Monte Carlo, Monaco (Juli 4, 2016) — The World Mixed Martial Arts Association (WMMAA) has received an appeal from Stefano Sartori, manager of Brazilian fighter Fabio Maldonado, to reassess the result of his June 17thfight with Fedor Emelianenko, which headlined Fight Nights Global 50 in Saint Petersburgh, Ryssland.
Emelianenko was awarded a win by majority decision, which Team Malondado has appealed, claiming a conflict of interest because all of the judges are employed by the Russian MMA Union, of which Emelianenko serves as president.
Team Maldonado believes Maldonando should have won the decision, or the fight declared a draw at the very least, in their opinion, as the Brazilian clearly won the first round, 10-8, Emelianenko came back to take the second round, 10-9, and the third round was a toss-up.
Because Russian MMA Union vice president Radmir Gabdullin was the head judge for the aforementioned bout, Team Maldonando feels that a fair judgement regarding its appeal can be rendered only by independent, international judges reviewing the fight.
Team Maldonando has appealed the decision on grounds that there was an obvious conflict of interest in terms of the Russian MMA Union judges and their close association with Fedor, as well as the quality of decisions they rendered. Rather than appeal the decision to the Russian MMA Union, which they claimed would place Russian judges under intense pressure, Team Maldonando made the appeal directly to the WMMAA because the Russian MMA Union is a sanctioned member of the worldwide sanctioning body WMMAA.
WMMAA president Vadim Finkelchtein has announced the following sequence of actions:
Schema för major 2016 MMA-händelser
Aug.3-8 – Asian MMA Championship in Hwasun, Sydkorea
Sju. 14-16 – European MMA Championship in Tbilisi, Georgien
Oktober. 7-9 – Inledande panamerikanska mästerskap i Santiago, Chile
November. 18-20 – World MMM Championship in Macau, Kina
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Heavyweight headliner for M-1 Challenge 69 Denis vs Smoldarev. Kenny Garner July 16 i Ingusjien, Ryssland
ST. PETERSBURG, Ryssland (Juni 29, 2016) – M-1 Global has announced heavyweights Denis Smoldarev and American MMA veteran Kenny “Deuce” Garner will square off in the M-1 Challenge 69 main event, Lördag natt, Juli 16, i Ingusjien, Ryssland.
M-1 Challenge 69 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.
Known as the “Brock Lesnar of Estonia,” Smoldarev (11-2-0, M-1: 7-2-0) is a combat sambo specialist and two-time M-1 Challenge heavyweight title challenger. In his last fight this past February at M-1 Challenge 64, Smoldarev lost by third-round submission via a choke to Alexander Volkov for the vacant M-1 Challenge heavyweight championship.
Smoldarev (svarta trunkar) drives a knee into his opponent
Garner (16-9-0, M-1: 9-7-0), kämpar ut ur Port St. Lucie, Florida, was the M-1 Challenge heavyweight champion four years ago. I 2011 vid M-1 Challenge 27, Garner submitted Maxin Grishin in the fifth round by strikes to become Interim M-1 Challenge heavyweight champion. After successfully defending his Interim title versus Magomed Malikov (KO3 – strejker) vid M-1 Challenge 32, the stage was set for Garner to challenge “vanlig” M-1 Challenge heavyweight title-holder Guran Gugenishvilli in a rematch to avenge an earlier loss.
Garner graduated from Interim to “vanlig” M-1 Challenge heavyweight champion June 21, 2012 with a victory over Gugenishvilli via doctor’s stoppage in the third round. Six months later i deras “gummi match,”, Garner stopped Gugenishvilli on punches in the fourth round to retain his title belt.
Vid M-1 Challenge 44 i November 2013, Garner lost his crown to Polish challengerDamian Grabowski med tredje omgången underkastelse (choke). In his last fight at M-1 Challenge 59, Garner was punched out in the opening round by Russian great Sergei Kharitonov one year ago in Kazakhstan.
One other fight has been announced for M-1 Challenge 69 as Croatian featherweight Antun “Killer” Racic (18-7-0, M-1: 3-4-0) takes on undefeated Russian prospect Movsar Evloev (5-0-0, M-1: 5-0-0).
Racic, who is coming off a split decision loss to Vitali Branchuk last February at M-1 Challenge 64, is a submission master, while Evloev is a strong striker who stopped Alexander Krupenkin in the opening round at M-1 Challenge 66 in his most recent action.
(Antun Racics (L), Movsar Evloev (R)
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Shlemenko submits Vasilevsky to capture M-1 Grand Prix middleweight championship
Volkov KOs Vegh to retain
M-1 Challenge heavyweight title
M-1 Challenge 68
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ST. PETERSBURG, Ryssland (Juni 17, 2016) – Former three-time Bellator champion Alexander “Storm” Shlemenko lämnats Vyacheslav Vasilevsky to capture the M-1 Grand Prix Middleweight Championship, while fellow Russian Alexander “Drago” Volkov utslagen Attila “Pumukli” Vegh, last night at M-1 Challenge 68 i St. Petersburg, Russia’s Yubileyny Sports Palace.
Shlemenko (53-9-0, M-1: 4-0-0) qualified for the M-1 Grand Prix middleweight final as did reigning M-1 Challenge middleweight champion Ramadan Emeev (14-3-0, M-1: 8-1-0). Leading up to their showdown, emellertid, Emeev suffered ligament damage to his elbow, forcing him out of his fight with Shlemenko. Vasilevsky (28-5-0, M-1: 10-3-0), who Shlemenko had defeated by decision in the M-1 Grand Prix middleweight semifinals, accepted the challenge to replace Emeev a rematch. Shlemenko used a choke hold to submit the always tough Vasilevsky in the third round.
In his first M-1 Challenge heavyweight title defense, Volkov (26-6-0, M-1: 9-3-0) stopped Vegh (11-2-0, M-1: 0-1-0), slåss av Slovakien, i öppningsrundan.
In other main event fights, Ryska weltervikt Sergey Romonav (9-1-0, M-1: 2-0-0) besegrade Andreas Birgels (12-10-0, M-1: 0-1-0), Tyskland, by way of a first-round technical knockout, Ryska weltervikt Abukar Yandiev (5-1-0, M-1: 2-1-0) submitted Greek-born American Tony Christodoulou (12-7-0, M-1: 0-1-0) i öppningsrundan, Rysk mellanvikt Valery “Den ryska Hammer” Myasnikov (10-1-2, M-1: 1-1-2) and Spaniard Enoc Löser Torres (18-9-1, M-1: 5-6-1) kämpade för att en tre-round oavgjort.
På den preliminära kortet, Ukrainian featherweight Andrei “Järn” Lezhnev (8-5-0, M-1: 2-2-0) choked out Russian foe Kuznetsov (5-2-0 (M-1: 2-2-0). Ryska lättvikts Alexey “Tilldelning” Makhnos (11-4-0, M-1: 3-1-0), Russian heavyweight Anton Vyazigin (6-1-0, M-1: 1-0-0), Ryska weltervikt Maksim Grabovich (4-2-0, M-1: 4-0-0) and Belarussian lightweight Maksim Pugachev (3-0-00, M-1 1-0-0) all won their matches by unanimous three-round decisions.
Fullständiga resultat och fotogalleri nedan:
Huvudkortet
MAIN EVENT – M-1 GRAND PRIX MIDDLEWEIHT CHAMPIONSHIP
Alexander Shlemenko (53-9-0, M-1: 4-0-0), Ryssland
WSUB3
Vyacheslav Vasilevsky (28-5-0, M-1: 10-2-0), Ryssland
(Sclemenko won M-1 Grand Prix middleweight title)
CO-SÄRDRAG – M-1 UTMANING tungvikt
Alexander Volkov (26-6-0, M-1: 10-3-0), Ryssland
WKO1
Attila Vegh (11-2-0, M-1: 7-2-0), Slovakien
(Volkov retained M-1 Challenge heavyweight title)
Middle
Enoc Löser Torres (18-9-1, M-1: 5-6-1)
DRAW3
Valery Mjasnikov (10-1-2, M-1: 1-1-2)
Welterweights
Sergei Romanov (9-1-0, M-1: 2-0-0), Ryssland
WTKO1
Andreas Birgels (12-10-0, M-1: 0-1-0), Tyskland
Abukar Yandiev (5-1-0, M-1: 2-1-0), Ryssland
WSUB1
Tony Christodoulou (12-7-0, M-1: 0-1-0), USA
Preliminära kortet
Tungviktare
Anton Vyazigin (6-1-0, M-1: 1-0-0), Ryssland
WDEC3
Daniil Arepyev (5-1-0, M-1: 0-1-0), Ryssland
Welterweights
Maksim Grabovich (4-2-0, M-1: 4-0-0), Ryssland
WDEC3
Danila Prikaza (3-1-1, M-1: 2-1-0), Ryssland
Lättviktare
Alexey Makhno (11-4-0, M-1: 3-1-0), Ryssland
WDEC3
Felipe Rego (7-3-0, M-1: 0-1-0), Brasilien
Murodzhon Kodirov (2-0-0), M-1: 1-0-0), Ryssland
WDEC3
Maksim Pugachev (2-1-0, M-1: 0-1-0)
Feather
Andrei Lezhnev (8-5-0, M-1: 2-2-0), Ukraina
WSUB1
Mikhail Kuznetsov (5-2-0, M-1: 2-2-0), Ryssland
Christodoulou & Yandiev Torres & Myasnikov Grabovich & Prikaza
Kodirov & Pugachev
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VLADIMIR TIKHONOV MAKING PROGRESS UP THE RATINGS LADDER; RUSSIAN IS LUCKY NO. 13 IN WBA
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New M-1 Challenge Lightweight Champion Alexander Butenko decisions Artiom Damkovsy
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BAKU, Azerbajdzjan (Juni 5, 2016) — Ukrainian fighter Alexander Butenko won a hard fought 5-round decision over Artiom Damkovsky last night to become the new M-1 Challenge lightweight champion in the M-1 Challenge 67 main event in Baku, Azerbajdzjan.
Butenko (41-11-2) and Damkovsky (20-10-0) battled from start to finish with Buntenko winning a unanimous decision to capture the vacant M-1 Challenge lightweight title.
I co-funktionen, Mästaren M-1 Challenge fjäder John “Detta är den” Buchingers (31-4-0), of Slovakia, used a North-South choke to submit his late replacement opponent, ryska Mikhail Korobkov (9-2-0), in a non-title fight.
Red-hot Kazakh welterweight Shavat Rakhmonov (6-0-0) kept rolling, knocking out Brazilian Marcelo Brito (13-8-0) i öppningsrundan. Hemstad favorit Etigat Adakishniev (1-1-0) won his first professional fight, submitting Spaniard Adrian Perez (3-2-0) by way of a guillotine choke.
Czech Republic had two winners on the main card as middleweight Talekh Nadzhafadz (5-1-0) won a 3-round decision over his Spanish opponent, Felipe “Biggi” Nsue (11-10-0), while heavyweight Zauer Gadzhibabayev (5-1-0) used a rear naked choke to submit Bulgarian Lazar Todev (2-3-0).
Slåss på preliminära kortet, Ryska lättvikts Zalimbeg Omarov (7-1-1) och ryska fjäder Azamat Zhantuduev (1-2-0) won a 3-round decisions over, respektive, Mikhail Syrbu (4-2-0), of Moldova, and his fellow countryman Bair House (3-1-0). Russian heavyweight Evgeni Myakinkin (14-5-0) forced Evgeni Guryanov (8-6-0) to submit with a triangle choke, and Russian featherweights Vadin “Bad Santa” Malygin (6-1-1) och Ibragim Navrusov (2-0-1) fought to a 3-round draw.
Fullständiga resultat och bildgalleri nedan:
Huvudkortet
MAIN EVENT – VACANT M-1 CHALLENGE LIGHTWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP – 5 X 5
ALEXANDER Butenko (41-11-2, M-1: 8-1-0), Ukraina
WDEC5
Artiom DAMKOVSKY (20-10-0, M-1: 10-7-0), Vitryssland
(Butenko wins vacant M-1 Challenge Challenge lightweight title)
Feather
IVAN BUCHINGER (31-4-0, M-1: 6-0-0), Slovakien
WSUB1 (North-South choke)
MIKHAIL KOROBKOV (9-2-1, M-1: 0-2-0), Ryssland
Welterweights
SHAVKAT RAKHMONOV (6-0-0, M-1: 4-0-0), Kazakstan
WTKO1
MARCELO BRITO (13-8-0, M-1: 0-1-0), Brasilien
Middle
TALEKH NADZHFADE (5-1-0, M-1: 2-0-0), Tjeckien
WDEC3
FELIPE NSUE (11-10-0, M-1: 0-1-0), Spanien
Tungviktare
ZAUR GADZHIBABAYEV (5-1-0, M-1: 3-0-0), Tjeckien
WSUB2 (Rear naked choke)
LAZAR TODEV (2-3-0, M-1: 0-1-0), Ryssland
Preliminära kortet
Lättviktare
ZALIMBEG OMAROV (7-1-1, M-1: 4-0-1), Ryssland
WDEC3
MIKHAIL SYRBU (4-2-0, M-1: 0-1-0), Moldova
Tungviktare
EVGENI MYAKINKIN (14-5-0, M-1: 2-1-0), Ryssland
WSUB1 (Triangle Choke)
EVGENI GURYANOV (8-6-0, M-1: 1-3-0), Ukraina
Feather
AZAMAT ZHANTUDUEV (2-1-0, M-1: 1-0-0), Ryssland
WDEC3
BAIR SHTEPIN (3-1-0, M-1: 0-1-0), Ryssland
VADIM MALYGIN (6-1-1, M-1: 0-0-1), Ryssland
DRAW3
IBRAGIM NAVRUZOV (2-0-1, M-1: 0-0-1), Ryssland
Alexander Butenko and Artiom Damkovsky
Alexander Butenko and Artiom Damkovsky
Azamat Zhantuduev & Bair House
Etigat Adakishiev
Ivan Buchingers
Vadim Malygin & Ibragim Navrusov
Zaur Gadzhibabayev & Lazar Todev
Kommande evenemang:Juni 16, M-1 Challenge 68, St. Petersburg, Ryssland
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Idrisov withdraws with illness Korobkov Takes on Buchinger in non-title fight M-1 Challenge lightweight title fight Butenko vs. Damkovsky new main event
ST. PETERSBURG, Ryssland (Juni 1, 2016) – A sudden illness has forced Magomed Idrisov to withdraw from his scheduled M-1 Challenge featherweight title fight denna lördag (Juni 4) against defending champion John “Detta är den” Buchingers vid M-1 Challenge 67: Battle in the Land of Fireat Baku, Azerbajdzjan.
(L-R) – Mikhail Korobkov and Ivan Buchinger
Mikhail Korobkov (9-1-1, M-1: 0-1-1), Rysslands, is the late replacement for Idrisov but, due to Korobkov coming off of a loss in his last fight (decision to Timur Nagibin last Friday atM-1 Challenge 66), his fight versus Buchinger (30-4-0, M-1: 5-0-0) is a not for the title and it has been downgraded from main event to co-feature. Buchingers, slåss av Slovakien, has won his last nine fights dating back four years.
The new main event matches Alexander “Iron Capture” Butenko (40-11-2, M-1: 7-1-0), Ukrainas, and BelarussianArtiom Damkovsky (20-9-0. M-1: 10-6-0) för den lediga M-1 Challenge lättvikts mästerskapet.
M-1 Challenge 67 will be streamed live from Azerbaijan in high definition on 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 de åtgärder på sina datorer, samt på Android och Apple smarta telefoner och surfplattor.
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M-1 Challenge 66 Viktor Nemkov vs. Rashid Yusopov M-1 Challenge Light Heavyweight Championship May 27, 2016 * Orenburg City, Ryssland
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Yusopov upsets Nemkov to become new
M-1 Challenge lätt tungvikt mästare
Puetz decisions Seledtsov
M-1 UTMANING 66 Officiell resultatlista
ORENBURG CITY, Ryssland (Maj 28, 2016) – Last night’s M-1 Challenge 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, Ryssland.
Tidigare M-1 Challenge lätt tungvikt Stephan “T-800” Puetz took a unanimous 3-round decision from Andrey Seledtsov i co-funktionen.
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-lås) 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 as “Terminator” vs. “Spetsnev” and 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) Augusti 15, 2014 vidM-1 Challenge 50, och Valery Mjasnikov (KO/TKO2 – stansar) December 17, 2014 vidM-1 Challenge 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-1 Challenge 66 slagsmål, 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 Finisher” Rettinghouse (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 öppningsrundan, 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), och ryska fjäder Movsar Evloev (3-0-0, M-1: 3-0-0) punched outAlexander Krupemkin (1-3-0, M-1: 0-1-0), kämpar ut ur Ukraina.
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Huvudkortet
M-1 CHALLENGE LIGHT tungvikt
RASHID YUSOPOV (7-2-0, M-1: 4-1-0), Ryssland
WDEC5
VIKTOR NEMKOV (23-6-0, M-1: 14-5-0), Russia by way of Kazakhstan
(Yusopov M-1 Challenge light heavyweight title)
Ljus tungviktare – 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), Ryssland
Lättviktare – 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), Georgien
BANTWAMWEIGHTS – 3 X 5
JOSH RETTINGHOUSE (13-4-0, M-1: 1-0-0), USA
WKO / TKO1 (Doctor Stoppage – 3:10)
VADIM ZHLOBICH (4-3-0, M-1: 0-1-0), Vitryssland
Feather – 3 X 5
TIMUR NAGIBIN (8-1-0, M-1: 3-0-0), Ryssland
WDEC3
MIKHAIL KOROBKOV (9-1-1, M-1: 0-1-1), Ryssland
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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Juni 16, 2016 – M-1 Challenge 68: Shlemenko vs. Vasilevsky @ St. Petersburg, Ryssland
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M-1 Challenge 66 Viktor Nemkov vs. Rashid Yusopov M-1 Challenge Light Heavyweight Championship May 27, 2016 * Orenburg City, Ryssland
M-1 Challenge 66, Fredag in Orenburg City, Ryssland
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OFFICIELLA VIKTER
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 Ibs. (93 kg)
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RASHID YUSOPOV (6-2-0, M-1: 3-1-0), Challenger, Ryssland 204 Ibs. (92.7 kg)
Ljus tungviktare – 3 X 5
STEPHAN “T-800” Puetz (13-2-0, M-1: 4-1-0), Tyskland 204 ½ lbs. (92.9 kg)
vs.
ANDREY SELEDTSOV (5-1-0, M-1: 0-0-0), Ryssland 205 Ibs. 93 kg)
Lättviktare – 3 X 5
RAUL TUTARAULI (6-2-0, M-1: 3-0-0), Georgien 154 ½ lbs. (70.3 kg)
vs.
DAMIR ISMAGULOV (6-2-0, M-1: 3-1-0), Russia by way of Kazakhstan 154 ½ lbs. (70.3 kg)
BANTWAMWEIGHTS – 3 X 5
JOSH RETTINGHOUSE (12-4-0, M-1: 0-0-0), USA 139 Ibs. (63.3 kg)
vs.
VADIM ZHLOBICH (4-2-0, M-1: 0-0-0), Vitryssland 138 Ibs. (62.7 kg)
Feather – 3 X 5
MIKHAIL KOROBKOV (9-0-1, M-1: 0-0-1), Ryssland 145 Ibs. (65.8 kg)
vs.
TIMUR NAGIBIN (7-1-0, M-1: 2-0-0), Ryssland 144 ½ lbs. (65.7 kg)
Feather – 3 X 5
ALEXANDER KRUPEMKIN (för debut), Ukraina 131 LBS. (59.6 kg)
vs.
MOVSAR EVLOEV (2-0-0, M-1: 2-0-0) 136 Ibs. (61.75 kg)
NÄR: Fredag, Maj 27, 2016
VAR: Orenburg City, Ryssland
PROMOTOR: M-1 Global
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Vyacheslav Vasilevsky replaces injured Ramazan Emeev vs. Alexander Shlemenko
M-1 Grand Prix Middleweight Championship
M-1 Challenge 68, Juni 16 i St. Petersburg, Ryssland
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(L-R) – Vyacheslav Vasilevsky & Alexander Shlemenko
ST. PETERSBURG, Ryssland (Maj 17, 2016) – Former M-1 Challenge light heavyweight and middleweight champion Vyacheslav Vasilevsky (28-4-0, M-1: 10-2-0) has stepped up to replace injured Ramadan Emeev mot Alexander “Storm” Shlemenko (52-9-0, M-1: 3-0-0) in the final of the M-1 Grand Prix Middleweight Tournament, innertaket
M-1 Challenge 68, Juni 16 at Yubileyny Sports Palace in St. Petersburg, Ryssland.
Emeev (14-3-0, M-1: 8-1-0) suffered a torn ligament in his elbow during training camp. In a M-1 Challenge Grand Prix Middleweight Tournament semifinals match last February, Vasilevsky lost a majority decision to Shlemenko in the M-1 Challenge 64 Fight of the Night.
“We were in a very difficult situation after Ramazan Ochmeev got injured,” M-1 Global presidenten Vadim Finkelchtein förklarade. “The whole event was in jeopardy. Så, nu, we’re grateful to Vyacheslav Vasilevsky for agreeing to step in and face Shlemenko in our M-1 Grand Prix finals being held on his (Vasilevsky) födelsedag.
“Due to our contract obligations, we were unable to postpone the event because it is officially included in the St. Petersburg Ochconomic Forum, which is something every one of our fighters knew from the very beginning. There’s a paragraph in the Grand Prix fighters’ contract stating we can use one of the guys who fought in the semifinals of the tournament in case someone gets injured. Now we’re making one of the most anticipated rematches in the history of Russian MMA.”
M-1 Challenge tungvikt Alexander “Drago” Volkov (25-6-0, M-1: 9-3-0) will make his first title defense against Attila “Pumuklo” Vegh (29-6-2, M-1: 0-0-0) på M-1 Challenge 68. A match between Russian middleweight Valery “Den ryska Hammer” Myasnikov (10-1-1, M-1: 1-1-1) and Spanish veteran Enoc Löser Torres (18-9-0, M-1: 5-6-0) has also been announced for the June 16th kort.
“Den M-1 Challenge 68 event is going to be huge,” Finkelchtein added. “We’re stacking the card with Alexander Volkov vs Attila Vegh fighting in an M-1 Challenge heavyweight title fight. The Grand Prix winner, Shlemenko still gets $50,000. As for Ramazan Ochmeev, we will put efforts into arranging his fight with Alexander Shlemenko this fall, if Shlemenko is still fighting in Russia. Emeev versus Shlemenko will provide the answer to all of the questions MMA fans still arguing about.”
M-1 Challenge 68 kommer att streamas live från St. Petersburg i high definition påwww.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.
Kommande M-1 Global Events:
Maj 27 – M-1 Challenge 66: Nemkov vs. Yusopov, Orenburg City, Ryssland
Juni 4 – M-1 Challenge 67: Buchinger vs. Idrisov, Baku, Azerbajdzjan
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