Maig 24 at M-1 Arena in
Sant Petersburg, Rússia |
Sergei Kharitonov (R) |
SANT PETERSBURG, Rússia (Abril 23, 2018)) – Russian heavyweight star Sergei Kharitonov returns to The Rage on May 24 al titular M-1 Desafiament 92 at M-1 Arena in Saint Petersburg, Rússia.
Kharitonov (27-6-0, M-1: 5-0-0) faces his fellow countryman, upset-minded Anton Vyazigin(9-2-1, M-1: 4-1-0), in this Heavyweight SuperFight.
M-1 Desafiament 92 serà transmès en viu des de Rússia en alta definició en www.M1Global.TV. Els espectadors podran veure les baralles preliminars i la targeta principal, connectant-se a registrar-se en www.M1Global.TV. Els aficionats poden veure tota l'acció en els seus equips, així com en Android i Apple telèfons intel·ligents i tauletes. M-1 Desafiament 92 will also be available onwww.FITE.TV(preliminary card is free, $7.99 for the main card)
El 6′ 4″, 258-pound Kharitonov is undefeated in five M-1 Challenge events having defeated Geronino dos Santos (SUB1 – ankle lock), Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou (KO1 – ponx), l'ex campió de pes pesat M-1 Desafiament Kenny “Diable” Granero dues vegades, at M-1Desafiament 59 a 2015 at Kazakhstan (WTKO1 – cops) i M-1 Desafiament 53 a 2013 at China, (KO/TKO3 – injury), i per Alexei Kudin a M-1 Desafiament 43 a 2013 Rússia (KO2).
The 37-year-old Kharitonov, has defeated some of the greatest heavyweight MMA fighters of all-time, Incloent Alister Overeem, Andrei Arlovski, Fabricio Werdum i Pedro Rizzo. Kharitonov has also fought in Strikeforce, K-1, Bellator and PRIDE.
Vyazigin, who stands 6′ 5″ and weights 250-pounds, is coming off a sensational 16-seconds knockout of Zaur Gadzhibabayev this past March at M-1 Desafiament 89.
One other main card fight has been announced as striker Giga Kukhalashvili (9-3-0, M-1: 2-0-0) meets undefeated Khadis Ibragimov (3-0-0. M-1: 1-0-0) in a battle of undefeated Russian light heavyweights.
A la cartellera preliminar, French lightweight Mickael “Ragnar” Lebout (17-8-2, 1 NC, M-1: 1-0-0) meets rising Russian prospect Pavel Gordeev (10-1-0, M-1: 4-0-0). Lebout vs. Gordeev was scheduled to happed at M-1 Desafiament 87, but Lebout was injured during training camp, forcing the Frenchman out of that fight. Lebout’s M-1 debut at M-1 Desafiament 89 resulted in a win by first-round knockout of Sergey Faley. Gordeev is riding a three-fight win streak, all ending in unanimous decisions.
Tots els lluitadors i baralles estan subjectes a canvis. Additional main and preliminary card bouts will soon be announced.
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Upcoming M-1 Challenge Events:
Maig 12 – M-1 Desafiament 91: Doskalchuk vs. Ashimov, in Shenzhen, Xina.
Maig 24 – M-1 Desafiament 92: Kharitonov vs. Vyazigin, in Saint Petersburg, Rússia