GLAVNI DOGODEK – M-1 CHALLENGE LAHKA PRVENSTVO

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

WDEC5

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

(Ismagulov retained M-1 Challenge lightweight title)

CO-FUNKCIJA – M-1 CHALLENGE BANTAMWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP

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

WSUB3 (zadnja naked choke – 3:41)

Sergej Morozov (10-4-0, M-1: 5-3-0), Kazahstan

(Evloev retained M-1 Challenge bantamweight title)

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

WSUB3 (bulldog choke – 2:12)

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

MIDDLEWEIGHTS

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

WTKO1 (ground & pound – 4:41)

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

BANTAMWEIGHTS

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

WTKO1 (luknjači – 2:16)

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

Heavyweights

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

WTKO2 (ground & pound – 4:05)

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

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

WTKO1 (kneed & luknjači – 0:46)

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

MIDDLEWEIGHTS

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

WSUB2 (zadnja naked choke – 3:12)

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

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

WDEC3

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

Lightweights

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

WDEC3

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

FEATHERWEIGHTS

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

WDEC3

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

BANTAMWEIGHTS

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

WDEC3

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

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, Rusija (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-1 Challenge 88, Februar 22 at Olympic Stadium in Moscow, Rusija.

M-1 Challenge 88 will be live-streamed from Russia in high definition on www.M1Global.TV. Gledalci bodo lahko gledali preliminarne bori in glavno kartico s prijavo na registrirati www.M1Global.TV. Fans may watch all the action on their computers, kot tudi na Android in Apple pametnih telefonov in tabličnih.

M-1 Challenge lahke prvak 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) v glavni dogodek.

The 26-year-old Ismagulov is riding a nine-fight win streak, dating back more than 2 Letih in pol, including a third-round knockout of Tutarauli on May 27, 2016 v M-1 Challenge 66 Boj noči. Ismagulov also won the M-1 Challenge 72 Boj leta, by way of a third-round unanimous decision on November 18, 2016.

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

V so-glavni dogodek, 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, Sergej 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 na M-1 Challenge 53. Na M-1 Challenge 76, Evloev captured the Interim M-1 Challenge bantamweight title, izbijanje 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 pri M-1 Challenge 76, and a second-round knockout by punches of Luan Fernandez pri 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), Nemčija, 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), Rusije, and American middleweight Joseph “Leonidas” Henle (10-3-1, M-1: 0-1-0) vs. Valery “Rusko kladivo” Myasnikov (11-1-2, M-1: 2-1-2).

The preliminary card is loaded, kot tudi, with unbeaten prospects Alexander Osetrov(3-0-0, M-1: 2-0-0) in 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) , Kirgizistana, 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. Ruski srednji 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), Kirgizistana.

All fighters and fights are subject to change.

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