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M-1 Challenge 62 weights & pictures from Sochia, Russia

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M-1 Challenge 62

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OFFICIAL WEIGHTS

M-1 Challenge featherweight champion Ivan Buchinger

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MAIN CARD

M-1 CHALLENGE FEATHERWIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP – 5 X 5

IVAN “Buki” BUCHINGER (29-4-0), Champion, Slovakia 143 ½ lbs. (65.2 kg)

MANSOUR “Tarzan” BARNAOUI (12-2-0), Challenger, France 143 ½ lbs. (65.3 kg)

MIDDLEWEIGHTS – 3 X 5

VYACHESLAV VASILEVSKY (26-3-0), Russia 185 lbs. (84 kg)

KRISTIJAN “Pacman” PERAK (8-1-0), Croatia 184 lbs. (83.6 kg)

LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHTS – 3 X 5

ADAM “The Beard” YANDIEV (8-0-0), Russia 193 lbs. (87.6 kg)

DMITRY VOITOV (10-4-0), Belarus 192 ½ lbs. (87.5 kg)

WELTERWEIGHTS – 3 X 5

ALEXEY KUNCHENKO (9-0-0), Russia 168 ½ lbs. (76.6 kg)

ALEXANDRE “Sangue” RAMOS (9-2-0), Brazil 168 ½ lbs. (76.6 kg)

FEATHERWEIGHTS – 3 X 5

LEE “American Bulldog” MORRISON (14-5-0), USA 143 ½ lbs. (65.3 kg)

KURBANALI ABDUSALAMOV (5-2-0), Russia 144 lbs. (65.5 kg)

PRELIMINARY CARD

LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHTS 3 X 5

BORIS POLEZHAY (8-5-0), Ukraine 203 lbs. (92.3 kg)

ALEXEY SHOPIN (3-0-0), Russia 200 lbs. (90.7 kg)

MIDDLEWEIGHTS – 3 X 5

ENOC SOLVES TORRES (16-9-0), Spain 186 lbs. (84.5 kg)

NODAR KUDUKJASVILI (10-1-0), Georgia 186 lbs. (84.5 kg)

LIGHTWEIGHTS – 3 X 5

NIKOLAY KAUSHANSKY (6-2-0), Russia153lbs. (69.5 kg)

SERGEY ASTAPOV (5-4-0), Ukraine 153 ½ lbs. (69.8 kg.)

FEATHERWEIGHTS – 3 X 5

NIKITA “Piranha” CHISTYAKOV (4-1-1), Russia 145 lbs. (65.8 kg)

ANDREY “Iron” LESHNEV (7-4-0), Ukraine 144 lbs. (65.5 kg)

GIORGIO BELSANTI (4-4-0), Italy 143 ½ lbs. (65.3 kg)

DELGAT KUDBUDINOV (2-0-0), Russia 145 lbs. (65.8 kg)

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WHAT: M-1 Challenge 62

WHEN: Saturday, October 10, 2015

START TIMES: Main Card: 12:30 p.m. (New York City), 7:30 p.m. (Moscow)

Preliminary Card: 10:00 a.m. (New York City, 5:00 p.m. (Moscow)

WHERE: The Ice Cube Curling Center in Sochi, Russia 1:30

PROMOTER: M-1 Global

LIVE STREAM: WWW.M1GLOBAL.TV

M-1 Challenge 62 will be streamed live from Sochie, Russia in high definition on www.M1Global.TV. Viewers will be able to watch the preliminary fights and main card by logging on to register atwww.M1Global.TV. Fans may watch all of the action on their computers, as well as on Android and Apple smart phones and tablets.

Fight Network will air M-1 Challenge 62 live on Cablevision’s Optimum TV, Grande Communications, Shentel Cable, Suddenlink Communications and Armstrong Cable in the U.S., as well as nationwide in Canada, Roku devices across North America, and globally in more than 30 countries throughout Europe, Africa and the Middle East.

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ABOUT M-1 GLOBAL: Founded in 1997, M-1 Global has established itself in Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) as the premier entity for discovering and developing the world’s next-generation of superstar fighters. With its office in St Petersburg, Russia, the M-1 brand has staged more than 160 events worldwide, including M-1 Selection, M-1 Challenge, M-1 Global and M-1 Global HWGP events, in addition to co-promoting Strikeforce events and M-1 Global on the U.S. network, Showtime. Captivating live, television and broadband audiences with its superior production values and match-ups, M-1 Global events have featured some of the sport’s top names, including legendary heavyweight Fedor Emelianenko, Andrei Arlovski, Gegard Mousasi, Alistair Overeem, Keith Jardine, Ben Rothwell, Melvin Manhoef, Sergei Kharitonov, Aleksander Emelianenko, Roman Zentsov, Yushin Okami, Mike Pyle, Denis Kang, Martin Kampmann, Amar Suloev, Chalid Arrab and Stephan Struve. 2015 promises to be another sensational year of world-class competition with a full calendar of Challenge events fueled by a talent-rich contention system ranking M-1 Global Champions among the greatest fighters in the sport.

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Vyacheslav Vasilevsky vs. Joe Ray Added to M-1 Challenge 62

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Buchinger vs. Barnaoui title fight headlines

Oct. 10 in Sochi, Russia

ST. PETERSBURG, Russia (September 17, 2015) – Former M-1 Challenge middleweight champion Vyacheslav Vasilevsky will take on “The” Joe Ray in the second full fight announced for M-1 Challenge 62, October 10,at The Ice Cube Curling Center in Sochi, Russia.

Headlining M-1 Challenge 62 is a Super Fight between M-1 Challenge featherweight champion Ivan “Buki” Buchinger (29-4-0, 7 KO/TKO, 16 SUB) and former M-1 Challenge lightweight titlist Mansour “Tarzan” Barnaoui (12-2-0, 4 KO/TKO, 7 SUB).

M-1 Challenge 62 will be streamed live from Sochi, Russia in high definition onwww.M1Global.TV. Viewers will be able to watch the preliminary fights and main card by logging on to register at www.M1Global.TV. Fans may watch all of the action on their computers, as well as on Android and Apple smart phones and tablets.

Vasilevsky has top position here vs. Emeev in their 2014 title fight

Vasilevsky (26-3-0, 11 KO/TKO, 7 SUB), fighting out of Russia, captured the M-1 Challenge middleweight title September 7, 2014, stopping Ramazan Emeev on punches in the fourth round at M-1 Challenge 51. This past April 10^th at M-1 Challenge 56, Vasilevsky lost his first title defense being choked out in the opening round, snapping this three-year win streak, to Emeev.

Joe Ray celebrates

An American MMA fighter from Florida, Lee (13-4-0, 9 KO/TKO, 4 SUB) has been living in Thailand in order to help improve his Muay Thai skills. Lee will be making his M-1 Global debut versus Vasilevsky. Lee’s most notable victory, perhaps, is a knockout of M-1 Global veteran Luigi Fioravanti.

Also fighting on the card against an opponent to be determined is undefeated Russian light heavyweight Adam “Beard” Yandiev (8-0-0, 3 KO/TKO, 5 SUB), a rising MMA star who is a judo specialist. In his last fight at M-1 Challenge 58, Yandiev defeated previously undefeated (7-0-0) Valdas Pocevicius in the first round via a choke hold.

Fights and fighters are subject to challenge. Additional bouts will soon be announced.

Upcoming Event: M-1 Challenge 61, September 19, 2015 in Ingushetia, Russia.

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M-1 Challenge 61 Super Fight Featherweight champion Ivan Buchinger vs. Ex-lightweight champion Mansour Barnaoui Oct. 10 in Sochi, Russia

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PRESS RELEASE

For Immediate Release

Ivan Buchinger Mansour Barnaoui

ST. PETERSBURG, Russia (September 10, 2015) – M-1 Global has announced a Super Fight between M-1 Challenge featherweight champion Ivan “Buki” Buchinger and M-1 Challenge lightweight titlist Mansour “Tarzan” Barnaoui will headline M-1 Challenge 62, October 10,at The Ice Cube Curling Centerin Sochi, Russia.

Buchinger strikes Tural Ragimov in their 2014 title fight

Buchinger (29-4-0, 7 KO/TKO, 16 SUB), unbeaten in M-1 fights with a perfect 4-0-0 record, will be making the second defense of the M-1 Challenge title he captured October 17, 2014 at M-1 Challenge 52, when he stopped Tural Ragimov in the fourth round in their “Fight of the Night.”

Fighting out of Gabcikovo, Slovakia, Buchinger is riding an eight-right win streak, last losing nearly three years to Conor McGregor. “Buki” successfully defended his crown this past April at M-1 Challenge 56, punching out Aliyar Sarkerov in two rounds.

Barnaoui celebrates his title-winning victory over Maxim Divnich

Barnaoui (12-2-0, 4 KO/TKO, 7 SUB), fighting out of Paris, won the M-1 Challenge lightweight championship in his last fight, knocking out Maxim Divnich in the opening round this past May at M-1 Challenge 57. Barnaoui, who has vacated his lightweight title, has won his last four fights.

Yandiev’s hand is raised in victory at his last fight vs. Pocevicius

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M-1 CHALLENGE CHAMPIONS

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HEAVYWEIGHT: Marcin “Tybur” Tybura (12-1-0, 4 KO/TKO, 6 SUB)

M-1: 6-1-0, Uniejow, Poland (United Gym)

LIGHT HEAVYEWEIGHT: Stephan “T-800” Puetz (13-1-0, 6 KO/TKO, 4 SUB),

M-1: 4-0-0, Munich, Germany (Team MMA Spirit)

MIDDLEWEIGHT: Ramasan Emeev (12-3-0, 2 KO/TKO, 6 SUB),

M-1: 5-1-0, Makhachkala, Dagestan, Russia (Gorets)

WELTERWEIGHT: Vacant

LIGHTWEIGHT: Mansour “Tarzan” Barnaoui (12-2-0, 4 KO/TKO, 7 SUB),

M-1: 2-1-0, Paris, France (Team Duca)

FEATHERWEIGHT: Ivan “Buki” Buchinger (29-4-0, 8 KO/TKO, 16 SUB),

M-1: 4-0-0, Gabcikovo, Slovakia (Team MMA Spirit)

Upcoming Events

June 6, 2015 – M-1 Challenge 58: Battle in the Mountains 4 in Ingushetia, Russia

Vacant M-1 Challenge Welterweight Championship:

Igor “Chatubinha” Fernandes (18-6-0, 2 KO/TKO, 13 SUB), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

vs.

Murad “Hunter” Abdulaev (14-3-1, 6 KO/TKO, 2 SUB), Anapa, Krasnodar, Russia

July 3, 2015 – M-1 Challenge 59: Kharitonov vs. Garner 2 in Astana, Kazakhstan

Heavyweight Superfight

Sergei “The Paratrooper” Kharitonov (22-5-0, 12 KO/TKO, 9 SUB), Moscow, Russia

vs.

Kenny “Deuce” Garner (16-8-0, 9 KO/TKO, 4 SUB), Port St. Lucie, Florida, USA

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M-1 Challenge 57 results & pictures – Puetz defeats Tybura, Barnaoui upsets Divnich

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Presents

M-1 CHALLENGE 57: IN THE HEART OF THE CONTINENT

MARCIN TYBURA, M-1 Challenge Heavyweight Champion

vs.

STEPHAN PUETZ, M-1 Light Heavyweight Champion

MAXIM DIVNICH vs. MANSOUR ‘Tarzan’ BARNAOUI

M-1 Challenge Lightweight Championship

May 2, 2015 ● Orenburg, Russia

PRESS RELEASE

For Immediate Release

M-1 Challenge 57: Battle in the Heart of the Continent

Puetz stops Tybura in Heavyweight Superfight

Barnaoui takes Divnich’s title belt

OFFICIAL RESULTS

Stephan Puetz defeated Marcin Tybura in Heavyweight Super Fight

ORENBURG, Russia (May 2, 2015) – M-1 Challenge light heavyweight title holder Stephan “T-800” Puetz defeated previously undefeated M-1 Challenge heavyweight champion Marcin “Tybur” Tubura in tonight’s heavyweight super fight that headlined M-1 Challenge 57: Battle in the Heart of the Continent in Orenburg, Russia.

In the co-feature, challenger Mansour “Tarzan” Barnaoui upset defending champion Max Divnich to capture the M-1 Challenge lightweight championship.

Puetz (13-1-0, 6 KO/TKO, 4 SUB) established himself as a genuine MMA star by defeating the larger Tybura (12-1-0, 3 KO/TKO, 4 SUB). The ultra-talented German won his fourth straight M-1 Challenge fight with a third-round technical knockout of the Polish heavyweight, who was unbeaten in six previous M-1 Challenge bouts, resulting from the doctor’s stoppage.

Barnaoui (12-2-0, 4 KO/TKO, 7 SUB), fighting out of France, stopped previously undefeated champion Divnich (11-1-0, 6 KO/TKO, 1 SUB), of Russia, in the second round via punches.

Also fighting on the main card, Russian welterweight Alexei Kunchenko (9-0-0, 6 KO/TKO, 2 SUB) knocked out British challenger Dez “The Arm Collector” Parker (4-2-0, 1 KO/TKO, 3 SUB) in the opening round, Russian featherweight Magomed Idrisov (5-0-0, 2 KO/TKO, 0 SUB) won a three-round decision over German invader Max Coga (11-4-0, 2 KO/TKO, SUB), and Russian featherweight Nikita “Piranha” Chistyakov (4-1-0, 0 KO/TKO, 1 SUB) took a hard fought three-round decision from Frenchman Moktar “Le Benkaci” Benkaci (11-6-0, 3 KO/TKO, 7 SUB).

In preliminary bouts, lightweight Murad Mirzabekov (2-1-0, 0 SUB) knocked out fellow Russian Fabrice Dato (6-2-0, 2 KO/TKO, 2 SUB) in the first round, Russian heavyweight Kurban Ibragimov (3-2-0, 2 KO/TKO, 0 SUB) punched his way to a second-round victory over Spaniard David Trallero (1-2-0, 1 KO/TKO), Russian light heavyweight Rashid Yusupov (5-1-0, 1 KO/TKO, 2 SUB) registered an impressive first-round KO of Russian Mitry Medvedev (7-5-0, 3 KO/TKO, 3 SUB), Adam “Beard” Yandiev (6-0-0, 3 KO/TKO, 3 SUB) remained undefeated with an opening-round submission (guillotine choke) win against Dmitriy Adeev (1-2-0, 1 KO/TKO) in a battle of Russian light heavyweights, Damir Ismagulov (2-1-0, 1 KO/TKO, 0 SUB) took a three-round unanimous decision from fellow Russian lightweight Sergey Andreev (5-4-0, 2 KO/TKO, 2 SUB), Kazakhstan welterweight Shavkat Rakhmonov (2-0-0, 1 KO/TKO, 1 SUB) punched out Bartos “Hulk” Chyrek (4-2-0, 4 SUB) in the first round, and Russian featherweight Timur Nagibin (7-1-0, 2 KO/TKO, 0 SUB) knocked out Akhmandjon Mamurov (0-1-0), of Tajikistan, in round one.

Complete results and picture gallery below:

MAIN CARD

HEAVYWEIGHT SUPERFIGHT

Stephan Puetz (13-1-0), Germany WTKO3 (3:48) Marcin Tubura (12-1-0), Poland

M-1 CHALLENGE LIGHTWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP

Mansour Barnaoui (13-2-0), France (WKO1 (punches – 4:48) Maxim Divnich (11-1-0), Russia

(Barnaoui won M-1 Challenge Lightweight Title)

WELTERWEIGHTS

Alexei Kunchenko (9-0-0), Russia WKO1 (punches – 2:55) Dez Parker (4-2-0), England

FEATHERWEIGHTS

Magomed Idrisov (5-0-0), Russia WDEC3 Max Coga (11-4-0), Germany

Nikita Chistyakov (4-1-0), Russia WDEC3 Moktar Benkaci (11-6-0), France

PRELIMINARY CARD

HEAVYWEIGHTS

Kurban Ibragimov (3-2-0), Russia WTKO2 (punches – 2:00) David Trallero (1-2-0), Spain

LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHTS

Rashid Yusupov (5-1-0), Russia WKO1 (punches – 1:32) Mitry Medvedev (7-5-0), Russia

Adam Yandiev (6-0-0), Russia WSUB1 (guillotine choke – 1:14) Dmitry Adeev (1-2-0), Russia

WELTERWEIGHTS

Shavat Rakhmonov (2-0-0), Kazakhstan WKO1 (punches – 2:50) Bartos Chyrek (4-2-0), Poland

LIGHTWEIGHTS

Damir Ismagulov (2-1-0), Russia WDEC3 Sergey Andreev (5-4-0), Russia

LIGHTWEIGHTS

Murad Mirzabekov (2-1-0), Russia WKO1 (punches – 2:50) Fabrice Dato (6-2-0), Russia

FEATHERWEIGHTS

Timur Nagibin (7-1-0), Russia WKO1 (punches – 1:05) Akhmandjon Mamurov (0-1-0), Tajikistan

The great Fedor Emelianenko addressed the crowd

MMA sperstar Stephan “T-800” Puetz

Mansour vs. Divnich fight is all over

New M-1 Challenge 57 lightweight champion Mansour Barnaoui

Murad Mirzabekov ends fight with Fabrice

Kurban Ibragimov and David Trallero exchange kickx

Shavkat Rakhmonov controls Bartos Chyrek

Adam Yandiev has hold on Dmitriy Adeev

Moktar Benkaci and Mikita Chistyakov mix it up

Rashid Yusupov put Mitry Medvedev to sleep

Damir Ismagulov and Sergey Andreev

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Official weights and pictures for M-1 Challenge 57 in Russia

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Presents

M-1 CHALLENGE 57: IN THE HEART OF THE CONTINENT

MARCIN TYBURA, M-1 Challenge Heavyweight Champion

vs.

STEPHAN PUETZ, M-1 Light Heavyweight Champion

MAXIM DIVNICH vs. MANSOUR ‘Tarzan’ BARNAOUI

M-1 Challenge Lightweight Championship

May 2, 2015 ● Orenburg, Russia

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PRESS RELEASE

For Immediate Release

M-1 CHALLENGE 57
OFFICIAL WEIGHTS & PICTURES

Marcin Tybura vs. Stephan Puetz headlines May 2 in Orenburg, Russia

Stephan “T-800” Puetz

MAIN CARD

(L-R) M-1 Challenge heavyweight champion Marcin Tybura &
M-1 Challenge light heavyweight champion Stephan Puetz

M-1 CHALLENGE HEAVYWEIGHT SUPERFIGHT – 5 X 5

MARCIN “Tybur” TYBURA (12-0-0), M-1 Challenge Heavyweight Champion, Poland 251 ½ lbs. (114.2 kg)

STEPHAN “T-800” PUETZ (12-1-0), m-1 Challenge Light Heavyweight Champion, 229 lbs. (104 kg)

(L-R) – Mansour Barnaoui & Maxim Divnich

M-1 CHALLENGE LIGHTWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP – 5 X 5

MAXIM DIVNICH (11-0-0), Champion, Russia 154 lbs. (70 kg)

MANSOUR “Tarzan” BARNAOUI (11-2-0), Challenger, France 154 lbs. (70 kg)

(L-R) – Dez Parker & Alexei Kunchenko

WELTERWEIGHTS – 3 X 5

ALEXEI KUNCHENKO (8-0-0), Russia 169 lbs. (76.8 kg)

DEZ “The Arm Collector” PARKER (4-1-0), England 169 ½ lbs. (77 kg)

(L-R) – Max Coga & Magomed Idrisov

FEATHERWEIGHTS – 3 X 5

MAGOMED IDRISOV (4-0-0), Russia 144 ½ lbs. (65.6 kg)

MAX COGA (11-3-0), Germany 144 ½ lbs. (65.7 kg)

Moktar Benkaci & Nikita Chistyakov

FEATHERWEIGHTS – 3 X 5

MOKTAR “Le Benkaci” BENKACI (11-5-0), France 145 lbs. (65.8 kg)

NIKITA “Piranha” CHISTYAKOV (3-1-0), Russia 145 lbs. (65.8 kg)

PRELIMINARY CARD

Frabrice Dato & Murad Mirzabekov

LIGHTWEIGHTS – 3 X 5

MURAD MIRZABEKOV (1-1-0), Russia 153 ½ lbs. (69.8 kg)
FABRICE DATO (6-1-0), Russia 154 ½ lbs. (70.3 kg)

David Trallero & Kurban Ibragimov

HEAVYWEIGHTS – 3 X 5

KURBAN IBRAGIMOV (2-2-0), Russia 213 ½ lbs. (97.0 kg)

DAVID TRALLERO (1-1-0), Spain 235 lbs. (106.8 kg)

Rashid Yusupov & Mitry Medvedev

LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHTS – 3 X 5

RASHID YUSUPOV (4-1-0), Russia 202 ½ lbs. (92.0 kg)

MITRY MEDVEDEV (7-4-0), Russia 205 lbs. (93.0 kg)

Adam Yaniev & Dmitriy Adeev

LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHTS – 3 X 5

ADAM “Beard” YANEIEV (5-0-0), Russia 202 ½ lbs. (92 kg)

DMITRIY ADEEV (1-1-0), Russia 202 ½ lbs. (92 kg)

Sergey Andreev & Damir Ismagulov

LIGHTWEIGHTS – 3 X 5

DAMIR ISMAGULOV (1-1-0), Russia 154 lbs. (70.1 kg)

SERGEY ANDREEV (5-3-0), Russia 153 ½ lbs. (69.8 kg)

Bartos Chyrek & Shavkat Rakhmonov

WELTERWEIGHTS – 3 X 5

SHAVAT RAKHMONOV (1-0-0), Kazakhstan 169 lbs. (76.8 kg)

BARTOS “Hulk” CHYREK (4-1-0), Poland 169 lbs. (76.9 kg)

Timur Nagibin & Akhmandjon Mamurov

FEATHERWEIGHTS – 3 X 5

TIMUR NAGIBIN (6-1-0), Russia 144 ½ lbs. (65.7 kg)

AKHMANDJON MAMUROV (0-0-0), Tajikistan 144 lbs. (65.5 kg)

WHAT: M-1 Challenge 57: Battle in the Heart of the Continent

WHEN: Saturday, May 2, 2015

9:15 a.m. (New York City), 5:15 p.m. (Moscow)

WHERE: Orenburg, Russia 1:30

PROMOTER: M-1 Global

LIVE STREAM: WWW.M1GLOBAL.TV

M-1 Challenge 57 will be streamed live from Russia in high definition on www.M1Global.TV. Viewers will be able to watch the fights by logging on to register at www.M1Global.TV.Viewers will be able to watch the preliminary fights and main card by logging on to register at www.M1Global.TV. Fans may also watch all of the action on their computers, as well as on Andriod and Apple smart phones and tablets. The entire card will also be broadcast live, starting at 2:00 p.m. ET, on Fight Network via Cablevision’s Optimum TV, Grande Communications, Shentel Cable and Armstrong Cable in the U.S., nationwide in Canada, and on Roku devices across North America, and globally in more than 30 countries across Europe, Africa and the Middle East.

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Behind the scenes and highlights of M-1 Challenge 56

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UPCOMING EVENT: M-1 Challenge 57, May 2, 2015 in Orenburg, Russia.

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Emeev defeats Vasilevsky to recapture M-1 Challenge middleweight title

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OFFICIAL RESULTS

Ramasan Emeev finishes off Vyacheslav Vasilevsky to recapture the coveted

M-1 Challenge middleweight title

MOSCOW (April 11, 2015) – Former M-1 Challenge middleweight championRamasan Emeev (12-3-0) recaptured the coveted title from defending championVyacheslav Vasilevsky (26-3-0) in last night’s M-1 Challenge 56 main event in Moscow, Russia.

Emeev used a perfectly executed rear-naked choke to defeat Vasilevsky by submission at the 1:47 mark of the first round.

Vasilevsky had taken title belt from Emeev this past September 7 in St. Petersburg atM-1 Challenge 51: Fightspirit with a fourth-round stoppage from punches in the first showdown between the two Russian fighters. A Vasilevsky-Emeev rematch was a natural from the moment their first fight ended and now there is a potential trilogy match.

The 27-year-old Emeev, who lives and trains in Makhachkala, Russia, originally won the vacant M-1 Challenge middleweight title April 9, 2012, recording a knockout (strikes) of Mario Miranda (14-4-0) in the third round at M-1 Challenge 38. Emeev successfully defended his title five months later with a five-round decision over Miranda in a rematch and he hadn’t fought since losing to Vasilevsky.

The 26-year-old Vasilevsky had his 10 fight win streaks snapped by Emeev. He had won 16 of his last 17 fights and was making his first M-1 Challenge middleweight title defense against Emeev. The loss also was Vyacheslav’s first in nine M-1 Global-promoted shows, including four M-1 Challenge events.

M-1 Challenge featherweight champion Ivan “Buki” Buchinger (29-4-0) knocked outAliyar “Tiger” Sarkerov (12-5-0), who was a late replacement Tural Ragimov (9-2-0) with a punch in the second round of their non-title fight.

Croatian light heavyweight Kristian “Klitschko” Perak (8-1-1) and former M-1 Challenge champion Valery “The Russian Hammer” Myasnikov (8-1-1) battled to a three-round draw.

Croatian heavyweight Ante “Walking Trouble” Delija (13-2-0) won a hard fought three-round decision over Latvian veteran Konstantin “Lacplesis” Gluhov (28-16-0).

Spanish lightweight Javier Fuentes (6-0-0) kept his perfect record intact, winning a second-round technical submission of Nikolay “Cat” Kaushansky (6-2-0), of Russia, by way of a triangle choke.

In preliminary fight action, Russian lightweight Ali Abdulkhalikov (3-0-0) needed only 34-seconds to knockout Spain’s Joel Alvarez Gonzalez (4-1-0) with a spinning heel kick in a battle of previously unbeaten fighters, Alexey “Ataman” Makhno (9-3-0) stopped fellow Russian lightweight Rakhman Makhazhiev (3-2-0) with a punch in the third round, Abukar Yandiev (3-0-0) locked in a rear naked choke hold to submit fellow Russian middleweight Gevorg Charchyan (1-1-0) midway through the opening round. Russian featherweight Zalimek Omarov (4-1-1) punched out countrymanArtiom Lobanov (2-2-0) in the second round, and Polish welterweight Michal Wiencek (5-2-0) defeated Russian opponent Rustam Gadzhiev (4-3-0) by way of a third-round submission resulting from a rear naked choke.

Complete results and picture gallery below:

MAIN CARD

MAIN EVENT – MIDDLEWEIGHTS

Ramasan Emeev (12-3-0), Russia WSUB1 (Rear-Naked Choke – 1:48) Vyacheslav Vasilevsky (26-3-0), Russia

(Emeev won M-1 Challenge middleweight title)

CO-FEATURE – FEATHERWEIGHTS

Ivan Buchinger (29-4-0), Slovakia WTKO2 (Punch – 1:54) Aliyar Sarkerov (12-5-0), Russia

HEAVYWEIGHTS

Ante Deliha (13-2-0), Croatia WDEC3 Konstantin Gluhov (28-16-0), Latvia

LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHTS

Valery Myashikov (8-1-1), Russia Draw3 Kristijan Perak (8-1-2), Croatia

LIGHTWEIGHTS

Javier Fuentas (6-0-0), Spain WSUB2 (Triangle Choke – 1:33) Niko Kaushansky (6-2-0), Russia

PRELIMINARY CARD

M-1 MEDIEVAL WELTERWEIGHT KNIGHT FIGHT

Evgeniy Bedenko (6-1-0), Russia Ivan Vasiliev (11-2-0), Russia

MIDDLEWEIGHTS

Abukar Yandiev (3-0-0), Russia WSUB1 (Rear Naked Choke – 2:30) Gevorg Charchyan (1-1-0), Russia

Gadzhi Gadzhiev (5-2-0), Russia WSUB2 (Armbar – 2:11) Yuri Yurchenko (1-2-0), Russia

WELTERWEIGHTS

Michal Wiencek, Poland (5-2-0) WSUB3 (Rear Naked Choke – 4:30) Rustam Gadzhiev (4-3-0), Russia

LIGHTWEIGHTS

Ali Andulkhalikov (3-0-0), Russia WKO1 (Spinning Heel Kick – 0:34) Joel Alvarez Gonzalez (4-0-0), Spain

Alexey Makhno (9-3-0), Russia WKO/TKO3 (Punch – 0:39) Rakhman Malhazhiev (3-2-0), Russia

FEATHERWEIGHTS

Zalimbek Omarov (4-1-1), Russia WKO/TKO2 (Punch – 2:51) Artiom Lobanov (2-2-0), Russia

Emeev is M-1 Challenge 56 middleweight champion again

Emeev consoles Vasilevsky after their fight

Buchinger nails Sarkerov

(L-R) Konstantin Gluhov & Ante Delija.

M-1 Medieval welterweight fighting knight Evgeniy Bedenko & Ivan Vasiliev

Gevorg Charchyan & Abukar Yandiev

Javier Fuentes mounts Nikolay Kaushansky

Joel Alvarez Gonzalez & Ali Abdulkhalikov

Kristijan Perak & Valery Myasnikov

Michal Wiencek locks rear-naked choke on Rustam Gadzhiev

Zalimbek Omarov & Artiom Lobanov

Rakhman Makhazhiev & Alexey Makhno

UPCOMING EVENTS: M-1 Challenge 57, May 2, 2015 in Orenburg, Russia.

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