PRINCEPS EXITUS – M-1 CHALLENGE LIGHTWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP

Damir Ismagulov (15-2-0, M, I: 9-1-0), Russia

WDEC5

Raul Tutarauli (18-4-0-1, M, I: 6-2-0), Georgia

(Ismagulov retained M-1 Challenge lightweight title)

CO-FEATURE – M-1 CHALLENGE BANTAMWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP

Movsar Evloev (9-0-0, M, I: 9-0-0), Russia

WSUB3 (nuda terga suffocant – 3:41)

Sergey Morozov (10-4-0, M, I: 5-3-0), Kazakhstan

(Evloev retained M-1 Challenge bantamweight title)

Khadis Ibragimov (3-0-0, M, I: 1-0-0), Russia

WSUB3 (bulldog choke – 2:12)

Stephan Puetz (15-4-0, M, I: 6-2-0), Germania

MIDDLEWEIGHTS

Valery Myasnikov (11-1-2, M, I: 2-1-1), Russia

WTKO1 (ground & libram – 4:41)

Joseph Henle (10-3-1, M, I: 0-1-0), USA

BANTAMWEIGHTS

Bair Shtepin (6-2-0, M, I: 3-2-0), Russia

WTKO1 (pugnis – 2:16)

Heliton Dos Santos Davella (15-7-1, M, I: 0-2-1), Brazil

Heavyweights

Maksim Yakobyuk (3-0-0, M, I: 2-0-0)

WTKO2 (ground & libram – 4:05)

Frank Kortz (4-5-0, M, I: 0-2-0), Germania

Vadim Shabadash (7-2-0, M, I: 2-0-0), Ucraina

WTKO1 (kneed & pugnis – 0:46)

Petur Petrov (3-1-0, M, I: 1-1-0), Bulgaria

MIDDLEWEIGHTS

Ruslan Shamilov (4-0-0, M, I: 4-0-0), Russia

WSUB2 (nuda terga suffocant – 3:12)

Reda Oudgou (2-3-0, M, I: 0-1-0), Gallia

Talekh Nadzhafadze (7-2-1, M, I: 3-1-1), Adrabigania

WDEC3

Vitaliy Slipenko (9-2-0, M, I: 1-2-0), Russia

LIGHTWEIGHTS

Rebenilton Pereira (19-5-0, M, I: 3-2-0), Brazil

WDEC3

Rinat Sayakbaev (7-2-0, M, I: 0-1-0), Kyrgyzstan

FEATHERWEIGHTS

Busurmankul Abdibait Uulu (10-2-1, M, I: 2-0-1), Kyrgyzstan

WDEC3

Maxim Divnich (13-5-0, M, I: 7-5-0), Russia

BANTAMWEIGHTS

Alexander Osterov (4-0-0, M, I: 3-0-0), Russia

WDEC3

Sergey Klyuev (5-1-0, M, I: 3-1-0), Russia

Damir Ismagulov (R) strikes Raul Tutarauli

Movsar Evloev finished off Sergey Morozov

Bair Shtepin (R) was too much for Helton Dos Santos Davella

Valery Myasnikov blasted out Joseph Henle

S. PETERSBURG, Russia (January 31, 2018) – A pair of M-1 Challenge title fights, along with the return of a former champion, are shock-and-awe fights on M-I provocare 88, February 22 at Olympic Stadium in Moscow, Russia.

M-I provocare 88 will be live-streamed from Russia in high definition on www.M1Global.TV. Spectatores pugnae summa verti posset intueri card per colligationem in subcriptio www.M1Global.TV. Fans may watch all the action on their computers, Apple Android captiosus phones et dextralia necnon.

M-1 Challenge lightweight champion Damir Ismaguluv (14-2-0, M, I: 8-1-0), the Kazakhstan native fighting out of Russia, defends his title against Georgian challenger Raul Tutarauli (18-3-0, M, I: 6-1-0) in consectetur.

The 26-year-old Ismagulov is riding a nine-fight win streak, dating back more than 2 ½ annos, including a third-round knockout of Tutarauli on May 27, 2016 in M-I provocare 66 De proelium Nocte. Ismagulov also won the M-I provocare 72 Anni proelium, by way of a third-round unanimous decision on November 18, 2016.

Tutaraul the, 25, has reeled off eight victories in a row since he lost to Ismagulov, including decisions wins last year over Artur Lemos at M-I provocare 77 atque Vladimir Kanunnikov at M-I provocare 83.

In cooperatione consectetur, undefeated M-1 Challenge bantamweight title holder Movsar Evloev (8-0-0, M, I: 8-0-0) puts his perfect professional MMA record on the line against his Kazakh challenger, Sergey Morozov (10-3-0, M, I: 5-2-0).

Evloev has been unbeatable since his M-1 Global and professional debut on November 25, 2014, when the gifted Russian choked Jianwei Ha into a second-round submission M, I ad provocare 53. At M-I provocare 76, Evloev captured the Interim M-1 Challenge bantamweight title, excutere Alexey Nevzorov with a powerful kick last April, followed by an impressive five-round decision over veteran Pavel Vitruk this past July at M-I provocare 81 to capture the outright title.

Morozov earned his first title shot with back-to-back victories in 2017 against veteran Brazilian fighters, taking a three-round decision from Fabricio Sarraff at M-I provocare 76, and a second-round knockout by punches of Luan Fernandez at M-I provocare 83.

Also fighting on the main card is former M-1 Challenge light heavyweight champion Stephan “T-DCCC” Puetz (15-3-0, M, I: 6-2-0), Germaniae, vs. Russian foe Khadis Ibragimov (2-0-0, M, I: 0-0-0), Brazilian bantamweight Helton dos Santos Davella(15-5-1, M, I: 0-1-1) vs. Bair Shtepin (5-2-0, M, I: 2-2-0), of Russia, and American middleweight Joseph “Leonidas” Henle (10-3-1, M, I: 0-1-0) vs. Valery “The Russian Hammer” Myasnikov (11-1-2, M, I: 2-1-2).

The preliminary card is loaded, as well, with unbeaten prospects Alexander Osetrov(3-0-0, M, I: 2-0-0) atque Sergey Klyuev (5-0-0) in a battle of Russian bantamweights, former M-1 Challenge lightweight champion Maxim Divnich (13-4-0, M, I: 7-4-0), of Russia by way of Ukraine, vs. Busurmankul Abdibait Uulu (9-2-1, M, I: 1-0-1) , Kyrgyzstan, German heavyweight Frank Tattoo” Kortz (4-4-0, M, I: 0-1-0) vs. unbeaten Russian Maxim Yakobyuk (7-1-0, M, I: 2-0-0), Talekh “The Azerbaijan Terminator” Nadzhafadze (6-2-1, M, I: 2-1-1) vs. Russian middleweight Vitaliy Slipenko (9-1-0, M, I: 1-0-0), and Brazilian lightweight Rubenilton “Rubinho” Pirum (18-5-0, M, I: 2-2-0) vs. Erlan Ulukbekov (7-1-0, M, I: 0-1-0), Kyrgyzstan.

All fighters and fights are subject to change.

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