Saint Petersburg, Russia (January 31, 2018) – A pair of M-1 Challenge title fights, along with the return of a former champion, are shock-and-awe fights on M-1 ba-Bothata ba 88, February 22 at Olympic Stadium in Moscow, Russia.

M-1 ba-Bothata ba 88 will be live-streamed from Russia in high definition on www.M1Global.TV. Bashebelli tla ba khona ho shebella selelekela lintoa le ka sehloohong karete ya ka logging pele ho ngodisa ka www.M1Global.TV. Fans may watch all the action on their computers, hammoho le ka Android le Apple Smart phone le matlapa a.

M-1 Bothata ba bobebe mampoli Damir Ismaguluv (14-2-0, M-1 ba-: 8-1-0), the Kazakhstan native fighting out of Russia, defends his title against Georgian challenger Raul, Tutarauli (18-3-0, M-1 ba-: 6-1-0) e kholo ea ho ketsahalo.

The 26-year-old Ismagulov is riding a nine-fight win streak, dating back more than 2 ½ o lilemo tse, including a third-round knockout of Tutarauli on May 27, 2016 ka M-1 ba-Bothata ba 66 Ntoa ea Night. Ismagulov also won the M-1 ba-Bothata ba 72 Ntoa ea Year, by way of a third-round unanimous decision on November 18, 2016.

Tutaraul le, 25, has reeled off eight victories in a row since he lost to Ismagulov, including decisions wins last year over Artur Lemos ka M-1 ba-Bothata ba 77 le Vladimir Kanunnikov ka M-1 ba-Bothata ba 83.

A ho sebdisana ka sehloohong ketsahalo, undefeated M-1 Challenge bantamweight title holder Movsar Evloev (8-0-0, M-1 ba-: 8-0-0) puts his perfect professional MMA record on the line against his Kazakh challenger, Sergey Morozov (10-3-0, M-1 ba-: 5-2-0).

Evloev has been unbeatable since his M-1 Global and professional debut on November 25, 2014, when the gifted Russian choked Jianwei Ha into a second-round submission ka M-1 ba-Bothata ba 53. Ka M-1 ba-Bothata ba 76, Evloev captured the Interim M-1 Challenge bantamweight title, a kokota tsoa Alexey Nevzorov with a powerful kick last April, followed by an impressive five-round decision over veteran Somotolo Vitruk this past July at M-1 ba-Bothata ba 81 to capture the outright title.

Morozov earned his first title shot with back-to-back victories in 2017 against veteran Brazilian fighters, taking a three-round decision from Fabrizio Sarraff ka M-1 ba-Bothata ba 76, and a second-round knockout by punches of Luan Fernandez ka M-1 ba-Bothata ba 83.

Also fighting on the main card is former M-1 Challenge light heavyweight champion Stephan “T-800” Puetz (15-3-0, M-1 ba-: 6-2-0), ea Jeremane, vs.. Russian foe Khadis Ibragimov (2-0-0, M-1 ba-: 0-0-0), Brazilian bantamweight Helton dos Santos Davella(15-5-1, M-1 ba-: 0-1-1) vs.. Bair Shtepin (5-2-0, M-1 ba-: 2-2-0), ea Russia, and American middleweight Josefa “Leonidas” Henle (10-3-1, M-1 ba-: 0-1-0) vs.. Valery “The Russian Hammer” Myasnikov (11-1-2, M-1 ba-: 2-1-2).

The preliminary card is loaded, hammoho, with unbeaten prospects Alexander Osetrov(3-0-0, M-1 ba-: 2-0-0) le Sergey Klyuev (5-0-0) in a battle of Russian bantamweights, former M-1 Challenge lightweight champion Maxim Divnich (13-4-0, M-1 ba-: 7-4-0), of Russia by way of Ukraine, vs.. Busurmankul Abdibait Uulu (9-2-1, M-1 ba-: 1-0-1) , ea Kyrgyzstan, German heavyweight Frank Tattoo” Kortz (4-4-0, M-1 ba-: 0-1-0) vs.. unbeaten Russian Maxim Yakobyuk (7-1-0, M-1 ba-: 2-0-0), Talekh “The Azerbaijan Terminator” Nadzhafadze (6-2-1, M-1 ba-: 2-1-1) vs.. Russia middleweight Vitaliy Slipenko (9-1-0, M-1 ba-: 1-0-0), and Brazilian lightweight Rubenilton “Rubinho” Pere (18-5-0, M-1 ba-: 2-2-0) vs.. Erlan Ulukbekov (7-1-0, M-1 ba-: 0-1-0), ea Kyrgyzstan.

All fighters and fights are subject to change.

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