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M-1 NSOGBU 87 WEIGHTS & Foto ndị dị na

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Saint Petersburg, Russia (February 8, 2018) — The official weigh in was held todau fpor echi M-1 Ịma Aka 87, highlighted by the grand opening of M1 Arena in Saint Petersburg, Russia.
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Isi ihe omume – M-1 CHALLENGE INTERIM FLYWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP – 5 X 5
(L) Mikael “Hulk” Sila

(Finland) 124.56 LB. (56,5 n'arọ.)

vs.
(R) Arman Ashimov (Kazakhstan) – 124.78 LB. (56,6 n'arọ.)

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

MGBE OLE: Friday, February 9, 2018
EBEE: M-1 Arena, Saint Petersburg, Russia
Ume: M-1 Global
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Stars apụta maka M-1 Challenge 88

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Abụọ M-1 Challenge aha ọgụ
Damir Ismagulov vs. Raul Tutarauli
Movsar Evloev vs. Sergey Morozov
-Ahụ. 22 na Moscow
Saint Petersburg, Russia (January 31, 2018) – A ụzọ nke M-1 Challenge aha ọgụ, tinyere nloghachi nke a mbụ mmeri, na ujo-and-nrube-akpata ịlụ ọgụ na M-1 Ịma Aka 88, February 22 na Olympic Stadium na Moscow, Russia.
M-1 Ịma Aka 88 ga-ebi ndụ-streamed si Russia na elu definition na www.M1Global.TV. Ndị na-ekiri ga-enwe ike na-ekiri ndị mbido ọgụ na isi kaadị egbu osisi na aha na www.M1Global.TV. Fans nwere ike na-ele niile ihe na ha kọmputa, nakwa dị ka na android na Apple smart ntị na mbadamba.
M-1 Challenge fechaa mmeri Damir Ismaguluv (14-2-0, M-1: 8-1-0), na Kazakhstan nwa afọ agha nke Russia, ọnọ aha megide Georgian ịma ya aka Raul Tutarauli (18-3-0, M-1: 6-1-0) na isi ihe omume.
The 26-afọ Ismagulov ke awat a itoolu-agha merie streak, -akpa azụ karịa 2 ½ afọ, tinyere a-atọ gburugburu knockout nke Tutarauli on May 27, 2016 na M-1 Ịma Aka 66 Ọgụ nke Night. Ismagulov nwekwara merie ndị M-1 Ịma Aka 72 Ọgụ nke Year, site n'ụzọ nke a na-atọ gburugburu olu mkpebi na November 18, 2016.
Tutaraul na, 25, ka reeled anya asatọ mmeri na a n'usoro ebe ọ bụ na ọ kwụsịrị iji Ismagulov, tinyere mkpebi enweta nkwanye afọ ikpeazụ n'elu Artur Lemos na M-1 Ịma Aka 77 na Vladimir Kanunnikov na M-1 Ịma Aka 83.
Na ngalaba-isi omume, undefeated M-1 Challenge Bantamweight aha njide Movsar Evloev (8-0-0, M-1: 8-0-0) na-ewepụta ya zuru okè ọkachamara Emmanuel ndekọ na akara megide ya Kazakh ịma ya aka, Sergey Morozov (10-3-0, M-1: 5-2-0).
Evloev kemgbe ọ bụla ghara imeri kemgbe ya M-1 Global na ọkachamara mpụta mbụ na November 25, 2014, mgbe onyinye Russian kpagbuo Jianwei Ha n'ime a abụọ-gburugburu nrubeisi na M-1 Ịma Aka 53. Mgbe M-1 Ịma Aka 76, Evloev were obere M-1 Challenge Bantamweight aha, na-akụ aka si Alexey Nevzorov na a dị ike igba ikpeazụ April, sochiri otu nnukwu ise-gburugburu mkpebi n'elu vetiran Pavel Vitruk a gara aga July na M-1 Ịma Aka 81 weghara chara aha.
Morozov akwụ ya mbụ aha shot na azụ na-azụ mmeri na 2017 megide vetiran Brazil alụso, na-ewere a atọ-gburugburu mkpebi si Fabricio Sarraff na M-1 Ịma Aka 76, na a abụọ-gburugburu knockout site punches of Luan Fernandez na M-1 Ịma Aka 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), nke Germany, vs. Russian iro Khadis Ibragimov (2-0-0, M-1: 0-0-0), Brazil Bantamweight Helton dos Santos Davella(15-5-1, M-1: 0-1-1) vs. Bair home (5-2-0, M-1: 2-2-0), nke Russia, na American Middleweight Joseph “Leonidas” Henle (10-3-1, M-1: 0-1-0) vs. Valery “The Russian Hammer” Myasnikov (11-1-2, M-1: 2-1-2).
The mbido kaadị bụ loaded, nakwa, na unbeaten atụmanya Alexander Osetrov(3-0-0, M-1: 2-0-0) na Sergey Klyuev (5-0-0) na a agha nke Russian bantamweights, mbụ M-1 Challenge fechaa mmeri Anya Divnich (13-4-0, M-1: 7-4-0), nke Russia site n'ụzọ nke Ukraine, vs. Busurmankul Abdibait Uulu (9-2-1, M-1: 1-0-1) , nke Kyrgyzstan, German Heavyweight Frank igbu” Kortz (4-4-0, M-1: 0-1-0) vs. unbeaten Russian Anya Yakobyuk (7-1-0, M-1: 2-0-0), Talekh “The Azerbaijan Terminator” Nadzhafadze (6-2-1, M-1: 2-1-1) vs. Russian middleweight Vitaliy Slipenko (9-1-0, M-1: 1-0-0), na Brazil fechaa Rubenilton “Rubinho” Ube (18-5-0, M-1: 2-2-0) vs. Erlan Ulukbekov (7-1-0, M-1: 0-1-0), nke Kyrgyzstan.
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M-1 Ịma Aka 87: Mikael Silander-Arman Ashimov Interim M-1 Challenge Flyweight title fight headliner

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Grand Opening of M-1 Arena, -Ahụ. 9
Saint Petersburg, Russia
Saint Petersburg, Russia (January 25, 2018) – The Interim M-1 Challenge flyweight title will be on the line February 9, mgbe ole Mikael “Hulk” Sila na Arman Ashimov square off in the M-1 Ịma Aka 87 isi ihe omume, 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. Ndị na-ekiri ga-enwe ike na-ekiri ndị mbido ọgụ na isi kaadị egbu osisi na aha nawww.M1Global.TV. Fans nwere ike na-ele niile ihe na ha kọmputa, nakwa dị ka na android na Apple smart ntị na mbadamba.
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), ikpeazụ August na M-1 Ịma Aka 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 Ịma Aka 85, na Gadzhimurad Aliev last July at M-1 Ịma Aka 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), Brazil ìhè Heavyweight Kleiber Raimundo “Orgugho” Silva (14-7-0, M-1: 1-0-0) vs. Dmitry Mikutsa (7-3-0, M-1: 1-1-0), nke Ukraine, Russian featherweight Timur Nagibin (13-3-0, M-1: 5-2-0) vs. Jadison Dimitry “Tita” Silva (23-8-0, M-1: 0-0-0), nke Brazil, na Pavel Gordeev (9-1-0, M-1: 3-0-0), nke Russia, 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), nke Russia, 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), nke Russia, 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, Russia (January 18, 2018) – ebili flyweight Arman Ashimov e aha na 2017 M-1 Global Prospect of the Year.
Ashimov (7-2-1, M-1: 2-0-0), 26, made his M-1 Global debut last July in M-1 Ịma Aka 81, in which he stopped previously undefeated Gadzhimurad Aliev (6-0-0), nke Russia, with one punch in round two.
ikpeazụ November, Ashimov positioned himself for a title shot with an impressive opening-round knockout via punches of Brazilian veteran Rodrigo Melonio (16-3-0) na M-1 Ịma Aka 85.
Ise nke Ashimov asaa mmeri na ụbọchị biri site knockout, ndị ọzọ na abụọ site mkpebi.
The onyinye Kazakh fighter akụkọ ya mbụ M-1 Global omume na February 9 megide Finnish onye mbusoagha Mikael “Hulk” Sila (17-5-0, M-1: 1-0-0) maka obere M-1 Global flyweight aha, adia mmeghe nke mara mma, ala-nke-na-art M-1 Arena na Saint Petersburg, Russia.
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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, Russia (January 16, 2018) — M-1 Challenge fechaa mmeri Damir Ismagulov a họọrọ site mbuaha-mara-nkà Fans gburugburu ụwa dị ka 2017 M-1 Global Fighter of the Year.
Na-alụ ọgụ nke Orenburg, Russia, 26 afọ Ismagulov (14-2-0, M-1: 8-1-0) bụ 3-0-0 na 2017, niile na M-1 Global edinam, tinyere ya M-1 Challenge fechaa aha-emeri arụmọrụ, sochiri otu ihe ịga nke ọma aha agbachitere.
Ismagulov, a nwa afọ nke Kazakhstan, malitere 2017 na nnukwu style, na-akụ aka si Morgan Heraod nke France, nke-atọ gburugburu ikpeazụ February na M-1 Ịma Aka 74.
ikpeazụ May, Ismagulov faced former M-1 Challenge champion Anya Divnich (13-2-0), n'ụlọ, na Orenburg, maka ohere iputa M-1 Challenge fechaa egwuregwu.
Ha aha agha bidoro na a “mmetụta na-usoro” nke dị mfe mgbanwe nke na-efega na Ismagulov arụ ọrụ ọzọ na ụkwụ ya, ma oghere gburugburu biri na n'obodo mmasị na-ejide a nta uru.
Ismagulov, Otú ọ dị, adịkwaghị atọ ọzọ agba na Divnich, onye idiọk mebiri emebi, ọbara ihu gosiri nsogbu nke Ismagulov si nọgide wakpo, enweghị ike na-atụgharị ihe gburugburu na-ise. Dị ka n'isi-eru nso, Ismagulov okpu n'okpuru ya game iro ruo mgbe a-ekwu ọtụtụ nke na-azaghị chịngọm ná ntutu Mmiri zoro na a-apụghị ịzọ onwe Divnich. Refirii gbochiri ihe na 13-sekọnd fọdụrụ na elekere nke a hard-agha Ismagulov mmeri site technical knockout.
Mgbe agha ahụ 5,000 Fans na-eme ememe, ebigbọ ha ihu ọma Ismagulov, onye kwuru, sị, “M si Orenburg region. M merie ndị belt! Daalụ maka na-abịa. M na-ekele ndị Emmanuel Orenburg, m nchịkwa,Victor Frolov, ndị hụrụ m dị ka a talent, na Alexander Shlemenko kwere na m. M na-ekele m na-azụ, ezinụlọ m, na anyị Fans.
“M na-egosi na a mfe Ihọd si a obere obodo na-enweghị Internet pụrụ ịghọ mmeri. Ọ bụrụ na m nwere ike, ị nwere ike. The belt bụ na Orenburg, ebe ọ ga-abụ.”
Ismagulov gosiri ebe a na a n'ala-and-pound agha vs. Rogero Matias da Conceicao
Ismagulov ndibọhọ a hard-agha isi omume agha megide iwe kpọrọ Rogero “Karranca” Matias da Conceicao, nke Brazil, site n'ụzọ nke a na-abụghị aha, olu mkpebi na M-1 Ịma Aka 85.
Ismagulov ọnọ M-1 Challenge fechaa aha February 22, mgbe ọ na-ewe ya Georgian ịma ya aka, Raul Tuturauli (18-3-0, M-1: 6-1-0), na M-1 Ịma Aka 88 isi ihe omume na Olympic Stadium na Moscow.

 

 

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

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Saint Petersburg, Russia (January 8, 2018) – M-1 Global will kick-off its 21abụrụseason with a pair of international events in February, M-1 Ịma Aka 87 na M-1 Ịma Aka 88, karị, -Ahụ. 9 in Saint Petersburg and -Ahụ. 22 na Moscow.
Both events will be live-streamed from Russia in high definition on www.M1Global.TV. Ndị na-ekiri ga-enwe ike na-ekiri ndị mbido ọgụ na isi kaadị egbu osisi na aha na www.M1Global.TV. Fans nwere ike na-ele niile ihe na ha kọmputa, nakwa dị ka na android na Apple smart ntị na mbadamba.
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 Ịma Aka 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, nke Ukraine.
Michael Silander (R) will be making his Russian MMA debut -Ahụ. 9 na Saint Petersburg
Ariman Ashimov hopes to improve to 3-0-0 in M-1 Challenge competition on -Ahụ. 9
Two M-1 Challenge title fights have been announced as the M-1 Ịma Aka 88 co-main events on -Ahụ. 22 na Moscow.
M-1 Challenge Lightweight Champion Damir Ismagulov (14-2-0, M-1: 8-1-0), nke Russia, 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 (n'elu) makes his second title defense -Ahụ. 22
Raul Tutarauli (n'elu) gets his first title shot -Ahụ. 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
All ọgụ na alụso bụ isiokwu ịgbanwe. Additional matches for M-1 Ịma Aka 87na M-1 Ịma Aka 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, Russia (December 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 21abụrụ oge.
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 (hụ okpuru) 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, wdg. 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. Ugbu a, ezie, we don’t have enough strong female fighters to do it, ma. 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, ebe, special plans, wdg.
VF: M-1 Global has already promoted more than 200 ihe, na nsonye 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, n'ezie, ma ọ bụ ihe ọ bụ, 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 president Vadim Finkelchtein
Saint Petersburg, Russia (December 27, 2017) — M-1 Global celebrated its 20nkeanniversary 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 na Alexander Shlemenko, as well as rising stars Alexey Kunchenko na Artem Frolov.
M-1 Global founder and president Vadim Finkelchtein reviewed the 2017 oge, answering a series of questions below:
N'ozuzu, how do you evaluate the 2017 M-1 Challenge season in terms of achievements and accomplishments as a promotional company?
VF: “Na mbụ, 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 Ịma Aka 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.
“N'afọ ọzọ, we are going to promote even more events in other countries, planning to hold M-1 Challenge shows in Georgia, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, toro toro, 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 1abụrụ came to see the rematch and that liver-kick Alexander delivered made the crowd go crazy. In the first fight, Brandon won in 35 sekọnd, so Alexander wanted to revenge fast and it took him just 25 sekọnd. 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. Ọzọkwa, 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. Na 2018, the flyweight division will be very interesting.”
M-1 CHALLENGE CHAMPIONS
HEAVYWEIGHT (265 lbs., 120,2 n'arọ)
VACANT
LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT (205 lbs., 93,0 n'arọ)
VACANT
Middleweight (185 lbs., 83,9 n'arọ)
Artem Frolov (10-0-0 (M-1: 7-0-0), Russia
WELTERWEIGHT (170 lbs., 77,1 n'arọ)
Alexey Kunchenko (17-0-0 (M-1: 9-0-0), Russia
fechaa (155 lbs., 70,3 n'arọ)
Damir Ismagulov (14-2-0 (M-1: 9-1-0), Russia by way of Kazakhstan
FEATHERWEIGHT (145 lbs., 65,8 n'arọ)
Khamzat Dalgiev (10-1-0 (M-1: 7-1-0), Russia
Bantamweight (135 lbs., 61,2 n'arọ)
Movsar Evloev (8-0-0 (M-1: 8-0-0), Russia
FLYWEIGHT (125 lbs., 56,7 n'arọ)
Alexander Doskalchuk (8-1-0 (M-1: 3-4-1), Ukraine
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M-1 NSOGBU 86 Ukara IHE

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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, Russia (November 25, 2017) — Russian challenge Khamzat Dalgievended the three-year plus reign of John “Nke a bụ” 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” isi ihe omume, na Ingushetia, Russia.
M-1 Ịma Aka 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, mgbe ọ kụrụ aka Tural Nizami in the fourth round of their M-1 Ịma Aka 52 Ọgụ nke Night, also held in Ingushetia. Buchinger had made two title defenses, winning a five-round unanimous decision over Mansour Barnaoui naM-1 Ịma Aka 62 on October 10, 2016, as well as in his last action this past June atM-1 Ịma Aka 80 na 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), agbatịla usoro mmeri ya ruo 10 consecutive victories since he lost his pro debut.
Russian Mikhail Ragozin (9-3-0), M-1: 2-1-0) chụpụrụ Amerịka 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), nke Russia, na abụọ gbaa gburugburu, while Kelades employed a Kimura for his win over Russian Oleg Lichkovakha (8-2-0, M-1: 1-1-0) in the third frame.
Na isi kaadị oghere, Arọ feather Kyrgyzstan) Busurmankut Abdibait Uulu (9-2-1, M-1: 1-0-1) punched out his Brazilian foe, vetiran Diego Davella (18-7-1, M-1: 1-2-1), na oghere gburugburu.
Na mbido kaadị, Ukrainian welterweight Alexander “Iron Capture” Butenko(45-12-3, M-1: 11-2-1) registered the 45nke 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), nke 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 dị arọ Zaur Gadzhibabyev (6-1-0, M-1: 4-0-0) kụrụ akaNikolay Savilov, nke Russia, ke akpa gburugburu na punches, na Brazil fechaaRubenilton “Rubinho” Ube (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, Atụmanya bantamweight nke Russia Selem Evloev (4-0-0, M-1: 4-0-0) wee na-ya zuru okè ndekọ emebibeghị, unloading a bevy of punches on UkrainianDmitry Orlov (2-4-1, M-1: 1-1-0) for a first-round technical knockout, mgbe UkrainianYuri Chobuka (8-1-0, M-1: 2-0-0) mma ya ndekọ 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), nke Russia, at a 150-pound catchweight.
Complete results, video of each fight, and more pictures below:
Isi kadị
Isi ihe omume – M-1 NSOGBU FEATHERWEIGHT egwuregwu
Khamzat Dalgiev (10-1-0, M-1: 7-1-0), Russia
WKO1 (Punches – 2:35)
Ivan Buchinger(32-6-0, M-1: 7-2-0), Slovakia
(Dalgiev won M-1 Challenge featherweight title)
CO-FEATURE – 196 LBS. CATCHWEIGHT
Mikhail Ragozin (9-3-0, M-1: 3-1-0), Russia
WKO3 (Punches – 4:59)
Joseph Henle (10-3-1, M-1: 0-1-0), USA
LIGHTWEIGHTS
Aleksi Mantykivi, Finland
WSUB2 (Guillotine ịkpagbu – 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 (Punches – 4:12)
Diego Davella (18-6-1, M-1: 1-2-1), Brazil
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LIGHTWEIGHTS
Arnaud Kherfallakh (5-1-0, M-1: 2-0-0), France
WSUB1 (Guillotine ịkpagbu – 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 (Punch – 4:33)
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-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)
Absalọm-Ali Nalgiev (14-6-0, M-1: 5-1-0)
PRE – N'okpuru kaadị
BANTAMWEIGHTS
Selem Evloev (3-0-0, M-1 3-0-0), Russia
WTKO1 (Punches 4:36)
Dmitry Orlov (2-3-0, M-1: 1-1-0) , Ukraine
150 LBS. CATCHWEIGHT
Yuri Chobuka (8-1-0, M-1: 1-0-0), Ukraine
WSUB1 (Guillotine ịkpagbu – 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

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Nke a Friday na Ingushetia, Russia
Ivan Buchinger (R) has been the M-1 Challenge featherweight champion for 3 afọ
Saint Petersburg, Russia (November 20, 2017) – M-1 Global holds one of its final events of the year na Fraịdee n'abalị, featuring M-1 Challenge featherweight champion John “Nke a bụ” Buchinger in his title defense against challenger Khamzat Dalgiev in the M-1 Challenge 86: Battle of the Narts in Ingushetia, Russia.
M-1 Ịma Aka 86 will be streamed live from Ingushetia in high definition on www.M1Global.TV. Ndị na-ekiri ga-enwe ike na-ekiri ndị mbido ọgụ na isi kaadị egbu osisi na aha na www.M1Global.TV. Fans nwere ike na-ele niile ihe na ha kọmputa, nakwa dị ka na android na Apple smart ntị na mbadamba.
M-1 Ịma Aka 86 will showcase MMA fighters from 12 mba dị iche iche: 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), alụ ọgụ nke Slovakia, captured his M-1 Challenge featherweight title more than three years ago, mgbe ọ kụrụ aka Tural Nizami in the fourth round of their M-1 Ịma Aka 52 Ọgụ nke Night, also held in Ingushetia. Buchinger has made two title defenses, winning a five-round unanimous decision over Mansour Barnaoui na M-1 Ịma Aka 62 on October 10, 2016, as well as in his last action this past June at M-1 Ịma Aka 80 na 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), nke Russia, 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 na M-1 Ịma Aka 79 with a heel hook and before that at M-1 Ịma Aka 73, he earned a bonus Submission of the Night, using a choke to force Christian Holley n'ime a abụọ-gburugburu nrubeisi (see picture below).

Na co-apụta ihe omume, 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. Russian 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. Russian 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), nke Kyrgyzstan.
The loaded preliminary card has Russian lightweight Absalọm-Ali Nalgiev (14-5-0, M-1: 5-0-0) vs. Brazil Rubenilton “Rubinho” Ube (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), nke Kyrgyzstan, Azerbaijan dị arọ Zaur Gadzhibabyev (5-1-0, M-1: 3-0-0) vs. Russian Nikolay Savilov (10-2-0, M-1: 3-0-0), na Russian featherweight Adam Gagiev (3-2-1, M-1: 2-1-0) vs. Soso “Stechkin” Nizharadze (4-4-0, M-1: 1-0-0), nke Georgia.
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M-1 Ịma Aka 86: Nov. 24, 2017 na Ingushetia, Russia