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M-1 CHALLENGE 87 WEIGHTS & SLIKE

SAINT PETERSBURG, Rusija (Februar 8, 2018) — The official weigh in was held todau fpor jutri M-1 Challenge 87, highlighted by the grand opening of M1 Arena in Saint Petersburg, Rusija.
GLAVNA KARTICA

GLAVNI DOGODEK – M-1 CHALLENGE INTERIM FLYWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP – 5 X 5
(L) Mikael “hulk” Silander

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

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

CO-FUNKCIJA – LIGHT heavyweights – 3 X 5
(L) Kleber RaimundoOrgulho” Silva (Brazilija) – 204.37 LB. (92,7 kg.)
vs.
(R) Dimitry Mikutsa (Ukrajina) – 205 LB. (93 kg.)
FEATHERWEIGHTS — 3 X 5
vzhodno Nagibina (Rusija) – 144.62 LB. (65,6 kg.)
vs.
Jadison DimitryTita” Silva (Brazilija) – 144.84 LB. (65,7 kg.)
WELTERWEIGHTS – 3 X 5
(R) Shaukat Rakhmonov (Kazahstan) – 169.76 LB. (77 kg.)
vs.
(L) Levan Solodovnik (Rusija) – 168.87 LB. (76.6 kg.)
(L) Pablo Ortmann (Švica) – 169.76 LB. (77 kg.)
vs.
(R) Ingiskhan Ozdoev (Rusija) – 170 LB. (77.1 kg.)
PREDHODNI KARTICA
Heavyweights – 3 X 5
Jose “AgusAugustin Jimenez Garcia (Španija) – 263.23 LB. (119,4 kg.)
vs.
Adam Bogatyrev (Rusija) – 255.74 LB. (116 kg.)
WELTERWEIGHTS – 3 X 5
Charles-Henri Tchoungui (France) – 170 LB. (77.1 kg.)
vs.
Artem Nenakhov (Rusija) – 169.54 LB. (76.9 kg.)
Amiran Gogoladze (Georgia) – 170 LB. (77.1 kg.)
vs.
Stanislav “StasPodolsky (Rusija) – 167.33 LB. (75.9 kg.)
AndersonFala MansaDe Queiroz Diniz (Brazilija) – 168.43 LB. (76,4 kg.)
vs.
Danila Prikaza (Rusija) – 170 LB. (77.1 kg.)
Lightweights – 3 X 5
Pavel Gordeev (Rusija) – 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 (Rusija) – 154.76 LB. (70,2 kg.)
Aleksandar Rakas (Hrvaška) – 154.54 LB. (70,1 kg.)
vs.
Anatoly Lyagu (Ukrajina) – 155 LB. (70,3 kg.)
PRE-UNDERCARD
Tino Gilaranz (Španija) – 154.1 LB. (69,9 kg.)
vs.
Valentin Kryzhanovsky (Rusija)151.46 LB. (68,7 kg.)
(all fights & fighters subject to change)

KDAJ: Petek, Februar 9, 2018
KJE: M-1 arena, Saint Petersburg, Rusija
PROMOTOR: M-1 Globalna
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Februar. 9 – M-1 Challenge 87: Silander vs. Ashimov, M-1 arena, Saint Petersburg, Rusija
Februar. 22 – M-1 Challenge 88: Ismagulov vs. Tutaraul, olimpijski stadion, Moskva, Rusija

Stars coming out for M-1 Challenge 88

Two M-1 Challenge title fights
Damir Ismagulov vs. Raul Tutarauli
Movsar Evloev vs. Sergej Morozov
Februar. 22 v Moskvi
SAINT PETERSBURG, Rusija (Januar 31, 2018) – A pair of M-1 Challenge title fights, along with the return of a former champion, are shock-and-awe fights on M-1 Challenge 88, Februar 22 at Olympic Stadium in Moscow, Rusija.
M-1 Challenge 88 will be live-streamed from Russia in high definition on www.M1Global.TV. Gledalci bodo lahko gledali preliminarne bori in glavno kartico s prijavo na registrirati www.M1Global.TV. Fans may watch all the action on their computers, kot tudi na Android in Apple pametnih telefonov in tabličnih.
M-1 Challenge lahke prvak Damir Ismaguluv (14-2-0, M-1: 8-1-0), the Kazakhstan native fighting out of Russia, defends his title against Georgian challenger Raul Tutarauli (18-3-0, M-1: 6-1-0) v glavni dogodek.
The 26-year-old Ismagulov is riding a nine-fight win streak, dating back more than 2 Letih in pol, including a third-round knockout of Tutarauli on May 27, 2016 v M-1 Challenge 66 Boj noči. Ismagulov also won the M-1 Challenge 72 Boj leta, by way of a third-round unanimous decision on November 18, 2016.
Tutaraul, 25, has reeled off eight victories in a row since he lost to Ismagulov, including decisions wins last year over Artur Lemos pri M-1 Challenge 77 in Vladimir Kanunnikov pri M-1 Challenge 83.
V so-glavni dogodek, undefeated M-1 Challenge bantamweight title holder Movsar Evloev (8-0-0, M-1: 8-0-0) puts his perfect professional MMA record on the line against his Kazakh challenger, Sergej Morozov (10-3-0, M-1: 5-2-0).
Evloev has been unbeatable since his M-1 Global and professional debut on November 25, 2014, when the gifted Russian choked Jianwei Ha into a second-round submission na M-1 Challenge 53. Na M-1 Challenge 76, Evloev captured the Interim M-1 Challenge bantamweight title, izbijanje Alexey Nevzorov with a powerful kick last April, followed by an impressive five-round decision over veteran Pavel Vitruk this past July at M-1 Challenge 81 to capture the outright title.
Morozov earned his first title shot with back-to-back victories in 2017 against veteran Brazilian fighters, taking a three-round decision from Fabricio Sarraff pri M-1 Challenge 76, and a second-round knockout by punches of Luan Fernandez pri 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), Nemčija, vs. Russian foe Khadis Ibragimov (2-0-0, M-1: 0-0-0), Brazilian bantamweight Helton dos Santos Davella(15-5-1, M-1: 0-1-1) vs. Bair Shtepin (5-2-0, M-1: 2-2-0), Rusije, and American middleweight Joseph “LeonidasHenle (10-3-1, M-1: 0-1-0) vs. Valery “Rusko kladivo” Myasnikov (11-1-2, M-1: 2-1-2).
The preliminary card is loaded, kot tudi, with unbeaten prospects Alexander Osetrov(3-0-0, M-1: 2-0-0) in Sergey Klyuev (5-0-0) in a battle of Russian bantamweights, former M-1 Challenge lightweight champion Maxim Divnich (13-4-0, M-1: 7-4-0), of Russia by way of Ukraine, vs. Busurmankul Abdibait Uulu (9-2-1, M-1: 1-0-1) , Kirgizistana, German heavyweight Frank TattooKortz (4-4-0, M-1: 0-1-0) vs. unbeaten Russian Maxim Yakobyuk (7-1-0, M-1: 2-0-0), TalekhThe Azerbaijan TerminatorNadzhafadze (6-2-1, M-1: 2-1-1) vs. Ruski srednji Vitaliy Slipenko (9-1-0, M-1: 1-0-0), and Brazilian lightweight RubeniltonRubinho” Pear (18-5-0, M-1: 2-2-0) vs. Erlan Ulukbekov (7-1-0, M-1: 0-1-0), Kirgizistana.
All fighters and fights are subject to change.
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Februar. 9 – M-1 Challenge 87: Silander vs. Ashimov, M-1 arena, Saint Petersburg, Rusija
Februar. 22 – M-1 Challenge 88: Ismagulov vs. Tutaraul, olimpijski stadion, Moskva, Rusija

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

Grand Opening of M-1 Arena, Februar. 9
Saint Petersburg, Rusija
SAINT PETERSBURG, Rusija (Januar 25, 2018) – The Interim M-1 Challenge flyweight title will be on the line Februar 9, ko Mikael “hulk” Silander in Arman Ashimov square off in the M-1 Challenge 87 Glavni dogodek, in the grand opening of M-1 Arena in Saint Petersburg, Rusija.
Both events will be live-streamed from Russia in high definition on www.M1Global.TV. Gledalci bodo lahko gledali preliminarne bori in glavno kartico s prijavo na registriratiwww.M1Global.TV. Fans may watch all the action on their computers, kot tudi na Android in Apple pametnih telefonov in tabličnih.
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), avgust zadnji na M-1 Challenge 82 in his native Finland.
Ashimov (7-2-1, M-1: 2-0-0), fighting out of Almaty, Kazahstan, is unbeaten in M-1 Global fights having knocked out Rodrigo Melonio this past November at M-1 Challenge 85, in 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), Brazilski light težka Kleiber RaimundoOrgugho” Silva (14-7-0, M-1: 1-0-0) vs. Dmitry Mikutsa (7-3-0, M-1: 1-1-0), Ukrajine, Ruski Peresno vzhodno Nagibina (13-3-0, M-1: 5-2-0) vs. Jadison DimitryTita” Silva (23-8-0, M-1: 0-0-0), Brazilija, in Pavel Gordeev (9-1-0, M-1: 3-0-0), Rusije, 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), Rusije, 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), Rusije, and Georgian welterweight Amiran Gogoladze (4-1-0, M-1: 1-0-0) vs. Stanislav “StasPodolsky (5-1-0, M-1: 1-0-0).
All fighters and fights are subject to change.
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Februar. 9 – M-1 Challenge 87: Silander vs. Ashimov, M-1 arena, Saint Petersburg, Rusija
Februar. 22 – M-1 Challenge 88: Ismagulov vs. Tutaraul, olimpijski stadion, Moskva, Rusija

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

Arman Ashimov is shown above putting Rodrigo Melonio to sleep
SAINT PETERSBURG, Rusija (Januar 18, 2018) – Rising flyweight Arman Ashimov has been named the 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 Challenge 81, in which he stopped previously undefeated Gadzhimurad Aliev (6-0-0), Rusije, with one punch in round two.
Last November, Ashimov positioned himself for a title shot with an impressive opening-round knockout via punches of Brazilian veteran Rodrigo Melonio (16-3-0) pri M-1 Challenge 85.
Five of Ashimov’s seven victories to date have ended by knockout, the other two by decision.
The gifted Kazakh fighter headlines his first M-1 Global event on Februar 9 against Finnish invader Mikael “hulk” Silander (17-5-0, M-1: 1-0-0) for the Interim M-1 Global flyweight title, celebrating the opening of the beautiful, state-of-the-art M-1 Arena in Saint Petersburg, Rusija.
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Februar. 9 – M-1 Challenge 87: Silander vs. Ashimov, M-1 arena, Saint Petersburg, Rusija

Februar. 22 – M-1 Challenge 88: Ismagulov vs. Tutaraul, olimpijski stadion, Moskva, Rusija

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

SAINT PETERSBURG, Rusija (Januar 16, 2018) — M-1 Challenge lahke prvak Damir Ismagulov je bil izbran s mešani borilnih umetnosti oboževalcev po vsem svetu, saj 2017 M-1 Global Fighter of the Year.
Boj iz Orenburg, Rusija, 26-year-old Ismagulov (14-2-0, M-1: 8-1-0) je bil 3-0-0 v 2017, vse v M-1 globalnega ukrepanja, vključno z njegovo M-1 Challenge lahki-naslov zmagovalne zmogljivosti, čemur sledi eno uspešno naslov obrambe.
Ismagulov, po rodu Kazahstan, začela 2017 v velikem slogu, izbijanje Morgan Heraod Francije, V tretjem krogu je bila nazadnje februarja v M-1 Challenge 74.
maja lani, Ismagulov faced former M-1 Challenge champion Maxim Divnich (13-2-0), doma, v Orenburg, za prosto delovno M-1 Challenge lahki prvenstvo.
Njihov naslov boj začel z “Postopek občutek izhod” od preproste izmenjave udarcev z Ismagulov delajo več z nogami, vendar je odprtina okrogla končala z domačen favorita, ki ima rahlo prednost.
Ismagulov, vseeno, prevladujejo naslednje tri naboje in Divnich, ki hudo poškodovana, krvav obraz pokazala neugodne učinke za nadaljnji napad Ismagulov je, ni mogla obrniti stvari na bolje v peti. Kot zaključek približala, Ismagulov ni predložil svojo igro nasprotnika, dokler jeza odgovora štancani deževalo na slabotno Divnich. Sodnik ustavila ukrepe s 13-sekund, ki ostanejo na uro za trdo borili Ismagulov zmagala s tehničnim Knockout.
Po boju 5,000 navijači praznovali, Bučanje njihovo odobritev za Ismagulov, kdo je rekel, “Sem iz regije Orenburg. dobil sem pas! Hvala za prihod. Rad bi se zahvalil MMA Orenburg, moj trener,Victor Frolov, ki me je videl, da je talent, in Alexander Shlemenko za prepričanje v meni. Zahvaljujem trenerje, Moja družina, in naši oboževalci.
“Sem dokazal, da lahko preprost fant iz majhne vasi brez interneta postal prvak. Če bi lahko, ti lahko. Pas je v Orenburg, kjer bi moral biti.”
Ismagulov je tu prikazana v tla-in-funt napad vs. Rogero Matias da Conceição
Ismagulov osvojil trdo borili glavni dogodek boj proti razburjena mislečimi Rogero “Karranca” Matias da Conceição, Brazilija, s pomočjo ne-naslova, soglasna odločitev na M-1 Challenge 85.
Ismagulov brani svoje M-1 Challenge lahek naslov Februar 22, ko je na svojem gruzijsko izzivalec, Raul Tuturauli (18-3-0, M-1: 6-1-0), v M-1 Challenge 88 Osrednji dogodek na olimpijskem stadionu v Moskvi.

 

 

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Februar. 22 – M-1 Challenge 88: Ismagulov vs. Tutaraul, olimpijski stadion, Moskva, Rusija

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

SAINT PETERSBURG, Rusija (Januar 8, 2018) – M-1 Global will kick-off its 21stseason with a pair of international events in February, M-1 Challenge 87 in M-1 Challenge 88, zaporedju, Februar. 9 in Saint Petersburg and Februar. 22 v Moskvi.
Both events will be live-streamed from Russia in high definition on www.M1Global.TV. Gledalci bodo lahko gledali preliminarne bori in glavno kartico s prijavo na registrirati www.M1Global.TV. Fans may watch all the action on their computers, kot tudi na Android in Apple pametnih telefonov in tabličnih.
Finnish flyweight Mikael “hulk” Silander (17-5-0, M-1: 1-0-0) takes on Kazakh fighter Ariman Ashimov (10-2-1, M-1: 2-0-0) in the lone fight announced this far for M-1 Challenge 87, which will feature the grand opening of M-1 Arena. The Silander-Ashimov winner will be positioned for a potential title shot against M-1 Challenge flyweight champion Aleksander Doskalchuk, Ukrajine.
Mikael Silander (R) will be making his Russian MMA debut Februar. 9 in Saint Petersburg
Ariman Ashimov hopes to improve to 3-0-0 in M-1 Challenge competition on Februar. 9
Two M-1 Challenge title fights have been announced as the M-1 Challenge 88 co-main events on Februar. 22 v Moskvi.
M-1 Challenge Lightweight Champion Damir Ismagulov (14-2-0, M-1: 8-1-0), Rusije, 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 Sergej Morozov (10-3-0, M-1: 5-2-0), who also fights out of Russia.
Damir Ismagulov (na vrhu) makes his second title defense Februar. 22
Raul Tutarauli (na vrhu) gets his first title shot Februar. 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
Vse bitke in borci so predmet sprememb. Additional matches for M-1 Challenge 87in M-1 Challenge 88 will soon be announced.
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M-1 Arena grand opening and M-1 Challenge 100 to highlight 21st season for M-1 Global

In January the new M-1 Arena is scheduled to open in Saint Petersburg
SAINT PETERSBURG, Rusija (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 21st sezona.
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 Globalna predsednik Vadim Finkelchtein discussed a few of these subjects (glej spodaj) 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, Portugalska, UK, Canada, Južna Koreja, Kitajska, 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. Sedaj, čeprav, we don’t have enough strong female fighters to do it, še. 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, kjer je, special plans, etc.
VF: M-1 Global has already promoted more than 200 Dogodki, Vključno 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, Seveda, vendar je tisto, kar je, 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
SAINT PETERSBURG, Rusija (December 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 in Alexander Shlemenko, as well as rising stars Alexey Kunchenko in Artem Frolov.
M-1 Global founder and president Vadim Finkelchtein reviewed the 2017 sezona, answering a series of questions below:
Skupni, how do you evaluate the 2017 M-1 Challenge season in terms of achievements and accomplishments as a promotional company?
VF: “Najprej, 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, Kitajska, 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.
“Naslednje leto, we are going to promote even more events in other countries, planning to hold M-1 Challenge shows in Georgia, Azerbajdžan, Kazahstan, Turkey, Kitajska, 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 sekund, so Alexander wanted to revenge fast and it took him just 25 sekund. 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. Poleg tega, 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. V 2018, the flyweight division will be very interesting.
M-1 CHALLENGE CHAMPIONS
Težji (265 lbs., 120,2 kg)
VACANT
LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT (205 lbs., 93,0 kg)
VACANT
Srednji (185 lbs., 83,9 kg)
Artem Frolov (10-0-0 (M-1: 7-0-0), Rusija
Welterweight (170 lbs., 77,1 kg)
Alexey Kunchenko (17-0-0 (M-1: 9-0-0), Rusija
LAHKA (155 lbs., 70,3 kg)
Damir Ismagulov (14-2-0 (M-1: 9-1-0), Russia by way of Kazakhstan
Peresno (145 lbs., 65,8 kg)
Khamzat Dalgiev (10-1-0 (M-1: 7-1-0), Rusija
BANTAMWEIGHT (135 lbs., 61,2 kg)
Movsar Evloev (8-0-0 (M-1: 8-0-0), Rusija
FLYWEIGHT (125 lbs., 56,7 kg)
Aleksander Doskalchuk (8-1-0 (M-1: 3-4-1), Ukrajina
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M-1 CHALLENGE 86 URADNI REZULTATI

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
Ingušetiji, Rusija (November 25, 2017) — Russian challenge Khamzat Dalgievended the three-year plus reign of John “To je” 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” Glavni dogodek, v Ingušetiji, Rusija.
M-1 Challenge 86 showcased MMA fighters from a dozen different countries: Rusija, ZDA, Slovaška, Finland, Canada, France, Brazilija, Kirgizistan, Uzbekistan, Ukrajina, 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, ko je nokautiral Turnih Nizami in the fourth round of their M-1 Challenge 52 Boj noči, also held in Ingushetia. Buchinger had made two title defenses, winning a five-round unanimous decision over Mansour Barnaoui priM-1 Challenge 62 oktobra 10, 2016, as well as in his last action this past June atM-1 Challenge 80 na Kitajskem, 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.
Russian Mikhail Ragozin (9-3-0), M-1: 2-1-0) knocked out American Joseph “LeonidasHenle (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 AssassinKelades (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), Rusije, v drugem krogu, 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), v krogu otvoritveni.
Po predhodnem kartice, 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), Kirgizistana. 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) nokautiralNikolay Savilov, Rusije, v prvem krogu na udarce, and Brazilian lightweightRubeniltonRubinho” 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) ostal popoln zapis nedotaknjen, unloading a bevy of punches on UkrainianDmitry Orlov (2-4-1, M-1: 1-1-0) for a first-round technical knockout, medtem ko ukrajinskiYuri Chobuka (8-1-0, M-1: 2-0-0) izboljšala svoj rekord 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), Rusije, at a 150-pound catchweight.
Complete results, video of each fight, and more pictures below:
GLAVNA KARTICA
GLAVNI DOGODEK – M-1 CHALLENGE peresno PRVENSTVO
Khamzat Dalgiev (10-1-0, M-1: 7-1-0), Rusija
WKO1 (Luknjači – 2:35)
Ivan Buchinger(32-6-0, M-1: 7-2-0), Slovaška
(Dalgiev won M-1 Challenge featherweight title)
CO-FUNKCIJA – 196 LBS. CATCHWEIGHT
Mikhail Ragozin (9-3-0, M-1: 3-1-0), Rusija
WKO3 (Luknjači – 4:59)
Joseph Henle (10-3-1, M-1: 0-1-0), ZDA
Lightweights
Aleksi Mantykivi, Finland
WSUB2 (Giljotina Choke – 1:06)
Bashir Gagiev (5-3-0, M-1: 2-1-), Rusija
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), Rusija
FEATHERWEIGHTS
Busurmankut Abdibait Uulu (9-2-1, M-1: 1-0-1), Kirgizistan
WTKO (Luknjači – 4:12)
Diego Davella (18-6-1, M-1: 1-2-1), Brazilija
PREDHODNI KARTICA
Lightweights
Arnaud Kherfallakh (5-1-0, M-1: 2-0-0), France
WSUB1 (Giljotina Choke – 1:48)
Vaha Shankhoev (5-4-0, M-1: 4-3-0), Rusija
FEATHERWEIGHTS
Pošlji Nizharadze (5-4-0, M-1: 2-0-0), Georgia
WDEC3
Adam Gagiev (3-3-1, M-1: 2-2-0), Rusija
Heavyweights
Zaur Gadzhibabyev (6-1-0, 4-0-0), Azerbajdžan
WKO1 (Udar – 4:33)
Nikolay Savilov (10-3-0, M-1: 3-1-0), Rusija
WELTERWEIGHTS
Alexander Butenko (45-12-3, M-1: 11-2-1), Rusija
WSUB1 (Arm-bar5:00)
Elerzhan Narmurzaev (4-1-0, M-1: 0-1-0), Kirgizistan
Lightweights
Rubenilton Pereira (18-5-0, M-1: 2-2-0)
WKO1 (Udar – 3:08)
Lom-Ali Nalgiev (14-6-0, M-1: 5-1-0)
PREUNDERCARD
BANTAMWEIGHTS
Selem Evloev (3-0-0, M-1 3-0-0), Rusija
WTKO1 (Luknjači 4:36)
Dmitry Orlov (2-3-0, M-1: 1-1-0) , Ukrajina
150 LBS. CATCHWEIGHT
Yuri Chobuka (8-1-0, M-1: 1-0-0), Ukrajina
WSUB1 (Giljotina Choke – 2:14)
Akhmadkhan Bokov (2-3-0, M-1: 2-1-0), Rusija
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Ivan Buchinger defends M-1 Challenge featherweight title vs. Khamzat Dalgiev to headline M-1 Challenge 86

Ta petek v Ingušetiji, Rusija
Ivan Buchinger (R) has been the M-1 Challenge featherweight champion for 3 let
SAINT PETERSBURG, Rusija (November 20, 2017) – M-1 Global holds one of its final events of the year v petek noč, featuring M-1 Challenge featherweight champion John “To je” Buchinger in his title defense against challenger Khamzat Dalgiev in the M-1 Challenge 86: Battle of the Narts in Ingushetia, Rusija.
M-1 Challenge 86 will be streamed live from Ingushetia in high definition on www.M1Global.TV. Gledalci bodo lahko gledali preliminarne bori in glavno kartico s prijavo na registrirati www.M1Global.TV. Fans may watch all the action on their computers, kot tudi na Android in Apple pametnih telefonov in tabličnih.
M-1 Challenge 86 will showcase MMA fighters from 12 different countries: Rusija, ZDA, Slovaška, Finland, Canada, France, Brazilija, Kirgizistan, Uzbekistan, Ukrajina, Azerbaijan and Georgia.
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Buchinger (32-5-0, M-1: 7-1-0), boj iz Slovaške, captured his M-1 Challenge featherweight title more than three years ago, ko je nokautiral Turnih Nizami in the fourth round of their M-1 Challenge 52 Boj noči, also held in Ingushetia. Buchinger has made two title defenses, winning a five-round unanimous decision over Mansour Barnaoui pri M-1 Challenge 62 oktobra 10, 2016, as well as in his last action this past June at M-1 Challenge 80 na Kitajskem, 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), Rusije, 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 pri 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 into a second-round submission (see picture below).

V co-izrazit dogodek, 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 “LeonidasHenle (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 AssassinKelades (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), Kirgizistana.
The loaded preliminary card has Russian lightweight Lom-Ali Nalgiev (14-5-0, M-1: 5-0-0) vs. Brazilian RubeniltonRubinho” 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), Kirgizistana, Azerbaijan heavyweight Zaur Gadzhibabyev (5-1-0, M-1: 3-0-0) vs. Russian Nikolay Savilov (10-2-0, M-1: 3-0-0), in ruski peresno Adam Gagiev (3-2-1, M-1: 2-1-0) vs. SosoStechkinNizharadze (4-4-0, M-1: 1-0-0), Gruzije.
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M-1 Challenge 86: Nov. 24, 2017 v Ingušetiji, Rusija