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ST. 聖彼得堡, 俄羅斯 (一月 16, 2017) – M-1 Global has announced that M-1 Challenge lightweight champion 亞歷山大 “Iron Capture” Butenko will take on challenger Abukar Yandiev (8-1-0, M-1的: 2-1-0) 在 M-1的挑戰 74 co-feature on 二月 18, 聖. 聖彼得堡, 俄羅斯.
The previously announced main event pits undefeated M-1 Challenge light heavyweight champion 拉希德·尤蘇波夫 (6-0-0, M-1的: 4-0-0), 俄羅斯, defends his title against former titlist 斯蒂芬 “T-800” Puetz (15-2-0, M-1的: 6-1-0), 德國.
Also announced is a fight between top bantamweights Vitaly Branchuk 和Moktar “Le Kabyle” Benkaci will also be in action with the winner positioning himself for a potential title shot with M-1 Challenge bantamweight champion帕維爾Vitruk in the not-too-distant future.
 A strong Ukrainian with superior wrestling skills, Butenko (42-11-2, M-1的: 9-1-0) is an eight-year MMA veteran who has found a welcomed home in M-1 Challenge competition and he has taken advantage of the opportunity. Riding a six-fight win streak, the 29-year-old Butenko captured the vacant M-1 Challenge lightweight title belt last June at M-1 Challenge 67, when he took a five-round unanimous decision over Artiom Damkovsky. 在他的最後一個動作, 在M-1個挑戰 71 十月, Butenko won a unanimous three-round decision against Rubenilton Pereira in a non-title fight.
 Butenko’s first title defense will be against one of the most popular MMA fighters in Russia, the fighting powerhouse Yandiev, who also is a strong wrestler, plus a solid Judo background. The rising lightweight star will be a certain fan favor because of his nationality as well as his style of fighting, resulting in first-round endings in all his pro fights to date. Last June at M-1的挑戰 68, Yandiev used an armlock for a first-round submission of Tony Christodoulou, fought at a 177 ½磅. catchweight.
 Like Butenko, Branchuk (21-6-0, M-1的: 1-2-0) also fights out of Ukraine. The 25-year-old fighter is a former M-1 Challenge bantamweight title challenger, who was riding an eight-fight into his last fight, in which he lost by fourth-round submission (嗆) to the aforementioned Vitruk ( see accompanying picture to left). In M-1 Challenge competition, Branchuk defeated 安通拉契奇one year ago, by way of a three-round split decision at M-1的挑戰 64.
 Benkaci (13-7-0, (M-1的: 2-1-0) is a grappling specialist from France. Known and highly respected for his great conditioning and endurance, he lost a disputed three-round decision in his M-1 Challenge debut to 尼基塔奇斯佳科夫 1- ½ years ago, but the talented Frenchman bounced back to knockout his last two opponents, 瓦迪姆·馬林金（Vadim Malygin） 和 Alexey Naumov, 分別, by knee and punch. 嘰嘰喳喳 & Instagram的:
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