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

E ainda campeão…….Alexey Kuchenko (R)

M-1 Challenge 90 RESULTADOS

 

 

SÃO PETERSBURGO, Rússia (Março 31, 2018) – Campeão peso meio-médio do Desafio M-1 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, Rússia.

 

 

 

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, quando ele nocauteou Murad Abdulaev na quarta rodada em M-1 Desafio 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.

 

 

 

Peso mosca brasileiro 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 “Papai Noel Mau” Malygin (12-4-1, M-1: 2-3-1), da Rússia, for a second-round victory by submission.

 

 

 

Perspectiva russo Magomedkamil Malikov (5-0-0, M-1: 2-0-0) manteve seu registro profissional perfeito intacto, perfurando Quanto você quer “A pantera” Ucar (5-5-0, M-1: 0-1-0), de peru, in the second round of a match contested at a catchweight.

 

 

 

In the main card opening fight, Russo médios Oleg Olenichev (10-5-0, M-1: 1-2-0) took a unanimous decision over SalmarSombraNunes (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 russo 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 Quirguistão, and Yakibob’s countryman, Nureles Aidarov (3-0-0, M-1: 1-0-0), made the most of his M-1 Global debut, batendo para fora da Rússia 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 russo 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, e russo leve 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), da Rússia.

 

 

 

In a match-up between a pair of undefeated lightweights, Russo Bogatov Roman (5-0-0, M-1; 4-0-0) apresentado Tahir “Tanque” Abdullaev (6-1-0, M-1: 0-1-0), do Azerbaijão, in the second round with an arm triangle choke. French featherweight Damien Peltier (9-8-1, M-1: 1-0-0) teve uma estreia impressionante no M-1 Global, 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: Rússia, EUA, Ucrânia, Brasil, Turquia, França, Quirguistão, Georgia, Azerbaijan and Uzbekistan.

Complete results & picture gallery below:

 

 

CARD PRINCIPAL

MAIN EVENT — M-1 Challenge Campeonato Welterweight

Alexey Kunchenko (18-0-0, M-1: 10-0-0), Campeão, Rússia

WTKO3 (Socos – 4:04)

Alexander Butenko (45-13-3, M-1: 11-3-1), Desafiador, Rússia

(Kunchenko retains M-1 Challenge welterweight title)

 

CO-CARACTERÍSTICA – Meio-médio

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

D3

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

 

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), Rússia

 

catchweight

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

WTKO2 (Socos – 0:30)

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

 

 

 

MIDDLEPESOS

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

WDEC3

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

 

 

 

CARD PRELIMINAR

 

 

 

Meio-pesados

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

WSUB1 (0:27)

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

 

 

 

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

DEC3

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

catchweight

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

WKO1 (Knee kick – 0:12)

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

 

 

 

Meio-médio

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

Wseb1 (Anaconda Choke – 2:48)

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

 

 

 

Welterweights

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

WSUB2 (Ankle Lock – 1:35)

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

 

 

 

Pesos leves

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

WDEC3

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

 

 

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

WSUB2 (Arm Triangle Choke – 1:21)

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

 

 

 

Pesos penas

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

WSEB2 (Triangle Choke – 4:55)

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

 

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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Abril. 21 – M-1 Desafio 91: Dalgiev-Landwehr, M-1 Arena, São Petersburgo, Rússia

M-1 Challenge 90 PESOS OFICIAIS & AS FOTOS

SÃO PETERSBURGO, Rússia (Março 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, Rússia. Below find the official fightersweight and pictures.

CARD PRINCIPAL


MAIN EVENT — M-1 Challenge Campeonato Welterweight- 5 X 5

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

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


CO-CARACTERÍSTICA – Meio-médio – 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), Ucrânia – 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), Rússia – 124.78 lbs. (56.6 kg.)


catchweight – 3 X 5

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

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

MIDDLEPESOS – 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), Rússia – 184.53 lbs. (83.7 kg.)

CARD PRELIMINAR

 

Meio-pesados – 3 X 5

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

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

 

Abylkasym Yakubov (4-4-0, M-1: 0-0-0), Quirguistão – 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), Quirguistão – 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.)

 

Meio-médio – 3 X 5

Vyacheslav Babkin (para a estréia), Rússia – 184.75 lbs. (83.8 kg.)

Vladimir Trusov (para a estréia), Rússia – 184.30 lbs. (83.6 kg.)

 

Welterweights – 3 X 5

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

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

 

Pesos leves – 3 X 5

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

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

 

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

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

 

Pesos penas – 3 X 5

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

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

 

(todas as lutas & lutadores sujeitas a alterações)

 

ONDE: M-1 Arena, São Petersburgo, Rússia

PROMOTER: M-1 Global

 

Transmissão ao vivo: www.m1global.tv (10.30 a.m. E / 7:30 a.m. PT in USA). Also available on FITE.TV (card preliminar é livre, $7.99 para o card principal)

 

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

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 Desafio 90

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

Joe Riggs vs. Boris Polezhay in co-feature
M-1 Desafio 90, Mar. 30, em São Petersburgo na M-1 Arena
SÃO PETERSBURGO, Rússia (Março 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 Março 30, against former M-1 Challenge lightweight titlist Alexander “Iron Capture” Butenko, no M-1 Desafio 90 evento principal na nova Arena M-1 em São Petersburgo, Rússia.
M-1 Desafio 90 será transmitido ao vivo da Rússia em alta definição em www.M1Global.TV. Os telespectadores vão poder assistir as lutas preliminares e card principal, registando-se registrar em www.M1Global.TV. Os fãs podem assistir a toda a acção em seus computadores, bem como sobre Android e da Apple smartphones e tablets. M-1 Desafio 90 é disponível em www.FITE.TV(card preliminar é livre, $7.99 para o card principal)
The 33-year-old Kunchenko captured his M-1 Challenge welterweight title nearly two years ago, em M-1 Desafio 65, quando ele nocauteou Murad Abdulaev na quarta rodada. 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 rodada de abertura.
The Russian-born Kunchenko is a legitimate knockout artist, paragem 12 da sua 17 pro victims, and he is 9-0 in in M-1 Global competition.
Kunchenko (R) is a lethal striker with 12 KOs em 17 lutas profissionais
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 Desafio 67, back in June of 2016, quando ele ganhou uma decisão de cinco rounds Artem Damkovsky para o título vago.
Em sua primeira defesa do título, Butenko was knocked out by Abukar Yandiev na rodada de abertura, Fevereiro 18, 2017 em M-1 Desafio 74. He has won his last two fight, em M-1 Desafio 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), lutando fora de Phoenix, THE, assume Boris Polezhay (18-6-0, M-1: 2-1-0), da Ucrânia, no evento co-destaque.
Riggs is riding a six-fight win streak, including a pair of victories in M-1 Challenge events, em que ele nocauteou Oleg Olenichev e Dmitry Samoilov. Polezhay has won 13 de sua última 14 lutas.
Also fighting in the main card is Brazilian flyweight Rafael Dias (14-5-0, M-1¨0-1-0), que enfrenta Vadim Malygin, da Rússia. Dias has lost only two of his last 10 lutas, both of those in bantamweight matches. Malygin lost his only M-1 Challenge title fight last September, quando Alexander Doskalchuk submitted him in the second.
Todos os lutadores e lutas estão sujeitos a alterações. Lutas adicionais de cartas principais e preliminares completas serão anunciadas em breve.
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M-1 Global returns to Finland for first time in 9 anos

 

M-1 Desafio 82, Agosto 5, in Helsinki

Hartwall Arena in Helsinki, Finlândia
Home for M-1 Desafio 82
SÃO PETERSBURGO, Rússia (Junho 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, Rússia, America and across Europe will compete in M-1 Desafio 82.
M-1 Desafio 82 will be streamed live from Helsinki, Finland in high definition on www.M1Global.TV. Os telespectadores vão poder assistir as lutas preliminares e card principal, registando-se registrar em www.M1Global.TV. Os fãs podem assistir a toda a acção em seus computadores, bem como sobre Android e da Apple smartphones e tablets.
Hartwall Arena, the largest ice hockey arena in Finland, sediará M-1 Desafio 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 LucioSpartanLinares. Some of these fighters will be competingAgosto 5 em M-1 Desafio 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) em M-1 Desafio 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 sua 20 lutas, Silander is matched against M-1 Challenge title challenger Viali Branchuk (22-6-0, M-1: 2-2-0), da Ucrânia,
Finnish fan-favorite JanneJambaElonen-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 BorisBoraPolezhay(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 Desafio 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 peso galo classificado.
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, França, Portugal, Suécia, Rússia, Ukraine and Poland are also expected to compete on the M-1 Desafio 82 evento.
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M-1 DESAFIO calendário de eventos:
M-1 Desafio 81: Julho 22, 2017 na Inguchétia, Rússia
M-1 Desafio 82: Agosto 5, 2017 in Helsinki, Finlândia