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Damir Ismagulov vs. Rogerio Karranca M-1 Challenge 85 Whawhaitia Super

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Giga Kukhalashvili vs. Stephan Puetz in co-feature
Nov. 10 at Olympic Stadium in Moscow, Russia
Damir Ismagulov (R) is the M-1 Challenge 85 headliner
Saint Petersburg, Russia (Whiringa 2, 2017) – The stars will be out Whiringa 10i M-1 Challenge 85, featuring M-1 Challenge lightweight champion Damir Ismagulov, at Olympic Stadium in Moscow, Russia.
M-1 Challenge 85 will be streamed live from Moscow in high definition onwww.M1Global.TV. Ka taea ki te mataara i te whawhai tuatahi, me te kāri matua i te takiuru ki runga ki ki te rēhita i Viewers www.M1Global.TV. Fans may watch all the action on their computers, me te i runga i te waea atamai, me papa Android me Apple.
M-1 Challenge 85 is a true international event with representatives of 10 different countries: Russia, USA, Brazil, Germany, Katatānga, Croatia, Georgia, Switzerland, Ukraine and Spain.
Ismagulov (12-2-0, M-1: 7-1-0), fighting out of Kazakhstan, captured his title this past May at M-1 Challenge 78, ka tu Maxim Divnich (12-2-0) via punches in round four. Ismagulov is riding a seven-fight win streak into this non-title, main event fight against Brazilian challenger Rogerio Karranca (13-2-0), who will be making his M-1 Global debut.
Taumahamaha marama Hōriana Giga Kukhalashvili (8-3-0, M-1: 1-0-0) steps up in class to take on former M-1 Challenge light heavyweight champion Stephan “T-800” Puetz (15-3-0, M-1: 6-2-0, o Germany.
Stephan Puetz (R) will try to position himself for another title shot
Other main card matches are American featherweight Nate “The Train” Landwehr(9-2-0, M-1: 1-0-0) vs. Russian Viktor Kolesnik (11-2-1, (M-1: 2-0-1), Abubakar Mestoev vs. Alexey “Taumahi” Makhno (16-5-0, M-1: 4-2-0) in battle of Russian lightweights, and Kazakhstan bantamweight Arman Ashimov (6-2-1, M-1: 1-0-0) vs.Rodrigo “Boy kino” Melonio (16-2-0, M-1: 0-0-0), o Brazil.
The loaded preliminary card has seven fights: Russian lightweight and former M-1 Challenge lightweight champion Divnich (13-2-0, M-1: 7-3-0) vs. Russian Ruslan Rakhmonkulov (10-1-1, M-1: 0-0-0), Whitu Russian Vitaliy Slipenko (8-1-0, M-1: 1-0-0) vs. Croatian Kristijan Silver (9-3-2, M-1: 0-2-2), Whitu tekau HōrianaVazha Tsiptauri (2-1-0, M-1 0-0-0) vs. Frederico Gutzwiller (3-2-0, M-1: 1-0-0), of Switzerland, American bantamweight “The Finisher” Josh whakatikatika Whare (15-4-0, M-1: 3-0-0) vs. Ukrainian Alexander Lunga (21-10-0, M-1: 1-0-0), Ukrainian featherweightAndrey “Iron” Lezhnev (16-7-0, M-1: 4-3-0) vs. Russian Ilfat Amirov (9-2-0, M-1: 0-0-0), Spanish bantamweight Oscar Suarez (3-0-0, M-1: 0-0-0) vs. Russian Sergey Klyuev (4-0-0, M-1: 2-0-0), and Russian heavyweight Victor “Tatra” Trushnov (2-0-0, M-1: 0-0-0) vs. fellow countryman Maxim Yakobyuk (1-0-0, M-1: 0-0-0).
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M-1 CHALLENGE 84 RESULTS & PICTURES

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Alexey Kunchenko stops Sergey Romanov in
1st round to retain title and remain undefeated
Artiom Frolov defeats Caio Magalhaes
Captures vacant M-1 Challenge middleweight title

(L-R) — M-1 Global promoter Vadim Finkelchtein &
M-1 Challenge welterweight champion Alexey Kunchenko
ST. PETERSBURG, Russia (October 27, 2017) – M-1 Challenge welterweight championAlexey Kunchenko mau tona taitara, improving hid professional mixed-martial-arts record to 19-0-0, in last night’s M-1 Challenge 84 main event in St. Petersburg Russia.
Tūturu Artiom Frolov (10-0-0), o Russia, captured the vacant M-1 Challenge middleweight title, taking a five-round decision from Caui “Hellboy” Malgahaes (10-34-0).
Kunchenko pounds Romanov
Kunchenko, whawhai i roto i Russia, stopped his challenger and fellow countryman,Sergey Romanov (11-2-0), via punches in the opening round, highlighting the 20thanniversary of promotional company M-1 Global. Kunchenko and Romanov both started the action unbeaten in M-1 Global competition, Kunchenko at 8-0-0, 5-0-0 for Romanov.
Frolov lands “money punch” on Malgahaes
Frolov won a tough five-round decision from Brazilian veteran Malgahaes in the co-featured event.
Whitu American Joe “Diesel” Riggs registered his 46th career MMA victory, meke i Oleg Olenichev (9-5-0) i roto i te toru o tawhio, while Spanish middleweightEnoc Solves Torres (21-10-1) hanga mahi tere o Andrey Seledtzov (7-5-0), using an armbar for a win by way of first-round submission.
Whā Russian Bair Shtepin (5-2-0) upset employed a triangle choke to forces his Finnish opponent, Janne “Jamba” Elonen-Kulmala (15-6-1) by way of a third-round submission, and Russian lightweight prospect Roman Bogatov (3-0-0) won a three-round decision over German invader Sascha Sharma (13-4-0)..
Whawhai i runga i te kāri tuatahi, Russian heavyweight Philip “F-11” De Freis (13-6-0, M-1: 1-0-0) won a majority decision over fellow countryman Anton Vyzigin (7-2-0), while Russian featherweight Zalimbek Omarov (9-2-1) won a unanimous decision against Sascha Sharma (13-4-0), o Germany. Ilya Bochkov (2-1-0) mutu Arkady Lisin (5-2-0) a Dmitry Tebekin (7-3-0) won a unanimous decision over Vasily Volodko (2-1-0) in a pair of fights between Russian light heavyweights,
In three welterweight matches featuring six Russian fighters, Maksim Grabovich (6-3-0) used a rear naked choke to defeat Temirlan Sharipov (3-1-0) i roto i te toru o tawhio, a Danila Prikaza (8-2-1) took a decision from Akhmadkhan Ozdoev (4-1-1).
Complete results and more pictures below:
KĀRI MAIN
MAHI MAIN – M-1 CHALLENGE WELTERWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP
Alexey Kunchenko (17-0-0, M-1: 9-0-0), Champion, Russia
WKO / TKO1 (Nifó – 2:44)
Sergey Romanov (11-2-0, M-1: 5-1-0), Kaiwero, Russia
(Kunchenko M-1 Challenge welterweight title)
CO-FEATURE – VACANT M-1 CHALLENGE MIDDLEWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP
Artem Frolov (10-0-0, M-1: 8-0-0), Russia
WDEC5
Caio Magalhaes (10-4-0, M-1: 1-1-0), Brazil
(Frolov won vacant M-1 Challenge middleweight title)
Joe Riggs (46-17-0, M-1: 2-0-0), USA
WKO/TKO (nifó – 3:22)
Oleg Olenichev (9-5-0, M-1: 1-1-0), Russia
Solves Enoc Torres (21-10-1, M-1: 6-7-1), Spain
WSUB1 (Armbar – 0:44)
Andrey Seledtsov (7-5-0, M-1: 0-4-0), Russia
LIGHTWEIGHTS
Roman Bogatov (3-0-0, M-1: 3-0-0), Russia
WDEC3
Jani Salmi (9-4-0, M-1: 0-1-0), Finland
BANTAMWEIGHTS
Bair Shtepin (5-2-0, M-1: 2-2-0), Russia
WSUB3 (Tapatoru kowaowaotia iho – 4:44)
Janne Elonen-Kulmala (15-5-1, M-1: 1-0-1), Finland
HEAVYWEIGHTS LIGHT
Arkadiy Lisin (5-0-0, M-1:0-0-0), Russia
Ilya Bochkov (3-1-0, M-1:1-1-0), Russia
HEAVYWEIGHTS
Philip DeFreis (13-6-0, M-1: 1-0-0), Ingarangi
WDEC3
Anton Vyazigin (7-2-0, M-1: 3-1-0), Russia
HEAVYWEIGHTS LIGHT
Dmitry Tebekin (7-3-0, M-1: 2-1-0), Russia
WDEC3
Vasily Volodko (2-1-0, M-1: 0-1-0), Russia
Ilya Bochkov (4-1-0, M-1: 2-1-0), Russia
WKO / TKO2 (Nifó – 4:24)
Arkady Lisin (5-2-0, M-1: 0-1-0)
WELTERWEIGHTS
Maksim Grabovich (6-3-0, M-1: 5-3-0), Russia
WSUB3 (Rear tahanga kowaowaotia iho (1:47)
Temirlan Sharipov (3-1-0, M-1: 1-1-0), Russia
Danila Prikaza (8-2-1, M-1: 5-2-0), Russia
WDEC3
Akhmadkhan Ozdoev (4-1-0, M-1: 4-1-0), Russia
FEATHERWEIGHTS
Zalimbek Omarov (9-2-1, M-1: 6-1-1), Russia
WDEC3
Sascha Sharma (13-4-0, M-1: 3-2-0), Germany

(L-R) — Kunchenko was too much for Romanov to handle

Frolov drops Magalhaes on his head
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“New England’s Future 4” Pauna Official

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Worcester, Tuhinga. (October 27, 2017) – The official “New England’s Future 4” weight in was held today at Pepe’s Pizza & Restaurant in Worcester (MA) hoki apoponight’s the final installment of the popular “Future New England a” series show in 2017, aroaro e Rivera Whakatairanga Entertainment (RPE), at DCU Center, Exhibition Hall, i roto i te Worcester.
Pauna Official
Takahanga Main – Heavyweights marama (6)
Richard “Popeye te Sailor te tangata” Rivera (3-0, 2 Koó), Hartford, CT 177.6 lbs.
Hansen Castillo (0-2), Orlando, FL 176 lbs.
Co-Āhuahira – Heavyweights (4)
Gabriel “Napao” Gonzaga (no te tuatahi), Worcester, MA 280 lbs.
Alejandro Esquilin Santiago (no te tuatahi), Tampa, FL 235.8 lbs.
Super Middleweights (4)
Elvis Figueroa (2-0, 1 KO), New Haven, CT 167 lbs.
Rene Nazare (no te tuatahi), Brazil 167 lbs.
Junior Middleweights (6)
Edwin Soto (10-2-2, 4 Koó), New Haven, CT 140 lbs.
Anthony Everett (1-6), Lawrence, MA 153.6 lbs.
Welterweights (6)
Adrian “Tonka” Sosa (5-0, 4 Koó), Lawrence, MA 139 lbs.
Shakha Moore (12-23-2 (2 Koó), Norwalk, CT 146 lbs.
Welterweights (4)
Wilfredo “te Sucaro” Pagan (2-0), Southbridge, MA 146.6 lbs.
Patrick Leal (0-3), Woburn, MA 148.6 lbs.
Junior Welterweights (4)
Omar Bordoy, JR. (2-0), Danbury, CT 139.8 lbs.
Bryan “The Brick” Aperahama (6-30, 6 Koó), Schenectady, NY 141 lbs.
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No: Rāhoroi, October 28, 2017
HEA: DCU Center, Exhibition Hall, Worcester, MA
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TS-1 PROMOTIONS ANNOUNCES LIVE COMBATE AMERICAS MMA TELEVISION EVENT ON FRIDAY, HAKIHEA 1 MEI San Antonio, Texas

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Tickets for “TS-1 Promotions Presents: Combate 19” at
Freeman Coliseum on sale now at Ticketmaster.com

Takahanga Main: Kyra Batara vs. Paulina Granados

-Main Co Takahanga: Andres “The Bullet” Quintana vs. Rey "Ko e Warrior" Trujillo
Ētahi atu: “Froggy” Estrada vs. Jesse Vasquez

 

NEW YORK – October 27, 2017 – TS-1 Promotions announced today that it will bring the Combate Americas live Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) television series to the state of Texas for the first time ever with a stacked, 12-bout event at Freeman Coliseum in San Antonio on Rāmere, Dec. 1.

Tickets for “TS-1 Promotions Presents: Combate 19” are on sale atTicketmaster.com.

“TS-1 Promotions is thrilled to debut the incredibly fast-growing Combate Americas live television event series in the great state of Texas,” said TS-1 Promotions CEO Greg Bloom. “We are going to deliver to fans a memorable night of MMA action featuring some of the fastest rising stars in the sport, including several of San Antonio’s hottest, young prospects.”

In the women’s atomweight (105 pauna) main event and long-awaited grudge match, Eddie Bravo protégé Kyra "Mogwai" Batara (6-4) Ka Square atu ki Paulina “Firefox” Granados (4-2).

In a featherweight (145 pauna) tahi-matua hui, Andres “The Bullet” Quintana(12-2) will face off with fellow, hard-hitting knockout artist Rey "Ko e Warrior" Trujillo (21-19).

Elsewhere on the fight card, Jose “Froggy” Estrada (4-1) Ka Square atu ki Jesse Vasquez (2-3) in another featherweight contest.

Additional bouts for the “TS-1 Promotions Presents: Combate 19” event will be announced soon.

Kyra Batara vs. Paulina Granados
The 23-year-old Batara of Las Vegas, Nev., a former high school cheerleader turned grappling expert, is coming off a stellar, tuarua a tawhio (3:46) submission of 12-time Spanish national judo champion Vanesa Rico at “Combate Clasico” in Miami, Fla. i runga i Hōngongoi 27.

Ki te rā, Batara is unbeaten in Combate Americas television action, winning all four of her bouts – three by way of submission.

Granados is a 29-year-old native of Corpus Christi, Texas, now fighting out of San Diego, Calif. where she trains with a handful of the world’s top fighters.

Granados will look to notch her third straight victory on December 1.

Andres Quintana vs. Rey Trujillo

Quintana is a heavy-handed, 26-year-old rising star fighting out of Roswell, N.M. He is aiming for his third consecutive victory after earning back-to-back unanimous decisions over Uria Faber tiakina Erick Sanchez and Mexican contender Levy Saul Marroquin i runga i February 16 and June 30, aua.

Nine of Quintana’s twelve career wins, ko te kupu tenei i tawhiti, Kua tae mai na roto i te ara o (T)KO.

The 35-year-old Trujillo of Houston, Texas is a battle-tested, eight-year veteran of professional MMA.

A known finisher, Trujillo has earned 16 o tona 21 career wins via (T)KO tukunga ranei.

Jose Estrada vs. Jesse Vasquez

The 26-year-old Estrada’s return to action comes on the heels of a successful debut at featherweight on Mahuru 15 when the Fillmore, Calif. resident stopped Izic Fernandez with a series of vicious strikes on the ground in the first round (3:59) o te whawhai.

One of the sport’s top, young prospects, Estrada has already produced memorable, highlight reel-worthy moments, defeating his first three professional adversaries inside of one round.

Fighting out of Dallas, Texas, the 28-year-old Vasquez will look to rebound from two straight defeats.

Vasquez was victorious in his first two professional starts, hinga Josh Nealyi te ara o te tuatahi a tawhio noa (3:57) tāpaetanga (kowaowaotia iho muri-tahanga) i runga i Oketopa 2, 2015, and finishing Joshua Hunter via third round (2:01) WHO (nifó) i runga i Hui-tanguru 27, 2016.

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ORA runga i Whatunga Fight – UFC FIGHT NIGHT®: Brunson vs. Machida PRELIMS, KAK 47 Lyon & M-1 Challenge 84

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TORONTO – Fight Network, pirimia o te ao 24/7 multi-platform channel dedicated to complete coverage of combat sports, presents a busy weekend in combat sports, highlighted by a live broadcast of the UFC FIGHT NIGHT®: Brunson vs. Machida PRELIMS i runga i Rāhoroi, Oketopa. 28 i 8:00 p.m. AND. On the same day, live coverage kicks off at 1:00 p.m. AND ki KAK 47 SuperFight Series followed immediately by the KAK 47 Lyon main card at 3:30 p.m. AND. Ko te tuatahi, one day earlier, M-1 Selection 16 airs live on Friday, Oketopa. 27 i 12:00 p.m. ET followed immediately by M-1 Challenge 84 i 12:30 p.m. AND.

The two-hour UFC FIGHT NIGHT PRELIMS begin on Saturday night at 8:00 p.m. ET with four exciting bouts, as welterweights Vicente Luque (11-6-1) a Niko Price (10-0, 1NC) collide, Antonio Carlos Junior (9-2, 1NC) kanohi Jack Marshman (22-6) i roto i te a'ee taumahawaenga, lightweights Hacran Dias (23-5-1) a Jared Gordon (13-1) whawhai, ia Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos (17-5) a Max Griffin (13-3) open the telecast with an exciting welterweight matchup.

Ahead of the live PRELIMS, Fight Network will live broadcast the UFC FIGHT NIGHT PREFIGHT SHOW, featuring coverage from the industry’s premier mixed martial arts analysts, as former light heavyweight champion Rashad Evans joins fellow analyst Kenny Florian with host Karyn Bryant and reporter Heidi Androl conducting on-site fighter interviews. At the conclusion of Saturday’s live main card on TSN2, te ora UFC FIGHT NIGHT POSTFIGHT SHOW airs at approximately 1:00 a.m. AND, recapping all the exciting action.

On Saturday afternoon, KAK, the world’s premier kickboxing league, travels to Palais des Sports de Gerland in Lyon, France. Kia whakakitea ora i 1:00 p.m. AND, te KAK 47 SuperFight Series features undefeated Florent Kaouachi (11-0, 3KO) making his GLORY debut against experienced veteran Abdarhmane Coulibaly (50-21, 23KO) in a light heavyweight affair, 23-year-old featherweight Massaro “The Project” Glunder (30-10-4, 20KO) draws Lyon’s Dylan Salvador (49-13-1, 21KO) for a tough test in enemy territory, Kaua e. 3-ranked super bantamweight contender Anissa Meksen (92-3, 29KO) goes toe-to-toe with No. 8-runga Funda “Findik” Alkayis (29-2, 12KO), Ahaggan “Boom Boom” Yassine (27-6, 19KO) and Estonia’s Maxim Vorovski (30-3-1, 14KO) meet at middleweight, plus top welterweight prospects Alim “Professor” Nabiyev (45-6, 21KO) a Jimmy Vienot (56-12, 27KO) kick off the action.

Te KAK 47 Lyon main card at 3:30 p.m. ET is headlined by reigning GLORY light heavyweight champion Artem Vakhitov (18-5, 5KO) defending his belt against No. 2-ranked challenger Ariel Machado(45-8, 34KO). I roto i te tahi atu mahi, former GLORY welterweight champion “The Best” Cedric Doumbe (67-5-1, 39KO) begins his campaign back to title contention against heavy-handed veteran Yohan “Le Bucheron” Lidon (93-36-1, 56KO), me te-po kotahi, single-elimination featherweight contender tournament, as multiple-time French kickboxing champion Abdellah Ezbiri (43-12-1, 13KO) meets fellow French-Moroccan Azize “The Magician” Hliali (17-14-1, 2KO), while local favorite Fabio Pinca (102-25-3, 42KO) goes up against Uzbekistan’s Anwar Boynazarov (79-20-2, 45KO) on the other side of the bracket.

M-1 Global returns to Ice Palace in St. Petersburg, Russia on Friday, Oketopa. 27, beginning with M-1 Selection 16 ora i 12:00 p.m. AND, featuring Spain’s Solves Enoc Torres (20-10-1) against Russian Andrey Seledtsov (7-4) i roto i te a'ee taumahawaenga, British heavyweight Phil De Fries (12-6) battling Russia’s Anton Vyazigin (8-1), India’s Sascha Sharma (14-3) e anga Zalimbeg Omarov (8-2-1) in a featherweight tilt,Akhmadian Ozdoev (4-0) risking his perfect record against Daniil Prikaza (7-2-1) in a clash of Russian welterweights, atu Maxim Grabovich (5-5) e i runga i Timerlan Sharipov (4-1) in an all-Russian welterweight duel.

Te M-1 Challenge 84 main card airs live at 2:30 p.m. AND, headlined by an M-1 welterweight championship fight between Russian standouts Alexey Kunchenko (16-0) a Sergey Romanov (12-1). I roto i te hui tahi-matua, Brazil's Caio Magalhaes (10-3) throws down with undefeated Russian Artem Frolov (9-0) for the M-1 middleweight crown. Rounding out the stacked line-up, battle-tested American veteran Joe Riggs (46-17) enters hostile territory against Russian middleweight Oleg Olenichev (9-4), Finland’s Janne Elonen-Kulmala (15-5-1) meets Russia’s Bair Shtepin (4-2) in a bantamweight bout and Finnish lightweight prospect Jani Salmi (9-3) titiro ki te ringa Russia o Roman Bogatov (3-0) his first blemish.

The UFC FIGHT NIGHT PRELIMS, PREFIGHT SHOW and POSTFIGHT SHOW, plus GLORY 47 SuperFight Series, KAK 47 Lyon and the M-1 Challenge 84 kāri matua, will all be televised live exclusively in Canada, while M-1 Selection 16 airs live in Canada, te U.S. a mo 30 whenua puta noa i Europe, Africa me te Middle Te Tai Rāwhiti.

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M-1 Challenge 84 Alexey Kunchenko vs. Sergey Romanov OFFICIAL WEIGHTS & PICTURES

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Tenei Rāmere in Saint Petersburg, Russia
ST. PETERSBURG, Russia (October 26, 2017) – The official weigh in was held today forapopo a M-1 Challenge 84 i roto i te St. Petersburg Russia. See weights and pictures below.
M-1 Challenge 83 will be streamed live from Saint Petersburgh in high definition onwww.M1Global.TV. Ka taea ki te mataara i te whawhai tuatahi, me te kāri matua i te takiuru ki runga ki ki te rēhita i Viewers www.M1Global.TV. Fans may watch all the action on their computers, me te i runga i te waea atamai, me papa Android me Apple.
KĀRI MAIN
MAHI MAIN – M-1 CHALLENGE WELTERWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP – 5 X 5
(R) Alexey Kunchenko(16-0-0, M-1: 8-0-0), Champion, Russia,76,7 kg. (169,1 lbs.)
(L) Sergey Romanov (11-1-0, M-1: 5-0-0), Kaiwero, Russia, 77,1 kg. (169,9 lbs.)
MIDDLEWEIGHTS — 3 X 5
(L) Caio “Hellboy” Magalhaes (10-3-0, M-1: 1-0-0), Brazil, 83,9 kg. (184,9 lbs.)
(R) Artem Frolov (9-0-0, M-1: 7-0-0), Russia, 83,9 kg. (184,9 lbs.)
(L) Joe “Diesel” Riggs (45-17-0, M-1: 1-0-0), USA, 83,5 kg. (184,1 lbs.)
(R) Oleg Olenichev (9-4-0, M-1: 1-0-0), Russia, 83,3 kg. (183,6 lbs.)
(L) Solves Enoc Torres (20-10-1, M-1: 5-7-1), Spain, 83,8 kg. (184,7 lbs.)
(R) Andrey Seledtsov (7-4-0, M-1: 0-3-0), Russia, 83,2 kg. (183,4 lbs.)
BANTAMWEIGHTS – 3 X 5
(L) Janne Elonen-Kulmala (15-5-1, M-1: 1-0-1), Finland, 61 kg. (134,5 lbs.)
(R) Bair Shtepin (4-2-0, M-1: 1-2-0), Russia, 61 kg. (134,5 lbs.)
KĀRI PRELIMINARY
HEAVYWEIGHTS LIGHT – 3 X 5
Arkadiy Lisin (5-0-0, M-1:0-0-0), Russia, 93,4 kg. (205,9 lbs.)
Ilya Bochkov (3-1-0, M-1:1-1-0), Russia, 93,5 kg. (206,1 lbs.)
HEAVYWEIGHTS – 3 X 5
Philip “F-11” DeFreis (12-6-0, M-1: 0-0-0), Ingarangi, 120 kg. (264,5 lbs.)
Anton Vyazigin (7-1-0, M-1: 3-0-0), Russia, 115,1 kg. (253,7 lbs.)
HEAVYWEIGHTS LIGHT – 3 X 5
Vasily Volodko (2-0-0, M-1: 0-0-0), Russia, 93 kg. (205 lbs.)
Dmitry Tebekin (6-3-0, M-1: 1-1-0), Russia, 93 kg. (205 lbs.)
WELTERWEIGHTS – 3 X 5
Temirlan Sharipov (3-0-0, M-1: 1-0-0), Russia, 77,1 kg. (169,9 lbs.)
Maksim Grabovich (5-3-0, M-1: 4-3-0), Russia, 76,9 kg. (169,5 lbs.)
Akhmadkhan Ozdoev (4-0-0, M-1: 4-0-0), Russia, 77,0 kg. (169,7 lbs.)
Danila Prikaza (7-2-1, M-1: 4-2-0), Russia, 77,0 kg. (169,7 lbs.)
LIGHTWEIGHTS – 3 X 5
Jani Salmi (9-3-0, M-1: 0-0-0), Finland, 72,0 kg. (158,7 lbs.)
Roman Bogatov (2-0-0, M-1: 2-0-0), Russia, 71,3 kg. (157,2 lbs.)
FEATHERWEIGHTS – 3 X 5
Sascha Sharma (13-3-0, M-1: 3-1-0), Germany, 65,8 kg. (145,1 lbs.)
Zalimbek Omarov (8-2-1, M-1: 5-1-1), Russia, 65,8 kg. (145,1 lbs.)
(All fights & fighters subject to change)
No: Rāmere, October 27, 2017
HEA: St. Petersburg, Russia
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Bellator, whakauru toi hōia, MMA

BELLATOR LAUNCHES GLOBAL NEXT GENERATION MOBILE APP

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THE COMPREHENSIVE DESTINATION FOR ALL THINGS BELLATOR NOW AVAILABLE FOR DOWNLOAD

Nga anahera - Fans can now take Bellator with them wherever they go with the launch of a next generation mobile app that makes keeping up with all things Bellator as simple as the touch of a button on your smartphone or tablet.

 

With a sleek new design that provides an engaging user experience through the convenience of persistent navigation, the brand-new Bellator global app is tailored to be fan-focused and content-driven.

 

For the first time, Bellator fans can now watch LIVE main card fights within the app, through television provider authentication, allowing them to keep up with the action as it happens. I tua atu, Bellator MMA’s preliminary cards will be available worldwide and will stream LIVE, without geo-restrictions, within the global app.

 

Fully integrated with Apple AirPlay, users can also wirelessly stream all of the content available in the global app, including LIVE preliminary action, LIVE main card action (through television provider authentication) and Bellator’s exclusive digital content, directly to their televisions at home.

 

The next-gen mobile app also features the rich history of Bellator MMA and its athletes. With detailed fighter bios and stats, as well as the most up-to-date information on Bellator MMA’s upcoming events, the app is editorialized daily and delivered straight to fans looking to stay in the know.

 

Seamless integration allows fans to also easily purchase tickets to upcoming events and visit BellatorShop.com without ever needing to leave the app interface.

 

Now available for download in the App Store and Google Play. Android 4.2 and higher, as well as iOS 9.0 and higher, required for download.

 

Haere ki Bellator.com information.

Combate Amerika, whakauru toi hōia, MMA

COMBATE AMERICAS ANNOUNCES TWO TOURNAMENT ALTERNATE BOUTS, WOMEN’S PRELIMINARY BOUT FOR “COPA COMBATE” ON SATURDAY, NOVEMA 11 IN CANCUN, MEXICO

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Pictured below: Levy Saul “El Negro” Marroquin (8-2) will compete in a “COPA COMBATE” tournament alternate bout in Cancun, Mexico onRāhoroi, Nov. 11. Nama Photo: Scott Hirano/Combate Americas, LLC

HISTORIC EVENT’S ONE-NIGHT, EIGHT-MAN,
$100,000 GRAND PRIZE TOURNAMENT BROADCASTS LIVE
ON TELEMUNDO DEPORTES FROM GRAND OASIS CANCUN

ALTERNATE BOUTS AND PRELIMINARY BOUT
STREAM LIVE BEFORE LIVE TELEMUNDO BROADCAST

NEW YORK – October 26, 2017 –Combate Americas today announced the addition of two “alternate bouts” for its historic, kotahi-po, eight-man “COPA COMBATE” Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) whā (135 pauna) tournament that will award its winner a grand prize of $100,000 at Grand Oasis in Cancun, Mexico on Rāhoroi, Nov. 11, live on Telemundo Deportes (11:35 p.m. AND/10:35 p.m. CT, or following “Titulares y Mas”).

The two alternate matchups, as well as a newly announced women’s atomweight (105 pauna) matchup between world top 10-ranked Sheila Padilla (3-1) o Visalia, Calif. and aggressive-minded Lisbeth “Bunny” Lopez Silva(4-3) o Mexico City, Mexico will stream live on the Telemundo Deportes En Vivo app and TelemundoDeportes.com, timata i 9 p.m. AND/8 p.m. CT, preceding the live Telemundo Deportes broadcast of the event that picks up with the tournament’s first semifinal stage matchup.

In one tournament alternate bout, Levy Saul “El Negro” Marroquin (8-2) Ka Square atu ki Alejandro “Pitbull” Abomohor (5-4) a, in the other tournament alternate bout, Felipe “Pipe” Vargas (4-0) will face off with Jose “Pupi” Calvo (3-1).

In the event a winner of one of the tournament’s quarterfinal stage bouts is unable to advance to the semifinal stage due to injury, one of the two alternate bout winners will take the injured quarterfinal bout winner’s place in the semifinal stage.


Runga ake: Sheila Padilla (mahue) will square off with Lisbeth Lopez Silva (matau) in an atomweight (105 pauna) preliminary bout at “COPA COMBATE” i runga i Rāhoroi, Nov. 11. Nama Photo: Combate Amerika, LLC

Marroquin’s start will mark a drop from the featherweight division. The 22-year-old, who hails from Monterrey, Mexico, has produced seven of his eight career victories to date, by way of (T)KO tukunga ranei.

Abohomor of Barranquilla, Colombia is a 23-year-old Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu national champion and Capoeira expert.

Ko te tūturu, 23-year-old Vargas is a ferocious knockout artist who recently relocated from Spain to Miami, Fla. where he has been training with famed fight squad American Top Team.

Similar to Vargas, the 24-year-old Calvo of San Jose, Costa Rica moved to Chicago, Mate. where he trains with renowned coach Mike Valle.

Tickets for “COPA COMBATE” at Grand Oasis Cancun are on sale at SmarTicket.

“COPA COMBATE” takes place on the 24th anniversary of McLaren’s now legendary UFC 1 event that he executive produced as the co-founder of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). The storied event set off a combat sports revolution, and changed the martial arts fight world forever.

The live Telemundo broadcast of “COPA COMBATE” marks the first time in history that NBCU’s leading Spanish language television network will air MMA fight programming, and will cover the tournament’s two semifinal stage bouts and championship stage showdown as well as a previously women’s strawweight (115 pounds0 co-main event between Melissa “Super Melly” Martinez (2-0) of Mexico City and Gloria “Gloriosa” Bravo (4-2) of Santiago, Chile.

A lottery ball drawing to determine the “COPA COMBATE” tournament quarterfinal stage matchups will be held onRāpare, Nov. 2. The eight tournament competitors are as follows:

  • John “Sexi Mexi” Castaneda (14-2) o Mankato, Mai.
  • Marcelo “Pitbull” Rojo (12-4) of Cordoba, Argentina
  • Carlos “Lobo” Rivera (10-2) o Mexico City, Mexico
  • Mikey “El Terrible” Erosa (12-5) o San Juan, Puerto Rico
  • Marc “Lufo” Gomez (20-10) of Barcelona, Spain
  • Andres “Doble A” Ayala (11-4) of Bogota, Colombia
  • Kevin “El Frio” Moreyra (4-1) of Lima, Peru
  • Ricky "Te Gallero" Palacios (9-1) o te misioni, Texas

The entire quarterfinal stage of the tournament will stream live on the Telemundo Deportes En Vivo app and TelemundoDeportes.com, along with the tournament alternate bouts and the women’s preliminary bout.

Telemundo Deportes, one of the leading providers of sports content in Spanish in the United States, is home to two of the world’s most popular sporting events: the FIFA World Cup™ through 2026 and the Summer Olympic Games through 2032. I tua atu, Telemundo Deportes broadcasts the FIFA World Cup™ CONCACAF qualifying matches for most of the region, including the Mexico and USA national teams’ away matches and the Premier League. Telemundo Deportes is also home to “Boxeo Telemundo Ford,” the #1 boxing program in Spanish, and “Titulares y Más,” the #1 sports news, entertainment and commentary show in Spanish, among other recognized sports properties.
Bellator, whakauru toi hōia, MMA, Koi TV

Bellator 185: Mousasi vs. Shlemenko Official Results & Photos

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Gegard Mousasi (43-6-2) patua Alexander Shlemenko (56-10, 1 NC) mā te whakatau Kotahi tonu (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)

 

Photos: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/iaobj6dqfk4jq1y/AADPZmjhtmreJ-7mNCkqEKvua?dl=0

 

Neiman Gracie (7-0) patua Zak Bucia (18-9) mā tāpaetanga (neck crank) i 2:27 o te a tawhio noa e rua

Photos: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/kvl101uwhi2zi3p/AABH7yRjFJHzNnRgDcEeGI23a?dl=0

Kristina Williams (1-0) patua Heather Hardy (1-1) mā TKO (Tuhinga o tākuta) i 2:00 o te a tawhio noa e rua

Photos: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/09r32tj0p0lfrlh/AAA2wiI3m1-pTHGaePuJeR5Ta?dl=0

Ryan Quinn (14-7) patua Marcus Surin (4-1) mā te whakatau Kotahi tonu (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)

 

Photos: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/uzsfhmp09sbgh7r/AADZyyNKyuqDKiWfZW1F1MkAa?dl=0

Lisa Blaine (2-0) patua Ana Julaton (2-3) mā te whakatau ritua (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)

 

Photos: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/meae709iunpv7rt/AAAvcWOCHh0R5N0K9UT8o-Jna?dl=0

Hua Kāri hukihuki:

John Lopez (6-4) patua Billy Giovanella (9-5) mā te whakatau Kotahi tonu (29-28, 30-27, 30-26)

Kevin Carrier (1-0) patua Jose Antonio Perez (0-1) (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)

Vovka Clay (4-2) patua Frank Sforza (6-1) mā tāpaetanga (pororere) i 1:17 o te a tawhio noa e rua

Don Shainis (4-1) patua Matthew Denning (5-7) mā TKO (aro) i 4:50 o te tetahi a tawhio noa

Jordan Young (7-0) patua Alec Hooben (5-4) mā tāpaetanga (tapatoru kowaowaotia) i 2:44 o te tetahi a tawhio noa

Costello van Steenis (9-1) patua Steve Skrzat (8-10) mā tāpaetanga (aro) i 2:52 o te tetahi a tawhio noa

Joaquin Buckley (8-1) patua Vinicius de Jesus (5-2) mā te whakatau ritua (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)

Pete Rogers (3-4) patua Timothy Wheeler (1-5) mā tāpaetanga (pororere) i :37 o te tetahi a tawhio noa

Dean Hancock (3-1) patua John Beneduce (2-2) mā TKO (aro) i 3:38 o te tetahi a tawhio noa

Amateur MMA, Combate Amerika, whakauru toi hōia, MMA

COMBATE AMERICAS ANNOUNCES THE ADDITION OF WOMEN’S CO-MAIN EVENT TO LIVE TELEMUNDO BROADCAST OF “COPA COMBATE” ON SATURDAY, NOVEMA 11 FROM CANCUN, MEXICO

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Pictured: Undefeated Melissa “Super Melly” Martinez (matau) of Mexico and Miesha Tate pupil Gloria “Gloriosa” Pai (mahue) of Chile will square off in a strawweight (115 pauna) co-main event on the live Telemundo broadcast of “COPA COMBATE” from Cancun, Mexico on Rāhoroi, Nov. 11. Nama Photo: Scott Hirano/Combate Americas

MELISSA MARTINEZ OF MEXICO FACES GLORIA BRAVO OF CHILE IN STRAWWEIGHT SHOWDOWN PRECEDING
$100,000 GRAND PRIZE TOURNAMENT CHAMPIONSHIP BOUT

NEW YORK – October 18 2017 –Combate Americas today announced the addition of a women’s strawweight (115 pauna) showdown between undefeated knockout artist Melissa “Super Melly” Martinez (2-0) a Gloria “Gloriosa” Bravo (4-2) that will serve as the co-main event on the highly-anticipated, live Telemundo broadcast (11:35 p.m. AND/10:35 p.m. CT, or following “Titulares y Mas”) of the “COPA COMBATE” Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) extravaganza from Cancun, Mexico on Rāhoroi, Nov. 11.

The battle between the 20-year-old Martinez of Mexico City, Mexico and the 31-year-old Bravo, of Santiago, Chile, will immediately precede the championship stage bout and finale of the one-night, eight-man bantamweight (135 pauna) “COPA COMBATE” tournament that will award its winner a grand prize of $100,000 and that, mo te wa tuatahi tonu, will see top-ranked fighters from the U.S., Latin America and Spain represent their respective countries in a quest for glory.

“This is a phenomenal addition to an already stellar and historic fight card created for the Telemundo broadcast television platform,"Ka mea a Combate Americas Tumu Campbell McLaren.

“With the incredibly relentless and hard-hitting action we have seen from the women of Combate Americas,"Tonu McLaren, “it is only fitting that we showcase a matchup between two of the sport’s brightest and fastest rising female stars like Melissa Martinez and Gloria Bravo on the ‘COPA COMBATE’ platform.”

“COPA COMBATE” takes place on the 24th anniversary of McLaren’s now legendary UFC 1 event that he executive produced as the co-founder of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). The storied event set off a combat sports revolution, and changed the martial arts fight world forever.

The 5-foot-2 Martinez will return to La Jaula, te whare herehere Combate Amerika, for the second time in her career after shelling out a stunning, highlight reel knockout o Yajaira “Shokolate” Romo i roto i te rua o a tawhio noa (2:45) of battle at Combate 15 in Mexico City on Pipiri 30.

Following the promotional debut victory, Martinez, also a decorated Muay Thai competitor, earned a second-place finish at WAKO Kickboxing’s “The World Games 2017 – Wroclaw” tournament in Poland on Hōngongoi 30.

The 5-foot-5 Bravo will enter La Jaula for the first time ever and put a three-fight winning streak on the line. All three of her latest victories came by way of armlock submission.

Bravo recently ventured from Chile to Las Vegas, Nev. to train for the upcoming matchup with famed, retired, former UFC world champion Miesha Tate.

In addition to the “COPA COMBATE” tournament championship bout and the featured women’s fight between Martinez and Bravo, Telemundo’s live broadcast of “COPA COMBATE” will feature the tournament’s semifinal stage consisting of two bouts that pit the winners of the quarterfinal stage bouts in each tournament bracket against one another. The entire quarterfinal stage of the tournament will stream live on the Telemundo Deportes En Vivo app and TelemundoDeportes.com.

Telemundo Deportes, one of the leading providers of sports content in Spanish in the United States, is home to two of the world’s most popular sporting events: the FIFA World Cup™ through 2026 and the Summer Olympic Games through 2032. I tua atu, Telemundo Deportes broadcasts the FIFA World Cup™ CONCACAF qualifying matches for most of the region, including the Mexico and USA national teams’ away matches and the Premier League. Telemundo Deportes is also home to “Boxeo Telemundo Ford,” the #1 boxing program in Spanish, and “Titulares y Más,” the #1 sports news, entertainment and commentary show in Spanish, among other recognized sports properties.