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American middleweight Paul Bradley Steps up to challenge “Storm” Alexander Shlemenko in main event

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M-1 Challenge 75, Mars 3, i Moskva, Ryssland
ST. PETERSBURG, Ryssland (Januari 27, 2017) – American MMA veteran Paul “Gentleman” Bradley has stepped up to meet the awesome challenge presented by 2016 M-1 Grand Prix middleweight champion Alexander “Storm” Shlemenko in the March 3rd M-1 Challenge 75 main event in Moscow.
M-1 Challenge 75 kommer att strömmas live från Moskva i högupplöst på www.M1Global.TV. Tittarna kommer att kunna titta på preliminära slagsmål och huvudkortet genom att logga in för att registrera dig på www.M1Global.TV. Fans kan titta på alla åtgärder på sina datorer, samt på Android och Apple smarta telefoner och surfplattor.
A three-time Bellator champion, Shlemenko (54-9-0. 1 NC, M-1: 4-0-0) besegrade tidigare M-1 Challenge mästare Vyacheslav Vasilevsky last year in the M-1 Grand Prix Middleweight Championship semifinals and championship final, respektive, by three-round majority decision and third-round submission (choke). Shlemenko vs. Vasilevsky I & II were also the M-1 Challenge 68 & 64 Fights of the Night.
Former Ring of Combat champion Bradley (23-7-0, M-1: 0-0-0) will be making his M-1 Challenge debut, emellertid, he’s a seasoned MMA veteran having fought in the UFC, Strike, Bellator och World Series of Fighting.
The 33-year-old Bradley, fighting out of San Diego (Kalifornien), was a standout wrestler at the powerhouse University of Iowa. He is known for his physical strength, tremendous endurance, and balanced stand-up and ground skills.
Undefeated M-1 Challenge welterweight champion Alexey Kunchenko (15-0-0, M-1: 7-0-0), Rysslands, will defend his title in the co-feature against Maksin Grabovich (5-2-0, M-1: 4-0-0), Rysslands, who replaced injured Kazakh challenger Shaukat Rakhmonov (7-0-0, M-1: 4-0-0).
Russian welterweight prospect Sergey “StreetfighterRomanov (10-1-0, M-1: 3-0-0) meets Russian veteran Magomed “The White Wolf” Sultanakhmedov (18-5-0, M-1: 10-1-0), while another American fighter, lätta Keon “The Black AssassinCaldwell (11-3-0, M-1: 0-0-0), will make his M-1 Global debut against former M-1 Challenge lightweight champion Maxim Divnich (12-2-0, M-1: 6-2-0), Ukrainas.
Rounding out a loaded M-1 Challenge 75 main card is a middleweight clash between Russian favorite Valery “Den ryska Hammer” Myasinikov (10-1-2, M-1: 1-1-2) and Spaniard Enoc Löser Torres (19-9-1, M-1: 5-6-1).
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“Storm” Warning! Alexander Shlemenko to headline M-1 Challenge 75

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American lightweight
Keon Caldwell added to loaded card
Mars 3 i Moskva, Ryssland

ST. PETERSBURG, Ryssland (Januari 19, 2017) – M-1 Global has announced that 2016 M-1 Grand Prix middleweight champion Alexander “Storm” Shlemenko vilje rubrik M-1 Challenge 75 i Moskva.
It has also been announced that American lightweight Keon “The Black AssassinCaldwell will make his M-1 Global debut versus former M-1 Challenge lightweight champion Maxim Divnich.
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Shlemenko (54-9-0. 1 NC, M-1: 4-0-0), a three-time Bellator champion, besegrade tidigare M-1 Challenge mästare Vyacheslav Vasilevsky (see picture above with Shlemenko on right) last year in the M-1 Grand Prix Middleweight Championship semifinals and championship final, respektive, by three-round majority decision and third-round submission (choke). Shlemenko vs. Vasilevsky I & II were the M-1 Challenge 68 & 64 Fights of the Night.
In a much-anticipated All-Russian middleweight showdown, Shlemenko was supposed to fight reigning M-1 Challenge middleweight champion Ramadan Emeev, who was unfortunately injured during training camp, forcing him out of that match. Vasilevsky replaced Emeev against Shlemenko in the championship final.
I hans senaste åtgärden, Shlemenko stopped Kendall Grove in the second round of their main event fight on Bellator 162 last October in Memphis, Tennessee.
Alexander Shlemenko fighting in Russia is always a significant event,” M-1 Global presidenten Vadim Finkelchtein sa, “as he is a true legend of Russian MMA. His fights always sellout arenas, no matter who his opponent. We all know that the story we started last year at M<-1 Grand Prix 2016 isn’t over, än. The whole country is waiting for the fight between Russia’s two best middleweightsAlexander Shlemenko and Ramazan Emeev.
Ramazan was injured and Shlemenko had contractual obligations with Bellator. Så, throughout the past month, we were waiting for Shlemenko to receive permission to fight in Russia. Nu, we have arranged for him to fight on M-1 Challenge 75. We’ve done a great job to make this possible and now hope that, denna gång, we will be able to complete this exciting story.
Undefeated M-1 Challenge welterweight champion Alexey Kunchenko (15-0-0, M-1: 7-0-0), Rysslands, will defend his title against an opponent to be announced, due to originally announced Kazakh challenger, obesegrad Shaukat Rakhmonov (7-0-0, M-1: 4-0-0), withdrawing due to a knee injury.
Russian welterweight prospect Sergey “StreetfighterRomanov (10-1-0, M-1: 3-0-0) faces Russian veteran Magomed “The White Wolf” Sultanakhmedov (18-5-0, M-1: 10-1-0) på M-1 Challenge 75 kort.
Caldwell (11-3-0, M-1: 0-0-0), fighting out of Georgia, is the US-based Island Fights champion. A powerful puncher who has nine knockouts in his 11 pro victories, Caldwell was supposed to compete in the 13th season of The Ultimate Fighter, but he withdrew due to personal reasons. He has had several fights in World Series of Fighting.
A Ukrainian fighting out of Moscow, Divnich captured the vacant M-1 Challenge lightweight title in 2014 vid M-1 Challenge 54, stoppa Dzhambulat Kurbanov in the third round on punches in the Fight of the Night. I 2015, Divnich lost his first title defense by third-round knockout to Mansour Barnaoui vid M-1 Challenge 57. I hans sista match, Artiom Damkovsky knocked out Divnich with a kick in the second-round of their fight this past September at M-1 Challenge 70.
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M-1 Challenge lightweight title fight Butenko vs. Yandiev added to M-1 Challenge 74

Februari 18 i St. Petersburg, Ryssland
ST. PETERSBURG, Ryssland (Januari 16, 2017) – M-1 Global has announced that M-1 Challenge lightweight champion Alexander “Iron Capture” Butenko will take on challenger Abukar Yandiev (8-1-0, M-1: 2-1-0) i M-1 Challenge 74 co-feature on Februari 18, i St. Petersburg, Ryssland.
The previously announced main event pits undefeated M-1 Challenge light heavyweight champion Rashid Yusupov (6-0-0, M-1: 4-0-0), Rysslands, defends his title against former titlist Stephan “T-800” Puetz (15-2-0, M-1: 6-1-0), Tyskland.
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Also announced is a fight between top bantamweights Vitaly Branchuk ochMoktarLe Kabyle” Benkaci will also be in action with the winner positioning himself for a potential title shot with M-1 Challenge bantamweight championPavel Vitruk in the not-too-distant future.
A strong Ukrainian with superior wrestling skills, Butenko (42-11-2, M-1: 9-1-0) is an eight-year MMA veteran who has found a welcomed home in M-1 Challenge competition and he has taken advantage of the opportunity. Riding a six-fight win streak, the 29-year-old Butenko captured the vacant M-1 Challenge lightweight title belt last June at M-1 Challenge 67, when he took a five-round unanimous decision over Artiom Damkovsky.
I hans senaste åtgärden, på M-1 Challenge 71 i oktober, Butenko won a unanimous three-round decision against Rubenilton Pereira in a non-title fight.
Butenko’s first title defense will be against one of the most popular MMA fighters in Russia, the fighting powerhouse Yandiev, who also is a strong wrestler, plus a solid Judo background. The rising lightweight star will be a certain fan favor because of his nationality as well as his style of fighting, resulting in first-round endings in all his pro fights to date.
Last June at M-1 Challenge 68, Yandiev used an armlock for a first-round submission of Tony Christodoulou, fought at a 177 ½ lbs. catchweight.
Like Butenko, Branchuk (21-6-0, M-1: 1-2-0) also fights out of Ukraine. The 25-year-old fighter is a former M-1 Challenge bantamweight title challenger, who was riding an eight-fight into his last fight, in which he lost by fourth-round submission (choke) to the aforementioned Vitruk (see accompanying picture to left). In M-1 Challenge competition, Branchuk defeated Antun Racicsone year ago, by way of a three-round split decision at M-1 Challenge 64.
Benkaci (13-7-0, (M-1: 2-1-0) is a grappling specialist from France. Known and highly respected for his great conditioning and endurance, he lost a disputed three-round decision in his M-1 Challenge debut to Nikita Chistyakov 1-½ years ago, but the talented Frenchman bounced back to knockout his last two opponents, Vadim Malygin ochAlexey Naumov, respektive, by knee and punch.
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Sergey Romanov preparing to ruin Magomed Sultanakhmedov’s comeback party

M-1 Challenge 75, Mars 3 i Moskva, Ryssland
ST. PETERSBURG, Ryssland (Januari 5, 2017) – Hot welterweight prospect Sergey “StreetfighterRomanov is training hard to ruin the comeback of Russian veteran Magomed “The White Wolf” Sultanakhmedov in an interesting match-up Mars 3 på M-1 Challenge 75 i Ryssland.

Den M-1 Challenge 75 main event, featuring a battle of undefeated welterweights between defending champion Alexey Kunchenko (15-0-0, M-1: 7-0-0), Rysslands, takes on Kazakhstan challenger Shaukat Rakhmonov (7-0-0, M-1: 4-0-0),was previously announced.
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Due to a series of injuries, Sulktanakhmedov (18-5-0, M-1: 10-1-0) has been inactive for the past five years, since he knocked out Tyson Jeffries in the second round of their 2011 kämpa på M-1 Challenge 24.
A former M-1 Selection champion, Sultanakhmedov is dropping down one weight class from middleweight to fight Romanov. During his MMA career, feared striker Sultanakhmedov has knocked out the likes of Dmitri Samoilov, Victor Nemkov, Pavel Kusch och Pliinio Cruz, Bland de mer framstående.
His tremendous flair and style makes him a fan favorite, especially hisone-shoot, one-killattack. The 32-year-old has fought outside of his native Russia, in the United States and Japan, and during his fighting hiatus he served as referee.
Although he isn’t looking past Sultanakhmedov, fellow Russian fighter Romanov hopes that an impressive victory over Sultankhmedov will position him for his first M-1 Challenge title shot against the Kunchenkp-Rakhmonov winner.
Romanov has had impressive victories in M-1 Challenge competition, including a decision over against Brazilian foe Carlos Pereira i oktober förra året kl M-1 Challenge 71, as well as a first-round stoppage via punches of Andreas Birgels this past June at M-1 Challenge 68.
I’ve been working on my strength,” Romanov said from his training camp, “because the champion in my weight class, Alexey Kunchenko, is physically strong. I need to catch up. Not that I’m looking forward to a title fight, but I always have grandiose plans, så, we’ll see how that goes. Just nu, I’m focused on Sultanakhmedov, and I think my fight with him would be no harder than a possible fight with Kunchenko.
I started training camp with two workouts a day, but I felt sick and decided to cutback to only one workout a day until I soon return to full mode. I’ve been training at home (St. Petersburg) but will soon go to Ryazan to wrestling training camp. Sedan, I will go back to St. Petersburg to prepare at camp, and go to Borovaya for boxing. My opponent is left-handed, so I need appropriate sparring partners, but the guys in my camp are a great help.
I know my opponent well having watched his fights as a youngster when he was champion. Nu, we need to reevaluate him. He was a good fighter who trains at ‘Goretswhere there is, in principle, guys there who are top level. It’s difficult to say what form he has now because he hasn’t fought in so long. Nu, he is at the peak age for a fighter, 32, så vi får se. I don’t think I’ll be favored in this fight, but I will go forward despite being the underdog.
Romanov (R) is a solid all-around MMA fighter
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M-1 Challenge Light Heavyweight Champion Rashid Yusupov vs. Stephan Puetz to headline M-1 Challenge 74

Februari 18 i St. Petersburg, Ryssland

(L-R) – Rashid Yusupov and Stephan Puetz
ST. PETERSBURG, Ryssland (December 6, 2016) – M-1 Global has announced a blockbuster match-up to kick-off its 2017 season as undefeated M-1 Challenge light heavyweight champion Rashid Yusupov takes on former titlist Stephan “T-800” Puetz i M-1 Challenge 74 main event, Februari 18, i St. Petersburg, Ryssland.
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The 24-year-old Yusupov (6-0-0, M-1: 4-0-0), fighting out of Dagestan, Ryssland, will be making his first title defense having captured his coveted belt this past May at M-1 Challenge 66, by way of a 5-round unanimous decision over defending champion Viktor Nemkov.
Yusupov (2 KO / TKO, 1 SUB), representing Gorets fight club (Highlander), has three other victories in M-1 Challenge competition over Martin Zawada (DEC3), Mitry Madvedev (KO / TKO1 – Stansa) och Charles Andrade (DEC3).
Puetz, 29, has won six of seven M-1 Challenge fights going into fifth title fight. The talented German (5 KO / TKO, 5 SUB) from Team Spirit burst upon the M-1 Global scene 2 ½ years ago, vid M-1 Challenge 46, when he challenged M-1 Challenge light heavyweight champion Nemkov that ended in a 5-round split decision in favor of the new champion, Puetz.
Puetz successfully defended his title, i ordning, mot Luis Fernando(SUB2 – Choke) och Valery Mjasnikov (KO2 – Punches), followed with a Super Fight knockout (nose injury) of M-1 Challenge heavyweight champion Marcin Tybura in the third round of their May 2, 2015 non-title fight at M-1 Challenge 72. Puetz then lost his title to Nemkov by way of a 5-round majority decision in the M-1 Challenge 63 Fight of the Night.
To get back into title contention, Puetz won his last two fights against Andrey Seledtsov (DEC3) och Marcus Vinicius (SUB3 – Choke) this past October at M-1 Challenge 71.
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Emeev vs. Tokov main event preview video for This Friday’s M-1 Challenge 73: Slaget vid Narts

ST. PETERSBURG, Ryssland (December 5, 2016) – A super showdown between M-1 Challenge middleweight champion Ramadan Emeev (14-3-0, M-1: 8-1-0) och knockout konstnär Anatoly Tokov (24-2-0, M-1: 9-1-0) headlines denna fredagens (Dec.9 ) M-1 Challenge 73: Slaget vid Narts i Ingusjien, Ryssland.
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M-1 Challenge Middleweight Title Fight Champion Alexey Kunchenko vs. Murad Abdulaev To Headline M-1 Challenge 72

Also announced lightweights
Artiom Damkovsky vs. Alexey Makhno
November 18 i Moskva

(L-R) – Alexey Kunchenko amd Murad Abdulaev
ST. PETERSBURG, Ryssland (Oktober 19, 2016) – M-1 Global has announced a rematch between M-1 Challenge welterweight champion Alexey Kunchenko och tidigare titlist Murad “Hunter” Abduleav will headline the November 18th M-1 Challenge 72 i Moskva, Ryssland.
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Also announced was a lightweight battle between former champion Artiom Damkovsky och Alexey “Tilldelning” Makhnos.
Kunchenko (14-0-0, M-1: 6-0-0), fighting out of Tyumen, Ryssland, kommer att göra sitt första titelförsvar. He defeated defending champion Abdulaev, who was unable to continue in round four of their fight this past April at M-1 Challenge 65.
Abdulaev (15-4-0, M-1: 3-2-0), fighting out of Anapa, Ryssland, originally captured the M-1 Challenge welterweight title at M-1 Challenge 58, fatta ett beslut från Marcello Britopå juni 6, 2015 for the vacant title.
(L-R) – Murad Abdulaev vs. Alexey Kunchenko
Damkovsky (21-10-0, M-1: 11-7-0), fighting out of Minsk, Vitryssland, has a crowd pleasing style. His last fight resulted in a kick-knockout victory (see picture below) av Maxim Divnich this past September at M-1 Challenge 70.
A native of Moscow, 26-year-old Makhno (13-4-0, M-1: 3-1-0) is a superior kicker and strong striker. I hans sista match, this past June at M-1 Challenge 68, Makhno won a decision over Felipo Rego (see picture below).
KOMMANDE HÄNDELSER:
Oktober. 21 — M-1 Challenge 71: Nemkov vs. Vegh in St. Petersburg, Ryssland
November. 18 – M-1 Challenge 72: Kunchenko vs. Abdulaev in Moscow, Ryssland
December. 9 – M-1 Challenge 73: Emeev vs. Tokov in Ingushetia, Ryssland
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M-1 Challenge Middleweight Champion Ramazan Emeev vs. Anatoly Tokov to Headline M-1 Challenge 73: Slaget vid Narts

 

December 9 i Ingusjien
(L-R) – Anatoly Tokov and Ramazan Emeev
ST. PETERSBURG, Ryssland (Oktober 13, 2016) – M-1 Global has announced a super showdown between M-1 Challenge middleweight champion Ramadan Emeev och knockout konstnär Anatoly Tokov to headline the December 9th M-1 Challenge 73: Slaget vid Narts i Ingusjien, Ryssland.
M-1 Challenge 73 will be streamed live from Ingushetia in high definition onwww.M1Global.TV. Tittarna kommer att kunna titta på preliminära slagsmål och huvudkortet genom att logga in för att registrera dig på www.M1Global.TV. Fans kan titta på alla de åtgärder på sina datorer, samt på Android och Apple smarta telefoner och surfplattor.
The fight between Ramazan Emeev and Anatoly Tokov is the most anticipated fight in Russian MMA, “M-1 Global presidenten Vadim Finkelchtein sa. “Both Tokov and Emeev are fighters of the elite level, not only in Russia, men i världen. This fight is being held to achieve our main goal: to make the most spectacular match-ups between the strongest MMA fighters of our time.
Emeev (14-3-0, M-1: 8-1-0), who was the M-1 Global 2015 Fighter Årets, returns to action after suffering a torn ligament in his elbow, which forced the Azerbaijan native to withdraw from his scheduled M-1 Grand Prix Middleweight Championship fight withAlexander Shlemenko.
The 29-year-old Emeev, fighting out of Makhachkala, Ryssland, first captured the vacant M-1 Challenge middleweight title in 2012, taking a 5-round unanimous decision from Mario Miranda vid M-1 Challenge 35, and he successfully won the rematch five months later vidM-1 Challenge 38, stopping Miranda via strikes in the third round.
I 2014, Emeev lost his title belt to Vyacheslav Vasilevsky by way of a fourth-round knockout (stansar) vid M-1 Challenge 51 i 2014. The resilient Emeev, emellertid, bounced back to regain his throne as M-1 Challenge middleweight champion, using a choke hold to submit Vasilevsky in the opening round at
M-1 Challenge 56.
Emeev has successfully defended his title against Luigi Fioravanti, who was unable to continue after four rounds at M-1 Challenge 63, and this past April Emeev defeated Brazilian Maiquel Falcao (see picture above) vid M-1 Challenge 65 in the first round by submission (choke).
Tokov (24-2-0, M-1: 9-1-0), 26, is a former ABC champion who fights out of Stary Oskol, Ryssland. He is riding a 17-fight win streak, including knockouts of Enoc Löser Torres vidM-1 Challenge 54 och Albert Duraev vid M-1 Challenge 46.
A feared striker with tremendous power, Tokov has stopped 14 av hans 24 victims to date, resulting in him developing into one of MMA’s most spectacular fighters and a true rising MMA star throughout Russia and Europe.
Tokov can give and take
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M-1 Challenge 70 resultat & bilder

Alexey Kunchenko decisions Eduardo Ramon
Remains undefeated at 14-0-0
M-1 Challenge welterweight champion Alexey Kunchenko improved to 14-0-0 with a non-title victory by decision last night against Eduardo Ramon
SYKTYVKAR, Ryssland (September 11, 2016) – M-1 Challenge welterweight championAlexey Kunchenko förbättrade sitt rekord till 14-0-0 (M-1: 7-0-0) with a non-title win by unanimous decision last night over late replacement Eduardo “CameloRamon (11-3-0, M-1: 0-1-0) till rubrik M-1 Challenge 70: Battle in Taiga in Syktyvkar, Ryssland.
Judges and referees were busy as six of 10 fights went the complete distance and there were no submissions.
Kunchenko, fighting out of Tyumen, Ryssland, won a 3-round decision over Ramon, Brasilien, who made his M-1 Global debut filling in as a late replacement for an injured Maxin Grabovich. al record on the line against Ramon in their non-title fight. Kunchenko captured the coveted M-1 Challenge welterweight title belt, which was not on the line last night, this past April at M-1 Challenge 65 när Murad Abdulaev retired during the fourth round.
German light heavyweight Rene Hoppe (6-0-0, M-1: 1-0-0), who also made his M-1 Global debut, won a 3-round unanimous decision over Andrey Seledtsov (5-3-0, M-1: 1-1-0), Rysslands.
Former M-1 Challenge lightweight title challenger Artem Damkovsky (20-11-0, M-1: 11-7-0), Vitryssland, stopped former M-1 Challenge lightweight champion Maxim Divnich(12-2-0, M-1: 6-2-0), fighting out of Saint Petersburg, Russia by way of Ukraine, i den andra omgången.
Ryska fjäder Alexey Nevzorov (10-2-0, 5-1-0) won a 3-round unanimous decision from his fellow countryman, Timur Naginbin (7-2-0, M-1: 3-1-0), while French bantamweight MoktarLe Kabyle” Benkaci (12-6-0, M-1: 1-1-0) utslagen VadimBad SantaMaygin (6-2-1, M-1: 0-1-1), Rysslands, i den andra omgången.
In preliminary bouts Russian middleweight Artem Frolov (7-0-0) remained unbeaten with a 3-round unanimous decision versus Brazilian Rafael “Kratos” Xavier (3-2-0), Ukrainian middleweight Artem “Stötvåg” Shokalo (18-14-1) knocked out RussianRoman “WarYarynkin (6-2-0) i omgång två, Rysk mellanvikt Khabib Isaev (2-0-0) took a 3-round unanimous decision from countryman Artur Potekaylov (2-2-0), Ryska bantamvikt Sergey Voloshin (2-0-0) defeating pro-debuting countrymanVitaly Chesnokov by way of a technical knockout in the third round, and South Korean flyweight Son “Buddah” Li Binh (5-1-0) took a 3-round majority decision from Emin Guseynov (2-2-1), Azerbajdzjan.
Officiell resultatlista
Huvudkortet
Ljus tungviktare
RENE HOPPE (6-0-0, M-1: 0-0-0), Tyskland
WDEC3)
ANDREY SELEDTSOV (5-3-0, M-1: 0-1-0), Ryssland
Welterweights
ALEXEY KUNCHENKO (14-0-0, M-1: 7-0-0), Ryssland
WDEC3
EDUARDO RAMON (11-3-0, M-1: 0-1-0), Brasilien
Lättviktare
ARTEM DAMKOVSKY (21-10-0, M-1: 11-7-0), Vitryssland
WKO2
MAXIM DIVNICH (12-2-0, M-1: 6-2-0)
Feather
ALEXEY NEVZOROV (10-2-0, M-1: 5-1-0), Ryssland
WDEC3
TIMUR NAGIBIN (7-2-0, M-1: 3-2-0), Ryssland
Bantamweights
MOKTAR BENKACI (12-6-0, M-1: 1-1-0), Frankrike
WKO2
VADIM MAYGIN (6-2-1, M-1: 0-1-1), Ryssland
Preliminära kortet
Middle
ARTEM Frolov (7-0-0, M-1: 4-0-0), Ryssland
WDEC3
RAFAEL XAVIER (3-2-0, M-1: 0-1-0), Brasilien
ARTEM SHOKALO (18-15-0, M-1: 1-2-0), Ukraina
WTKO2
ROMAN YARYNKIN (7-2-0, M-1: 0-1-0), Ryssland
KHABIB ISAEV (3-0-0, M-1: 1-0-0), Ryssland
WDEC3
ARTUR POTEKAYLOV (3-2-0, M-1: 0-1-0), Ryssland
Bantamweights
SERGEY VOLOSHIN (3-0-0, M-1: 1-0-0), Ryssland
WTKO3
VITALY CHESNOKOV (0-1-0, M-1: 0-1-0), Ryssland
FLYWEIGHTS
SON LI BINH (4-1-0, M-1: 0-0-0), Sydkorea
WDEC3
EMIN GUSEYNOV (2-2-1, M-1: 0-1-0), Azerbajdzjan
Artem Damkovsky vs. Maxim Divnich
Alexey Nevzorov vs. Timur Nagibin
Vadim Maygin vs. Moktar Benkaci
Artem Frolov vs. Rafael Xavier
Artem Shokalo vs. Roman Yarynkin
Khabib Isaev vs. Artur Potekaylov
Sergey Voloshin vs. Vitaly Chesnokov
Son Li Binh vs. Emin Guseynov
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M-1 UTMANING 70: “BATTLE IN TAIGAOfficial Weights and Weigh-In Photos

Huvudkortet
Ljus tungviktare – 3 X 5
ANDREY SELEDTSOV (5-2-0, M-1: 0-1-0), Ryssland 196 Ibs. (89.0 kg)
vs.
RENE HOPPE (5-0-0, M-1: 0-0-0), Tyskland 194 ½ lbs. (88.3 kg)
Kunchenko weighs in
MAIN EVENT — Welterweights – 3 X 5
ALEXEY KUNCHENKO (13-0-0, M-1: 6-0-0), Ryssland 174 Ibs. (79.0 kg)
vs.
EDUARDOCameloRAMON (11-2-0, M-1: 0-0-0), Brasilien 174 Ibs. (79.0 kg)
Lättviktare – 3 X 5
MAXIM DIVNICH (12-0-0, M-1: 6-1-0), Ryssland 154 ½ lbs. (70.1 KG)
vs.
ARTEM DAMKOVSKY (20-1-0, M-1: 10-7-0), Vitryssland 154 ½ lbs. (70.3 kg)
Feather – 3 X 5
TIMUR NAGIBIN (7-1-0, M-1: 3-1-0), Ryssland 144 Ibs. (65.6 kg)
vs.
ALEXEY NEVZOROV (9-2-0, M-1: 4-1-0), Ryssland 144 Ibs. (65.6 kg)
Bantamweights – 3 X 5
MOKTARLe KabyleBENKACI (11-6-0, M-1: 0-1-0), Frankrike 135 Ibs. (61.3 kg)
vs.
VADIMBad SantaMAYGIN (6-1-1, M-1: 0-0-1), Ryssland 135 Ibs. (61.3 kg)
Preliminära kortet
Middle – 3 X 5

ARTEM Frolov (6-0-0, M-1: 3-0-0), Ryssland 185 Ibs. (84.0 kg)
vs.
RAFAEL “KratosXAVIER (3-1-0, M-1: 0-0-0), Brasilien 184 ½ lbs. (83.8 kg)

ARTEM “Stötvåg” SHOKALO (17-15-0, M-1: 0-2-0), Ukraina 184 ½ lbs. (83.9 kg)
vs.
ROMANWarYARYNKIN (7-1-0, M-1: 0-0-00), Ryssland 184 ½ lbs. (83.9 kg)

KHABIB ISAEV (2-0-0, M-1: 0-0-0), Ryssland 184 ½ lbs. (83.9 kg)
vs.
ARTUR POTEKAYLOV (3-1-0, M-1: 0-0-0), Ryssland 184 ½ lbs. (83.7 kg)
Bantamweights – 3 X 5
SERGEY VOLOSHIN (2-0-0, M-1: 0-0-0), Ryssland 138 ½ lbs. (62.8 kg)
vs.
VITALY CHESNOKOV (Pro debut), Ryssland 137 Ibs. (62.2 kg)
FLYWEIGHTS – 3 X 5
EMIN GUSEYNOV (2-1-1, M-1: 0-0-0), Azerbajdzjan
vs.
SON BuddahLI BINH (4-1-0, M-1: 0-0-0), Sydkorea
NÄR: Lördag, September 10, 2016
VAR: Syktyvkar, Ryssland
PROMOTOR: M-1 Global
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