ST. PETERSBURG, Zog ntawm Guj kuj (Hlis ntuj nqeg 29, 2015) — M-1 Challenge lightweight championMansour “Tarzan” Barnaouiwill make his first title defense, Lub ob hlis ntuj 19at Olympic Stadium, againstArtiom Damkovsky tom M 1 sib tw 64in Moscow, Zog ntawm Guj kuj.
M 1 sib tw 64will be streamed live from Moscow in high definition onwww.M1Global.TV. Viewers will be able to watch the preliminary fights and main card by logging on to register atwww.M1Global.TV.Fans may watch all of the action on their computers, as well as on Android and Apple smart phones and tablets.
In a previously announced title fight, newly M-1 Global-signedAlexander “Drago” Volkov(24-6-0, M-1: 8-3-0), of Russia, 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), fighting out of 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, Tej zaum 2, 2015 tomM 1 sib tw 57, Barnaoui dropped down in weight and he unsuccessfully challenged M-1 Challenge featherweight championIvan Buchingerthis past October by five-round decision atM 1 sib tw 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.
