ST. PETERSBURG, Larisi (Janvye 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, Mas 4 nan M-1 defi 65, nan Moskou.
The first M-1 Grand Prix match of 2016 is set in the middleweight division as three-time Bellator champion Alexander “Tanpèt” 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)nan M-1 defi 64, Fevriye 19 nan Olympic estad nan Moskou.
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 Global prezidan Vadim Finkelchtein di. “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. Se poutèt sa, I think all of these fights are 50-50.”
Emeev (13-3-0, M-1: 7-1-0), nan 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, Larisi, Emeev originally captured the vacant M-1 Challenge middleweight crown in 2012 nan M-1 defi 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 defi 38.
In his next title defense, Emeev lost his title belt at M-1 defi 51 as Vasilevsky won by fourth-round stoppage via punches. Sèt mwa pita nan yon rematch, Emeev defeated Vasilevsky by first round submission (toufe), 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 defi 65, sepandan, the Brazilian black belt holder is a veteran of 43 professional MMA bouts with 23 debouchur. The 34-year old Falcao split two fights with Vasilevsky and he was stopped by Shlemenko in the second round at La ap 69.
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Pavel Vitruk vs. Sergey Morozov M-1 Challenge bantamweight semifinal eliminator Added to M-1 Challenge 64, Feb. 19 nan Moskou
(L-R) Sergey Morozov & Pavel Vitruk
ST. PETERSBURG, Larisi (Janvye 14, 2016) – Another potentially explosive match has been added to an already top heavy-loaded M-1 defi 64, ap pran plas Fevriye 19nan Olympic estad nan Moskou, kòm Pavel Vitruk pran sou Sergey Morozov in a special M-1 Challenge bantamweight semifinal eliminator.
Nan M-1 defi 64 headliner finds newly M-1 Global-signed Alexander “Drago” Volkov (24-6-0, M-1: 8-3-0), nan Larisi, against powerful Estonian challenger Denis Smoldaraev (11-1-0, M-1: 7-1-0) for the vacant M-1 Challenge heavyweight championship.
Nan ko-karakteristik nan, M-1 defi ki lejè chanpyon Mansour “Tarzan” Barnaoui (12-3-0, M-1: 2-2-0), batay soti nan Paris, defends his title against Belarussian challengerArtiom Damkovsky (20-9-0, M-1: 10-6-0)
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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 defi 55 ak Max Coga by third-round decision at M-1 defi 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 Young nan M-1 defi 59 ak Rijitigala Amunan M-1 defi 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 Avyon de gè pou Ane a
ST. PETERSBURG, Larisi (Janvye 12, 2016) – M-1 defi middleweight chanpyon Ramadan Emeev has been named M-1 Global’s 2015 Avyon de gè pou Ane a.
Ris wèltèr Alexey Kunchenko was selected as “Prospect pou Ane a,” pandan y apM-1 defi 63 was the M-1 Global “Event of the Year.” Emeev (13-3-0, M1: 7-1-0), batay soti nan Larisi, was a runaway winner as “Avyon de gè pou Ane a,” 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.
Nan 2015, Emeev won both of his M-1 fights with his title-winning submission (toufe) of defending champion Vyacheslav Vasilevsky in the opening round of their rematch last April at M-1 defi 56, and first title defense this past December 4th nan M-1 defi 63 when American challenger Luigi “Tank nan Italyen” 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, bat “Prospect pou Ane a” runner-up Adan “Beard” 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 nan M-1 defi 57 ak Alexandre Ramos nan M-1 defi 62.
(L-R) Kunchenko vs. Ramos
M-1 defi 63 was headlined by the highly entertaining rematch between defending M-1 Challenge light heavyweight champion Stephan PUETZ, nan Almay, and Nemkov, nan Larisi, in the latter’s victory by five-round decision. Emeev’s triumph over Fioravanti was the M-1 defi 63 ko-karakteristik. M-1 defi 56, headlined by Emeev’s title-winning performance against Vasilevsky, te “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, Larisi (Janvye 11, 2016) – M-1 Global has announced its signing of undefeated Russian welterweight prospect Alexey Kunchenko (12-0-0, M-1: 4-0-0) nan yon kontra san konte pou chanje klas.
The 31-year-old Kunchenko, fighting out of Tyumen, Larisi, 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 nan mwa Oktòb dènye, 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 nan Moskou
ST. PETERSBURG, Larisi (Desanm 15, 2015) – M-1 Global has announced its signing of Russian heavyweight sensation Alexander “Drago” Volkov (24-6-0, M-1: 8-3-0) nan yon kontra san konte pou chanje klas.
Volkov will battle Denis Smoldarev (11-1-0, M-1: 7-1-0) Fevriye 19 for the vacant M-1 Challenge heavyweight championship at M-1 defi 64 nan Moskou, Larisi.
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 defi 2009, bat Ibragim Magomedov for the Russian Team Championships.
6 nan′ 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 nan devan 20,000 fans at M-1 Global: Fedor vs. Monson.
Nan pwen sa, Volkov had won 14 nan 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 La ap 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, 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, USA.
Sepandan, Volkov rebounded with three straight wins in the Bellator Season 10 Pwa loud chanpyona, defeating Bulgarian great Blaygoy Ivanov in the final by way of a second-round rear-naked choke hold. Ivanov is best known, petèt, 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, nan Estoni, whose only loss as a professional was to Marsing 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 (toufe), nan M-1 defi 54 nan Beijing, Lachin.
The 25-year-old Smoldarev (shown above in the black trunks) has impressive victories against Ante Delia, Maro Perak, Ahmed Sultanov ak Shaban Ka. Smoldarev is also a physical specimen, kanpe 6′ 5″ and weighing close to 270 liv.
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