MAIN EVENT – M-1 UTFORDRING LETT MESTERSKAP

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

WDEC5

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

(Ismagulov retained M-1 Challenge lightweight title)

SAMFUNKSJON – M-1 CHALLENGE BANTAMWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP

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

WSUB3 (bakre naken choke – 3:41)

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

(Evloev retained M-1 Challenge bantamweight title)

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

WSUB3 (bulldog choke – 2:12)

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

MIDDLEWEIGHTS

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

WTKO1 (ground & pund – 4:41)

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

BANTAMWEIGHTS

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

WTKO1 (punches – 2:16)

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

Tungvektere

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

WTKO2 (ground & pund – 4:05)

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

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

WTKO1 (kneed & punches – 0:46)

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

MIDDLEWEIGHTS

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

WSUB2 (bakre naken choke – 3:12)

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

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

WDEC3

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

Lettvektere

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

WDEC3

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

FEATHERWEIGHTS

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

WDEC3

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

BANTAMWEIGHTS

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

WDEC3

Sergey Klyuev (5-1-0, M-1: 3-1-0), Russland

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, Russland (Januar 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-en utfordring 88, Februar 22 at Olympic Stadium in Moscow, Russland.

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M-1 Challenge lette mester 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 hovedturneringen.

The 26-year-old Ismagulov is riding a nine-fight win streak, dating back more than 2 ½ år, including a third-round knockout of Tutarauli on May 27, 2016 i M-en utfordring 66 Fight of the Night. Ismagulov also won the M-en utfordring 72 Fight of the Year, by way of a third-round unanimous decision on November 18, 2016.

Tutaraul den, 25, has reeled off eight victories in a row since he lost to Ismagulov, including decisions wins last year over Artur Lemos ved M-en utfordring 77 og Vladimir Kanunnikov ved M-en utfordring 83.

I co-main event, 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 på M-1 Challenge 53. Ved M-en utfordring 76, Evloev captured the Interim M-1 Challenge bantamweight title, banke ut Alexey Nevzorov with a powerful kick last April, followed by an impressive five-round decision over veteran Pavel Vitruk this past July at M-en utfordring 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 ved M-en utfordring 76, and a second-round knockout by punches of Luan Fernandez ved M-en utfordring 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), Tyskland, 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), av Russland, and American middleweight Joseph “Leonidas” Henle (10-3-1, M-1: 0-1-0) vs. Valery “Den russiske hammeren” Myasnikov (11-1-2, M-1: 2-1-2).

The preliminary card is loaded, så vel, with unbeaten prospects Alexander Osetrov(3-0-0, M-1: 2-0-0) og 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) , Kirgisistan, 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. Russisk mellomvekt 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), Kirgisistan.

All fighters and fights are subject to change.

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