M 1 sib tw 94, Rau hli ntuj 15, in Orenburg, Zog ntawm Guj kuj Damir Ismagulov (on top) puts his M-1 Challenge lightweight title on the line Rau hli ntuj 15

SAINT PETERSBURG, Zog ntawm Guj kuj (Rau hli ntuj 10, 2018) – M-1 Challenge lightweight champion Damir Ismagulov will defense his title versus Belarus challenger Artem Damkovsky, this Friday (Rau hli ntuj 15) in the M 1 sib tw 94: Battle in the Heart of the Continent” main event, in Orenburg, Zog ntawm Guj kuj.

 

M 1 sib tw 94 will be live-streamed from Russia in high definition on www.M1Global.TV. Viewers will be able to watch the preliminary fights and main card by logging on to register at www.M1Global.TV. Fans may watch all the action on their computers, as well as on Android and Apple smart phones and tablets. M 1 sib tw 93 will also be available on www.FITE.TV (preliminary card is free, $7.99 for the main card).

 

 

 

Ismagulov (15-2-0, M-1: 9-1-0), fighting out of Russia, captured his M-1 Challenge title belt 13 months ago at M 1 sib tw 78, when he stopped Maxim Divnich on punches in the fifth round.

 

 

 

Damkovsky (22-10-0, M-1: 13-7-0), who was the original M-1 Challenge lightweight champion, earned his title shot by winning his last three fights, knocking out Divnich in the second round with a lethal kick at M 1 sib tw 70, registered the M 1 sib tw 72Knockout of the Night against Alexey Makhno, and unanimous decision over Erivan Pereira Silva tom M 1 sib tw 74.

 

Raul Tutarauli takes on undefeated Russian lightweight Roman Bogatov (5-0-0, M-1: 4-0-0) in the co-featured event. Also scheduled to fight on the main card is Valery “The Russian Hammer” Myasnikov (12-1-1, M-1: 3-1-2) against Mikhail Ragozin (11-3-0, M-1: 3-1-0) in a battle of Russian middleweights to determine the No. 1 M-1 Challenge middleweight contender.

 

 

 

Tseem, Brazilian lightweight Rubenilton “Rubinho” Pereira (19-5-0, M-1: 3-2-0) faces unbeaten Baktybek Uulu Oktom (4-0-0, M-1: 0-0-0), and Finnish welterweight Juho Valamaa (15-4-0, M-1: 1-0-0) meets Maksim Grabovich (7-5-0, M-1: 4-3-0), of Russia.

 

 

 

A rare M-1 female fight will be showcased on the preliminary card as Zejna “Sei” Krantic(0-1-0, M-1: 0-0-0), fighting out of Spain, squares off against pro-debuting Asiya Kluytova, of Russia.

 

 

 

Brazilian heavyweight Marcus “Montanha” Vinicius (12-6-0, M-1: 2-1-0) will throw-down with his unbeaten Russian prospect, Maksim Yakobyuk (2-0-0, M-1: 2-0-0).

 

 

 

All fighters and fights are subject to change.