 ST. Petersburg, Russia (Lub ib hlis ntuj 26, 2016) – Reigning M-1 Challenge middleweight champion Ramadan Emeev will take on Brazilian challenger Maiquel “Big Rig” Falcao in the second M-1 Grand Prix middleweight eliminator, Lub peb hlis ntuj 4 ntawm M-1 sib tw 65, nyob rau hauv Moscow.
The first M-1 Grand Prix match of 2016 is set in the middleweight division as three-time Bellator champion Alexander “Cua daj cua dub” Shlemenko (51-9-0, M-1: 2-0-0) takes on former M-1 Challenge middleweight and light heavyweight titlist Vyacheslav Vasilevsky (27-3-0, M-1: 10-1-0)ntawm M-1 sib tw 64, Lub ob hlis ntuj 19 at Olympic Stadium in Moscow.
The winners of Shlemenko vs. Vasilevsky and Emeev vs. Falcao will advance to the M-1 Grand Prix middleweight championship later this year.
“We tried to get the strongest middleweight fighters and did a great job to give fans the most spectacular match-ups,” M-1 ntiaj teb no tus thawj tswj hwm Vadim Finkelchtein hais tias. “Every single fight is intriguing in M-1 Grand Prix. I can’t guess how these fights will end up. Every single fighter has his advantages. Yog li ntawd, I think all of these fights are 50-50.”
Emeev (13-3-0, M-1: 7-1-0), lub 2015 M-1 Global Fighter of the Year, is a two-time M-1 Challenge middleweight champion. Born in Azerbaijan but fighting and training out of Markaxhkala, Russia, Emeev originally captured the vacant M-1 Challenge middleweight crown in 2012 ntawm M-1 sib tw 35, winning a decision over Mario Miranda. Emeev successfully defended his title in a rematch five months later with Miranda, who was stopped via strikes in the third round at M-1 sib tw 38.
In his next title defense, Emeev lost his title belt at M-1 sib tw 51 as Vasilevsky won by fourth-round stoppage via punches. Xya lub hlis tom qab nyob rau hauv ib tug rematch, Emeev defeated Vasilevsky by first round submission (zawm caj pas yog), and the champion defended his title this past December at M-1 Challenge 63, when American challenger Fioravanti Luigi was unable to continue fighting after two rounds.
Falcao may be making his M-1 Global debut at M-1 sib tw 65, Txawm li cas los, the Brazilian black belt holder is a veteran of 43 professional MMA bouts with 23 knockouts. The 34-year old Falcao split two fights with Vasilevsky and he was stopped by Shlemenko in the second round at Bellator 69.
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M-1 Grand Prix Tournament relaunched
ST. Petersburg, Russia (Lub ib hlis ntuj 20, 2016) – M-1 Global President Vadim Finkelchtein recently announced the relaunching of its popular series, M-1 Grand Prix Tournament.
“We’ve been preparing this a long time and now we’re happy to officially announce our 2016 M-1 Grand Prix Tournament,” Finkelchtein said. “This has been a very popular format and fans are always excited about it. This time we will feature a 4-man tournament, rather than the usual 8-man pairings, because the 4-man version is faster and more entertaining. We don’t want to bore people with long expectation periods and lessen the risk of occasional injuries and fighter changes in the tournament.”
The first M-1 Grand Prix match of 2016 is set in the middleweight division as three-time Bellator champion Alexander “Cua daj cua dub” Shlemenko (51-9-0, M-1: 2-0-0) takes on former M-1 Challenge middleweight and light heavyweight titlist Vyacheslav Vasilevsky (27-3-0, M-1: 10-1-0)ntawm M-1 sib tw 64, Lub ob hlis ntuj 19 at Olympic Stadium in Moscow.
“Zoo, we were choosing between several offers from different promotions,” explained Shlemenoko’s manager Alexey Zhernakov. “Nyob rau hauv lub kawg, we came to the conclusion that M-1 Grand Prix participation is the most interesting option for us at the moment. Alexander is still under Bellator’s exclusive contract. Yog li ntawd, we had to negotiate with Bellator, which kindly allowed us to sign with M-1 Global. We expect Alexander Shlemenko to take part in major M-1 Challenge events as they are always organized at a high level and broadly covered by the media.”
M-1 sib tw 64 will be streamed live from Moscow in high definition on www.M1Global.TV. Cas rau cov neeg yuav tsum tau mus saib qhov ua nteg fights thiab cov ntsiab card los txiav rau sau npe rau hauvwww.M1Global.TV. Kiv cua yuav saib tag nrho cov ntawm qhov kev txiav txim nyob rau hauv lawv cov computers, raws li tau zoo raws li nyob rau hauv thiab kua ntse xov tooj thiab cov ntsiav tshuaj.
M-1 Grand Prix 2016 Alexander Shlemenko vs. Vyacheslav Vasilevsky To headline M-1 Challenge 64, Feb. 19 nyob rau hauv Moscow
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ST. Petersburg, Russia (Lub ib hlis ntuj 17, 2016) – M-1 Global has officially announced the launching of the 2016 M-1 Grand Prix Middleweight Tournament series. The first match will be a showdown at M-1 sib tw 64, Lub ob hlis ntuj 19 at Olympic Stadium in Moscow between three-time Bellator champion Alexander “Cua daj cua dub” Shlemenko and former M-1 Challenge middleweight and light heavyweight titlist Vyacheslav VasilevskyPavel Vitruk vs. Sergey Morozov M-1 Challenge bantamweight semifinal eliminator Added to M-1 Challenge 64, Feb. 19 nyob rau hauv Moscow
Volkov vs. Smoldaraev for vacant
M-1 Challenge heavyweight championship
Barnaoui defends
M-1 Challenge lightweight title vs. Damkovsky
(L-R) Sergey Morozov & Pavel Vitruk
ST. Petersburg, Russia (Lub ib hlis ntuj 14, 2016) – Another potentially explosive match has been added to an already top heavy-loaded M-1 sib tw 64, noj qhov chaw Lub ob hlis ntuj 19at Olympic Stadium in Moscow, raws li Pavel Vitruk yuav siv sij hawm nyob rau hauv Sergey Morozov in a special M-1 Challenge bantamweight semifinal eliminator.
Lub M-1 sib tw 64 headliner finds newly M-1 Global-signed Alexander “Drago” Volkov (24-6-0, M-1: 8-3-0), ntawm Russia, against powerful Estonian challenger Denis Smoldaraev (11-1-0, M-1: 7-1-0) for the vacant M-1 Challenge heavyweight championship.
Nyob rau hauv lub co-feature, M-1 Challenge lightweight champion Mansour “Tarzan” Barnaoui (12-3-0, M-1: 2-2-0), sib ntaus sib tua tawm ntawm Paris, defends his title against Belarussian challengerArtiom Damkovsky (20-9-0, M-1: 10-6-0)
M-1 sib tw 64 will be streamed live from Moscow in high definition onwww.M1Global.TV. Cas rau cov neeg yuav tsum tau mus saib qhov ua nteg fights thiab cov ntsiab card los txiav rau sau npe rau hauv www.M1Global.TV. Kiv cua yuav saib tag nrho cov ntawm qhov kev txiav txim nyob rau hauv lawv cov computers, raws li tau zoo raws li nyob rau hauv thiab kua ntse xov tooj thiab cov ntsiav tshuaj.
A native of Ukraine fighting out of St. Petersburg, Vitruk (12-2-0, M-1: 6-2-0) is coming off back-to-back losses to American Lee Morrison by decision at M-1 sib tw 55 thiab Max Coga by third-round decision at M-1 sib tw 58. Representing the famed Alexander Nevsky Club in St. Petersburg, Vitruk has a strong Muay Thai foundation. After fighting exclusively as a featherweight, Vitruk has decided to drop down one weight class and compete as a bantamweight.
 Pavel Vitruk (R) displays his effective jab to set-up his other moves
The 26-year-old Morozov (4-0-0, M-1: 2-0-0) is coming off a pair of impressive second-round stoppages via punches over Andy Hluas ntawm M-1 sib tw 59 thiab Rijitigala Amuntawm M-1 sib tw 53. The Kazakh is a hot bantamweight prospect who is equally comfortable on his feet or on the ground.
 Morozov is shown here ready to unload on his opponent
The winner of Vitruk vs. Morozov will advance to fight the victor from a soon-to-be announced second title eliminator for the vacant M-1 Challenge bantamweight title.
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M-1 Challenge middleweight champion Ramazan Emeev Named M-1 Global’s 2015 Fighter ntawm lub xyoo
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ST. Petersburg, Russia (Lub ib hlis ntuj 12, 2016) – M-1 sib tw Middleweight champion Ramadan Emeev has been named M-1 Global’s 2015 Fighter ntawm lub xyoo.
Lavxias teb sab welterweight Alexey Kunchenko was selected as “Zeem muag ntawm lub xyoo,” thaum lub sij hawmM-1 sib tw 63 was the M-1 Global “Event of the Year.” Emeev (13-3-0, M1: 7-1-0), sib ntaus sib tua tawm ntawm Russia, was a runaway winner as “Fighter ntawm lub xyoo,” garnering 84.5-percent of the votes to easily outdistance runner-up Viktor Nemkov(23-5-0, M-1: 14-4-0), the reigning M-1 Challenge light heavyweight champion.
Nyob rau hauv 2015, Emeev won both of his M-1 fights with his title-winning submission (zawm caj pas yog) of defending champion Vyacheslav Vasilevsky in the opening round of their rematch last April at M-1 sib tw 56, and first title defense this past December 4th ntawm M-1 sib tw 63 when American challenger Luigi “Lub Italian Tank” Fioravanti was unable to answer the bell for the third round.
 (L-R) Emeev pounds Fioravanti
Kunchenko (12-0-0, M-1: 4-0-0), the undefeated Russian, yeej “Zeem muag ntawm lub xyoo” runner-up Adas “Hwj txwv” Yandiev and third-place finisher Raul Tutarauli (6-3-0, M-1: 3-0-0). Kunchenko won all five of his fights in 2015, highlighted by his opening-round stoppages of Dez Parker ntawm M-1 sib tw 57 thiab Alexandre Ramos ntawm M-1 sib tw 62.
 (L-R) Kunchenko vs. RamosM-1 sib tw 63 was headlined by the highly entertaining rematch between defending M-1 Challenge light heavyweight champion Stephan Puetz, ntawm lub teb chaws Yelemees, and Nemkov, ntawm Russia, in the latter’s victory by five-round decision. Emeev’s triumph over Fioravanti was the M-1 sib tw 63 co-feature. M-1 sib tw 56, headlined by Emeev’s title-winning performance against Vasilevsky, yog “Event of the Year” runner-up.
 Nemkov (R) strikes Puetz in M-1 Challenge 63 “Event of the Year”
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M-1 Global signs Undefeated welterweight prospect Alexey Kunchenko
 ST. Petersburg, Russia (Lub ib hlis ntuj 11, 2016) – M-1 Global has announced its signing of undefeated Russian welterweight prospect Alexey Kunchenko (12-0-0, M-1: 4-0-0) mus rau ib qho kom promotional daim ntawv cog lus.The 31-year-old Kunchenko, fighting out of Tyumen, Russia, has a Muay Thai foundation. Representing the Boets Club, Kunchenko has nine knockouts, along with two submission and one decision victory.
At M-1 Challenge 62 lub Kaum Hli Ntuj, Kunchenko stopped Alexandre Ramos in punches in the third round. (Below see picture of Kunchenko kicking Ramos)
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M-1 Global signs Heavyweight Alexander Volkov Volkov vs. Smoldarev M-1 Challenge heavyweight title fight M-1 Challenge 64, Feb. 19 nyob rau hauv Moscow
 ST. Petersburg, Russia (Kaum Ob Hlis Ntuj 15, 2015) – M-1 Global has announced its signing of Russian heavyweight sensation Alexander “Drago” Volkov (24-6-0, M-1: 8-3-0) mus rau ib qho kom promotional daim ntawv cog lus.Volkov will battle Denis Smoldarev (11-1-0, M-1: 7-1-0) Lub ob hlis ntuj 19 for the vacant M-1 Challenge heavyweight championship at M-1 sib tw 64 nyob rau hauv Moscow, Russia.
The 27-year-old puncher from Moscow returns to the organization in which he made his professional mixed-martial-arts debut April 19, 2009, needing only 80-seconds to stop Nikolay Pleshokov in the second stage of the M-1 Challenge 2009. Volkov went on to capture top honors in the finals of the M-1 sib tw 2009, defeating Ibragim Magomedov for the Russian Team Championships.
Lub 6′ 7″, 235-pound Volkov fought under the M-1 Global banner for the next two years, highlighted November 20, 2011 by his opening round punch-out of nyob rau hauv pem hauv ntej ntawm 20,000 fans at M-1 ntiaj teb no: Fedor vs. Monson.
Nyob rau ntawm taw tes, Volkov had won 14 ntawm 17 pro MMA fights and the popular Russian fighter opened 2012 with an impressive decision win over former UFC heavyweight champion Ricco Rodriguez.
Volkov had another victory before heading to the United States in order to test himself in Bellator competition. He won his inaugural Bellator fight against powerful Brett Rogers, by decision at Bellator 75, in the Bellator Season Seven Heavyweight Tournament.
Two Bellator fights later, Volkov had extended his win streak to 10 in a row, improving overall to 19-3-0 via five-round decision over Richard Hale to capture the vacant Bellator Heavyweight Championship, as well as finish first in the Bellator Season Seven Heavyweight Tournament in Hammond, Indiana, TEB CHAWS USA.
In his first fight of 2013, Volkov lost his Bellator heavyweight title in his first defense, as fellow countryman Vitaly Minakov recorded a first-round knockout in Atlantic City, New Jersey, TEB CHAWS USA.
Txawm li cas los, Volkov rebounded with three straight wins in the Bellator Season 10 Heavyweight kev sib tw, defeating Bulgarian great Blaygoy Ivanov in the final by way of a second-round rear-naked choke hold. Ivanov is best known, tej zaum, for defeating living legend Fedor Emelianenko in the semifinals on his way to winning the 2008 World Sambo Championships.
Feared as one of the most prolific strikers in MMA today, 17 of Volkov’s 24 overall victims to date were knocked out.
 Volkov (pictured above to left) makes his M-1 Global return against Smoldarev, ntawm Estonia, whose only loss as a professional was to Marcin Tybura (13-1-0, M-1: 7-1-0), who abdicated his M-1 Challenge heavyweight title to reportedly continue his career in the UFC. Tybura made his first successful M-1 Challenge heavyweight title defense November 24, 2014, defeating Smoldarev by third-round submission (zawm caj pas yog), ntawm M-1 sib tw 54 nyob rau hauv Beijing, Tuam Tshoj.
 The 25-year-old Smoldarev (shown above in the black trunks) has impressive victories against Ante Delia, Maro Perak, Ahmed Sultanov thiab Shaban Ka. Smoldarev is also a physical specimen, sawv 6′ 5″ and weighing close to 270 phaus.
M-1 sib tw 64 will be streamed live from Moscow in high definition onwww.M1Global.TV. Cas rau cov neeg yuav tsum tau mus saib qhov ua nteg fights thiab cov ntsiab card los txiav rau sau npe rau hauv www.M1Global.TV. Kiv cua yuav saib tag nrho cov ntawm qhov kev txiav txim nyob rau hauv lawv cov computers, raws li tau zoo raws li nyob rau hauv thiab kua ntse xov tooj thiab cov ntsiav tshuaj.
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Buchinger khaws M-1 kev sib tw featherweight title txiav txim siab Barnaoui
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M-1 sib tw 62 tes taw hnyav li & duab los ntawm Sochia, Russia
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Tybura khaws heavyweight title, M-1 sib tw 61 tau & duab los ntawm Russia
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