ST. 圣彼得堡, 俄罗斯 (八月 28, 2019) — M-1挑战羽量级冠军Nate “The Train” Landwehr (13-2, M-1的: 5-0) signed a UFC contract and relinquished his title belt.
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The entertaining American MMA fighter made his M-1 Global debut September 23, 2017 在M-1的挑战 83, in which he knocked out米哈伊尔·Korobkov in the second round. The 31-year-old Landwehr, fighting out of Clarksville, 田纳西, then won a bloody three-round split decision against维克托·Kolesnik to set-up a title challenge for Landwehr.
Landwehr took advantage of his first title shot, 淘汰卫冕冠军Khamzat Dalgievin the second round of theirM-1的挑战 95 main event. Landwehr successfully defended his crown twice, 停车安德烈Lezhnev 在第三轮M-1 Challenge Battle in Atyrau 去年十二月, followed by a five-round unanimous decision victory over Kolesnik in their rematch this past June 28 在M-1的挑战 102.
上个夏天, the Russian-Chinese investment fund, Mubadala Investment Company, and Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), jointly announced the foundation of UFC Russia. The new company promotes MMA and organizes new shows in Russia and the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS).
M-1 Global is a valued partner, responsible for scouting and signing Russian athletes to prepare them to fight in the UFC. M-1 Challenge champions such as Landwehr, who will be rising a seven-fight win streak into his UFC debut, have a unique opportunity to sign contracts with the UFC.
Like so many M-1 Global fighters, Landwehr used M-1 Challenge as a stepping-stone to the UFC. Prior to the aforementioned agreement, five former M-1 Challenge champions signed with the UFC: 马尔钦Tybura, 亚历山大·沃尔科夫, 斋月Emeev, 拉希德·穆罕默多夫和Yana Kunitskaya. Landwehr became the sixth M-1 Global champion to graduate to the UFC since the 13-month deal was signed, 加入阿列克谢Kunchenko, 达米尔Ismagulov,Movsar Evloev, Khadis易卜拉欣莫夫和布鲁诺席尔瓦.
Landwehr’s departure from M-1 Global and his title abdication has opened up the doors for other M-1 featherweights, especially four fighting this Friday atM-1的挑战 104:Busarmankul Abdibait Uulu VS. Lezhnev andAnthony Dizy 与Zalimeg Omarov. The winners will position themselves for a possible title shot before the end of 2019.
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