SAINT PETERSBURG, Larisi (Janvye 8, 2018) – M-1 Global will kick-off its 21^stseason with a pair of international events in February, M-1 defi 87 ak M-1 defi 88, respektivman, Feb. 9 in Saint Petersburg and Feb. 22 nan Moskou.

Both events will be live-streamed from Russia in high definition on www.M1Global.TV. Telespektatè yo pral kapab gade batay yo preliminè ak kat prensipal pa antre nan Virtual Counselor yo enskri nan www.M1Global.TV. Fanatik ka gade tout aksyon an nan konpitè yo, kòm byen ke sou android ak Apple telefòn entelijan ak tablèt.

Finnish flyweight Mikael “Pontoon” sila (17-5-0, M-1: 1-0-0) takes on Kazakh fighter Ariman Ashimov (10-2-1, M-1: 2-0-0) in the lone fight announced this far for M-1 defi 87, which will feature the grand opening of M-1 Arena. The Silander-Ashimov winner will be positioned for a potential title shot against M-1 Challenge flyweight champion Aleksander Doskalchuk, nan Ikrèn.

Mikael Silander (R) will be making his Russian MMA debut Feb. 9 in Saint Petersburg

Ariman Ashimov hopes to improve to 3-0-0 in M-1 Challenge competition on Feb. 9

Two M-1 Challenge title fights have been announced as the M-1 defi 88 co-main events on Feb. 22 nan Moskou.

M-1 Challenge Lightweight Champion Damir Ismagulov (14-2-0, M-1: 8-1-0), nan Larisi, defends his belt against his dangerous Georgian challenger, Raul Tutarauli(18-3-0, M-1: 6-1-0), while M-1 Challenge Bantamweight Champion Movsar Evloev (8-0-0, M-1: 8-0-0) puts his perfect pro record on the line against Kazakhstan-native Sergey Morozov (10-3-0, M-1: 5-2-0), who also fights out of Russia.

Damir Ismagulov (sou tèt) makes his second title defense Feb. 22

Raul Tutarauli (sou tèt) gets his first title shot Feb. 22

Movsar Evloev (L) plans to keep his prefect record intact

Sergey Morozov is hoping to upset Movar Evloev to become M-1 Challenge Bantamweight Champion

Tout batay ak avyon de gè yo sijè a chanjman. Additional matches for M-1 defi 87ak M-1 defi 88 will soon be announced.

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