M-1 CHALLENGE 58: BATTLE IN THE MOUNTAINS 4

Marcelo Brito vs. Murad Abdulaev

Vacant M-1 Challenge Welterweight Championship

June 6, 2015   ● Ingushetia, Russia

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PRESS RELEASE
For Immediate Release

OFFICIAL WEIGHTS & PICTURES

M-1 Challenge 58: Battle in the Mountains 4

Brito vs. Abdulaev headlines June 6 in Ingushetia, Russia

OFFICIAL WEIGHTS

 

MAIN CARD

 

L-R: Marcelo Brito & Mural Abdunaev

L-R: Marcel Brito & Mural Abdulaev

 

VACANT M-1 CHALLENGE WELTERWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP – 5 X 5

MARCELO BRITO (13-6-0), Brazil 169 ½ lbs. (77.1 kg)

MURAL ABDULAEV (12-1-0), Russia 169 ½ lbs. (77.0 kg)

 

Baga Agaev

HEAVYWEIGHTS – 3 X 5

ALEXI “Brick” KUDIN (19-8-0), Belarus WEIGH IN LATER

BAGA AGAEV (10-1-0), Estonia 249 ½ lbs. (113.3 kg)

 

L-R: Charles Andrade & Abukar Yandiev

MIDDLEWEIGHTS – 3 X 5

CHARLES “Gracie” ANDRADE (28-22-0), Brazil 189 lbs. (86.0 kg)

ABUKAR YANDIEV (4-0-0), Russia 184 lbs. (83.5 kg)

 

L-R: Antun Racic & Tural Ragimoiv

FEATHERWEIGHTS – 3 X 5

ANTUN “Killer” RACIC (17-5-0), Croatia 144 ½ lbs. (65.7 kg)                                    

TURAL RAGIMOV (9-2-0), Russia 145 lbs. (65.8 kg)

 

L-R: Lee Morrison & Pavel Vitruk

LEE “American Bulldog” MORRISON (13-5-0), USA 144 lbs. (65.4 kg)

PAVEL VITRUK (12-1-0), Russia 145 lbs. (65.8 kg)

 

 

PRELIMINARY CARD

 

 

HEAVYWEIGHTS – 3 X 5

VLADIMIR BURY (1-1-0), Russia 233 lbs. (105.9 kg)

AKROMAT EVJUROV (3-1-0), Russia 221 lbs. (100.4 kg)

 

L-R: Adam Yandiev & Valdas Pocevicius

LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHTS – 3 X 5

ADAM “Beard” YANDIEV (6-0-0), Russia 201 ½ lbs. (91.5 kg)
VALDAS POCEVISIUS (33-31-0), Lithuania 204 lbs. (92.6 kg)

 

L-R: Enoc Solves Torres & Magomed Mutaev

MIDDLEWEIGHTS – 3 X 5

ENOC SOLVES TORRES (16-8-0), Spain 184 ½ lbs. (83.9 kg)

MAGOMED MUTAEV (5-2-0), Russia 184 lbs. (83.7 kg)

 

LIGHTWEIGHTS – 3 X 5

BAKHITOYOR IBRAGIMOV (Pro Debut), Tajikistan154 ½lbs. (70.3 kg)

ADAM TSUROV (1-1-0), Russia 154 lbs. (70.0 kg)

 

AKHRED NAZAROV (Pro Debut), Russia 154 ½ lbs. (70.3 kg)

KHAMZAT DALGIEV (2-1-0), Russia 154 lbs. (70.0 kg)

 

L-R: Djambulat Kurbanov & Alexander Panasyuk

ALEXANDER PANASYUK (5-0-0), Ukraine 154 lbs. (154 kg)

DJAMBULAT KURBANOV (6-1-0), Russia 155 lbs. (70.6 kg)

 

L-R: Javier Fuentas & Kzamzat Aushev

JAVIER FUENTAS (6-1-0), Spain 154 ½ lbs. (70.3 kg)

KHAMZAT AUSHEV (5-3-0), Russia 154 lbs. (70.0 kg)

 

L-R: Movsar Eloev & Lu Zhenhong

FEATHERWEIGHTS – 3 X 5

LU ZHENHONG (6-2-0), China 144 ½ lbs. (65.7 kg)

MOYSAR ELOEV (1-0-0), Russia 141 lbs. (64.0 kg)

 

L-R: Kurbanali Abdusalamov & Pierre Sauvage


PIERRE SAUVAGE (6-0-0), France 144 ½ lbs. (65.7 kg)

KURBANALI ABDUSALAMOV (4-2-0), Russia 147 lbs. (66.8 kg)

 

MARAT KISHAEV (Pro Debut), Russia 144 lbs. (65.6 kg)

RUSLAN ESMURZIEV (1-1-0), Russia 144 lbs. (65.5 kg)

 

MEDIEVAL KNIGHT FIGHTS

Evgeniy Gladkov & Maxim Plaksin

MAXIM PLAKSIN (0-1-0), Russia 220 lbs. (99.8 kg)

EVGENIY GLADKOV (2-0-0), Russia 216 lbs. (98.2 kg)

 

BORIS DZHELILOV (0-1-0), Russia 172 lbs. (78.2 kg)

RUSTAM KUHURKHOEV (Pro Debut), Russia 176 lbs. (80 kg)

 

Abukar Yaneiev

 

L-R: Lee Morrison & Pavel Vitruk

 

WHAT:             M-1 Challenge 58: Battle in the Mountains 4

 

WHEN:            Saturday, June 6, 2015

                         8:00 a.m. (New York City), 4:00 p.m. (Moscow)

 

WHERE:           Ingushetia, Russia 1:30

 

PROMOTER:    M-1 Global

 

LIVE STREAM: WWW.M1GLOBAL.TV

 

M-1 Challenge 58 will be streamed live worldwide 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 of the action on their computers, as well as on Andriod and Apple smart phones and tablets.

 

Fight Network will also air M-1 Challenge 58 live on Cablevision’s Optimum TV, Grande Communications, Shentel Cable and Armstrong Cable in the U.S., as well as nationwide in Canada, Roku devices across North America, and globally in more than 30 countries throughout Europe, Africa and the Middle East.

 

 

 

Upcoming Event: M-1 Challenge 59: Kharitonov-Garner II in Astana, Kazakhstan

 

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