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Meer, Artem Frolov vs. Joe Riggs title fight
Juni 1 in Chelyabinsk, Rusland
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 Alexander Shlemenko (R) is as tough as they come |
SINT PETERSBURG, Rusland (April 24, 2018)) – One of the greatest middleweights in mix martial arts history, Alexander “Storm” Shlemenko, returns to The Rage on June 1 aan de kop M-1 Challenge 93 versus Brazilian power-puncher Bruno Silva (17-6-0, M-1: 0-0-0), at Chelyabinsk, Rusland.
A hand-to-hand combat sports and kickboxing specialist, Shlemenko (56-10-0, 1 NC, M-1: 6-0-0) is a former Bellator champion, who took top honors in the 2016 M-1 Grand Prix, using a choke hold for a second-round submission of Vyacheslav Vasilevsky in de M-1 Challenge 68 Fight of the Night.
In his last M-1 action, “Storm” alleen nodig 25 seconds to stop Brandon Halsey, avenging his Bellator title-fight loss, last June at M-1 Challenge 79.
An aggressive striker who has had registered 56 career pro victories, Shlemenko is known as a crowd pleaser, and the gifted Russian star still shines bright.
Silva, who will be making his M-1 debut, has stopped 14 zijn 17 victims to date. The Shlemenko vs. Silva match-up is a guaranteed crowd pleaser, and few figures it will go the complete distance.
In de co-featured evenement, undefeated M-1 Challenge middleweight champion Artem Frolov(10-0-0, M-1: 7-0-0) makes his first title defense against former UFC fighter Joe “Diesel” Riggs (47-17-1, M-1: 2-0-1). The 26-year-old Frolov, van Rusland, captured the M-1 Challenge title last October at M-1 Challenge 84, when he won a five-round unanimous decision over Caio Magalhaes, van Brazilië. Riggs is a seasoned MMA fighter from America, who is an extremely dangerous, battle-tested opponent with as much experience as any fighter in the world.
M-1 Challenge 93 zal worden live gestreamd vanuit Rusland in High Definition op www.M1Global.TV. Kijkers kunnen de voorlopige gevechten en belangrijkste kaart bekijken door in te loggen op registreren op zal zijn www.M1Global.TV. Fans kunnen alle actie kijken op hun computers, alsmede op Android en Apple smartphones en tablets. M-1 Challenge 93 zal ook beschikbaar zijn op www.FITE.TV (voorlopige kaart is gratis, $7.99 voor de belangrijkste kaart)
Alle vechters en gevechten zijn aan verandering onderhevig. Main and full preliminary card bouts will soon be announced.
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Aankomende M-1 Challenge-evenementen:
Mei 12 – M-1 Challenge 91: Doskalchuk vs. Ashimov in Shenzhen, China.
Mei 24 – M-1 Challenge 92: Kharitonov vs. Vyazigin in Saint Petersburg, Rusland
Juni 1 – M-1 Challenge 93: Shelemnko vs. Siva in Chelyabinsk, Rusland