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M-1 CHALLENGE 87 PWA & FOTO

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SAINT PETERSBURG, Larisi (Fevriye 8, 2018) — The official weigh in was held todau fpor demen an M-1 defi 87, highlighted by the grand opening of M1 Arena in Saint Petersburg, Larisi.
KAT MAIN

MAIN EVÈNMAN – M-1 CHALLENGE INTERIM FLYWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP – 5 X 5
(L) Mikael “Pontoon” sila

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

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

CO-FEATURE – Heavyweights limyè – 3 X 5
(L) Kleber Raimundo “Orgulho” Silva (Brezil) – 204.37 LB. (92,7 kg.)
vs.
(R) Dimitry Mikutsa (Ikrèn) – 205 LB. (93 kg.)
FEATHERWEIGHTS — 3 X 5
Timur Nagibin (Larisi) – 144.62 LB. (65,6 kg.)
vs.
Jadison Dimitry “Tita” Silva (Brezil) – 144.84 LB. (65,7 kg.)
Welterweights – 3 X 5
(R) Shaukat Rakhmonov (Kazakhstan) – 169.76 LB. (77 kg.)
vs.
(L) Levan Solodovnik (Larisi) – 168.87 LB. (76.6 kg.)
(L) Pablo Ortmann (Swis) – 169.76 LB. (77 kg.)
vs.
(R) Ingiskhan Ozdoev (Larisi) – 170 LB. (77.1 kg.)
KAT PRELIMINÈ
Heavyweights – 3 X 5
Jose “Agus” Augustin Jimenez Garcia (Espay) – 263.23 LB. (119,4 kg.)
vs.
Adam Bogatyrev (Larisi) – 255.74 LB. (116 kg.)
Welterweights – 3 X 5
Charles-Henri Tchoungui (Lafrans) – 170 LB. (77.1 kg.)
vs.
Artem Nenakhov (Larisi) – 169.54 LB. (76.9 kg.)
Amiran Gogoladze (Georgia) – 170 LB. (77.1 kg.)
vs.
Stanislav “Stas” Podolsky (Larisi) – 167.33 LB. (75.9 kg.)
Anderson “Fala Mansa” De Queiroz Diniz (Brezil) – 168.43 LB. (76,4 kg.)
vs.
Danila Prikaza (Larisi) – 170 LB. (77.1 kg.)
Lightweights – 3 X 5
Pavel Gordeev (Larisi) – 158.07 LB. (71,7 kg.)
vs.
Bobur “Karshinskiy” Kurbonov (Uzbekistan) – 158.51 LB. (71,9 kg.)
Jani Salmi (Finland) – 154.76 LB. (70,2 kg.)
vs.
Nikolay Goncharov (Larisi) – 154.76 LB. (70,2 kg.)
Aleksandar Rakas (Kwoasi) – 154.54 LB. (70,1 kg.)
vs.
Anatoly Lyagu (Ikrèn) – 155 LB. (70,3 kg.)
PRE-UNDERCARD
Tino Gilaranz (Espay) – 154.1 LB. (69,9 kg.)
vs.
Valentin Kryzhanovsky (Larisi) – 151.46 LB. (68,7 kg.)
(all fights & fighters subject to change)

LÈ: Vandredi, Fevriye 9, 2018
KI KOTE: M-1 Arena, Saint Petersburg, Larisi
Pwomotè: M-1 Global
LIVE STREAM: www.m1global.tv (10.30 a.m. AK / 7:30 a.m. PT in USA)
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Feb. 22 – M-1 defi 88: Ismagulov vs. Tutaraul nan, Olympic estad, Moskou, Larisi
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Stars ap vini soti pou M-1 defi 88

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De M-1 defi tit batay
Damir Ismagulov vs. Raul Tutarauli
Movsar Evloev vs. Sergey Morozov
Feb. 22 nan Moskou
SAINT PETERSBURG, Larisi (Janvye 31, 2018) – Yon pè nan M-1 batay tit defi, ansanm ak retounen nan yon chanpyon ansyen, yo batay chòk-ak-tranble sou M-1 defi 88, Fevriye 22 nan Olympic estad nan Moskou, Larisi.
M-1 defi 88 yo pral ap viv-difuze nan men Larisi nan definisyon wo sou www.M1Global.TV. Telespektatè yo pral kapab gade batay yo preliminè ak kat prensipal pa antre nan Virtual Counselor yo enskri nan www.M1Global.TV. Fanatik ka gade tout aksyon an nan konpitè yo, kòm byen ke sou android ak Apple telefòn entelijan ak tablèt.
M-1 defi ki lejè chanpyon Damir Ismaguluv (14-2-0, M-1: 8-1-0), Kazakhstan natal batay la soti nan Larisi, defan tit l 'kont pwovokatè Georgian Raul Tutarauli (18-3-0, M-1: 6-1-0) nan evènman an prensipal.
Ismagulov nan 26-ane-fin vye granmoun se monte yon nèf-batay genyen tras, date tounen plis pase 2 ½ ane, ki gen ladan yon pentch twazyèm-wonn nan Tutarauli sou Me 27, 2016 nan la M-1 defi 66 Goumen nan mitan lannwit lan. Ismagulov tou te genyen an M-1 defi 72 Goumen pou Ane a, pa fason pou yon twazyèm-wonn desizyon inanim sou Novanm 18, 2016.
Tutaraul nan, 25, te repwann nan uit viktwa nan yon ranje depi li pèdi nan Ismagulov, ki gen ladan desizyon ranport ane pase a sou Artur Lemos nan M-1 defi 77 ak Vladimir Kanunnikov nan M-1 defi 83.
Nan evènman an ko-prensipal, undefeated M-1 defi detantè tit bantamweight Movsar Evloev (8-0-0, M-1: 8-0-0) mete pafè pwofesyonèl mma dosye l 'sou liy lan kont pwovokatè Kazakh l', Sergey Morozov (10-3-0, M-1: 5-2-0).
Evloev te inegalabl depi l 'M-1 Global ak pwofesyonèl premye sou Novanm 25, 2014, lè ki gen don Ris la etoufe Jianwei Ha nan yon soumèt dezyèm-wonn nan M-1 defi 53. Nan M-1 defi 76, Evloev pran Pwovizwa M-1 defi tit la bantamweight, frape pi rèd toujou soti Alexey Nevzorov ak yon kout pye pwisan dènye mwa avril, ki te swiv pa yon bèl desizyon senk-wonn sou veteran Pavel Vitruk sa a sot pase Jiyè a M-1 defi 81 pran tit la kareman.
Morozov touche piki premye tit li yo ak tounen-a-tounen viktwa nan 2017 kont avyon de gè brezilyen veteran, pran yon desizyon twa-wonn soti nan Fabricio Sarraff nan M-1 defi 76, ak yon pentch dezyèm-wonn pa pwenson a luan Fernandez nan M-1 defi 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), nan Almay, vs. Ris lenmi Khadis Ibragimov (2-0-0, M-1: 0-0-0), brezilyen bantamweight Helton dos Santos Davella(15-5-1, M-1: 0-1-1) vs. Bair lakay (5-2-0, M-1: 2-2-0), nan Larisi, ak Ameriken middleweight Jozèf “Leonidas” Henle (10-3-1, M-1: 0-1-0) vs. Valery “Hammer Ris la” Myasnikov (11-1-2, M-1: 2-1-2).
Kat la preliminè se chaje, kòm byen, ak kandida envenku Alexander Osetrov(3-0-0, M-1: 2-0-0) ak Sergey Klyuev (5-0-0) nan yon batay nan bantamweights Ris, ansyen M-1 defi ki lejè chanpyon Maxim Divnich (13-4-0, M-1: 7-4-0), nan Larisi pa fason pou Ikrèn, vs. Busurmankul Abdibait Uulu (9-2-1, M-1: 1-0-1) , nan Kyrgyzstan, german pwa loud Frank Tattoo” Kortz (4-4-0, M-1: 0-1-0) vs. envenku Ris Maxim Yakobyuk (7-1-0, M-1: 2-0-0), Talekh “Azerbaydjan Terminator a” Nadzhafadze (6-2-1, M-1: 2-1-1) vs. Ris middleweight Vitaliy Slipenko (9-1-0, M-1: 1-0-0), ak brezilyen ki lejè Rubenilton “Rubinho” Pear (18-5-0, M-1: 2-2-0) vs. Erlan Ulukbekov (7-1-0, M-1: 0-1-0), nan Kyrgyzstan.
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M-1 defi 87: Mikael Silander-Arman Ashimov Interim M-1 Challenge Flyweight title fight headliner

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Grand Opening of M-1 Arena, Feb. 9
Saint Petersburg, Larisi
SAINT PETERSBURG, Larisi (Janvye 25, 2018) – The Interim M-1 Challenge flyweight title will be on the line Fevriye 9, lè Mikael “Pontoon” sila ak Arman Ashimov square off in the M-1 defi 87 evènman prensipal, in the grand opening of M-1 Arena in Saint Petersburg, Larisi.
Both events will be live-streamed from Russia in high definition on www.M1Global.TV. Telespektatè yo pral kapab gade batay yo preliminè ak kat prensipal pa antre nan Virtual Counselor yo enskri nanwww.M1Global.TV. Fanatik ka gade tout aksyon an nan konpitè yo, kòm byen ke sou android ak Apple telefòn entelijan ak tablèt.
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), Out pase a nan M-1 defi 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 defi 85, ak Gadzhimurad Aliev last July at M-1 defi 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), Pwa loud limyè brezilyen Kleiber Raimundo “Orgugho” Silva (14-7-0, M-1: 1-0-0) vs. Dmitry Mikutsa (7-3-0, M-1: 1-1-0), nan Ikrèn, Ris plum Timur Nagibin (13-3-0, M-1: 5-2-0) vs. Jadison Dimitry “Tita” Silva (23-8-0, M-1: 0-0-0), nan Brezil, ak Pavel Gordeev (9-1-0, M-1: 3-0-0), nan Larisi, 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), nan Larisi, 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), nan Larisi, 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

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Arman Ashimov is shown above putting Rodrigo Melonio to sleep
SAINT PETERSBURG, Larisi (Janvye 18, 2018) – K ap monte a Mouch Arman Ashimov ki te rele nan 2017 M-1 Global Prospect pou Ane a.
Ashimov (7-2-1, M-1: 2-0-0), 26, fè l 'M-1 Global premye Jiyè pase nan M-1 defi 81, nan ki li te kanpe deja undefeated Gadzhimurad Aliev (6-0-0), nan Larisi, ak yon sèl kout pyen nan wonn de.
mwa Novanm dènye, Ashimov positionné tèt li pou yon piki tit ak yon ouvèti-wonn pentch enpresyonan atravè pwenson nan veteran brezilyen Rodrigo Melonio (16-3-0) nan M-1 defi 85.
Senk nan sèt viktwa Ashimov la nan dat gen te fini pa pentch, de lòt pa desizyon.
ki gen don Kazakh avyon de gè nan tit premye l 'M-1 Global evènman sou Fevriye 9 kont okipan Finnish Mikael “Pontoon” sila (17-5-0, M-1: 1-0-0) pou Pwovizwa M-1 tit la Mouch Global, selebre ouvèti a nan bèl la, eta-of-atizay la M-1 Arena nan Saint Petersburg, Larisi.
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2017 M-1 Global Fighter of the Year M-1 Challenge Lightweight Champion Damir Ismagulov

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SAINT PETERSBURG, Larisi (Janvye 16, 2018) — M-1 defi ki lejè chanpyon Damir Ismagulov te chwazi pa fanatik melanje-masyal-boza atravè mond lan kòm nan 2017 M-1 Global Fighter of the Year.
Goumen soti nan Orenburg, Larisi, 26-ane-fin vye granmoun Ismagulov nan (14-2-0, M-1: 8-1-0) te 3-0-0 nan 2017, tout moun ki nan M-1 aksyon Global, ki gen ladan ki lejè pèfòmans M-1 defi l 'tit-genyen, ki te swiv pa yon sèl defans tit siksè.
Ismagulov, yon natif natal nan Kazakhstan, te kòmanse 2017 nan style Grand, frape pi rèd toujou soti Morgan Heraod an Frans, nan twazyèm wonn ki sot pase a mwa fevriye a M-1 defi 74.
Dènye Me, Ismagulov faced former M-1 Challenge champion Maxim Divnich (13-2-0), lakay mwen, nan Orenburg, pou vid M-1 defi ki lejè chanpyona a.
batay tit yo kòmanse ak yon “pwosesis santi-soti” echanj nan senp nan kou ak Ismagulov travay plis ak pye l ', men ouvèti a wonn te fini ak pi renmen la Ville kenbe yon avantaj ti tay.
Ismagulov, sepandan, domine pwochen twa jij yo ak Divnich, ki gen kraze anpil, san figi te montre efè yo malad nan atak kontinye Ismagulov la, te kapab vire bagay alantou nan senkyèm lan. Kòm fini an prèt pou rive, Ismagulov echwe pou pou soumèt opozan jwèt li jouk yon pakèt san repons trou grennen sou yon Divnich defans. Abit la te kanpe totalman aksyon an ak 13-segonn ki rete sou revèy la pou yon difisil-goumen Ismagulov genyen pa pentch teknik.
Apre batay la 5,000 fanatik selebre, Roaring apwobasyon yo pou Ismagulov, ki te di, “Mwen se soti nan rejyon an Orenburg. Mwen te genyen senti a! Mèsi pou vini. Mwen vle remèsye mma Orenburg nan, antrenè m ',Victor Frolov, ki te wè m 'tankou yon talan, ak Alexander Shlemenko pou kwè nan mwen. Mwen remèsye antrenè m ', fanmi mwen, ak fanatik nou an.
“Mwen te pwouve ke yon nèg ki senp ki sòti nan yon ti vilaj san yo pa entènèt la ka vin chanpyon. Si m 'kapab, ou kapab. senti a se nan Orenburg, kote li ta dwe.”
Ismagulov yo montre isit la nan yon tè-ak-liv atak vs. Rogero Matias da Conceicao
Ismagulov te genyen yon difisil-goumen prensipal batay evènman kont fache-èspri Rogero “Karranca” Matias da Conceicao, nan Brezil, pa fason pou yon moun ki pa tit, inanim desizyon nan M-1 defi 85.
Ismagulov defan l 'M-1 defi ki lejè tit Fevriye 22, lè li pran sou pwovokatè Georgian l ', Raul Tuturauli (18-3-0, M-1: 6-1-0), nan la M-1 defi 88 evènman prensipal la nan Olympic estad nan Moskou.

 

 

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

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SAINT PETERSBURG, Larisi (Janvye 8, 2018) – M-1 Global will kick-off its 21stseason with a pair of international events in February, M-1 defi 87 ak M-1 defi 88, respektivman, Feb. 9 in Saint Petersburg and Feb. 22 nan Moskou.
Both events will be live-streamed from Russia in high definition on www.M1Global.TV. Telespektatè yo pral kapab gade batay yo preliminè ak kat prensipal pa antre nan Virtual Counselor yo enskri nan www.M1Global.TV. Fanatik ka gade tout aksyon an nan konpitè yo, kòm byen ke sou android ak Apple telefòn entelijan ak tablèt.
Finnish flyweight Mikael “Pontoon” 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 defi 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, nan Ikrèn.
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 defi 88 co-main events on Feb. 22 nan Moskou.
M-1 Challenge Lightweight Champion Damir Ismagulov (14-2-0, M-1: 8-1-0), nan Larisi, 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 (sou tèt) makes his second title defense Feb. 22
Raul Tutarauli (sou tèt) 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
Tout batay ak avyon de gè yo sijè a chanjman. Additional matches for M-1 defi 87ak M-1 defi 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

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In January the new M-1 Arena is scheduled to open in Saint Petersburg
SAINT PETERSBURG, Larisi (Desanm 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 sezon.
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 prezidan Vadim Finkelchtein discussed a few of these subjects (gade pi ba a) 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, Pòtigal, UK, Kanada, Kore di Sid, Lachin, elatriye. 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. Dwa koulye a, menm si, we don’t have enough strong female fighters to do it, ankò. 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, kote, special plans, elatriye.
VF: M-1 Global has already promoted more than 200 evènman, Ki gen ladan 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, nan kou, men li se sa li ye, 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

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M-1 Global prezidan Vadim Finkelchtein
SAINT PETERSBURG, Larisi (Desanm 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 ak Alexander Shlemenko, as well as rising stars Alexey Kunchenko ak Artem Frolov.
M-1 Global founder and president Vadim Finkelchtein reviewed the 2017 sezon, answering a series of questions below:
An jeneral, how do you evaluate the 2017 M-1 Challenge season in terms of achievements and accomplishments as a promotional company?
VF: “Premye a tout, 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 defi 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, Lachin, 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.
“Ane pwochèn, we are going to promote even more events in other countries, planning to hold M-1 Challenge shows in Georgia, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Turkey, Lachin, 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 segonn, so Alexander wanted to revenge fast and it took him just 25 segonn. 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. Anplis de sa, 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. Nan 2018, the flyweight division will be very interesting.”
M-1 CHALLENGE CHAMPIONS
Pwa loud (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), Larisi
WELTERWEIGHT (170 lbs., 77,1 kg)
Alexey Kunchenko (17-0-0 (M-1: 9-0-0), Larisi
LIGHTWEIGHT (155 lbs., 70,3 kg)
Damir Ismagulov (14-2-0 (M-1: 9-1-0), Russia by way of Kazakhstan
Plum (145 lbs., 65,8 kg)
Khamzat Dalgiev (10-1-0 (M-1: 7-1-0), Larisi
BANTAMWEIGHT (135 lbs., 61,2 kg)
Movsar Evloev (8-0-0 (M-1: 8-0-0), Larisi
FLYWEIGHT (125 lbs., 56,7 kg)
Aleksander Doskalchuk (8-1-0 (M-1: 3-4-1), Ikrèn
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M-1 CHALLENGE 86 REZILTA OFISYÈL

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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, Larisi (Novanm 25, 2017) — Russian challenge Khamzat Dalgievended the three-year plus reign of Jan “Sa a se nan” 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” evènman prensipal, nan Ingushetia, Larisi.
M-1 defi 86 showcased MMA fighters from a dozen different countries: Larisi, USA, Slovaki, Finland, Kanada, Lafrans, Brezil, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Ikrèn, 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, lè li te frape soti Kiltirèl Nizami in the fourth round of their M-1 defi 52 Goumen nan mitan lannwit lan, also held in Ingushetia. Buchinger had made two title defenses, winning a five-round unanimous decision over Mansour Barnaoui nanM-1 defi 62 sou Oktòb 10, 2016, as well as in his last action this past June atM-1 defi 80 nan peyi Lachin, 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), extended his win streak to 10 consecutive victories since he lost his pro debut.
Ris Mikhail Ragozin (9-3-0), M-1: 2-1-0) knocked out American Jozèf “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), nan Larisi, nan wonn nan dezyèm, 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, veteran Diego Davella (18-7-1, M-1: 1-2-1), nan wonn nan ouvèti.
Sou kat la preliminè, 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), nan 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) frape sotiNikolay Savilov, nan Larisi, nan premye tou an sou pwenson, ak brezilyen ki lejèRubenilton “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) kenbe dosye pafè li entak, unloading a bevy of punches on UkrainianDmitry Orlov (2-4-1, M-1: 1-1-0) for a first-round technical knockout, pandan y ap UkrainianYuri Chobuka (8-1-0, M-1: 2-0-0) amelyore dosye l ' 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), nan Larisi, at a 150-pound catchweight.
Complete results, video of each fight, and more pictures below:
KAT MAIN
MAIN EVÈNMAN – M-1 CHALLENGE Plum CHAMPIONSHIP
Khamzat Dalgiev (10-1-0, M-1: 7-1-0), Larisi
WKO1 (Pwenson – 2:35)
Ivan Buchinger(32-6-0, M-1: 7-2-0), Slovaki
(Dalgiev won M-1 Challenge featherweight title)
CO-FEATURE – 196 LBS. CATCHWEIGHT
Mikhail Ragozin (9-3-0, M-1: 3-1-0), Larisi
WKO3 (Pwenson – 4:59)
Joseph Henle (10-3-1, M-1: 0-1-0), USA
Lightweights
Aleksi Mantykivi, Finland
WSUB2 (Guillotine Choke – 1:06)
Bashir Gagiev (5-3-0, M-1: 2-1-), Larisi
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), Larisi
FEATHERWEIGHTS
Busurmankut Abdibait Uulu (9-2-1, M-1: 1-0-1), Kyrgyzstan
WTKO (Pwenson – 4:12)
Diego Davella (18-6-1, M-1: 1-2-1), Brezil
KAT PRELIMINÈ
Lightweights
Arnaud Kherfallakh (5-1-0, M-1: 2-0-0), Lafrans
WSUB1 (Guillotine Choke – 1:48)
Vaha Shankhoev (5-4-0, M-1: 4-3-0), Larisi
FEATHERWEIGHTS
Voye Nizharadze (5-4-0, M-1: 2-0-0), Georgia
WDEC3
Adam Gagiev (3-3-1, M-1: 2-2-0), Larisi
Heavyweights
Zaur Gadzhibabyev (6-1-0, 4-0-0), Azerbaijan
WKO1 (Punch – 4:33)
Nikolay Savilov (10-3-0, M-1: 3-1-0), Larisi
Welterweights
Alexander Butenko (45-12-3, M-1: 11-2-1), Larisi
WSUB1 (Arm-bar – 5:00)
Elerzhan Narmurzaev (4-1-0, M-1: 0-1-0), Kyrgyzstan
Lightweights
Rubenilton Pereira (18-5-0, M-1: 2-2-0)
WKO1 (Punch – 3:08)
Lon-Ali Nalgiev (14-6-0, M-1: 5-1-0)
PRE – UNDERCARD
BANTAMWEIGHTS
Selem Evloev (3-0-0, M-1 3-0-0), Larisi
WTKO1 (Pwenson 4:36)
Dmitry Orlov (2-3-0, M-1: 1-1-0) , Ikrèn
150 LBS. CATCHWEIGHT
Yuri Chobuka (8-1-0, M-1: 1-0-0), Ikrèn
WSUB1 (Guillotine Choke – 2:14)
Akhmadkhan Bokov (2-3-0, M-1: 2-1-0), Larisi
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Ivan Buchinger defends M-1 Challenge featherweight title vs. Khamzat Dalgiev to headline M-1 Challenge 86

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Sa a Vandredi nan Ingushetia, Larisi
Ivan Buchinger (R) has been the M-1 Challenge featherweight champion for 3 ane
SAINT PETERSBURG, Larisi (Novanm 20, 2017) – M-1 Global holds one of its final events of the year nan Vandredi lannwit, featuring M-1 Challenge featherweight champion Jan “Sa a se nan” Buchinger in his title defense against challenger Khamzat Dalgiev in the M-1 Challenge 86: Battle of the Narts in Ingushetia, Larisi.
M-1 defi 86 will be streamed live from Ingushetia in high definition on www.M1Global.TV. Telespektatè yo pral kapab gade batay yo preliminè ak kat prensipal pa antre nan Virtual Counselor yo enskri nan www.M1Global.TV. Fanatik ka gade tout aksyon an nan konpitè yo, kòm byen ke sou android ak Apple telefòn entelijan ak tablèt.
M-1 defi 86 will showcase MMA fighters from 12 different countries: Larisi, USA, Slovaki, Finland, Kanada, Lafrans, Brezil, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Ikrèn, Azerbaijan and Georgia.
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Buchinger (32-5-0, M-1: 7-1-0), batay soti nan Slovaki, captured his M-1 Challenge featherweight title more than three years ago, lè li te frape soti Kiltirèl Nizami in the fourth round of their M-1 defi 52 Goumen nan mitan lannwit lan, also held in Ingushetia. Buchinger has made two title defenses, winning a five-round unanimous decision over Mansour Barnaoui nan M-1 defi 62 sou Oktòb 10, 2016, as well as in his last action this past June at M-1 defi 80 nan peyi Lachin, 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), nan Larisi, 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 nan M-1 defi 79 with a heel hook and before that at M-1 defi 73, he earned a bonus Submission of the Night, using a choke to force Christian Holley nan yon soumèt dezyèm-wonn (see picture below).

Nan evènman an ko-chin an tap, 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, Jozèf “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. Ris 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. Ris 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), nan Kyrgyzstan.
The loaded preliminary card has Russian lightweight Lon-Ali Nalgiev (14-5-0, M-1: 5-0-0) vs. Brezilyen 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), nan Kyrgyzstan, Azerbaijan heavyweight Zaur Gadzhibabyev (5-1-0, M-1: 3-0-0) vs. Ris Nikolay Savilov (10-2-0, M-1: 3-0-0), ak Ris Plum Adam Gagiev (3-2-1, M-1: 2-1-0) vs. Soso “Stechkin” Nizharadze (4-4-0, M-1: 1-0-0), nan Georgia.
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M-1 defi 86: Nov. 24, 2017 nan Ingushetia, Larisi