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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

 

 

SAN PETERSBURGO, Rusia (Marzo 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- evento principal, at M-1 Arena in Saint Petersburg, Rusia.

 

 

 

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, cando nocauteou Murad Abdulaev na cuarta rolda M-1 Desafío 65. Kunchenko notched his 13th 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.

 

 

 

No evento co-featured, 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), de Rusia, for a second-round victory by submission.

 

 

 

Perspectiva ruso Magomedkamil Malikov (5-0-0, M-1: 2-0-0) kept his perfect pro record intact, perforando 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, Ruso medios 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), do 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, Luz ruso peso-pesado 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), do Quirguicistán, and Yakibob’s countryman, Nureles Aidarov (3-0-0, M-1: 1-0-0), made the most of his M-1 Global debut, batendo fóra de Rusia Oleg Lichkovakha (3-3-0, 2 NC, M-1: 0-2-0, 1 NC) 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, Welterweight ruso 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-Alí Nalgiev (14-7-0, M-1: 5-2-0), de Rusia.

 

 

 

In a match-up between a pair of undefeated lightweights, Ruso Roman Bogatov (5-0-0, M-1; 4-0-0) presentado Tahir “Tanque” Abdullaev (6-1-0, M-1: 0-1-0), de Acerbaixán, 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: Rusia, EUA, Ucraína, Brasil, Turkey, Francia, Kirguizistán, Georgia, Azerbaijan and Uzbekistan.

Complete results & picture gallery below:

 

 

CARD PRINCIPAL

MAIN EVENT — M-1 CHALLENGE WELTERWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP

Alexey Kunchenko (18-0-0, M-1: 10-0-0), Campión, Rusia

WTKO3 (Socos – 4:04)

Alexander Butenko (45-13-3, M-1: 11-3-1), Reto, Rusia

(Kunchenko retains M-1 Challenge welterweight title)

 

CO-FEATURE – Medio-medio

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

D3

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

 

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), Rusia

 

CATCHWEIGHT

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

WTKO2 (Socos – 0:30)

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

 

 

 

MIDDLEWEIGHTS

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

WDEC3

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

 

 

 

CARD PRELIMINAR

 

 

 

Medio-pesados

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

WSUB1 (0:27)

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

 

 

 

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

DEC3

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

CATCHWEIGHT

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

WKO1 (Knee kick – 0:12)

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

 

 

 

Medio-medio

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

Wseb1 (Anaconda Choke – 2:48)

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

 

 

 

Welterweights

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

WSUB2 (Ankle Lock – 1:35)

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

 

 

 

Pesos lixeiros

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

WDEC3

Lom-Alí Nalgiev (14-7-0, M-1: 5-2-0), Rusia

 

 

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

WSUB2 (Arm Triangle Choke – 1:21)

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

 

 

 

Pesos plumas

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

WSEB2 (Triangle Chok – 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 Pesos OFICIAIS & AS FOTOS

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SAN PETERSBURGO, Rusia (Marzo 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, Rusia. Below find the official fighters’ weight and pictures.

CARD PRINCIPAL

MAIN EVENT — M-1 CHALLENGE WELTERWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP- 5 X 5

(R) Alexey Kunchenko (17-0-0, M-1: 9-0-0), Campión, Rusia -169.32 lbs. (76.8 kg)

(L) Alexander Butenko (45-12-3, M-1: 11-2-1), Reto, Rusia -169.75 lbs. (77 kg)


CO-FEATURE – Medio-medio – 3 X 5

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

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


FLYWEIGHTS — 3 X 5

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

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


CATCHWEIGHT – 3 X 5

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

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

MIDDLEWEIGHTS – 3 X 5

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

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

CARD PRELIMINAR

 

Medio-pesados – 3 X 5

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

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

 

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

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

 

CATCHWEIGHT – 3 X 5

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

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

 

Medio-medio – 3 X 5

Vyacheslav Babkin (para o estreo), Rusia – 184.75 lbs. (83.8 kg.)

Vladimir Trusov (para o estreo), Rusia – 184.30 lbs. (83.6 kg.)

 

Welterweights – 3 X 5

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

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

 

Pesos lixeiros – 3 X 5

Lom-Alí Nalgiev (14-6-0, M-1: 5-1-0), Rusia – 164.68 lbs. (74.7 kg.)

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

 

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

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

 

Pesos plumas – 3 X 5

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

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

 

(all fights & fighters subject to change)

 

ONDE: M-1 Arena, San Petersburgo, Rusia

Promoter: M-1 Global

 

Transmisión en directo: www.m1global.tv (10.30 a.m. E / 7:30 a.m. PT in USA). Also available on FITE.TV (preliminary card is free, $7.99 for the main card)

 

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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.

M-1 Desafío 90

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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 Desafío 90, Mar. 30, in Saint Petersburg at M-1 Arena
SAN PETERSBURGO, Rusia (Marzo 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 Marzo 30, against former M-1 Challenge lightweight titlist Alexander “Iron Capture” Butenko, no M-1 Desafío 90 main event at the new M-1 Arena in Saint Petersburg, Rusia.
M-1 Desafío 90 será transmitido en directo de Rusia en alta definición en www.M1Global.TV. Os espectadores van poder asistir as loitas preliminares e card principal, rexistrándose se rexistrar en www.M1Global.TV. Os fans poden asistir a toda a acción nos seus ordenadores, así como sobre Android e Apple smartphones e tabletas. M-1 Desafío 90 é available on www.FITE.TV(preliminary card is free, $7.99 for the main card)
The 33-year-old Kunchenko captured his M-1 Challenge welterweight title nearly two years ago, en M-1 Desafío 65, cando nocauteou Murad Abdulaev na cuarta rolda. 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 na rolda de apertura.
The Russian-born Kunchenko is a legitimate knockout artist, parada 12 da súa 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 loitas profesionais
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 Desafío 67, back in June of 2016, when he won a five-round decision over Artem Damkovsky for the vacant title.
Na súa primeira defensa do título, Butenko was knocked out by Abukar Yandiev na rolda de apertura, Febreiro 18, 2017 en M-1 Desafío 74. He has won his last two fight, en M-1 Desafío 82 & 86, respectivamente, contra Keith Johnson (DEC3) e Eler Narmurzan(TSUB1).

Butenko (R) also has power
American middleweight and former UFC fighter,Joe “Diesel” Riggs (47-17-0, 1 NC, M-1: 2-0-0), fighting out of Phoenix, THE, asume Boris Polezhay (18-6-0, M-1: 2-1-0), de Ucraína, 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 e Dmitry Samoilov. Polezhay has won 13 da súa última 14 loitas.
Also fighting in the main card is Brazilian flyweight Rafael Dias (14-5-0, M-1¨0-1-0), que afronta Vadim Malygin, de Rusia. Dias has lost only two of his last 10 loitas, both of those in bantamweight matches. Malygin lost his only M-1 Challenge title fight last September, cando Aleksander Doskalchuk submitted him in the second.
Todos os loitadores e loitas están suxeitas a cambios. Additional main and full preliminary card bouts will soon be announced.
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M-1 Global returns to Finland for first time in 9 anos

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M-1 Desafío 82, Agosto 5, in Helsinki

Hartwall Arena in Helsinki, Finland
Home for M-1 Desafío 82
SAN PETERSBURGO, Rusia (Xuño 28, 2017) – M-1 Global, one of the largest mixed-martial-arts organizations in the world, has announced its return to Finland for the first time in nine years, Agosto 5, as top fighters from Finland, Rusia, America and across Europe will compete in M-1 Desafío 82.
M-1 Desafío 82 will be streamed live from Helsinki, Finland in high definition on www.M1Global.TV. Os espectadores van poder asistir as loitas preliminares e card principal, rexistrándose se rexistrar en www.M1Global.TV. Os fans poden asistir a toda a acción nos seus ordenadores, así como sobre Android e Apple smartphones e tabletas.
Hartwall Arena, the largest ice hockey arena in Finland, acollerá M-1 Desafío 82. The famous venue seats between 12,000 e 15,000 spectators, pending the event, and it has hosted the 1997, 2003 e 2012 World Ice Hockey Championships.
Past M-1 Challenge events have featured leading Finnish fighters over the years such as Marcus “Troglodita” Vanttinen (pictured on left), Juha-Pekka Vainikainen, Niko Puhakka, Janne Tulirinta, Toni Valtonen e Lucio “Spartan” Linares. Some of these fighters will be competingAgosto 5 en M-1 Desafío 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) en M-1 Desafío 82 evento principal.
Mikael “brutamontes” 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 da súa 20 loitas, Silander is matched against M-1 Challenge title challenger Viali Branchuk (22-6-0, M-1: 2-2-0), de Ucraína,
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 Desafío 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, Francia, Portugal, Suecia, Rusia, Ukraine and Poland are also expected to compete on the M-1 Desafío 82 evento.
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M-1 CHALLENGE EVENT CALENDAR:
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