ST. PETERSBURG, Rusland (Desember 29, 2015) — M-1 Challenge liggewig-kampioen Mansour “Tarzan” Barnaoui sal sy eerste titel verdediging maak, Februarie 19at Olympic Stadium, teen Artiom Damkovsky by M-1 Challenge 64 in Moskou, Rusland.
M-1 Challenge 64 sal live gestroom van Moskou in hoë definisie op www.M1Global.TV. Kykers sal in staat wees om die voorlopige gevegte en belangrikste kaart te kyk deur aan te teken op by te registreer www.M1Global.TV. Ondersteuners kan kyk al die aksie op hul rekenaars, sowel as op Android en Apple smart phones en tablette.
In a previously announced title fight, newly M-1 Global-signedAlexander “Drago” Volkov (24-6-0, M-1: 8-3-0), van Rusland, takes on Estonian challengerDenis Smoldaraev (11-1-0, M-1: 7-1-0) for the vacant M-1 Challenge heavyweight championship.
Barnaoui (12-3-0, M-1: 2-2-0), veg uit Parys, will be making his first title defense against a dangerous challenger. After defeating previously undefeatedMaxim Divnich(10-0-0) (see picture below) by way of a first-round stoppage via punches, Mei 2, 2015 byM-1 Challenge 57, Barnaoui dropped down in weight and he unsuccessfully challenged M-1 Challenge featherweight championIvan Buchingerthis past October by five-round decision atM-1 Challenge 57.
Belarus-native Damkovsky (20-9-0, M-1: 10-6-0), shown below on mat, is riding a four-fight win streak to become the top contender going into his title fight showdown with Barnaoui.
