SAN PETERSBURGO, Rusia (
Octubre 4, 2017) – Campeón de peso welter invicto M-1 Challenge
Alexey Kunchenko will make his third title defense in the M-1 Desafío 84 main event against once-beaten challenger Sergey Romanov en
Octubre 27at Ice Palace in Saint Petersburg, Rusia.
M-1 Desafío 84 will be streamed live from Saint Petersburg in high definition on www.M1Global.TV. Los espectadores podrán ver las peleas preliminares y la tarjeta principal, conectándose a registrarse en
www.M1Global.TV. Los aficionados pueden ver toda la acción en sus equipos, así como en Android y Apple teléfonos inteligentes y tabletas.
In a battle of Russian welterweight fighters, Kunchenko (16-0-0, M-1: 8-0-0) is a Muay Thai specialist who captured his title on April 9, 2016, en M-1 Desafío 65, cuándo Murad Abdulaev retired in the fourth round.
Kunchenko has made two successful title defenses, both won by way of unanimous decisions, against Abdulaev in a rematch and this past March in his last action versusMaksim Grabovich.
Kunchenko unloaded on GrabovichRomanov (11-1-0, M-1: 5-0-0), who is also unbeaten in M-1 Global competition, derrotando Arda Adas, Magomed Sultanakhmedov, Carlos Pereira, Andreas Birgels y Sergio de Fatima. Romanov is a strong striker with eight knockouts on his impressive resume.
Romanav was too much for de Fatima
Prospecto invicto de peso mediano ruso Artiom Frolov (9-0-0, M-1: 7-0-0) steps up in terms of quality opposition against dangerous Brazilian middleweight Caio “Hellboy” Magalhaes (10-3-0, M-1: 1-0-0) in a fight that has future title implications. Frolov is coming off back-to-back victories in M-1 main card fights against Talekh Nadzhafzade and veteran American fighter Luigi Fioravanti. Magalhaes has fought professionally in the UFC and in his M-1 Global debut at M-1 Desafío 78 el pasado mayo, he choked Dmitry Voitov into an opening-round submission.
Mediano estadounidense Joe “Diesel” Riggs (45-17-1, M-1: 1-0-0) adquiere Oleg Olenichev (9-4-0, M-1: 1-0-0) in an intriguing match-up. Another former UFC fighter, Riggs has also had success fighting in Bellator and Strikeforce. The battle-tested Riggs, who was born in Maine and fights out of Arizona, está montando una racha de cinco victorias consecutivas. Olenichev made his M-1 Global debut in his last fight, el pasado junio a las M-1 Desafío 79, winning a three-round unanimous decision over Enoc Solves Torres (19-9-1), de España.
In other main card match-ups, Peso gallo finlandés Tendón “Jamba” Elonen-Kulmala (15-5-1, M-1: 1-0-1) lanza hacia abajo con Inicio Bair (4-2-0, M-1: 1-2-0), y peso welter ruso Sharipov Temirlan (3-0-0, M-1: 1-0-0) takes on fellow countryman Maksim Grabovich (5-3-0, M-1: 4-3-0).
Two preliminary bouts are set as American heavyweight Philip “F-11” De Fries (12-6-0, M-1: 0-0-0) y ruso Anton Vyazigin (7-1-0, M-1: 3-0-0) square-off and Finnish lightweight Jani Salmi (9-3-0, M-1: 0-0-0) se enfrenta a Rusia Bogatov romana (2-0-0, M-1: 2-0-0).
Combates adicionales pronto serán anunciados. Todas las peleas y los luchadores están sujetos a cambio.
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M-1 Desafío 84: Octubre 27, 2017 en St. Petersburgo, Rusia
M-1 Desafío 85: Noviembre 10, 2017 en Moscú, Rusia
