ST. Petersburg, Rusia (Desember 29, 2015) — jawara lightweight M-1 tangtangan Mansour “Tarzan” Barnaouiwill make his first title defense, Pebruari 19at Olympic Stadium, ngalawan Artiom Damkovsky di M-1 tangtangan 64 di Moscow, Rusia.
M-1 tangtangan 64will be streamed live from Moscow in high definition onwww.M1Global.TV. Pemirsa moal bisa nonton gelut penyisihan jeung babak kartu utama ku logging asup pikeun ngadaptar di www.M1Global.TV. Fans bisa lalajo sadaya tindakan dina komputer maranéhanana, ogé dina telepon pinter Android jeung Apple sarta 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), pajoang kaluar ti 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 tangtangan 57, Barnaoui dropped down in weight and he unsuccessfully challenged M-1 Challenge featherweight championIvan Buchingerthis past October by five-round decision atM-1 tangtangan 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.
