Saint Petersburg, Russia (October 4, 2017) – Undefeated M-1 Challenge welterweight champion Alexey Kunchenko will make his third title defense in the M-1 ba-Bothata ba 84 main event against once-beaten challenger Sergey Romanov ka October 27at Ice Palace in Saint Petersburg, Russia.

M-1 ba-Bothata ba 84 will be streamed live from Saint Petersburg in high definition on www.M1Global.TV. Bashebelli tla ba khona ho shebella selelekela lintoa le ka sehloohong karete ya ka logging pele ho ngodisa kawww.M1Global.TV. Fans may watch all the action on their computers, hammoho le ka Android le Apple Smart phone le matlapa a.

In a battle of Russian welterweight fighters, Kunchenko (16-0-0, M-1 ba-: 8-0-0) is a Muay Thai specialist who captured his title on April 9, 2016, ka M-1 ba-Bothata ba 65, neng 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 Grabovich

Romanov (11-1-0, M-1 ba-: 5-0-0), who is also unbeaten in M-1 Global competition, hlōtse Arda Adas, Magomed Sultanakhmedov, Carlos Pereira, Andreas Birgels le Sergio de Fatima. Romanov is a strong striker with eight knockouts on his impressive resume.

Undefeated Russian middleweight prospect Artiom Frolov (9-0-0, M-1 ba-: 7-0-0) steps up in terms of quality opposition against dangerous Brazilian middleweight Caio “Hellboy” Magalhaes (10-3-0, M-1 ba-: 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 ba-Bothata ba 78 last May, he choked Dmitry Voitov into an opening-round submission.

American middleweight Joe “Diesel” Riggs (45-17-1, M-1 ba-: 1-0-0) nka ka Oleg Olenichev (9-4-0, M-1 ba-: 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, is riding a five-fight win streak. Olenichev made his M-1 Global debut in his last fight, this past June at M-1 ba-Bothata ba 79, winning a three-round unanimous decision over Enoc Solves Torres (19-9-1), ea Spain.

In other main card match-ups, Finnish bantamweight Janne “Jamba” Elonen-Kulmala (15-5-1, M-1 ba-: 1-0-1) throws-down with Bair Shtepin (4-2-0, M-1 ba-: 1-2-0), and Russian welterweight Temirlan Sharipov (3-0-0, M-1 ba-: 1-0-0) takes on fellow countryman Maksilimithara Grabovich (5-3-0, M-1 ba-: 4-3-0).

Two preliminary bouts are set as American heavyweight Philip “F-11” De Fries (12-6-0, M-1 ba-: 0-0-0) le Serussia Anton Vyazigin (7-1-0, M-1 ba-: 3-0-0) square-off and Finnish lightweight Jani Salmi (9-3-0, M-1 ba-: 0-0-0) o tobane le Russia Roman Bogatov (2-0-0, M-1 ba-: 2-0-0).

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M-1 ba-Bothata ba 84: October 27, 2017 a St. Petersburg, Russia

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