Ingušetiji, Rusija (Oktobar 22, 2016) – Former two-time M-1 Challenge light heavyweight champion Viktor Nemkov put himself in position for another title shot and Pavel Vitruk became the first M-1 Challenge Bantamweight Champion at last night’s entertaining M-1 Challenge 71 u Ingušetiji, Rusija.

Kazahstan-native Nemkov (24-6-0, M-1: 17-5-0), fighting out of Stary Oskol, Rusija, won a three-round unanimous decision from former Bellator champion Attila “Pumukli” Vegh(29-8-2, M-1: 0-2-0), of Slovakia, u glavni događaj.

Nemkov (L) had too much for Vegh

Fighting in the inaugural M-1 Challenge Bantamweight Championship, Russian fighter Vitruk (14-2-0, M-1: 8-2-0) poražen Vitali Branchuk (21-6-0, M-1: 1-2-0), Ukrajine, by way of a fourth-round submission.

Vitruk forced Branchuk into submission

Ruski velter Sergey Romanov (9-1-0, M-1: 3-0-0) took a three-round unanimous decision from Carlos Alexandre “Indio” Kruška (37-11-1, M-1: 1-1-0), Brazila, while M-1 Challenge lightweight champion Alexander Butenko (42-11-2, M-1: 9-1-0) decisioned Brazilian foe Rubenilton “Rubinkho” Kruška (16-3-0, M-1: 0-1-0) in a non-title fight contested at a 160-pound catrchweight.

Former M-1 Challenge light heavyweight Stephan “T-800” Puetz (15-2-0, M-1: 5-1-0), Njemačke, also put himself in position for another title fight, possibly against his arch-rival Nemkov, by forcing Brazilian Marcus Vinicius “Mountan” Lopes (9-2-0, M-1: 1-1-0) into submission via a rear naked choke in the third round.

Puetz (R) domianted Lopes

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