SÃO PETERSBURGO, Rússia (Setembro 13, 2017) – O M-1 Desafio 83 main card is set for the first international mixed-martial-arts event ever held in the Republic of Tatarstan, Setembro 23, em Kazan, Rússia,

M-1 Desafio 83 será transmitido ao vivo a partir de Kazan em alta definição emwww.M1Global.TV. Os telespectadores vão poder assistir as lutas preliminares e card principal, registando-se registrar em www.M1Global.TV. Os fãs podem assistir a toda a acção em seus computadores, bem como sobre Android e da Apple smartphones e tablets.

World-class light heavyweight contenders Mikhail Ragozin (8-2-0, M-1: 3-0-0), representing New Stream Team, Storm School and Club Boets, e Brandon “Touro” Halsey (9-3-0, M-1: 0-1-0) are matched against each other in the main event, enquanto Alexander Doskalchuk (7-1-0, M-1: 1-0-0) assume Vadim “Papai Noel Mau” Malygin (11-2-1, M-1: 2-1-1).

Last May in his most recent action, 25-year-old Ragozin (foto abaixo) parado Alan Bispo,do Brasil, na terceira rodada em M-1 Desafio 78. The Russian fighter hadn’t fought in M-1 Global competition since 2015.

Halsey, 30, is from Huntington Beach, Califórnia. A wrestler from the California State University in Bakersfield, Halsey captured the Bellator middleweight title three years ago by way of an opening-round submission (afogador) of Russian MMA star Alexander Shlemenko, who avenged that loss with a knockout of Halsey in the first round this past June at M-1 Desafio 79. Halsey had difficulty dropping weight for his rematch with Shlemnenko and he immediately decided to move up in weight to light heavyweight.

Ukraine-born Doskalchuk (pictured below on left) rides a four-fight win streak, including a three-round unanimous decision last May at M-1 Desafio 78 sobre Son Le Binh.

The winner of his last three fights, Malygin (pictured below on right) is a Russian flyweight on a three-fight win streak, including a win by three-round unanimous decision over Fabricio “Conta” Sarraff em M-1 Desafio 78.

Also scheduled to fight on the M-1 Desafio 83 card is undefeated Russian lightweight prospect Vladimir Kanunnikov (8-0-0), who will be making his M-1 Global debut against Georgian Raul Tutalrauli (17-3-0, M-1: 5-1-0). Pluma americana Nate “O trem” Landwehr (8-2-0) will also be making his M-1 Global debut versus veteran Russian fighter Mikhail Korobkov (13-2-1, M-1: 1-2-1), while Brazilian lightweight Diego (D’Avila) Davella (18-6-0, M-1: 1-1-0) takes on former Interim M-1 Challenge lightweight title challenger Alexey Nevzorov (12-3-0, M-1: 6-2-0), da Rússia.

O M-1 Desafio 83 preliminary card will showcase local pro fighters such asRuslan Khisamutdinov, Kirill Kuzmen e Lenar Suleymanov.

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