Fight Network to Live Broadcast M-1 Challenge 79, Fight Nights Global 68, I-LFA 13 & Extensive UFC 212 Fight Coverage

For Immediate Release – May 31, 2017

TORONTO – Fight Network, UNdunankulu wezwe 24/7 multi-platform channel dedicated to complete coverage of combat sports, presents another busy weekend of live events, beginning this Thursday, June 1 kanye M-1 Challenge 79: Shlemenko vs. Halsey 2 from St. Petersburg, Russia, which kicks off at 2:30 p.m. KANYE.

Airing live exclusively across Canada, M-1 Challenge 79: Shlemenko vs. Halsey 2 is headlined by a highly anticipated middleweight rematch between former Bellator MMA champions Alexander Shlemenko(55-9) futhi Brandon Halsey (9-2). Kwezinye iziqubu afakiwe, German welterweight Arda Adas (7-2) engena endaweni yesitha ngokumelene waseRussia Sergey Romanov (11-1), Brazilian lightweight Michel Silva (18-5) Ufaka phansi Alexey Makhno (13-5), Middleweight Spanish Enoc Kuyasiza Ekuxazululeni Torres (19-9) ihlangana Oleg Olenyechev (8-4) and Serbian featherweight Dragan Pesic (13-7) Ubhekene off Khamzat Dalgiev (8-1).

The bukhoma M-1 Challenge 79: Shlemenko vs. Halsey 2 main card will immediately follow the M-1 Selectionprelims, which kick off at 12 p.m. ET and air live on Fight Network in Canada, the U.S. futhi omhlaba in phezu 30 amazwe yonkana Europe, Afrika naseMpumalanga Ephakathi. The M-1 Selection broadcast features American bantamweight Josh Ukulungiswa House (14-4) taking on Kyrgyzstan’s Bakhtiyar Toichubaev (7-3), while undefeated Temirlan Sharipov (3-0) ihlangana Danila Prikaza (6-1) in an all-Russian welterweight affair.

The Russian city of St. Petersburg will play host to more live action on Friday, June 2 at 12 p.m. KANYE, njengoba Fight Nights Global 68 airs live on Fight Network in Canada and globally in over 30 amazwe yonkana Europe, Afrika naseMpumalanga Ephakathi. The light heavyweight title is up for grabs in the main event as undefeatedSergey Pavlovich (10-0) liba Mikhail Mokhnatkin (9-1-2). Khonamanjalo, a heavyweight superfight is set for the co-main event, with unbeaten Russian powerhouse UVitaly Minakov (19-0) taking on former EliteXC kingpin and UFC title challenger Antonio “Bigfoot” Silva (19-11). Rounding out the star-studded card,Stjepan Bekavac (19-6) welcomes UFC veteran Nikita Krylov (21-5) to the promotion, Tony Johnson Jr.(10-3) tikwele off with Baga Agaev (28-19) in a heavyweight encounter, Asif Tagiev (5-2-1) ihlangana Dmitry Aryshev (5-5-1) in a iziqubu welterweight, plus unbeaten Israeli prospect Jackie Gosh (7-0) looks to extend his perfect mark against Russia’s Oleg Dadonov (6-1).

Ngolwesihlanu, June 2 at 9 p.m. KANYE, Legacy Fighting Alliance invades Burbank, Calif. ngoba I-LFA 13: Millender vs. Holland, featuring pivotal duels in the welterweight division, njengoba Curtis Millender (11-3) liba Kevin Holland (9-2), ngenkathi Karen Darabedyan (12-6) ubuso Sam Liera (12-9). In light heavyweight bouts,Dominick Reyes (5-0) liba Jordan Powell (8-6), ngenkathi Alonzo Menifield (2-0) izimpi Khadzhimurat Bestaev (4-1). A bantamweight bout between undefeated American Kyler Phillips (3-0) futhi eMexicoJonathan Quiroz (2-1) will round out the card, which airs live on Fight Network in Canada and globally in over 30 amazwe yonkana Europe, Afrika naseMpumalanga Ephakathi.

Ekugcineni, ngomgqibelo, June 3, Fight Network presents extensive live pre and post-fight coverage for UFC 212: Aldo vs. Holloway from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Kodwa okokuqala, the live weigh-ins will be televised on Fight Network on Friday, June 2 at 6 p.m. KANYE, with all the stars tipping the scales ahead of their pay-per-view showdowns.

The UFC 212 PRE-FIGHT SHOW will air live on Fight Network in Canada on Saturday, June 3 at 7 p.m. ET leading into the LIVE PRELIMS on TSN3. The UFC 212 PRE-FIGHT SHOW will feature featherweight contender Cub Swanson, middleweight champion Michael Bisping and former light heavyweight champion Rashad Evans working as desk analysts with host Karyn Bryant and reporter Laura Sanko conducting on-site fighter interviews in Brazil.

At the conclusion of Saturday’s pay-per-view broadcast, the bukhoma UFC 212 POST-FIGHT SHOW cishe 1 a.m. ET on Fight Network features highlights, analysis and post-fight interviews.

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