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Hape, Artem Frolov vs. Joe Riggs title fight
June 1 a Chelyabinsk, Russia
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Alexander Shlemenko (R) is as tough as they come |
Saint Petersburg, Russia (April 24, 2018)) – One of the greatest middleweights in mix martial arts history, Alexander “Sefefo” Shlemenko, returns to The Rage on June 1 ho sehlooho sa litaba koranteng M-1 ba-Bothata ba 93 versus Brazilian power-puncher Bruno Silva (17-6-0, M-1 ba-: 0-0-0), at Chelyabinsk, Russia.
A hand-to-hand combat sports and kickboxing specialist, Shlemenko (56-10-0, 1 NC, M-1 ba-: 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 ka M-1 ba-Bothata ba 68 Ntoa ea Night.
In his last M-1 action, “Sefefo” needed only 25 seconds to stop Brandon Halsey, avenging his Bellator title-fight loss, last June at M-1 ba-Bothata ba 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 ea hae 17 victims to date. The Shlemenko vs. Silva match-up is a guaranteed crowd pleaser, and few figures it will go the complete distance.
A ho sebdisana ha ea hlahisa ketsahalo, undefeated M-1 Challenge middleweight champion Artem Frolov(10-0-0, M-1 ba-: 7-0-0) makes his first title defense against former UFC fighter Joe “Diesel” Riggs (47-17-1, M-1 ba-: 2-0-1). The 26-year-old Frolov, ea Russia, captured the M-1 Challenge title last October at M-1 ba-Bothata ba 84, when he won a five-round unanimous decision over Caio Magalhaes, ea Brazil. 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 ba-Bothata ba 93 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 ba-Bothata ba 93 will also be available on www.FITE.TV (preliminary card is free, $7.99 for the main card)
All fighters and fights are subject to change. Main and full preliminary card bouts will soon be announced.
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Upcoming M-1 Challenge Events:
Ka 12 – M-1 ba-Bothata ba 91: Doskalchuk vs. Ashimov in Shenzhen, China.
Ka 24 – M-1 ba-Bothata ba 92: Kharitonov vs.. Vyazigin in Saint Petersburg, Russia
June 1 – M-1 ba-Bothata ba 93: Shelemnko vs. Siva in Chelyabinsk, Russia
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ST. Petersburg, Russia (August 22, 2017) – M-1 Global will promote the first international mixed-martial-arts event in Republic of Tatarstan history, September 23, as Kazan, Russia hosts M-1 ba-Bothata ba 83: Tatfight 5.
The main event of the evening will be a light heavyweight bout between American invader Brandon “Poho” Halsey (9-3-0, M-1 ba-: 0-1-0), the two-time Bellator champion, le Mikhail Ragozin (8-2-0, M-1 ba-: 3-0-0), a National Pankration champion of Russia who is also a pupil of legendary Russian MMA fighter Alexander Shlemenko.
The inaugural M-1 Challenge Flyweight Championship will be contested as the two Grand Prix finalists, Ukrainian MMA National Champion Alexander Doskalchuk (7-1-0, M-1 ba-: 1-0-0) takes on Russian Vadim “Bad Santa” Malygin (11-2-1, M-1 ba-: 2-1-1), who is a multiple regional champion in hand-to-hand combat and kickboxing.
Also scheduled to fight on the growing M-1 ba-Bothata ba 83 card is Georgian champion Raul, Tutarauli (17-3-0, M-1 ba-: 5-1-0) against multiple Russian Army hand-to-hand combat champion Vladimir Kanunnikov (8-0-0, M-1 ba-: 0-0-0) in an M-1 Challenge lightweight eliminator to determine the No. 1 contender.
The Republic of Tatarstan will be represented at this event by the best fighters from Kazan City, ho akarelletsa le 2015 & 2016 Republic of Tatarstan MMA champion Ruslan Khisamutdinov, representing the “Divizion” Fight Club, two-time Republic of Tatarstan and Volga Federal District MMA champion Kirill Kuzmin, representing the “Bars Profi” Fight Club, Kyokushin Karate prize-winning Russian champion and winner of the TATFIGHT tournament in Kyokushin Karate, Lenar Suleymanov.
Viewing fans of the event will watch more than a dozen spectacular battles featuring many of the best MMA fighters from Russia, USA, Brazil, Duitsland, Ukraine, Kazakhstan and Georgia.
M-1 Global invites true connoisseurs of this courageous and spectacular sport, as well as those who are joining the amazing world of one of the fastest growing sports to the planet, ho shebella M-1 ba-Bothata ba 83: Tatfight 5 ka September 23 via M-1 Global.tv or in Canada on Fight Network.
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