M-1 Desafiament 91, Maig 12, in Shenzhen, Xina
SANT PETERSBURG, Rússia (Abril 19, 2018)) – M-1 Global, in association with WKG, has announced an “undisputed” title bout May 12 per a la M-1 Desafiament 91 esdeveniment principal, pitting M-1 Challenge flyweight champion Aleksander Doskalchuk and Interim titlist Arman Ashimov, in Shenzhen, Xina.
M-1 Desafiament 91 will be live-streamed from China in high definition onwww.M1Global.TV. Els espectadors podran veure les baralles preliminars i la targeta principal, connectant-se a registrar-se en www.M1Global.TV. Els aficionats poden veure tota l'acció en els seus equips, així com en Android i Apple telèfons intel·ligents i tauletes. M-1 Desafiament 91 will also be available onwww.FITE.TV(preliminary card is free, $7.99 for the main card)
The originally scheduled M-1 Desafiament 91, Abril 21 in Saint Petersburg, featured M-1 Challenge featherweight champion Khamzat Dalgiev against American challenger Nate “The Train” Landwehr, has been cancelled. Dalgiev vs. Landwehr will be rescheduled during 2018.
Doskalchuk (8-1-0, M-1: 2-0-0), lluitant fora d'Ucraïna, won his title belt last September at M-1 Desafiament 83, when he used a Guillotine Choke to submit Vadim Malygin en la segona ronda.
Undefeated in M-1 competition, Doskalchuk won a majority decision in his M-1 debut last May, sobre Binh Son Le a M-1 Desafiament 78.
“I don’t care if my opponent has a belt or not,” Doskalchuk said. “The main thing is to properly prepare for the fight to determine the real flyweight champion. I am not expecting this fight to be easy. It’s going to be a tough battle and I will be looking for an opportunity to finish off my opponent. Fans will see a great fight. How will it end? We’ll see at The Rage!”
Ashimov (8-2-1, M-1: 3-0-0) earned his Interim title shot this past February by stopping Gadzhimurad Aliev i Ervani Melonio with punches, respectivament, in the second and first rounds. En M-1 Desafiament 87, the powerfully striking Kazakh punched out Mikael Silander in two rounds to capture the M-1 Challenge Interim Flyweight Championship.
“All of Kazakhstan is waiting for this fight,” Ashimov noted. “I can’t wait because I brought the Interim belt to Kazakhstan and, if God wills, soon I will bring back the undisputed title. I’m fighting a strong and experienced opponent, who I respect a lot, but I will be ready and that will show fight night. ”
The co-feature is a middleweight showdown between veteran Russian fighter Mikhail Zayats (23-8-0, M-1: 13-5-0) and past M-1 Challenge middleweight title challenger Caio “Hellboy” Magalhaes (10-4-0, M-1: 1-1-0), del Brasil. Zayats has fought in Bellator, Magalhaes in the UFC. L'octubre passat, Magalhaes lost his M-1 Challenge middleweight title challenge to champion Artem Frolov by way of a five-round unanimous decision, com a cap de cartell M-1 Desafiament 84.
One other main card fight was announced featuring one of China’s top MMA fighters, Musu “Iron King” Nuertiebieke (12-2-0, M-1: 0-1-0) versus American featherweight Daniel Swain (17-8-1, M-1: 0-0-1).
Tots els lluitadors i baralles estan subjectes a canvis. Additional main and full preliminary card bouts will soon be announced.
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