ST. PETERSBURG, Rusia (Disember 29, 2015) — M-1 Cabaran juara ringan Mansour “Tarzan” Barnaouiwill make his first title defense, Februari 19at Olympic Stadium, terhadap Artiom Damkovsky di M-1 Cabaran 64 di Moscow, Rusia.
M-1 Cabaran 64will be streamed live from Moscow in high definition onwww.M1Global.TV. Penonton akan dapat menonton pergaduhan awal dan kad utama dengan melayari mendaftar di www.M1Global.TV. Peminat boleh menonton semua tindakan pada komputer mereka, dan juga pada Android dan Apple telefon pintar dan tablet.
In a previously announced title fight, newly M-1 Global-signedAlexander “Drago” Volkov (24-6-0, M-1: 8-3-0), Rusia, 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), berjuang daripada Paris, 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 diM-1 Cabaran 57, Barnaoui dropped down in weight and he unsuccessfully challenged M-1 Challenge featherweight championIvan Buchingerthis past October by five-round decision atM-1 Cabaran 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.
