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SZENTPÉTERVÁR, Oroszország (Május 31, 2018) – The official weight in was held today forholnap M-1 Challenge 93 at Chelyabinsk, Oroszország.
American fighter Joe “Diesel” Riggs experienced a long, costly trip from the U.S. to Chelyabinsk to challenge undefeated M-1 Challenge middleweight champion Artiom Frolov in the co-featured event.
“On my way to Russia,” Riggs explained his journey, “we took an Uber to get to the airport. We had an accident. I wanted to take another Uber, but the cops would not let me leave, because they wanted to send me to the hospital to get checked. One of my cornermen had to go to the hospital because he was seated in the part of the car that has been damaged.“I called the guys in M-1 Global and told them I was not going to make the flight to California. They were freaking out and said there is no way I could miss the flight and come the next day because it would mess everything up. I bought tickets for another flight to California, which would give me around 40 minutes to get in on time for the connection flight to Moscow. I had a choice of either taking my bags and staying overnight in California or leaving my bags and flying right away to Russia. I chose the second option, left my bags, and made it to Moscow. Most, I kind of regret that decision because it cost me around $20,000, which I will lose in sponsorship, but it’s all good, everything happens for a reason.
“Winning the belt would be a great end for my career. M-1 Global is a fantastic organization! This will be my fourth world title and it really means a lot for me. The guy I’m fighting, Artem Frolov, is not well-known, but he will probably be one of the best fighters I’ve ever fought! Anytime you fight for the title, you feel pressure. I was supposed to be the UFC champion when I was 22, but I would not show up for certain fights. I would not fight up to my potential and now I want to enter The Rage, show my best, and get that belt.”
Below find fighters’ weights and main-event pictures:
Főkártya
MAIN EVENT – MIDDELWEIGHTS — 3 X 5
(R) Alexander “Vihar” Shlemenko
(56-10-1, M-1: 6-0-0), Oroszország 184.4 lbs. (83.65 kg)
vs.
(L) Bruno Silva (17-6-0, M-1: 0-0-0), Brazília 186.07 lbs. (84.4 kg)
CO-feature – M1 Challenge középsúlyú BAJNOKSÁG – 5 X 5(R) Artiom Frolov (10-0-0, M-1: 7-0-0), Bajnok, Oroszország 185.18 lbs. (84 kg)
vs.
(L) Joe “Diesel” Riggs (47-17-1, M-1: 2-0-1), Kihívó, USA 185.18 lbs. (84 kg)
röpsúlyok — 3 X 5(L) Chris “A görög orgyilkos” Kelades (12-3-0, M-1: 1-0-0), Kanada 124.56 lbs. (56.5 kg)
vs.
(R) Alexander Pletenko (13-4-0, M-1: 0-0-0-), Ukrajna 125 lbs. (56.7 kg)
Könnyűsúlyú – 3 X 5
(L) Rogerio Karranca (13-3-0, M-1: 0-1-0), Brazília 154.32 lbs. (70 kg)
vs.
(R) Alexey “Kijelölés” Mahno (17-6-0, M-1: 4-3-0), Oroszország font. 161.82 lbs. (73.4 kg)
(yellow card) –
röpsúlyok – 3 X 5
(L) Mikael “Hajó váza” Sila (17-6-0, M-1: 1-1-0), Finnország 124.78 lbs. (56.6 kg)
vs.
(R) Nureles Aidarov (3-0-0, M-1: 1-0-0), Kirgizisztánban 124.56 lbs. (56.5 kg)
ELŐZETES KÁRTYA
Nehézsúlyú – 3 X 5
Charles-Henri Lucien (0-1-0, M-1: 0-0-0), France228.62 lbs. (103.7 kg)
vs.
Yuriy Fedorov (A debütáló), Oroszország 260.15 lbs. (118 kg)
Nikolay Rachek (7-5-0, M-1: 0-0-0), Oroszország 249.12 lbs. (113 kg)
vs.
Nikolay Savilov (11-3-0, M-1: 3-1-0), Oroszország 231.82 lbs. (105.15 kg)
Középsúly – 3 X 5
Nikita Novikov (5-2-0, M-1: 0-0-0), Oroszország 184.42 lbs. (83.65 kg)
vs.
Vladimir Migovich (0-2-0, M-1: 0-0-0), Oroszország 182.87 lbs. (82.95 kg)
Mark Hulme (5-2-0, M-1: 0-0-0), Dél-Afrika 183.76 lbs. (83.35 kg)
vs.
Vadim Shabadash (7-2-0, M-1: 2-0-0), Oroszország 184.64 lbs. (83.75 kg)
Könnyűsúlyú – 3 X 5
Magomed Magomedov (8-2-0, M-1: 0-0-0), Oroszország 154.98 lbs. (70.3 kg)
vs.
Nikita Podkovalnikov (1-1-0, M-1: 0-0-0), Oroszország 154.54 lbs. (70.1 kg)
BANTAMWEIGHTS – 3 X 5
Szergej Klyuev (5-1-0, M-1: 3-1-0), Oroszország 135.14 lbs. (61.3 kg)
vs.
Ilya Karetnikov (4-0-0, M-1: 0-0-0), Oroszország 128.97 lbs. (58.5 kg)
röpsúlyok – 3 X 5
Egor Filidov (Pro Debut), Oroszország 122.8 lbs. (55.7 kg)
vs.
Pierre Ludet (3-0-0, M-1: 0-0-0), Franciaország, 125 lbs. (56.7 kg)
(verekedések & harcosok változhatnak)
AMIKOR: Péntek, Június 1, 2018
WHERE: Chelyabinsk, Oroszország
PROMOTER: M-1 Global
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