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Rashid Yusupov defeats Stephan Puetz To retrain M-1 Challenge light heavyweight crown

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Abukar Yandiev destroys Alexander Butenko
To become new M-1 Challenge lightweight champion
M-en UTFORDRING 74 Offisielle resultatene

Yusupov (7-0-0, M-1: 4-0-0), bekjempelse av Russland, remained undefeated with a brutal, bloody victory over former M-1 Challenge light heavyweight champion Stephan “T-800” Puetz (15-3-0, 6-2-), Tyskland, whose corner stopped the fight during the third round.


Wildly popular Russian fighter Yandiev (9-1-0, M-1: 3-1-0) immediately opened his title fight challenge with a powerful right-handed punch that floored defending champion
Alexander “Iron Capture” Butenko (42-12-2, M-1: 9-2-0). Yankiev relentlessly attacked veteran Butenko, firing more than 60 unanswered strikes on the fallen Ukranian veteran, until the referee mercifully halted the fight at 1:65 fra den første runden.



Kazakhstan-native Damir Ismagulov (10-2-0, M-1: 6-1-0), bekjempelse av Russland, stopped French welterweight Morgan Heraud (6-6-0, M-1: 1-0-0) on punches in the third round. Belarussian lightweight Artium Damkovsky (23-10-0, M-1: 13-7-0) and Ukrianian bantamweight Vitaly Branchuk (22-6-0, M-1: 2-2-0) won three-round unanimous decisions, henholdsvis, over Brazilian ErivanNegao” Pear (7-1-0, M-1: 0-1-0) and Frenchman MoktarLe Kabyle” Benkaci (13-8-0, M-1: 2-2-0).
In the soccer club fans match, Dmitry Tebekin (5-2-0, M-1: 1-0-0) locked a guillotine choke on fellow Russian light heavyweight Artur Tulparova (1-1-0, M-1: 1-1-0) for a submission victory in the first round.
På den foreløpige kortet, Swiss welterweight Pablo Ortman (7-0-0, M-1: 1-0-0) remained undefeated with a first-round submission win (trekant choke) over Ukrainian VyacheslavBisonBogomol (9-4-0, M-1: 0-2-0), Brazilian welterweight Bruce Souto (10-3-0, M-1: 0-1-0) innsendt (bakre naken choke) Russian Payzula Magomedov (2-1-0, M-1: 0-1-0) i tredje runde, Brazilian heavyweight Marcus ViniciusMontanah” Lopes (11-5-0, M-1: 2-1-0) decisioned Russian Evgeni Myakinkin (14-8-1, 1 NC, M-1: 2-2-0), Ukrainian bantamweight Dmitry Orlov (13-6-0, M-1: 1-0-0) defeated Russian Mikhail Kuznetsov (4-3-0, M-1: 2-3-0) ved hjelp av en andre runde innlevering (trekant choke), Russian bantamweight Vadim Malygin (8-2-1, M-1: 0-2-1) knocked out Brazilian Denes Carvalho (5-2-0, M-1: 0-1-0) i tredje runde.

Fullstendige resultater og bildegalleri nedenfor:

Hovedkortet
M-1 CHALLENGE LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT
Rashid Yusupov (7-0-0, M-1: 5-0-0), Russland
WTKO3 (corner stoppage3:26)
Stephan Puetz (15-3-0, M-1: 6-2-0), Tyskland
(Yusupov M-1 Challenge light heavyweight title)
M-1 UTFORDRING LETT MESTERSKAP
Abukar Yandiev (9-1-0, M-1: 3-1-0), Russland
WTKO1 (punches – 1:65)
Alexander Botenko (42-12-2, M-1: 9-2-0), Ukraina
WELTERWEIGHTS
Damir Ismagulov (10-2-0, M-1: 6-1-0), Russia by way of Kazakhstan
WTKO3 – (punches — 1:31)
Morgam Heraud (6-6-0, M-1: 0-1-0), Frankrike
Lettvektere
Artiom Damkovsky (23-10-0, M-1: 13-7-0), Hviterussland
WDEC3
Erivan Pereira (7-1-0, M-1: 0-1-0), Brasil
BANTAMWEIGHTS
Vitalay Branchuck (22-6-0, M-1: 2-2-0), Ukraina
WDEC3
Moktar Benkaci (13-8-0, M-1: 2-2-0), Frankrike
SOCCER CLUB FANS
LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT
Dmitry Tebekin (5-2-0, M-1: 1-0-0), Russland
WSUB1 (giljotin choke – 1:59)
Artur Tulparova (1-1-0, M-1: 1-1-0), Russland
FORELØPIG CARD
Tungvektere
Marcus Vinicius Lopes (11-5-0, M-1: 2-1-0), Brasil
WDEC3
Evgeni Myakikkin (14-2-7, 1 NC, M-1: 2-2-0), Russland
WELTERWEIGHTS
Urs Pablo Ortmann (7-0-0, M-1: 1-0-0), Sveits
WSUB1 (trekant choke – 1:26)
Vyacheslav Bogomol (9-4-0, M-1: 0-2-0), Ukraina
Bruce Souto (10-3-0, M-1: 1-0-0), Brasil
WSUB3 (bakre naken choke – 2:40)
Payzula Magomedov (2-1-0, M-1: 0-1-0), Russland
BANTAMWEIGHTS
Dmitry Orlov (13-6-0, M-1: 1-0-0), Ukraina
WSUB2 (trekant choke – 1:36)
Mikhail Kuznetsov (4-3-0, M-1: 2-3-0), Russland
Vadim Malygin (8-2-1, M-1: 1-1-1), Russland
WKO3 (punches – 0:45)
Denes Carvalho (5-2-0, M-1: 0-1-0), Brasil

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M-en utfordring 75 – Mars 3, 2017 – Moskva, Russland

MMA fighters & fans of rival Russian soccer teams Added to M-1 Challenge 74 kort

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Februar 18 i St. Petersburg, Russland
ST. PETERSBURG, Russland (Februar 2, 2017) – The February 18th M-en utfordring 74 card in St. Petersburg got even more interesting with M-1Global’s announcement that a fight between fans of arch-rival Russian soccer (non-American football) teams will square-off in full team colors.
I hovedturneringen, undefeated M-1 Challenge light heavyweight champion Rashid Yusupov (6-0-0, M-1: 4-0-0), av Russland, defends his title against former titlist Stephan “T-800” Puetz (15-2-0, M-1: 6-1-0), Tyskland.
M-1 Challenge lette mester Alexander “Iron Capture” Butenko (42-11-2, M-1: 9-1-0) ansikter challenger Abukar Yandiev (8-1-0, M-1: 2-1-0) iM-en utfordring 74 co-feature.
Billed as the first MMA fight part of a major event to feature MMA fighters who are also fans of two of the top soccer clubs in Russia, CSKA and Spartak, battling between the ropes to determine the strongest soccer fan under MMA rules, not in the street.
Lett tungvekt Dmitry Tebekin (4-2-0, M-1: 0-0-0), representing CSKA, will throw-down against Spartak fan Arthur Reig Tjul’parov (1-0-0, M-1: 1-0-0). Tebekin was the St. Petersburg Cup winner and vice-champion of St. Petersburg, while Tjul’parov was also vice-champion of St. Petersburg as well as the third-place finisher in the All-Russian Grand Prix
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Also fighting on the M-en utfordring 74 hovedkortet, in addition to Yusupov-Puetz and Butenko-Yandiev, is former M-1 Challenge bantamweight champion Vitaly Branchuk (21-6-0, M-1: 1-2-0), i Ukraina, vs. Frenchman MoktarLe Kabyle” Benkaci (13-7-0); two-time M-1 Challenge lightweight title challengerArtiom Damkovsky (22-10-1, M-1: 12-7-0), Hviterussland, vs. ubeseiretBrazilian PabloNegao” Pear (7-0-0, M-1: 0-0-0), and Ukrainian welterweight Vyacheslav “BisonBogomol (9-3-0, M-1: 0-1-0) vs. ubeseiretPablo Ortmann (6-0-0, M-1: 0-0-0), of Switzerland.
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M-1 Challenge lightweight title fight Butenko vs. Yandiev added to M-1 Challenge 74

Februar 18 i St. Petersburg, Russland
ST. PETERSBURG, Russland (Januar 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-en utfordring 74 co-feature on Februar 18, i St. Petersburg, Russland.
The previously announced main event pits undefeated M-1 Challenge light heavyweight champion Rashid Yusupov (6-0-0, M-1: 4-0-0), av Russland, 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 ogMoktarLe 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 sin siste handling, 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-en utfordring 68, Yandiev used an armlock for a first-round submission of Tony Christodoulou, fought at a 177 ½ kg. 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 Racicone year ago, by way of a three-round split decision at M-en utfordring 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-For ½ år siden, but the talented Frenchman bounced back to knockout his last two opponents, Vadim Malygin ogAlexey Naumov, henholdsvis, by knee and punch.
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M-1 Challenge Light Heavyweight Champion Rashid Yusupov vs.. Stephan Puetz til overskrift M-1 Challenge 74

Februar 18 i St. Petersburg, Russland

(L-R) – Rashid Yusupov og Stephan Puetz
ST. PETERSBURG, Russland (Desember 6, 2016) – M-1 Global har kunngjort en kamper for å starte opp 2017 sesong som ubeseiret M-1 Challenge lett tungvektsmester Rashid Yusupov tar på seg tidligere titliste Stephan “T-800” Puetz i M-en utfordring 74 main event, Februar 18, i St. Petersburg, Russland.
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Den 24 år gamle Yusupov (6-0-0, M-1: 4-0-0), kjemper ut av Dagestan, Russland, skal gjøre sitt første tittelforsvar etter å ha fanget sitt ettertraktede belte i mai kl M-en utfordring 66, som en 5-omgang enstemmig avgjørelse over forsvarende mester Viktor Nemkov.
Yusupov (2 KO / TKO, 1 SUB), som representerer Gorets kampklubb (Highlander), har tre andre seire i M-1 Challenge-konkurransen over Martin Zawada (DEC3), Mitry Madvedev (KO / TKO1 – Stans) og Charles Andrade (DEC3).
Puetz, 29, har vunnet seks av syv M-1 Challenge-kamper i femte tittelkamp. Den talentfulle tyskeren (5 KO / TKO, 5 SUB) fra Team Spirit brøt ut på M-1 Global-scenen 2 For ½ år siden, ved M-en utfordring 46, da han utfordret M-1 Challenge lett tungvektmester Nemkov som endte i en 5-rundes delt avgjørelse til fordel for den nye mesteren, Puetz.
Puetz forsvarte tittelen, i rekkefølge, mot Luis Fernando(SUB2 – Choke) og Valery Myasnikov (KO2 – Punches), fulgte med en Super Fight knockout (neseskade) av M-1 Challenge tungvektsmester Marcin Tybura i tredje runde i mai 2, 2015 ikke-tittelkamp kl M-en utfordring 72. Puetz mistet deretter tittelen til Nemkov ved en 5-rundes flertallsavgjørelse i M-en utfordring 63 Fight of the Night.
For å komme tilbake i tittelkonkurranse, Puetz vant sine to siste kamper mot Andrey Seledtsov (DEC3) og Marcus Vinicius (SUB3 – Choke) siste oktober kl M-en utfordring 71.
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M-en UTFORDRING 71 RESULTS

Nemkov decisions Vegh
Vitruk 1st M-1 Challenge bantamweight champion
Puetz, Romanov & Butenko winners
Ingusjetia, Russland (Oktober 22, 2016) – Former two-time M-1 Challenge light heavyweight champion Viktor Nemkov put himself in position for another title shot and Pavel Vitruk became the first M-1 Challenge Bantamweight Champion at last night’s entertaining M-en utfordring 71 i Ingusjetia, Russland.
Kasakhstan-innfødte Nemkov (24-6-0, M-1: 17-5-0), fighting out of Stary Oskol, Russland, won a three-round unanimous decision from former Bellator champion AttilaPumukliVegh(29-8-2, M-1: 0-2-0), of Slovakia, i hovedturneringen.
Nemkov (L) had too much for Vegh
Fighting in the inaugural M-1 Challenge Bantamweight Championship, Russian fighter Vitruk (14-2-0, M-1: 8-2-0) beseiret Vitali Branchuk (21-6-0, M-1: 1-2-0), i Ukraina, by way of a fourth-round submission.
Vitruk forced Branchuk into submission
Russisk weltervekt Sergey Romanov (9-1-0, M-1: 3-0-0) took a three-round unanimous decision from Carlos Alexandre “Indio” Pear (37-11-1, M-1: 1-1-0), Brasil, while M-1 Challenge lightweight champion Alexander Butenko (42-11-2, M-1: 9-1-0) decisioned Brazilian foe RubeniltonRubinkho” Pear (16-3-0, M-1: 0-1-0) in a non-title fight contested at a 160-pound catrchweight.
Former M-1 Challenge light heavyweight Stephan “T-800” Puetz (15-2-0, M-1: 5-1-0), Tyskland, also put himself in position for another title fight, possibly against his arch-rival Nemkov, by forcing Brazilian Marcus Vinicius “Mountan” Lopes (9-2-0, M-1: 1-1-0) into submission via a rear naked choke in the third round.
Official Results & bildegalleri nedenfor:
LIGHT tungvektere
Viktor Nemkov (24-6-0, M-1: 17-5-0), Russland
WDEC3
Attila Vegh (29-8-2, M-1: 0-2-0), Slovakia
Stephan Puetz (15-2-0, M-1: 6-1-0), Tyskland
WSUB3
Marcus Vinicius Lopes (9-2-0, M-1: 1-1-0), Brasil
BANTAMWEIGHTS
Pavel Vitruk (14-2-0, M-1: 8-2-0), Russland
WDUB4
Vitali Branchuk (21-6-0, M-1: 1-2-0), Ukraina
(Vitruk won vacant M-1 Challenge bantamweight title)
WELTERWEIGHTS
Sergey Romanov (9-1-0, M-1: 3-0-0), Russland
WDEC3
Carlos Alexandre Pereira (37-12-1 (M-1: 1-1-0), Brasil
CATCHWEIGHT (160 lbs.)
Alexander Butenko (42-11-2, M-1: 9-1-0), Ukraina
WDEC3
Rubenilton Pereira (16-3-0, M-1: 0-1-0), Brasil
Puetz (R) domianted Lopes
NÆRMER OSS:
November. 18 – M-en utfordring 72: Kunchenko vs. Abdulaev in Moscow, Russland
Desember. 9 – M-en utfordring 73: Emeev vs. Tokov in Ingushetia, Russland
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M-en utfordring 71 vekter & bilder fra Russland

 

LIGHT tungvektere – 3 X 5
VIKTOR NEMKOV (23-6-0, M-1: 16-5-0), Russland 205 lbs. (93.1 kg)
vs.
ATTILAPumukliVEGH (29-7-2, M-1: 0-1-0), Slovakia 204 lbs. (92.7 kg)

STEPHAN “T-800” Puetz (14-2-0, M-1: 5-1-0) 205 lbs. (93.2 kg)
vs.
MARCUS VINICIUSMontanhaLOPES (9-1-0, M-1: 1-0-0), Brasil 204 lbs. (92.7 kg)
VACANT M-1 CHALLENGE BANTWMWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP – 5 X 5
PAVEL VITRUK (13-2-0, M-1: 7-2-0), Russland 134 ½ kg. (61.2 kg)
vs.
VITALI BRANCHUK (21-5-0, M-1: 1-1-0), Ukraina 134 lbs. (61 kg)
WELTERWEIGHTS – 3 X 5
SERGEY ROMANOV (8-1-0, M-1: 2-0-0), Russland 176 lbs. (79.9 kg)
vs.
CARLOS ALEXANDRE “Indio” PEREIRA (37-11-1 (M-1: 1-0-0), Brasil 175 lbs. (79.5 kg)
CATCHWEIGHT – 3 X 5
ALEXANDER Butenko (41-11-2, M-1: 8-1-0), Ukraina 160 ½ kg. (73 kg)
vs.
RUBENILTONRubinkhoPEREIRA (16-2-0, M-1: 0-0-0), Brasil 160 lbs. (72.9 kg)
NÅR: Fredag, Oktober 21, 2016
HVOR: Ingushetia, Russland
PROMOTER: M-1 Globalt
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Stars out for M-1 Challenge 71

Sergey Romanov vs. Carlos Alexandre Pereira
Stephan Puetz vs. Marcus Vinicius Lopes
Alexander Butenko vs. Rubenilton Pereira
Added to loaded main card
Oktober 21 in Saint Petersburg, Russland
SAINT PETERSBURG, Russland (Oktober 3, 2016) – M-1 Global stars will be out Fredag, Oktober 21, for M-en utfordring 71 as two new intriguing bouts have been added to an already loaded main card in Saint Petersburg, Russland.
Russisk weltervekt Sergey Romanov will take on Brazilian fighter Carlos Alexandre “Indio” Pear, former M-1 Challenge light heavyweight champion Stephan “T-800” Puetz, Tyskland, faces Brazilian opponent Marcus Vinicius “Montanha” Lopes, and M-1 Challenge welterweight champion Alexander Butenko meets Brazilian RubeniltonRubinkho” Pear in a non-title bout..

The inaugural M-1 Challenge bantamweight championship match between Pavel Vitruk(13-2-0, M-1: 7-2-0) og Vitali Branchuk (21-5-0, M-1: 1-1-0), as well as a light heavyweight showdown featuring 2-time former M-1 Challenge light heavyweight Viktor Nemkov (23-6-0, M-1: 16-5-0) og AttilaPumukliVegh (29-7-2, M-1: 0-1-0), were previously announced by M-1 Global.

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Romanov (8-1-0, M-1: 2-0-0) is riding a seven-fight win streak, including a pair of victories at M-en utfordring 68 løpet Andreas Birgels by way of an opening-round knockout (punches), which was exactly the same way Romanov finished off Sergio de Fatimaved M-en utfordring 65.

Sergey Romanov has position vs. Sergio de Fatima

Pear (37-11-1, M-1: 1-0-0) made an impressive M-1 debut a year ago at M-en utfordring 61, ødeleggende Ruslan Zhemukov in the first round with the Submission of the Night. The large majority of his fights have been held in Brazil against his fellow countrymen.

Carlos Alexandre Pereira forced Ruslan Zhemukov to submit

Puetz (14-2-0, M-1: 5-1-0) captured the covered M-1 Challenge light heavyweight title in 2014, when he defeated defending champion Nemkov by way of a five-round split decision. The gifted German successfully defended his title belt twice against Luis Fernando Miranda (SUB2 – choke) ved M-en utfordring 50 og Valery Myasnikov(KO/TKO2 – punches) ved M-en utfordring 54. Puetz followed up with a third-round stoppage of then-M-1 Challenge heavyweight champion Marcin Tybura in a non-title fight at M-en utfordring 57.

Puetz lost his M-1 Challenge title belt to Nemkov by way of a five-round majority decision at M-en utfordring 63 in the Fight of the Night. In his last action this past May at M-1 Challenge 66, Puetz won a hard fought three-round unanimous decision over Andrey Seledtsov in another Fight of the Night.

Stephan Puetz (R) and Viktor Nemkov have had two bloody wars

Lopes (10-4-0, M-1: 1-0-0) also had an impressive M-1 debut at M-en utfordring 69 denne siste juli, in which he took a three-round unanimous decision from Kurban Ibragimov. It marked Lopesonly pro fight outside of his native Brazil.

Marcus Vinicius Lopes unleashed a devastating kick here

Butenko (41-22-1, M-1: 8-1-0), slåss ut av Ukraina, captured his M-1 Challenge welterweight crown in his last fight, taking a five-round unanimous decision from Artiom Damkovsky for the vacant title this past June at M-en utfordring 67.

Butenko’s (R) title will not be on the line at M-1 Challenge 71 vs. Pear

Pear (16-2-0, M-1: 0-0-0) will be making his M-1 debut. He is a champion in Brazil, holds a brown belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, and will be fighting professionally for the first time outside of his native Brazil.

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M-en utfordring 71 Viktor Nemkov vs. Attila Vegh

Oktober 21 in Saint Petersburg, Russland

Two-time M-1 Challenge light heavyweight champion Viktor Nemkov (L) avkastning Oktober. 21 in M-1 Challenge 71 against former Bellator champion Attila Vegh
ST. PETERSBURG, Russland (September 21, 2016) – M-1 Global has announced M-en utfordring 71, featuring world-class light heavyweights Viktor Nemkov og AttilaPumukliVegh i en lett tungvekt showdown, will be held Fredag, Oktober 21, at Saint Petersburg, Russland.
M-en utfordring 71 vil bli streamet live fra Russland i HD på www.M1Global.TV. Seerne vil kunne se de foreløpige kamper og hovedkortet ved å logge deg på for å registrere seg på www.M1Global.TV. Fans kan se alt som skjer på sine datamaskiner, så vel som på Android og Apple smarttelefoner og nettbrett.
A native of Kazakhstan fighting out of famed Stary Oskol, Russland, Nevkov (23-6-0, M-1: 16-5-0) is a former two-time M-1 Challenge light heavyweight champion. He first captured the coveted belt nearly three years ago, when he defeated Vasily Babich ved hjelp av en andre runde innlevering (arm-lock) for the vacant title.
I desember i fjor, Nevkov became a two-time M-1 Challenge champion, defeating German Stephan Puetz by majority decision in the M-en utfordring 63 Fight of the Night. In his first defense this past May at M-en utfordring 66, Nemkov lost a split decision to reigning champion Rashid Yusupov.
Vegh, bekjempelse av Slovakia, is a former Bellator champion. In his M-1 Global debut last June at M-1 Challenge 68, Vegh was stopped in the opening round of his title challenge on punches to M-1 Challenge heavyweight champion Alexander Volkov.
Attila Vegh (R) is out to make his mark in M-1 Challenge competition
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M-en utfordring 66 Viktor Nemkov vs. Rashid Yusopov M-1 Challenge Light Heavyweight Championship May 27, 2016 * Orenburg City, Russland


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Yusopov upsets Nemkov to become new
M-1 Challenge lett tungvekt
Puetz decisions Seledtsov
M-en UTFORDRING 66 Offisielle resultatene
New M-1 Challenge light heavyweight champion Rashid Yusopov
ORENBURG CITY, Russland (Mai 28, 2016) – Last night’s M-en utfordring 66 event had its share of upsets, leading with a main event split decision victory by Rashid Yusopov over defending M-1 Challenge light heavyweight champion Viktor Nemkov, in Orenburg City, Russland.
Tidligere M-1 Challenge lett tungvekt Stephan “T-800” Puetz took a unanimous 3-round decision from Andrey Seledtsov i co-feature.
Russian challenger Yusopov (7-2-0, M-1: 4-1-0) won a hard fought 5-round split decision over defending champion Nemkov (23-6-0, M-1: 14-5-0), fighting out of Russia by way of Kazakhstan, who was making his initial title defense.
Nemkov had captured the coveted M-1 Challenge light heavyweight title this past December, taking a 5-round decision from defending champion Puetz, who had won a 5-round split decision April, 2014 against Nemkov for the title. Nemkov is a two-time M-1 Challenge light heavyweight champion having defeated Vasily Babich (WSUB3 – arm-lock) for the vacant title that he then lost in his first title defense to Puetz.
The 23-year-old Yusupov was riding a 4-fight win streak going into his fight with Nemkov. A former Russian, European and World Amateur MMA champion, Yusupov is known as a dangerous striker whose signature moves are powerful kicks.
Puetz vs. Seledtsov was billed asTerminator” vs. “Spetsnevand it lived up to its name as Puetz won a unanimous 3-round decision. Puetz, Tyskland, had successfully defended his M-1 Challenge light heavyweight title twice, after beating Nemkov in their original championship match, mot Luis Fernando Miranda (SUB2 – choke) August 15, 2014 vedM-en utfordring 50, og Valery Myasnikov (KO/TKO2 – punches) Desember 17, 2014 vedM-en utfordring 54. In a non-title fight this past May, Puetz stopped then-M-1 Challenge heavyweight champion Marcin Tybura in the third round due to a severely damaged broken nose.
Seledtsov, 28, is a former Spetsnev solider known for his powerful boxing, combat samba and MMA background. A local White-Rex promotion champion, the Russian was making his M-1 Global debut.
In other M-en utfordring 66 kamper, Damir Ismagulov (7-2-0, M-1: 4-1-0) stopped Georgian lightweight Raul Tutarauli (6-3-0, M-1: 3-1-1) near the end of the third round on punches, American bantamweight Josh “The FinisherRettinghouse (13-4-0, M-1: 1-0-0) made an impressive M-1 Global debut when the doctor stopped his fight against BelarussianVadim Zhlobich (4-3-0, M-1: 0-1-0) i åpningsrunden, Timur Nagibin (8-1-0, M-1: 3-0-0) won a 3-round decision over fellow Russian countryman Mikhail Korobkov (9-1-1, M-1: 0-1-1), og russisk fjærvekt Movsar Evloev (3-0-0, M-1: 3-0-0) punched outAlexander Krupemkin (1-3-0, M-1: 0-1-0), slåss ut av Ukraina.
Complete results & bildegalleri nedenfor:
Hovedkortet
M-1 CHALLENGE LIGHT tungvekt
RASHID YUSOPOV (7-2-0, M-1: 4-1-0), Russland
WDEC5
VIKTOR NEMKOV (23-6-0, M-1: 14-5-0), Russia by way of Kazakhstan
(Yusopov M-1 Challenge light heavyweight title)
LIGHT tungvektere – 3 X 5
STEPHAN Puetz (14-2-0, M-1: 5-1-0), Tyskland
WDEC3
ANDREY SELEDTSOV (5-2-0, M-1: 0-1-0), Russland
Lettvektere – 3 X 5
DAMIR ISMAGULOV (7-2-0, M-1: 3-2-0), Russia by way of Kazakhstan
WKO / TKO3 (Punches – 3:49)
RAUL TUTARAULI (6-3-0, M-1: 3-1-0), Georgia
BANTWAMWEIGHTS – 3 X 5
JOSH RETTINGHOUSE (13-4-0, M-1: 1-0-0), USA
WKO / TKO1 (Doctor Stoppage3:10)
VADIM ZHLOBICH (4-3-0, M-1: 0-1-0), Hviterussland
FEATHERWEIGHTS – 3 X 5
TIMUR NAGIBIN (8-1-0, M-1: 3-0-0), Russland
WDEC3
MIKHAIL Korobkov (9-1-1, M-1: 0-1-1), Russland
MOVSAR EVLOEV (3-0-0, M-1: 3-0-0)
WKO / TKO1 (Punches – 4:09)
ALEXANDER KRUPEMKIN (0-1-0, M-1: 0-1-0), Ukraina

Yusopov strikes Nemkov

(L-R) – Yusopov & Nemkov

(L-R) — Yusopov & Nemkov

(L-R) — Puetz & Seledtsov

Vadim Zhlobich fight vs. Josh Rettinghouse was stopped by the doctor due to these cuts

Nagibin & Korobkov
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M-en utfordring 66 Viktor Nemkov vs. Rashid Yusopov M-1 Challenge Light Heavyweight Championship May 27, 2016 * Orenburg City, Russland

M-en utfordring 66, Fredag in Orenburg City, Russland
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(L-R) – Viktor Nemkov & Rashid Yusopov
OFFISIELLE VEKTER
MAIN EVENT – M-1 GLOBAL LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP – 5 X 5
VIKTOR NEMKOV (23-5-0, M-1: 14-4-0) Champion, Russia by way of Kazakhstan 205 lbs. (93 kg)
vs.
RASHID YUSOPOV (6-2-0, M-1: 3-1-0), Challenger, Russland 204 lbs. (92.7 kg)
LIGHT tungvektere – 3 X 5
STEPHAN “T-800” Puetz (13-2-0, M-1: 4-1-0), Tyskland 204 ½ kg. (92.9 kg)
vs.
ANDREY SELEDTSOV (5-1-0, M-1: 0-0-0), Russland 205 lbs. 93 kg)
Lettvektere – 3 X 5
RAUL TUTARAULI (6-2-0, M-1: 3-0-0), Georgia 154 ½ kg. (70.3 kg)
vs.
DAMIR ISMAGULOV (6-2-0, M-1: 3-1-0), Russia by way of Kazakhstan 154 ½ kg. (70.3 kg)
BANTWAMWEIGHTS – 3 X 5
JOSH RETTINGHOUSE (12-4-0, M-1: 0-0-0), USA 139 lbs. (63.3 kg)
vs.
VADIM ZHLOBICH (4-2-0, M-1: 0-0-0), Hviterussland 138 lbs. (62.7 kg)
FEATHERWEIGHTS – 3 X 5
MIKHAIL Korobkov (9-0-1, M-1: 0-0-1), Russland 145 lbs. (65.8 kg)
vs.
TIMUR NAGIBIN (7-1-0, M-1: 2-0-0), Russland 144 ½ kg. (65.7 kg)
FEATHERWEIGHTS – 3 X 5
ALEXANDER KRUPEMKIN (for debut), Ukraina 131 LBS. (59.6 kg)
vs.
MOVSAR EVLOEV (2-0-0, M-1: 2-0-0) 136 lbs. (61.75 kg)
NÅR: Fredag, Mai 27, 2016
HVOR: Orenburg City, Russland
PROMOTER: M-1 Globalt
LIVE STREAM: FREE ved www.m-1global.tv (Fredag, Mai 27 ved 11 a.m. OG / 8 a.m. PT in USA)


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