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M-1 Challenge welterweight champion Alexey Kunchenko remains perfect Stops Alexander Butenko to go 18-0-0

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And still champion…….Alexey Kuchenko (R)

M-1 CHALLENGE 90 RESULTS

 

 

SAINT PETERSBURG, Rwsia (Mawrth 31, 2018) – M-1 Challenge welterweight champion Alexey Kunchenko improved his professional MMA record to a perfect 18-0-0, stopping Russian challenger Alexander “Iron Capture” Butenko in the third round of last night’s M-1 Challenge 9- prif ddigwyddiad, at M-1 Arena in Saint Petersburg, Rwsia.

 

 

 

The 33-year-old Kunchenko (17-0-0, M-1: 10-0-0), also fighting out of Russia, has been the M-1 Challenge welterweight champion for nearly two years, pan fwrw allan Murad Abdulaev yn y bedwaredd rownd yn M-1 Her 65. Kunchenko notched his 13fed knockout against former M-1 Challenge lightweight champion Butenko (45-13-3, M-1: 11-3-1) in the third round on punches in his fourth successful title defense.

 

 

 

Yn y digwyddiad yn cynnwys cyd-, American veteran Joe “Diesel Riggs (47-18-1, M-1: 2-0-1) and Ukrainian middleweight Boris Polejay (18-6-1, M-1: 2-1-1) battled to a three-round split draw.

 

 

 

Brazilian flyweight Raphael Dias (15-5-0, M-1: 1-1-0) used an arm triangle choke to defeated former M-1 Challenge flyweight title challenger Vadim “Bad Santa” Malygin (12-4-1, M-1: 2-3-1), o Rwsia, for a second-round victory by submission.

 

 

 

Gobaith Rwsia Magomedkamil Malikov (5-0-0, M-1: 2-0-0) kept his perfect pro record intact, dyrnu allan Sado “The Panther” Ucar (5-5-0, M-1: 0-1-0), of Turkey, in the second round of a match contested at a catchweight.

 

 

 

In the main card opening fight, Canol Rwsia Oleg Olenichev (10-5-0, M-1: 1-2-0) took a unanimous decision over Salmar “Sombra” Nunes (35-13-1, M-1: 0-1-0), Brasil.

 

 

 

Most of the preliminary card action took place on that mat with five eight matches ending in submissions. Frenchman Bakary El Anwar (6-5-0, M-1: 1-0-0) won his M-1 Global debut with an ankle hook on Russian light heavyweight Alexander Popov (2-1-0, M-1: 2-1-0) for an opening-round submission, Pwysau trwm golau Rwsia Dmitry Tebekin (9-3-0, M-1: 3-1-0) took a majority decision over Abylkasym Yakubob (4-5-0, M-1: 0-1-0), o Kyrgyzstan, and Yakibob’s countryman, Nureles Aidarov (3-0-0, M-1: 1-0-0), made the most of his M-1 Global debut, cnocio allan Russian Oleg Lichkovakha (3-3-0, 2 CC, M-1: 0-2-0, 1 CC) with a knee in round one.

 

 

 

In a battle of pro-debuting Russian middleweights at a catchweight, Vladimir Trisov‘s anaconda choke was too much to handle for Vyacheslay Babkin, Pwysau welter Rwsia Movsar Bokov (4-1-0, M-1: 3-1-0) registered a submission win by way of a second-round submission versus Georgian Levan Solodovnik (5-3-0, M-1: 1-2-0) via an angle lock, and Russian lightweight Kurban Taygibov (7-1-0, M-1: 1-0-0) toon a unanimous decision fromLom-Ali Nalgiev (14-7-0, M-1: 5-2-0), o Rwsia.

 

 

 

In a match-up between a pair of undefeated lightweights, Rwsia Roman Bogatov (5-0-0, M-1; 4-0-0) cyflwyno Tahir “Tank” Abdullaev (6-1-0, M-1: 0-1-0), o Azerbaijan, in the second round with an arm triangle choke. French featherweight Damien Peltier (9-8-1, M-1: 1-0-0) had an impressive M-1 Global debut, locking in a triangle choke on Maksim Kuldashev (2-1-0, M-1: 0-1-0) for a second-round triumph.

 

 

 

Ten different countries were represented by fighters in this International event: Rwsia, UDA, Wcráin, Brasil, Turkey, Ffrainc, Kyrgyzstan, Georgia, Azerbaijan and Uzbekistan.

Complete results & picture gallery below:

 

 

PRIF CERDYN

PRIF DIGWYDDIAD — M-1 CHALLENGE WELTERWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP

Alexey Kunchenko (18-0-0, M-1: 10-0-0), Hyrwyddwr, Rwsia

WTKO3 (Punches – 4:04)

Alexander Butenko (45-13-3, M-1: 11-3-1), Challenger, Rwsia

(Kunchenko retains M-1 Challenge welterweight title)

 

CO-FEATURE – MIDDLEWEIGHTS

Joe Riggs (47-17-1, 1 NV, M-1: 2-0-1), UDA

D3

Boris Polejay (18-6-1, M-1: 2-1-1), Wcráin

 

FLYWEIGHTS

Rafael Dias (15-5-0, M-1: 1-1-0), Brasil

SUB2 (Arm Triangle Choke – 4:39)

Vadim Malygin (12-4-1, M-1: 2-3-1), Rwsia

 

CATCHWEIGHT

Magomedkamil Malikov (5-0-0, M-1: 2-0-0), Rwsia

WTKO2 (Punches – 0:30)

Sado Ucar (5-5-0, M-1: 0-1-0), Turkey

 

 

 

MIDDLEWEIGHTS

Oleg Olenichev (109-5-0, M-1: 2-1-0), Rwsia

WDEC3

Salmar Nunes (35-13-1, 1 CC, M-1: 0-1-0), Brasil

 

 

 

CERDYN RHAGARWEINIOL

 

 

 

Heavyweights GOLAU

Bakary El Anwar (6-5-0, M-1: 1-0-0), Ffrainc

WSUB1 (0:27)

Alexander Popov (2-1-0, M-1: 2-1-0), Rwsia

 

 

 

Dmitry Tebekin (9-3-0, M-1: 3-1-0)

DEC3

Abylkasym Yakubov (4-5-0, M-1: 0-1-0), Kyrgyzstan

CATCHWEIGHT

Nureles Aidarov (3-0-0, M-1: 1-0-0), Kyrgyzstan

WKO1 (Knee kick – 0:12)

Oleg Lichkovakha (3-3-0, 2 CC, M-1: 0-2-0, 1 CC)

 

 

 

MIDDLEWEIGHTS

Vladimir Trusov (1-0-0, M-1: 1-0-0)), Rwsia

Wseb1 (Anaconda Choke – 2:48)

Vyacheslav Babkin (0-1-0, M-1: 0-1-0), Rwsia

 

 

 

WELTERWEIGHTS

Movsar Bokov (4-1-0, M-1:3-1-0), Rwsia

WSUB2 (Ankle Lock – 1:35)

Levan Solodovnik (5-3-0, M-1: 1-2-0), Georgia

 

 

 

LIGHTWEIGHTS

Kurban Taygibov (7-1-0, M-1: 1-0-0)

WDEC3

Lom-Ali Nalgiev (14-7-0, M-1: 5-2-0), Rwsia

 

 

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Roman Bogatov (5-0-0, M-1: 4-0-0), Rwsia

WSUB2 (Arm Triangle Choke – 1:21)

Tahir Abdullaev (6-1-0, M-1: 0-1-0), Azerbaijan

 

 

 

FEATHERWEIGHTS

Damien Peltier (9-8-1, M-1: 1-0-0), Ffrainc

WSEB2 (Triongl tagu – 4:55)

Maksim Kuldashev (2-1-0, M-1: 0-1-0), Uzbekistan

 

Kunchenko (L) attacked Butenko


Polejay (L) & Riggs battled to a draw


Dias (R) got a kick out of Malygin


Olenichev (L) edged Nunes


Aidarov (R) showed concern for his fallen opponent Lichkovakha

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M-1 CHALLENGE 90 PWYSAU SWYDDOGOL & LLUNIAU

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SAINT PETERSBURG, Rwsia (Mawrth 29, 2018) — The official weigh in was held today for tomorrow’s M-1 Challenge 90 card to be held at M-1 Arena in Saint Petersburg, Rwsia. Below find the official fighters’ weight and pictures.

PRIF CERDYN

PRIF DIGWYDDIAD — M-1 CHALLENGE WELTERWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP- 5 X 5

(R) Alexey Kunchenko (17-0-0, M-1: 9-0-0), Hyrwyddwr, Rwsia -169.32 pwys. (76.8 kg)

(L) Alexander Butenko (45-12-3, M-1: 11-2-1), Challenger, Rwsia -169.75 pwys. (77 kg)


CO-FEATURE – MIDDLEWEIGHTS – 3 X 5

(L) Joe Riggs (47-17-0, 1 NV, M-1: 2-0-0), UDA – 183.86 pwys. (83.4 kg.)

(R) Boris Polejay (18-6-0, M-1: 2-1-0), Wcráin – 184.75 pwys. (83.8 kg.)


FLYWEIGHTS — 3 X 5

(L) Rafael Dias (14-5-0, M-1: 0-1-0), Brasil – 133.6 pwys. (60.6 kg.) – yellow card

(R) Vadim Malygin (12-3-1, M-1: 2-2-1), Rwsia – 124.78 pwys. (56.6 kg.)


CATCHWEIGHT – 3 X 5

(L) Sado Ucar (5-4-0, M-1: 0-0-0), Turkey – 160.72 pwys. (72.9 kg.)

(R) Magomedkamil Malikov (4-0-0, M-1: 1-0-0), Rwsia – 161.71 pwys. (73.35 kg.)

MIDDLEWEIGHTS – 3 X 5

(L) Salmar Nunes (35-12-1, 1 CC, M-1: 0-0-0), Brasil – 182.32 pwys. (82.7 kg.)

(R) Oleg Olenichev (9-5-0, M-1: 1-1-0), Rwsia – 184.53 pwys. (83.7 kg.)

CERDYN RHAGARWEINIOL

 

Heavyweights GOLAU – 3 X 5

El Anwar Bakary (5-5-0, M-1: 0-0-0), Ffrainc – 201.28 pwys. (91.3 kg.)

Alexander Popov (2-0-0, M-1: 2-0-0), Rwsia – 203.26 pwys. (92.2 kg.)

 

Abylkasym Yakubov (4-4-0, M-1: 0-0-0), Kyrgyzstan – 203.71 pwys. (92.4 kg.)

Dmitry Tebekin (8-3-0, M-1: 2-1-0) – 205.03 pwys. (93 kg.)

 

CATCHWEIGHT – 3 X 5

Nureles Aidarov (2-0-0, M-1: 0-0-0), Kyrgyzstan – 130.07 pwys. (59 kg.)

Oleg Lichkovakha (3-2-0, 2 CC, M-1: 0-1-0, 1 CC) – 129.63 pwys. (58.8 kg.)

 

MIDDLEWEIGHTS – 3 X 5

Vyacheslav Babkin (am y tro cyntaf), Rwsia – 184.75 pwys. (83.8 kg.)

Vladimir Trusov (am y tro cyntaf), Rwsia – 184.30 pwys. (83.6 kg.)

 

WELTERWEIGHTS – 3 X 5

Movsar Bokov (3-1-0, M-1: 2-1-0), Rwsia – 169.76 pwys. (77 kg.)

Levan Solodovnik (5-2-0, M-1: 1-1-0), Georgia – 169.53 pwys. (76.9 kg.)

 

LIGHTWEIGHTS – 3 X 5

Lom-Ali Nalgiev (14-6-0, M-1: 5-1-0), Rwsia – 164.68 pwys. (74.7 kg.)

Kurban Taygibov (6-1-0, M-1: 0-0-0), Rwsia – 160.93 pwys. (73 kg.)

 

Tahir Abdullaev (6-0-0, M-1: 0-0-0), Azerbaijan – 154.32 pwys. (70.3 kg.)

Roman Bogatov (4-0-0, M-1: 3-0-0), Rwsia – 154.98 pwys. (72.9 kg.)

 

FEATHERWEIGHTS – 3 X 5

Damien Peltier (8-8-1, M-1: 0-0-0), Ffrainc – 144.84 pwys. (65.7 kg.)

Maksim Kuldashev (2-0-0, M-1: 0-0-0), Uzbekistan – 144.84 pwys. (65.7 kg.)

 

(all fights & fighters subject to change)

 

BLE: M-1 Arena, St Petersburg, Rwsia

HYRWYDDWR: M-1 Byd-eang

 

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M-1 LIVE: Kunchenko vs. Butenko + UFC star Joe Riggs in co-main event: Watch Here

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M-1 steps its game up yet again with its 90th edition. Live from their arena in St. Petersburg we will watch a night of MMA stars go against each other.

The special guest will be Joe Riggs – a UFC and Bellator star who will face off against Boris Polezhay in the co-main event.

The main event will be a match between undefeated Aleksey Kunchenko who is on a 17 win streak against Alexander Butenko.

Full line up and more info in the link below.

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Undefeated M-1 Challenge welterweight champion Alexey Kunchenko to defend title belt against former M-1 Challenge lightweight champion Alexander Butenko

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Joe Riggs vs. Boris Polezhay in co-feature
M-1 Her 90, Môr. 30, in Saint Petersburg at M-1 Arena
SAINT PETERSBURG, Rwsia (Mawrth 14, 2018) – Undefeated M-1 Challenge welterweight champion Alexey Kunchenko (17-0-0) will put his perfect MMA professional record and title belt on the line Mawrth 30, against former M-1 Challenge lightweight titlist Alexander “Iron Capture” Butenko, yn y M-1 Her 90 main event at the new M-1 Arena in Saint Petersburg, Rwsia.
M-1 Her 90 Bydd yn fyw-ffrydio o Rwsia mewn manylder uwch ar www.M1Global.TV. Bydd gwylwyr yn gallu gwylio'r ymladd rhagarweiniol a phrif cerdyn drwy fynd i gofrestru ar www.M1Global.TV. Gall Fans wylio'r holl gamau ar eu cyfrifiaduron, yn ogystal ag ar ffonau a thabledi smart Android ac Afal. M-1 Her 90 yn available on www.FITE.TV(cerdyn rhagarweiniol am ddim, $7.99 ar gyfer y prif gerdyn)
The 33-year-old Kunchenko captured his M-1 Challenge welterweight title nearly two years ago, yn M-1 Her 65, pan fwrw allan Murad Abdulaev yn y bedwaredd rownd. Kunchenko has made three successful title defenses. He won two decisions in a rematch with Abdulaev and against Maksim Grabovich, and he stopped Sergey Romonav yn y rownd agoriadol.
The Russian-born Kunchenko is a legitimate knockout artist, rhoi'r gorau i 12 o'i 17 pro victims, and he is 9-0 in in M-1 Global competition.
Kunchenko (R) is a lethal striker with 12 KOs in 17 ymladd pro
Butenko (45-12-3, M-1: 11-2-1) is an experienced fighter, who is attempting to become a two-division M-1 Challenge champion. The battle-tested Ukrainian won his M-1 Challenge lightweight crown at M-1 Her 67, back in June of 2016, when he won a five-round decision over Artem Damkovsky am y teitl gwag.
Yn ei amddiffyniad deitl cyntaf, Butenko was knocked out by Abukar Yandiev yn y rownd agoriadol, Chwefror 18, 2017 yn M-1 Her 74. He has won his last two fight, yn M-1 Her 82 & 86, yn y drefn honno, erbyn Keith Johnson (DEC3) ac Eler Narmurzan(TSUB1).

Butenko (R) also has power
American middleweight and former UFC fighter,Joe “Diesel” Riggs (47-17-0, 1 CC, M-1: 2-0-0), fighting out of Phoenix, THE, yn cymryd ar Boris Polezhay (18-6-0, M-1: 2-1-0), o Wcráin, in the co-featured event.
Riggs is riding a six-fight win streak, including a pair of victories in M-1 Challenge events, in which he knocked out Oleg Olenichev ac Dmitry Samoilov. Polezhay has won 13 o'i olaf 14 ymladd.
Also fighting in the main card is Brazilian flyweight Rafael Dias (14-5-0, M-1¨0-1-0), sy'n wynebu Vadim Malygin, o Rwsia. Dias has lost only two of his last 10 ymladd, both of those in bantamweight matches. Malygin lost his only M-1 Challenge title fight last September, pan Alexander Doskalchuk submitted him in the second.
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M-1 Global returns to Finland for first time in 9 flynyddoedd

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M-1 Her 82, Awst 5, in Helsinki

Hartwall Arena in Helsinki, Finland
Home for M-1 Her 82
SAINT PETERSBURG, Rwsia (Mehefin 28, 2017) – M-1 Byd-eang, one of the largest mixed-martial-arts organizations in the world, has announced its return to Finland for the first time in nine years, Awst 5, as top fighters from Finland, Rwsia, America and across Europe will compete in M-1 Her 82.
M-1 Her 82 will be streamed live from Helsinki, Finland in high definition on www.M1Global.TV. Bydd gwylwyr yn gallu gwylio'r ymladd rhagarweiniol a phrif cerdyn drwy fynd i gofrestru ar www.M1Global.TV. Gall Fans wylio'r holl gamau ar eu cyfrifiaduron, yn ogystal ag ar ffonau a thabledi smart Android ac Afal.
Hartwall Arena, the largest ice hockey arena in Finland, will host M-1 Her 82. The famous venue seats between 12,000 ac 15,000 spectators, pending the event, and it has hosted the 1997, 2003 ac 2012 World Ice Hockey Championships.
Past M-1 Challenge events have featured leading Finnish fighters over the years such as Marcus “Caveman” Vanttinen (pictured on left), Juha-Pekka Vainikainen, Niko Puhakka, Janne Tulirinta, Toni Valtonen ac Lucio “Spartan” Linares. Some of these fighters will be competingAwst 5 yn M-1 Her 82.
M-1 Global’s newest signed fighter, Vanttinen (24-6-0, M-1: 2-2-0), is a veteran member of the Team Finland. The 29-year-old Vanttinen faces Russian light heavyweight prospect Mikhail Ragozin (8-2-0, M-1: 1-0-0) yn M-1 Her 82 prif ddigwyddiad.
Mikael “Hulk” sila (16-5-0, M-1:0-0-0), 31, has an appropriate nickname. Powerfully built and possessing explosive physical force, he puts pressure on his rivals from the first second of the battle, using his grappling skills to his full advantage. Having won 15 o'i 20 ymladd, Silander is matched against M-1 Challenge title challenger Viali Branchuk (22-6-0, M-1: 2-2-0), o Wcráin,
Finnish fan-favorite Janne “Jamba” Elonen-Kulmala (15-5-0, M-1: 0-0-0) makes his M-1 Global debut versus Brazilian bantamweight Heliton dos Santos (15-6-0, M-1: 0-1-0). Elonen-Kulmala will be fighting in front of his hometown fans in Helsinki.
Valtonen (27-15-0, M-1: 6-2-0) returns to M-1 action against Ukrainian heavyweight Boris “Bora” Polezhay(16-6-0, M-1: 1-1-0. Valtonen has been an MMA fighter for 14 years and for much of that time-period he has been one of the stars of Finnish MMA-promotion, Fight Festival, which was successful at the 2009 M-1 World Championship Challenge. Valtonen fought in KSW and Shooto competitions. Another Helsinki native on the M-1 Her 82, Valtonen figures to have tremendous support at Hartwell Arena.
Son Le “Buddah” Binh (5-2-0, M-1: 1-1-0), 28, lives and trains in Gothenburg, representing the Finnish team, East Front. The 28-year-old first competed in MMA competition only five years ago, but he has since had a total of eight amateur and professional fights. Although relatively inexperienced, his strong performances have resulted in him being Sweden’s No. 3 ranked bantamweight.
Binh is always in great physical shape and he has very good stamina. All eight of his fights went the distance but none were boring. In a contest against another Swedish prospect, Bilal Musa, Bing fractured his leg at the beginning of the second round, yet fought through the paid to earn victory by way of a three-round decision. In his very interesting M-1 debut against Emin Guseyov, who has an excellent strike technique. Binh used his wrestling and grappling skills, which he was taught by coach Babak Nejad, who also trains UFC star Anthony Johnson, to win a three-round decision.
Negotiations with several other leading fighters in Finland are also being concluded and their fights against foreign fighters will be announced shortly. Fighters from the United States, Brasil, Ffrainc, Portiwgal, Sweden, Rwsia, Ukraine and Poland are also expected to compete on the M-1 Her 82 Digwyddiad.
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M-1 Her 82: Awst 5, 2017 in Helsinki, Finland