86 showcased MMA fighters from a dozen different countries: Rusland, USA, Slowakye, Finland, Kanada, Frankryk, Brasilië, Kyrgyzstan, Oesbekistan, Oekraïne, Azerbaijan and Georgia.

Buchinger (32-6-0, M-1: 7-2-0) originally captured his M-1 Challenge featherweight title more than three years ago, toe hy uitgeslaan Tural Nizami in the fourth round of their M-1 Challenge 52 Stryd van die nag, also held in Ingushetia. Buchinger had made two title defenses, winning a five-round unanimous decision over Mansour Barnaoui byM-1 Challenge 62 Oktober 10, 2016, as well as in his last action this past June atM-1 Challenge 80 in China, at which he locked in a choke to defeat Timor Nagibin by fourth-round submission this past June.

The newly crowned M-1 Challenge featherweight champion, Dalgiev (10-1-0, M-1: 6-2-0), het sy wenreeks uitgebrei na 10 consecutive victories since he lost his pro debut.

Russiese Mikhail Ragozin (9-3-0), M-1: 2-1-0) knocked out American Joseph “Leonidas” Henle (10-3-1, M-1: 1-1-0), who made his M-1 Global debut, on punches in the third round of the co-featured event that was contested at a 196-pound catchweight.

Finnish lightweight Aleksi Mantykivi (11-4-0, M-1: 1-0-0) and Canadian bantamweightChris “The Greek Assassin” Kelades (12-3-0, M-1: 1-0-0) both made strong statements against their Russian opponents in their M-1 Global debuts with submission victories. Mantykivi used a Guillotine choke to defeat Bashier Gagiev (5-3-0, M-1: 2-1-0), van Rusland, in die tweede ronde, while Kelades employed a Kimura for his win over Russian Oleg Lichkovakha (8-2-0, M-1: 1-1-0) in the third frame.

In the main card opener, Kyrgyzstan featherweight) Busurmankut Abdibait Uulu (9-2-1, M-1: 1-0-1) punched out his Brazilian foe, veteraan Diego Davella (18-7-1, M-1: 1-2-1), in die openingsronde.

Op die voorlopige card, Ukrainian welterweight Alexander “Iron Capture” Butenko(45-12-3, M-1: 11-2-1) registered the 45^ste win of his professional MMA career, when the doctor halted the action after one round versus Elerzhan Narmurzaev (4-1-0, M-1: 0-1-0), van Kyrgyzstan. Georgian featherweight Soso “Stechkin” Nizharadze (5-4-0, M-1: 2-0-0) took a three-round unanimous decision over Russian Adam Gagiev (3-3-1, M-1: 2-2-0), Azerbaijan heavyweight Zaur Gadzhibabyev (6-1-0, M-1: 4-0-0) uitgeslaanNikolay Savilov, van Rusland, in die eerste ronde op stoot, en Brasiliaanse liggewigRubenilton “Rubinho” Pear (8-5-0, M-1: 2-2-0) put Russian Lom Al-Nalgiev (14-6-0, M-1: 5-1-0) to sleep via punches in the opening round.

In a pair of pre-undercard fights, Russian bantamweight prospect Selem Evloev (4-0-0, M-1: 4-0-0) het sy perfekte rekord ongeskonde, unloading a bevy of punches on UkrainianDmitry Orlov (2-4-1, M-1: 1-1-0) for a first-round technical knockout, terwyl OekraïensYuri Chobuka (8-1-0, M-1: 2-0-0) verbeter sy rekord tot 8-1-1 with a first-round submission triumph by way of Guillotine choke versus Akhmadkhan Bokov (2-3-0, M-1: 2-1-0), van Rusland, at a 150-pound catchweight.

Complete results, video of each fight, and more pictures below:

MAIN CARD

Hoofren – M-1 CHALLENGE veergewigtitel CHAMPIONSHIP

Khamzat Dalgiev (10-1-0, M-1: 7-1-0), Rusland

WKO1 (Stoot – 2:35)

Ivan Buchinger(32-6-0, M-1: 7-2-0), Slowakye

(Dalgiev won M-1 Challenge featherweight title)

CO-FEATURE – 196 LBS. CATCHWEIGHT

Mikhail Ragozin (9-3-0, M-1: 3-1-0), Rusland

WKO3 (Stoot – 4:59)

Joseph Henle (10-3-1, M-1: 0-1-0), USA

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UajGzP1XyC4&feature=youtu.be

Liggewigte

Aleksi Mantykivi, Finland

WSUB2 (Guillotine Choke – 1:06)

Bashir Gagiev (5-3-0, M-1: 2-1-), Rusland

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bDhfRSX1ip8&t=87s

BANTAMWEIGHTS

Chris Kelades 12-3-0, M-1: 1-0-0), Kanada

WSUB3 (Kimura – 1:37)

Oleg Lichkovakha (8-2-0, M-1: 1-1-0), Rusland

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zEgZcQS7XVA&t=1352s

FEATHERWEIGHTS

Busurmankut Abdibait Uulu (9-2-1, M-1: 1-0-1), Kyrgyzstan

WTKO (Stoot – 4:12)

Diego Davella (18-6-1, M-1: 1-2-1), Brasilië

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ihi9O3medhA&t=15s

VOORLOPIGE CARD

Liggewigte

Arnaud Kherfallakh (5-1-0, M-1: 2-0-0), Frankryk

WSUB1 (Guillotine Choke – 1:48)

Vaha Shankhoev (5-4-0, M-1: 4-3-0), Rusland

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tuxPgRYFsz4&feature=youtu.be

FEATHERWEIGHTS

Stuur Nizharadze (5-4-0, M-1: 2-0-0), Georgia

WDEC3

Adam Gagiev (3-3-1, M-1: 2-2-0), Rusland

https://youtu.be/j9v-JLfd43w

Swaargewigte

Zaur Gadzhibabyev (6-1-0, 4-0-0), Azerbaijan

WKO1 (Punch – 4:33)

Nikolay Savilov (10-3-0, M-1: 3-1-0), Rusland

https://youtu.be/w9-YwpQN-io

WELTERWEIGHTS

Alexander Butenko (45-12-3, M-1: 11-2-1), Rusland

WSUB1 (Arm-bar – 5:00)

Elerzhan Narmurzaev (4-1-0, M-1: 0-1-0), Kyrgyzstan

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h3gV7Sxk1cc&feature=youtu.be

Liggewigte

Rubenilton Pereira (18-5-0, M-1: 2-2-0)

WKO1 (Punch – 3:08)

Lom-Ali Nalgiev (14-6-0, M-1: 5-1-0)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9aqqwDv9lwU&list=PLlD4KIpFff2vTo3a7KlYQvjZ7R7uv7HAL&index=11&t=41s

PRE – UNDERCARD

BANTAMWEIGHTS

Selem Evloev (3-0-0, M-1 3-0-0), Rusland

WTKO1 (Stoot 4:36)

Dmitry Orlov (2-3-0, M-1: 1-1-0) , Oekraïne

https://youtu.be/OvnzrG00dW4

150 LBS. CATCHWEIGHT

Yuri Chobuka (8-1-0, M-1: 1-0-0), Oekraïne

WSUB1 (Guillotine Choke – 2:14)

Akhmadkhan Bokov (2-3-0, M-1: 2-1-0), Rusland

https://youtu.be/0uMcF5mYiZk

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Ivan Buchinger defends M-1 Challenge featherweight title vs. Khamzat Dalgiev to headline M-1 Challenge 86

November 20, 2017 FNU47 Skryf 'n opmerking

Vrydag in Ingoesetië, Rusland

Ivan Buchinger (R) has been the M-1 Challenge featherweight champion for 3 jaar

SAINT PETERSBURG, Rusland (November 20, 2017) – M-1 Global holds one of its final events of the year Vrydag nag, featuring M-1 Challenge featherweight champion John “Dit is die” Buchinger in his title defense against challenger Khamzat Dalgiev in die M-1 Challenge 86: Battle of the Narts in Ingushetia, Rusland.

M-1 Challenge 86 will be streamed live from Ingushetia in high definition on www.M1Global.TV. Kykers sal in staat wees om die voorlopige gevegte en belangrikste kaart te kyk deur aan te teken op by te registreer www.M1Global.TV. Aanhangers kan al die aksie te sien op hul rekenaars, sowel as op Android en Apple smart phones en tablette.

M-1 Challenge 86 will showcase MMA fighters from 12 different countries: Rusland, USA, Slowakye, Finland, Kanada, Frankryk, Brasilië, Kyrgyzstan, Oesbekistan, Oekraïne, Azerbaijan and Georgia.

Buchinger (32-5-0, M-1: 7-1-0), veg uit Slowakye, captured his M-1 Challenge featherweight title more than three years ago, toe hy uitgeslaan Tural Nizami in the fourth round of their M-1 Challenge 52 Stryd van die nag, also held in Ingushetia. Buchinger has made two title defenses, winning a five-round unanimous decision over Mansour Barnaoui by M-1 Challenge 62 Oktober 10, 2016, as well as in his last action this past June at M-1 Challenge 80 in China, at which he locked in a choke to defeat Timor Nagibin by fourth-round submission this past June.

After losing his pro debut, Dalgiev (9-1-0, M-1: 6-1-0), van Rusland, has reeled-off nine consecutive victories to position himself as the top M-1 Global featherweight contender. In his last fight Dalgiev submitted Dragan Pesic by M-1 Challenge 79 with a heel hook and before that at M-1 Challenge 73, he earned a bonus Submission of the Night, using a choke to force Christian Holley in 'n tweede ronde voorlegging (see picture below).

In die mede-featured gebeurtenis, to be contested at a 196-pound catch-weight, Russian favorite Mikhail Ragozin (8-3-0, M-1: 2-1-0) takes on debuting M-1 Global American, Joseph “Leonidas” Henle (10-2-1, M-1: 0-0-0).

Also scheduled to fight on the M-1 Challenge 86 main card are Finnish lightweight Aleksi Mantykivi (10-4-0, M-1: 0-0-0) vs. Russiese Bashir Gagiev (5-2-0, M-1: 2-0-0), Canadian bantamweight Chris “The Greek Assassin” Kelades (11-3-0, M-1: 0-0-0), also making his M-1 Global debut, vs. Russiese Oleg Lichkovakha (8-1-0, M-1: 1-0-0), and Brazilian featherweight Diego Davella (18-6-1, M-1: 1-1-1) vs. Busurmankut Abdibait Uulu (8-2-1, M-1: 0-0-1), van Kyrgyzstan.

The loaded preliminary card has Russian lightweight Lom-Ali Nalgiev (14-5-0, M-1: 5-0-0) vs. Brasiliaanse Rubenilton “Rubinho” Pear (17-5-0, M-1: 1-2-0), veteran Ukrainian welterweight Alexander “Iron Capture” Butenko (44-12-3, M-1: 10-1-1) vs. Kiamrian “Brazen” Abbasov (18-3-0, M-1: 0-0-0), van Kyrgyzstan, Azerbaijan heavyweight Zaur Gadzhibabyev (5-1-0, M-1: 3-0-0) vs. Russiese Nikolay Savilov (10-2-0, M-1: 3-0-0), en Russiese veergewigtitel Adam Gagiev (3-2-1, M-1: 2-1-0) vs. Soso “Stechkin” Nizharadze (4-4-0, M-1: 1-0-0), Georgië.

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