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M-1 HAGIT 87 WEIGHTS & HULAGWAY

SANTOS Petersburg, Russia (Pebrero 8, 2018) — The official weigh in was held todau fpor ugma sa M-1 Challenge 87, highlighted by the grand opening of M1 Arena in Saint Petersburg, Russia.
PANGUNANG CARD

PANGUNANG PANGHITABO – M-1 CHALLENGE INTERIM FLYWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP – 5 X 5
(L) Mikael “hulk” Sila

(Finland) 124.56 LB. (56,5 kg.)

vs.
(R) Arman Ashimov (Kazakhstan) – 124.78 LB. (56,6 kg.)

CO-FEATURE – KAHAYAG heavyweights – 3 X 5
(L) Kleber RaimundoOrgulho” Silva (Brazil) – 204.37 LB. (92,7 kg.)
vs.
(R) Dimitry Mikutsa (Ukraine) – 205 LB. (93 kg.)
FEATHERWEIGHTS — 3 X 5
East Nagibin (Russia) – 144.62 LB. (65,6 kg.)
vs.
Jadison DimitryTita” Silva (Brazil) – 144.84 LB. (65,7 kg.)
WELTERWEIGHTS – 3 X 5
(R) Shaukat Rakhmonov (Kazakhstan) – 169.76 LB. (77 kg.)
vs.
(L) Levan Solodovnik (Russia) – 168.87 LB. (76.6 kg.)
(L) Pablo Ortmann (Switzerland) – 169.76 LB. (77 kg.)
vs.
(R) Ingiskhan Ozdoev (Russia) – 170 LB. (77.1 kg.)
Preliminary CARD
Heavyweights – 3 X 5
Jose “AgusAugustin Jimenez Garcia (Spain) – 263.23 LB. (119,4 kg.)
vs.
Adam Bogatyrev (Russia) – 255.74 LB. (116 kg.)
WELTERWEIGHTS – 3 X 5
Charles-Henri Tchoungui (France) – 170 LB. (77.1 kg.)
vs.
Artem Nenakhov (Russia) – 169.54 LB. (76.9 kg.)
Amiran Gogoladze (Georgia) – 170 LB. (77.1 kg.)
vs.
Stanislav “StasPodolsky (Russia) – 167.33 LB. (75.9 kg.)
Anderson “Fala MansaDe Queiroz Diniz (Brazil) – 168.43 LB. (76,4 kg.)
vs.
Danila Prikaza (Russia) – 170 LB. (77.1 kg.)
Lightweight – 3 X 5
Pavel Gordeev (Russia) – 158.07 LB. (71,7 kg.)
vs.
BoburKarshinskiyKurbonov (Uzbekistan) – 158.51 LB. (71,9 kg.)
Jani Salmi (Finland) – 154.76 LB. (70,2 kg.)
vs.
Nikolay Goncharov (Russia) – 154.76 LB. (70,2 kg.)
Aleksandar Rakas (Croatia) – 154.54 LB. (70,1 kg.)
vs.
Anatoly Lyagu (Ukraine) – 155 LB. (70,3 kg.)
PRE-UNDERCARD
Tino Gilaranz (Spain) – 154.1 LB. (69,9 kg.)
vs.
Valentin Kryzhanovsky (Russia)151.46 LB. (68,7 kg.)
(all fights & fighters subject to change)

KON: Biyernes, Pebrero 9, 2018
DIIN: M-1 Arena, Santos sa Ulahing mga Petersburg, Russia
TIGPALUYO: M-1 Global
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Feb. 9 – M-1 Challenge 87: Silander vs. Ashimov, M-1 Arena, Santos sa Ulahing mga Petersburg, Russia
Feb. 22 – M-1 Challenge 88: Ismagulov vs. Tutaraul ang, Olympic Stadium, Moscow, Russia

Stars nga migula alang sa M-1 Challenge 88

Duha ka M-1 Challenge title away
Damir Ismagulov vs. Raul Tutarauli
Movsar Evloev vs. Sergey Morozov
Feb. 22 sa Moscow
SANTOS Petersburg, Russia (Enero 31, 2018) – Usa ka parisan sa M-1 Challenge title away, uban sa pagbalik sa usa ka kanhi champion, mga shock-ug-kataha away sa M-1 Challenge 88, Pebrero 22 sa Olympic Stadium sa Moscow, Russia.
M-1 Challenge 88 mahimong live-midagayday gikan sa Russia sa hatag-as nga kahulugan sa www.M1Global.TV. Mananan-aw makahimo sa pagtan-aw sa mga preliminary away ug nag-unang card pinaagi sa logging sa pagparehistro sa www.M1Global.TV. Fans mahimong motan-aw sa tanan nga mga aksyon sa ilang mga computer, ingon man sa Android ug Apple Smart phones ug mga papan.
M-1 Challenge lightweight champion Damir Ismaguluv (14-2-0, M-1: 8-1-0), ang Kazakhstan lumad nga away gikan sa Russia, modepensa sa iyang titulo batok sa Georgian nga challenger Raul Tutarauli (18-3-0, M-1: 6-1-0) sa main event.
Ang 26-ka-tuig-ang panuigon Ismagulov ang nagsakay sa usa ka siyam-ka-away win streak, date balik sa labaw pa kay sa 2 ½ ka tuig, lakip na sa usa ka ikatulo nga-round knockout sa Tutarauli sa Mayo 27, 2016 sa M-1 Challenge 66 Fight sa Night. Ismagulov usab midaog sa M-1 Challenge 72 Fight sa Tuig, pinaagi sa usa ka ikatulo nga-round unanimous decision sa Nobyembre 18, 2016.
Tutaraul ang, 25, nga mabira sa walo ka mga kadaugan sa usa ka talay sukad siya nawad-an sa Ismagulov, lakip na ang mga desisyon daog sa miaging tuig sa ibabaw sa Artur Lemos sa M-1 Challenge 77 ug Vladimir Kanunnikov sa M-1 Challenge 83.
Sa co-main event, undefeated M-1 Challenge naghupot sa bantamweight title Movsar Evloev (8-0-0, M-1: 8-0-0) nagabutang sa iyang hingpit nga propesyonal nga MMA rekord sa linya batok sa iyang Kazakh challenger, Sergey Morozov (10-3-0, M-1: 5-2-0).
Evloev na unbeatable sukad sa iyang M-1 Global ug propesyonal nga debut sa Nobyembre 25, 2014, sa diha nga ang gifted Russian nga milumos Jianwei Ha ngadto sa usa ka ikaduha nga-round pagpasakop sa M-1 Challenge 53. Sa M-1 Challenge 76, Evloev nadakpan sa Interim M-1 Challenge bantamweight title, pagtuktok sa Alexey Nevzorov uban sa usa ka gamhanan nga kick niadtong Abril, gisundan sa usa ka impresibo lima-ka-round decision beteranong Pavel Vitruk niini nga sa miaging Hulyo sa M-1 Challenge 81 sa pagdakop sa mga dayag nga titulo.
Morozov nakaangkon sa iyang unang title shot sa likod-sa-sunod nga kadaugan sa 2017 batok sa beteranong sa Brazil manggugubat, pagkuha sa usa ka tulo-ka-round desisyon nga gikan sa Fabricio Sarraff sa M-1 Challenge 76, ug ang usa ka ikaduha nga-round knockout nga pinaagi sa kumo sa luận Fernandez sa 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), sa Alemanya, vs. Russian nga kaaway Khadis Ibragimov (2-0-0, M-1: 0-0-0), sa Brazil bantamweight Helton dos Santos Davella(15-5-1, M-1: 0-1-1) vs. Bair sa balay (5-2-0, M-1: 2-2-0), sa Rusya, ug American middleweight Si Jose “Leonidas” Henle (10-3-1, M-1: 0-1-0) vs. Valery “Ang Russian nga Hammer” Myasnikov (11-1-2, M-1: 2-1-2).
Ang preliminary card mao ang puno, ingon man, uban sa walay pildeng palaaboton Alexander Osetrov(3-0-0, M-1: 2-0-0) ug Madaniyah Klyuev (5-0-0) diha sa usa ka gubat sa mga Russian nga bantamweights, kanhi M-1 Challenge lightweight champion Maxim Divnich (13-4-0, M-1: 7-4-0), sa Russia pinaagi sa dalan sa Ukraine, vs. Busurmankul Abdibait Uulu (9-2-1, M-1: 1-0-1) , sa Kyrgyzstan, German nga heavyweight Frank tattoo” Kortz (4-4-0, M-1: 0-1-0) vs. walay pildeng Russian nga panultihon Yakobyuk (7-1-0, M-1: 2-0-0), Talekh “Ang Azerbaijan Terminator” Nadzhafadze (6-2-1, M-1: 2-1-1) vs. Russian nga middleweight Vitaliy Slipenko (9-1-0, M-1: 1-0-0), ug Brazil nga lightweight Rubenilton “Rubinho” Pear (18-5-0, M-1: 2-2-0) vs. Erlan Ulukbekov (7-1-0, M-1: 0-1-0), sa Kyrgyzstan.
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Feb. 9 – M-1 Challenge 87: Silander vs. Ashimov, M-1 Arena, Santos sa Ulahing mga Petersburg, Russia
Feb. 22 – M-1 Challenge 88: Ismagulov vs. Tutaraul ang, Olympic Stadium, Moscow, Russia

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

Grand Opening of M-1 Arena, Feb. 9
Santos sa Ulahing mga Petersburg, Russia
SANTOS Petersburg, Russia (Enero 25, 2018) – The Interim M-1 Challenge flyweight title will be on the line Pebrero 9, sa diha nga Mikael “hulk” Sila ug Arman Ashimov square off in the M-1 Challenge 87 main event, in the grand opening of M-1 Arena in Saint Petersburg, Russia.
Both events will be live-streamed from Russia in high definition on www.M1Global.TV. Mananan-aw makahimo sa pagtan-aw sa mga preliminary away ug nag-unang card pinaagi sa logging sa pagparehistro sawww.M1Global.TV. Fans mahimong motan-aw sa tanan nga mga aksyon sa ilang mga computer, ingon man sa Android ug Apple Smart phones ug mga papan.
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), niadtong Agosto sa 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, ug 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), Brazilian nga kahayag heavyweight Kleiber RaimundoOrgugho” Silva (14-7-0, M-1: 1-0-0) vs. Dmitry Mikutsa (7-3-0, M-1: 1-1-0), sa Ukraine, Russian nga featherweight East Nagibin (13-3-0, M-1: 5-2-0) vs. Jadison DimitryTita” Silva (23-8-0, M-1: 0-0-0), sa Brazil, ug Pavel Gordeev (9-1-0, M-1: 3-0-0), sa Rusya, 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), sa Rusya, unbeaten Russian heavyweight Adam Bogatyrev (5-0-0, M-1: 1-0-0) vs. Jose “AgusAugustine 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), sa Rusya, and Georgian welterweight Amiran Gogoladze (4-1-0, M-1: 1-0-0) vs. Stanislav “StasPodolsky (5-1-0, M-1: 1-0-0).
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Feb. 22 – M-1 Challenge 88: Ismagulov vs. Tutaraul ang, Olympic Stadium, Moscow, Russia

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

Arman Ashimov is shown above putting Rodrigo Melonio to sleep
SANTOS Petersburg, Russia (Enero 18, 2018) – Pagtaas sa flyweight Arman Ashimov na nga mga 2017 M-1 Global Prospect sa Tuig.
Ashimov (7-2-1, M-1: 2-0-0), 26, naghimo sa iyang M-1 Global debut niadtong Hulyo sa M-1 Challenge 81, diin siya mihunong kaniadto undefeated Gadzhimurad Aliev (6-0-0), sa Rusya, uban sa usa ka sukmag sa round duha ka.
niadtong Nobyembre, Ashimov posisyon sa iyang kaugalingon alang sa usa ka title shot uban sa usa ka impresibo pag-abli-round knockout nga pinaagi sa kumo sa Brazil beterano Rodrigo Melonio (16-3-0) sa M-1 Challenge 85.
Lima ka ni Ashimov pito ka mga kadaugan sa petsa nga natapos pinaagi sa knockout, ang laing duha ka pinaagi sa desisyon.
Ang gifted Kazakh fighter headlines sa iyang unang M-1 Global nga hitabo sa Pebrero 9 batok sa Pinlandes nga manunulong Mikael “hulk” Sila (17-5-0, M-1: 1-0-0) alang sa Interim M-1 Global flyweight title, sa pagsaulog sa pag-abli sa mga maanindot nga, state-of-the-art nga M-1 Arena sa Saint Petersburg, Russia.
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Feb. 9 – M-1 Challenge 87: Silander vs. Ashimov, M-1 Arena, Santos sa Ulahing mga Petersburg, Russia

Feb. 22 – M-1 Challenge 88: Ismagulov vs. Tutaraul ang, Olympic Stadium, Moscow, Russia

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

SANTOS Petersburg, Russia (Enero 16, 2018) — M-1 Challenge lightweight champion Damir Ismagulov nga gipili sa mixed-martial arts fans sa tibuok kalibutan ingon nga ang 2017 M-1 Global Fighter of the Year.
Nakig-away gikan sa Orenburg, Russia, ang 26-ka-tuig-ang panuigon Ismagulov (14-2-0, M-1: 8-1-0) mao 3-0-0 sa 2017, tanan sa M-1 Global aksyon, lakip na ang iyang M-1 Challenge lightweight title-winning performance, gisundan sa usa ka malampuson nga title defense.
Ismagulov, usa ka lumad sa Kazakhstan, nagsugod 2017 sa dakong estilo, pagtuktok sa Morgan Heraod sa Pransiya, sa ikatulong round niadtong Pebrero sa M-1 Challenge 74.
Niadtong Mayo, Ismagulov faced former M-1 Challenge champion Maxim Divnich (13-2-0), sa balay, sa Orenburg, alang sa bakanteng M-1 Challenge lightweight championship.
Ang ilang titulo away misugod uban sa usa ka “pagbati-sa proseso” sa yano nga pagbayloay sa mga pagbunal sa Ismagulov nagtrabaho labaw pa uban sa iyang mga tiil, apan sa pag-abli round natapos uban sa lungsod paborito nga naghupot sa usa ka gamay nga bentaha.
Ismagulov, Apan, midominar sa sunod nga tulo ka rounds ug Divnich, kansang grabe nga naguba, dugoon nga nawong nagpakita sa epekto sa padayon nga pag-atake ni Ismagulov, dili makahimo sa mga butang sa palibot sa ikalima. Samtang ang mga finish nagkaduol, Ismagulov napakyas sa pagsumiter sa iyang duwa kontra hangtud sa usa ka barrage sa wala matubag gisumbag gipaulan sa usa ka panalipod nga Divnich. referee ang mihunong sa aksyon uban sa 13-segundos sa orasan alang sa usa ka malisud nga-nakig-away Ismagulov kadaugan pinaagi sa technical knockout.
Human sa away 5,000 fans gisaulog, nagangulob sa ilang pag-uyon alang sa Ismagulov, nga miingon, “Ako gikan sa rehiyon Orenburg. Ako midaog sa bakus! Salamat sa pag-anhi. gusto ko nga magpasalamat sa MMA Orenburg, sa akong coach,Victor Frolov, nga nakakita kanako nga ingon sa usa ka talanton, ug Alexander Shlemenko sa pagtuo sa akon. Nagapasalamat ako sa akong mga coaches, sa akong pamilya, ug ang atong mga fans.
“Ako napamatud-an nga ang usa ka yano nga guy gikan sa usa ka gamay nga balangay sa gawas sa Internet mahimong champion. Kon mahimo ko, mahimo kamo. bakus mao ang sa Orenburg, diin kini kinahanglan nga.”
Ismagulov gipakita dinhi sa usa ka yuta-ug-pound pag-atake batok sa. Rogero Matias da Conceição
Ismagulov midaog sa usa ka malisud nga-nakig-away main gubat event batok masuko-hunahuna Rogero “Karranca” Matias da Conceição, sa Brazil, pinaagi sa usa ka non-title, unanimous decision sa M-1 Challenge 85.
Ismagulov modepensa sa iyang M-1 Challenge lightweight title Pebrero 22, sa diha nga siya magakuha sa iyang Georgian nga challenger, Raul Tuturauli (18-3-0, M-1: 6-1-0), sa M-1 Challenge 88 main event sa Olympic Stadium sa Moscow.

 

 

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Feb. 22 – M-1 Challenge 88: Ismagulov vs. Tutaraul ang, Olympic Stadium, Moscow, Russia

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

SANTOS Petersburg, Russia (Enero 8, 2018) – M-1 Global will kick-off its 21stseason with a pair of international events in February, M-1 Challenge 87 ug M-1 Challenge 88, sa tinagsa, Feb. 9 in Saint Petersburg and Feb. 22 sa Moscow.
Both events will be live-streamed from Russia in high definition on www.M1Global.TV. Mananan-aw makahimo sa pagtan-aw sa mga preliminary away ug nag-unang card pinaagi sa logging sa pagparehistro sa www.M1Global.TV. Fans mahimong motan-aw sa tanan nga mga aksyon sa ilang mga computer, ingon man sa Android ug Apple Smart phones ug mga papan.
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 Alexander Doskalchuk, sa Ukraine.
Mikael Silander (R) will be making his Russian MMA debut Feb. 9 in Saint Petersburg
Ariman Ashimov hopes to improve to 3-0-0 in M-1 Challenge competition on Feb. 9
Two M-1 Challenge title fights have been announced as the M-1 Challenge 88 co-main events on Feb. 22 sa Moscow.
M-1 Challenge Lightweight Champion Damir Ismagulov (14-2-0, M-1: 8-1-0), sa Rusya, 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 (sa ibabaw) makes his second title defense Feb. 22
Raul Tutarauli (sa ibabaw) gets his first title shot Feb. 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
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M-1 Arena grand opening and M-1 Challenge 100 to highlight 21st season for M-1 Global

In January the new M-1 Arena is scheduled to open in Saint Petersburg
SANTOS Petersburg, Russia (Disyembre 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 21st panahon.
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 presidente Vadim Finkelchtein discussed a few of these subjects (tan-awa ang sa ubos) 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, UK, Canada, South Korea, China, etc. 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. Karon, bisan, we don’t have enough strong female fighters to do it, bisan pa. 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, diin, special plans, etc.
VF: M-1 Global has already promoted more than 200 mga panghitabo, lakip 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, siyempre, apan kini mao ang kon unsa kini mao ang, 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

M-1 Global president Vadim Finkelchtein
SANTOS Petersburg, Russia (Disyembre 27, 2017) — M-1 Global celebrated its 20thanniversary 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 ug Alexander Shlemenko, as well as rising stars Alexey Kunchenko ug Artem Frolov.
M-1 Global founder and president Vadim Finkelchtein reviewed the 2017 panahon, answering a series of questions below:
Kinatibuk-an, how do you evaluate the 2017 M-1 Challenge season in terms of achievements and accomplishments as a promotional company?
VF: “Una sa tanan, 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.
“Sunod tuig, we are going to promote even more events in other countries, planning to hold M-1 Challenge shows in Georgia, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Turkey, 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 1st came to see the rematch and that liver-kick Alexander delivered made the crowd go crazy. In the first fight, Brandon won in 35 seconds, so Alexander wanted to revenge fast and it took him just 25 seconds. 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. Dugang pa, 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. Sa 2018, the flyweight division will be very interesting.
M-1 PROBLEMA Champions
Heavyweight (265 lbs., 120,2 kg)
VACANT
LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT (205 lbs., 93,0 kg)
VACANT
middleweight (185 lbs., 83,9 kg)
Artem Frolov (10-0-0 (M-1: 7-0-0), Russia
welterweight (170 lbs., 77,1 kg)
Alexey Kunchenko (17-0-0 (M-1: 9-0-0), Russia
lightweight (155 lbs., 70,3 kg)
Damir Ismagulov (14-2-0 (M-1: 9-1-0), Russia pinaagi sa Kazakhstan
Featherweight (145 lbs., 65,8 kg)
Khamzat Dalgiev (10-1-0 (M-1: 7-1-0), Russia
BANTAMWEIGHT (135 lbs., 61,2 kg)
Movsar Evloev (8-0-0 (M-1: 8-0-0), Russia
FLYWEIGHT (125 lbs., 56,7 kg)
Alexander Doskalchuk (8-1-0 (M-1: 3-4-1), Ukraine
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M-1 HAGIT 86 OPISYAL RESULTA

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
INGUSHETIA, Russia (Nobyembre 25, 2017) — Russian challenge Khamzat Dalgievended the three-year plus reign of Juan “Kini mao ang” 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” main event, sa Ingushetia, Russia.
M-1 Challenge 86 showcased MMA fighters from a dozen different countries: Russia, USA, Slovakia, Finland, Canada, France, Brazil, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Ukraine, Azerbaijan and Georgia.
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Buchinger (32-6-0, M-1: 7-2-0) originally captured his M-1 Challenge featherweight title more than three years ago, sa diha nga siya nanuktok sa Yon Nizami in the fourth round of their M-1 Challenge 52 Fight sa Night, also held in Ingushetia. Buchinger had made two title defenses, winning a five-round unanimous decision over Mansour Barnaoui saM-1 Challenge 62 sa Oktubre 10, 2016, as well as in his last action this past June atM-1 Challenge 80 sa 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), gilugwayan ang iyang sunodsunod nga kadaugan sa 10 consecutive victories since he lost his pro debut.
Russian nga Mikhail Ragozin (9-3-0), M-1: 2-1-0) knocked out American Si Jose “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 “Ang 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), sa Rusya, sa ikaduhang round, 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, beterano Diego Davella (18-7-1, M-1: 1-2-1), sa opening round.
Sa preliminary card, Ukrainian welterweight Alexander “Iron Capture” Butenko(45-12-3, M-1: 11-2-1) registered the 45th 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), sa Kyrgyzstan. Georgian featherweight SosoStechkinNizharadze (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) nanuktok saNikolay Savilov, sa Rusya, sa unang round sa kumo, ug Brazil nga lightweightRubenilton “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) nagbantay sa iyang hingpit nga rekord, unloading a bevy of punches on UkrainianDmitry Orlov (2-4-1, M-1: 1-1-0) for a first-round technical knockout, samtang UkrainianYuri Chobuka (8-1-0, M-1: 2-0-0) mipalambo sa iyang record ngadto sa 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), sa Rusya, at a 150-pound catchweight.
Complete results, video of each fight, and more pictures below:
PANGUNANG CARD
PANGUNANG PANGHITABO – M-1 HAGIT Featherweight Championship
Khamzat Dalgiev (10-1-0, M-1: 7-1-0), Russia
WKO1 (Kumo – 2:35)
Ivan Buchinger(32-6-0, M-1: 7-2-0), Slovakia
(Dalgiev won M-1 Challenge featherweight title)
CO-FEATURE – 196 Ang LBS. CATCHWEIGHT
Mikhail Ragozin (9-3-0, M-1: 3-1-0), Russia
WKO3 (Kumo – 4:59)
Joseph Henle (10-3-1, M-1: 0-1-0), USA
Lightweight
Aleksi Mantykivi, Finland
WSUB2 (Gipunggotan ug ulo choke – 1:06)
Bashir Gagiev (5-3-0, M-1: 2-1-), Russia
BANTAMWEIGHTS
Chris Kelades 12-3-0, M-1: 1-0-0), Canada
WSUB3 (Kimura – 1:37)
Oleg Lichkovakha (8-2-0, M-1: 1-1-0), Russia
FEATHERWEIGHTS
Busurmankut Abdibait Uulu (9-2-1, M-1: 1-0-1), Kyrgyzstan
WTKO (Kumo – 4:12)
Diego Davella (18-6-1, M-1: 1-2-1), Brazil
Preliminary CARD
Lightweight
Arnaud Kherfallakh (5-1-0, M-1: 2-0-0), France
WSUB1 (Gipunggotan ug ulo choke – 1:48)
Vaha Shankhoev (5-4-0, M-1: 4-3-0), Russia
FEATHERWEIGHTS
Send Nizharadze (5-4-0, M-1: 2-0-0), Georgia
WDEC3
Adam Gagiev (3-3-1, M-1: 2-2-0), Russia
Heavyweights
Zaur Gadzhibabyev (6-1-0, 4-0-0), Azerbaijan
WKO1 (Punch4:33)
Nikolay Savilov (10-3-0, M-1: 3-1-0), Russia
WELTERWEIGHTS
Alexander Butenko (45-12-3, M-1: 11-2-1), Russia
WSUB1 (Arm-bar5:00)
Elerzhan Narmurzaev (4-1-0, M-1: 0-1-0), Kyrgyzstan
Lightweight
Rubenilton Pereira (18-5-0, M-1: 2-2-0)
WKO1 (Punch3:08)
Absalom-Ali Nalgiev (14-6-0, M-1: 5-1-0)
PRE – UNSAON
BANTAMWEIGHTS
Selem Evloev (3-0-0, M-1 3-0-0), Russia
WTKO1 (Kumo 4:36)
Dmitry Orlov (2-3-0, M-1: 1-1-0) , Ukraine
150 Ang LBS. CATCHWEIGHT
Yuri Chobuka (8-1-0, M-1: 1-0-0), Ukraine
WSUB1 (Gipunggotan ug ulo choke – 2:14)
Akhmadkhan Bokov (2-3-0, M-1: 2-1-0), Russia
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Ivan Buchinger defends M-1 Challenge featherweight title vs. Khamzat Dalgiev to headline M-1 Challenge 86

Kini nga Biyernes sa Ingushetia, Russia
Ivan Buchinger (R) has been the M-1 Challenge featherweight champion for 3 ka tuig
SANTOS Petersburg, Russia (Nobyembre 20, 2017) – M-1 Global holds one of its final events of the year sa Biyernes sa gabii, featuring M-1 Challenge featherweight champion Juan “Kini mao ang” Buchinger in his title defense against challenger Khamzat Dalgiev sa M-1 Challenge 86: Battle of the Narts in Ingushetia, Russia.
M-1 Challenge 86 will be streamed live from Ingushetia in high definition on www.M1Global.TV. Mananan-aw makahimo sa pagtan-aw sa mga preliminary away ug nag-unang card pinaagi sa logging sa pagparehistro sa www.M1Global.TV. Fans mahimong motan-aw sa tanan nga mga aksyon sa ilang mga computer, ingon man sa Android ug Apple Smart phones ug mga papan.
M-1 Challenge 86 will showcase MMA fighters from 12 different countries: Russia, USA, Slovakia, Finland, Canada, France, Brazil, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Ukraine, Azerbaijan and Georgia.
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Buchinger (32-5-0, M-1: 7-1-0), away gikan sa Slovakia, captured his M-1 Challenge featherweight title more than three years ago, sa diha nga siya nanuktok sa Yon Nizami in the fourth round of their M-1 Challenge 52 Fight sa Night, also held in Ingushetia. Buchinger has made two title defenses, winning a five-round unanimous decision over Mansour Barnaoui sa M-1 Challenge 62 sa Oktubre 10, 2016, as well as in his last action this past June at M-1 Challenge 80 sa 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), sa Rusya, 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 sa 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 ngadto sa usa ka ikaduha nga-round pagpasakop (see picture below).

Sa co-bahin nga panghitabo, 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, Si Jose “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. Russian nga Bashir Gagiev (5-2-0, M-1: 2-0-0), Canadian bantamweight Chris “Ang Greek Assassin” Kelades (11-3-0, M-1: 0-0-0), also making his M-1 Global debut, vs. Russian nga 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), sa Kyrgyzstan.
The loaded preliminary card has Russian lightweight Absalom-Ali Nalgiev (14-5-0, M-1: 5-0-0) vs. Brazilian 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. KiamrianBrazenAbbasov (18-3-0, M-1: 0-0-0), sa Kyrgyzstan, Azerbaijan heavyweight Zaur Gadzhibabyev (5-1-0, M-1: 3-0-0) vs. Russian nga Nikolay Savilov (10-2-0, M-1: 3-0-0), ug Russian featherweight Adam Gagiev (3-2-1, M-1: 2-1-0) vs. SosoStechkinNizharadze (4-4-0, M-1: 1-0-0), sa Georgia.
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M-1 KAAYOHAN KANG EVENT CALENDAR:
M-1 Challenge 86: Nov. 24, 2017 sa Ingushetia, Russia