Saint Petersburg, Rusia (Januari 25, 2018) – The Interim M-1 Challenge flyweight title will be on the line Pebruari 9, iraha Mikael “Hulk” Silander jeung Arman Ashimov square off in the M-1 tangtangan 87 kajadian utama, in the grand opening of M-1 Arena in Saint Petersburg, Rusia.

Both events will be live-streamed from Russia in high definition on www.M1Global.TV. Pemirsa moal bisa nonton gelut penyisihan jeung babak kartu utama ku logging asup pikeun ngadaptar diwww.M1Global.TV. Fans may watch all the action on their computers, ogé dina telepon pinter Android jeung Apple sarta tablet.

One of Scandinavia’s all-time best MMA fighters, the 32-year-old Silander (17-5-0, M-1: 1-0-0) earned his title shot by winning a three-round majority decision over Vitaliy Branchuk (23-6-0), Agustus panungtung di M-1 tangtangan 82 in his native Finland.

Ashimov (7-2-1, M-1: 2-0-0), fighting out of Almaty, Kazakhstan, is unbeaten in M-1 Global fights having knocked out Rodrigo Melonio this past November at M-1 tangtangan 85, jeung Gadzhimurad Aliev last July at M-1 tangtangan 81.

A loaded main card also features undefeated Kazakh welterweight Shaukat Rakhmonov (7-0-0, M-1: 5-0-0) versus his Russian opponent, Levan Solodovnik (5-1-0, M-1: 0-0-0) Juho Valamma (15-4-0, M-1: 1-0-0), Cahya Brazilian heavyweight Kleiber Raimundo “Orgugho” Silva (14-7-0, M-1: 1-0-0) vs. Dmitry Mikutsa (7-3-0, M-1: 1-1-0), Ukraina, Featherweight Rusia Timur Nagibin (13-3-0, M-1: 5-2-0) vs. Jadison Dimitry “Tita” Silva (23-8-0, M-1: 0-0-0), tina Brazil, jeung Pavel Gordeev (9-1-0, M-1: 3-0-0), Rusia, Tba.

The preliminary card has undefeated Swiss welterweight prospect Pablo Ortmann (7-0-0, M-1: 1-0-0) vs. Ingiskhan Ozdoev (5-3-0, M-1: 4-3-0), Rusia, unbeaten Russian heavyweight Adam Bogatyrev (5-0-0, M-1: 1-0-0) vs. Jose “Agus” Augustine Jimenez (5-3-0, M-1: 0-0-0), French welterweight Charles-Henri Tchoungui (9-7-1, M-1: 0-1-0), vs. Artem Nenakov (6-2-0, M-1: 0-1-0), Rusia, and Georgian welterweight Amiran Gogoladze (4-1-0, M-1: 1-0-0) vs. Stanislav “Stas” Podolsky (5-1-0, M-1: 1-0-0).

All fighters and fights are subject to change.

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