MAHI MAIN – M-1 CHALLENGE LIGHTWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP

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

WDEC5

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

(Ismagulov retained M-1 Challenge lightweight title)

CO-FEATURE – M-1 CHALLENGE BANTAMWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP

Movsar Evloev (9-0-0, M-1: 9-0-0), Russia

WSUB3 (muri kowaowaotia iho tahanga – 3:41)

Sergey Morozov (10-4-0, M-1: 5-3-0), Katatānga

(Evloev retained M-1 Challenge bantamweight title)

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

WSUB3 (bulldog choke – 2:12)

Stephan Puetz (15-4-0, M-1: 6-2-0), Germany

MIDDLEWEIGHTS

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

WTKO1 (ground & pauna – 4:41)

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

BANTAMWEIGHTS

Bair Shtepin (6-2-0, M-1: 3-2-0), Russia

WTKO1 (nifó – 2:16)

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

HEAVYWEIGHTS

Maksim Yakobyuk (3-0-0, M-1: 2-0-0)

WTKO2 (ground & pauna – 4:05)

Frank Kortz (4-5-0, M-1: 0-2-0), Germany

Vadim Shabadash (7-2-0, M-1: 2-0-0), Ukraine

WTKO1 (kneed & nifó – 0:46)

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

MIDDLEWEIGHTS

Ruslan Shamilov (4-0-0, M-1: 4-0-0), Russia

WSUB2 (muri kowaowaotia iho tahanga – 3:12)

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

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

WDEC3

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

LIGHTWEIGHTS

Rebenilton Pereira (19-5-0, M-1: 3-2-0), Brazil

WDEC3

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

FEATHERWEIGHTS

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

WDEC3

Maxim Divnich (13-5-0, M-1: 7-5-0), Russia

BANTAMWEIGHTS

Alexander Osterov (4-0-0, M-1: 3-0-0), Russia

WDEC3

Sergey Klyuev (5-1-0, M-1: 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

Saint 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-1 Challenge 88, February 22 at Olympic Stadium in Moscow, Russia.

M-1 Challenge 88 will be live-streamed from Russia in high definition on www.M1Global.TV. Ka taea ki te mataara i te whawhai tuatahi, me te kāri matua i te takiuru ki runga ki ki te rēhita i Viewers www.M1Global.TV. Fans may watch all the action on their computers, me te i runga i te waea atamai, me papa Android me Apple.

M-1 Challenge toa Kōmāmā Damir Ismaguluv (14-2-0, M-1: 8-1-0), the Kazakhstan native fighting out of Russia, defends his title against Georgian challenger Raul Tutarauli (18-3-0, M-1: 6-1-0) i roto i te hui matua.

The 26-year-old Ismagulov is riding a nine-fight win streak, dating back more than 2 ½ tau, including a third-round knockout of Tutarauli on May 27, 2016 i roto i te M-1 Challenge 66 Whawhai o te Po. Ismagulov also won the M-1 Challenge 72 Whawhai o te Tau, by way of a third-round unanimous decision on November 18, 2016.

Tutaraul te, 25, has reeled off eight victories in a row since he lost to Ismagulov, including decisions wins last year over Artur Lemos i M-1 Challenge 77 a Vladimir Kanunnikov i M-1 Challenge 83.

I roto i te hui tahi-matua, undefeated M-1 Challenge bantamweight title holder Movsar Evloev (8-0-0, M-1: 8-0-0) puts his perfect professional MMA record on the line against his Kazakh challenger, Sergey Morozov (10-3-0, M-1: 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 i M-1 Challenge 53. I M-1 Challenge 76, Evloev captured the Interim M-1 Challenge bantamweight title, patoto atu Alexey Nevzorov with a powerful kick last April, followed by an impressive five-round decision over veteran Pavel Vitruk this past July at M-1 Challenge 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 i M-1 Challenge 76, and a second-round knockout by punches of Luan Fernandez i M-1 Challenge 83.

Also fighting on the main card is former M-1 Challenge light heavyweight champion Stephan “T-800” Puetz (15-3-0, M-1: 6-2-0), o Germany, vs. Russian foe Khadis Ibragimov (2-0-0, M-1: 0-0-0), Brazilian bantamweight Helton dos Santos Davella(15-5-1, M-1: 0-1-1) vs. Bair Shtepin (5-2-0, M-1: 2-2-0), o Russia, and American middleweight Hohepa “Leonidas” Henle (10-3-1, M-1: 0-1-0) vs. Valery “The Russian Hammer” Myasnikov (11-1-2, M-1: 2-1-2).

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

All fighters and fights are subject to change.

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