HELSINKI, Finland (August 4, 2017) – The official weigh in for morgendagens M-en utfordring 82 event was held today in Helsinki. Official weights are below:
OFFISIELLE VEKTER
Hovedkortet
MAIN EVENT – LIGHT tungvektere – 3 X 5
Mikhail Zayats (22-8-0, M-1: 12-5-0), Russland 205 lbs. (93 kg)
Marcus Vanttinen (24-6-0, M-1: 2-2-0), Finland 202 ½ kg. (92, 9 kg)
WELTERWEIGHTS — 3 X 5
Aires Bendrouis (10-5-0, M-1: 0-0-0), Portugal 172 lbs. (78,2 kg)
Juho Valmaa (14-4-0, M-1: 0-0-0), Finland 169 ½ kg. (77,1 kg)
Keith Johnson (12-2-0, M-1: 1-0-0), USA 169 ½ kg. (77,1 kg)
Alexander Butenko (43-12-3, M-1: 9-2-1), Ukraina 169 lbs. (77,1 kg)
Lettvektere – 3 X 5
Michel Silva (18-6-0, M-1: 0-1-0), Brasil 153 lbs. (69,6 kg)
Pavel Gordeev (7-1-0, M-1: 2-0-0), Russland 154 ½ kg. (70,3 kg)
BANTAMWEIGHTS – 3 X 5
Vitali Branchuk (22-6-0, M-1: 2-2-0), Ukraina 125 lbs. (56,7)Mikael “Hulk” Silander (16-5-0, M-1: 0-0-0), Finland 124 ½ (56,6 kg)
Heilton (Dos Santos) Davella (15-6-0, M-1: 0-1-0), Brasil 134 ½ kg. (61,1 kg)
Helton (
Dos Santos)
Davella (15-5-0, M-1: 0-1-0), Brasil 134 ½ kg. 61,1 (kg)
Janne Elonen-Kulmala (15-5-0, M-1: 0-0-0),
Finland 135 lbs. (61,3 kg)
FORELØPIG CARD
Tungvektere – 3 X 5
Toni Valtonen (27-15-0, M-1: 6-2-0), Finland 204 ½ kg. (92,9 kg)
Boris Polezhay (16-6-0, M-1: 1-1-0), Ukraina 204 ½ kg. (92,9 kg)
MIDDLEWEIGHTS – 3 X 5
Ruslan Shamilov (2-0-0, M-1: 2-0-0), Russland 184 ½ kg. (83,9 kg)
Moses Murrietta (5-0-0, M-1: 10-0), USA 184 ½ kg. (83,9 kg)
Lettvektere – 3 X 5
Arnaud Kherfallah (3-1-0, M-1: 0-0-0), Frankrike 154 lbs. (70,1 kg)
Patrik Pietila (8-4-0, M-1: 0-0-0), Finland 154 ½ kg. (70,2 kg)
BANTAMWEIGHTS – 3 X 5
Son Le Binh (5-2-0, M-1: 1-1-0), Sverige 124 ½ kg. (56,6 kg)
Oleg Lichkovakha (7-1-0, M-1: 0-0-0), Russland 125 lbs. (56,7 kg)
sentrifugalvektene – 3 X 5
Frederico “Muskito” Gutzwiller (2-2-0, M-1: 0-0-0), Sveits 125 lbs. (56.7 kg)
Akaki Khorava (2-1-0), Georgia 125 lbs. (56,7)
MEDIEVAL FIGHT
Tungvektere – 3 X 5
Vladimor Nicheporenko, Ukraina 220 lbs. (100 kg)
Yuri Slobyanik, Russland 225 lbs. (102,2 kg)
NÅR: Lørdag, August 5, 2017
HVOR: Helsinki, Finland
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M-en utfordring 82: August 5, 2017 in Helsinki, Finland
Past M-1 Challenge events have featured leading Finnish fighters over the years such as Marcus “Caveman” Vanttinen (pictured on left), Juha-Pekka Vainikainen, Niko Puhakka, Janne Tulirinta, Toni Valtonen og Lucio “Spartan” Linares. Some of these fighters will be competingAugust 5 ved M-en utfordring 82.
Mikael “Hulk” Silander (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 av hans 20 kamper, Silander is matched against M-1 Challenge title challenger Viali Branchuk (22-6-0, M-1: 2-2-0), i Ukraina,
Valtonen (27-15-0, M-1: 6-2-0) returns to M-1 action against Ukrainian heavyweight Boris “Bora” Polezhay(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-en utfordring 82, Valtonen figures to have tremendous support at Hartwell Arena.
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.