And still champion…….Alexey Kuchenko (Р)

М-1 ПРЕДИЗВИК 90 RESULTS

Санкт Петербург, Русија (Март 31, 2018) – M-1 Challenge welterweight champion Алексеј Kunchenko improved his professional MMA record to a perfect 18-0-0, stopping Russian challenger Александар “Iron Capture” Butenko in the third round of last night’s M-1 Challenge 9- Главниот настан, at M-1 Arena in Saint Petersburg, Русија.

The 33-year-old Kunchenko (17-0-0, M-1: 10-0-0), also fighting out of Russia, has been the M-1 Challenge welterweight champion for nearly two years, кога тој исфрлен Мурад Абдулаев во четвртиот круг на М-1 предизвик 65. Kunchenko notched his 13^та knockout against former M-1 Challenge lightweight champion Butenko (45-13-3, M-1: 11-3-1) in the third round on punches in his fourth successful title defense.

Во ко-одликуваат настан, American veteran Џо “Diesel Riggs (47-18-1, M-1: 2-0-1) and Ukrainian middleweight Boris Polejay (18-6-1, M-1: 2-1-1) battled to a three-round split draw.

Brazilian flyweight Raphael Dias (15-5-0, M-1: 1-1-0) used an arm triangle choke to defeated former M-1 Challenge flyweight title challenger Vadim “Bad Santa” Malygin (12-4-1, M-1: 2-3-1), на Русија, for a second-round victory by submission.

Рускиот изгледите Magomedkamil Malikov (5-0-0, M-1: 2-0-0) kept his perfect pro record intact, пробиване надвор Sado “The Panther” Ucar (5-5-0, M-1: 0-1-0), of Turkey, in the second round of a match contested at a catchweight.

In the main card opening fight, Руската средна Oleg Olenichev (10-5-0, M-1: 1-2-0) took a unanimous decision over Salmar “Sombra” Nunes (35-13-1, M-1: 0-1-0), на Бразил.

Most of the preliminary card action took place on that mat with five eight matches ending in submissions. Frenchman Bakary El Anwar (6-5-0, M-1: 1-0-0) won his M-1 Global debut with an ankle hook on Russian light heavyweight Alexander Popov (2-1-0, M-1: 2-1-0) for an opening-round submission, Руската светлина тешка категорија Dmitry Tebekin (9-3-0, M-1: 3-1-0) took a majority decision over Abylkasym Yakubob (4-5-0, M-1: 0-1-0), на Киргистан, and Yakibob’s countryman, Nureles Aidarov (3-0-0, M-1: 1-0-0), made the most of his M-1 Global debut, тропа на руски Oleg Lichkovakha (3-3-0, 2 Соединетите Американски Држави, M-1: 0-2-0, 1 Соединетите Американски Држави) with a knee in round one.

In a battle of pro-debuting Russian middleweights at a catchweight, Vladimir Trisov‘s anaconda choke was too much to handle for Vyacheslay Babkin, Рускиот боксер од полусредна категорија Movsar Bokov (4-1-0, M-1: 3-1-0) registered a submission win by way of a second-round submission versus Georgian Levan Solodovnik (5-3-0, M-1: 1-2-0) via an angle lock, and Russian lightweight Kurban Taygibov (7-1-0, M-1: 1-0-0) toon a unanimous decision fromЛом-Али Nalgiev (14-7-0, M-1: 5-2-0), на Русија.

In a match-up between a pair of undefeated lightweights, Рускиот Roman Bogatov (5-0-0, M-1; 4-0-0) поднесени Tahir “Резервоар” Abdullaev (6-1-0, M-1: 0-1-0), на Азербејџан, in the second round with an arm triangle choke. French featherweight Damien Peltier (9-8-1, M-1: 1-0-0) had an impressive M-1 Global debut, locking in a triangle choke on Maksim Kuldashev (2-1-0, M-1: 0-1-0) for a second-round triumph.

Ten different countries were represented by fighters in this International event: Русија, САД, Украина, Бразил, Turkey, Франција, Киргистан, Грузија, Azerbaijan and Uzbekistan.

Complete results & picture gallery below:

ОСНОВНИ КАРТИЧКА

Главниот настан — M-1 CHALLENGE WELTERWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP

Алексеј Kunchenko (18-0-0, M-1: 10-0-0), Шампион, Русија

WTKO3 (Перфоратори – 4:04)

Александар Butenko (45-13-3, M-1: 11-3-1), Челинџер, Русија

(Kunchenko retains M-1 Challenge welterweight title)

CO-FEATURE – MIDDLEWEIGHTS

Joe Riggs (47-17-1, 1 Н.В., M-1: 2-0-1), САД

D3

Boris Polejay (18-6-1, M-1: 2-1-1), Украина

FLYWEIGHTS

Rafael Dias (15-5-0, M-1: 1-1-0), Бразил

SUB2 (Arm Triangle Choke – 4:39)

Vadim Malygin (12-4-1, M-1: 2-3-1), Русија

CATCHWEIGHT

Magomedkamil Malikov (5-0-0, M-1: 2-0-0), Русија

WTKO2 (Перфоратори – 0:30)

Sado Ucar (5-5-0, M-1: 0-1-0), Turkey

MIDDLEWEIGHTS

Oleg Olenichev (109-5-0, M-1: 2-1-0), Русија

WDEC3

Salmar Nunes (35-13-1, 1 Соединетите Американски Држави, M-1: 0-1-0), Бразил

ПРЕЛИМИНАРНИ КАРТИЧКА

СВЕТЛО влијателните

Bakary El Anwar (6-5-0, M-1: 1-0-0), Франција

WSUB1 (0:27)

Alexander Popov (2-1-0, M-1: 2-1-0), Русија

Dmitry Tebekin (9-3-0, M-1: 3-1-0)

DEC3

Abylkasym Yakubov (4-5-0, M-1: 0-1-0), Киргистан

CATCHWEIGHT

Nureles Aidarov (3-0-0, M-1: 1-0-0), Киргистан

WKO1 (Knee kick – 0:12)

Oleg Lichkovakha (3-3-0, 2 Соединетите Американски Држави, M-1: 0-2-0, 1 Соединетите Американски Држави)

MIDDLEWEIGHTS

Vladimir Trusov (1-0-0, M-1: 1-0-0)), Русија

Wseb1 (Anaconda Choke – 2:48)

Vyacheslav Babkin (0-1-0, M-1: 0-1-0), Русија

WELTERWEIGHTS

Movsar Bokov (4-1-0, M-1:3-1-0), Русија

WSUB2 (Ankle Lock – 1:35)

Levan Solodovnik (5-3-0, M-1: 1-2-0), Грузија

Лесна категорија

Kurban Taygibov (7-1-0, M-1: 1-0-0)

WDEC3

Лом-Али Nalgiev (14-7-0, M-1: 5-2-0), Русија

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Roman Bogatov (5-0-0, M-1: 4-0-0), Русија

WSUB2 (Arm Triangle Choke – 1:21)

Tahir Abdullaev (6-1-0, M-1: 0-1-0), Азербејџан

FEATHERWEIGHTS

Damien Peltier (9-8-1, M-1: 1-0-0), Франција

WSEB2 (Триаголник задави – 4:55)

Maksim Kuldashev (2-1-0, M-1: 0-1-0), Uzbekistan

Kunchenko (L) attacked Butenko

Polejay (L) & Riggs battled to a draw

Dias (Р) got a kick out of Malygin

Olenichev (L) edged Nunes

Aidarov (Р) showed concern for his fallen opponent Lichkovakha