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M-1 Challenge middleweight champ Artem Frolov steps in to fight C.B. Dollaway, Sieben. 15, at UFC Moscow

Artem Frolov (Zentrum) is the M-1 Challenge middleweight champion

SANKT PETERSBURG, Russland (September 4, 2018) — Ungeschlagene M-1 Challenge-Mittelgewichts-Champion Artem Frolov will make his UFC debut, stepping in on short notice to replace injured Omari Ashkedov against battle-tested C.B. “Der Dobermann” Dollaway, September 15 am UFC Moskau card at Olympic Stadium in Moscow.

 

 

 

I am very happy for Artem,” M-1 Global President Vadim Finkelchtein sagte,, “but a little bit nervous because he accepted the fight on such a short notice, only two weeks before the fitht. I’m sure he will demonstrate his high level once again. I said it before that Artem is the second strongest middleweight in Russia, after Alexander Shlemenko, and he deserves this shot. Some may know that Artem was going to fight Bruno Blindado Silva, who defeated Shlemenko, and I’m happy to say that this fight will happen this fall.

 

 

 

The 26-year-old Frolov (11-0-0, M-1: 8-0-0), fighting at home out of Russia, captured his M-1 Challenge title belt last October, when he won a unanimous decision against Caio Magalhaes at M-1 Challenge 84. This past June at M-1 Challenge 93, Frolov made his first title defense versus Joe Riggs, who suffered a knee injury that led to a doctor’s stoppage in the second round.

 

 

 

A solid all-around fighter, Frolov has won 5 fights by stoppage, along with four submission victories and two by decision.

 

Frolov (L) is shown here landing a powerful strike smack on Caio Magalhaeschin

 

 

American MMA veteran Dollaway (17-8-0), representing Tempe, Arizona, has been a UFC fighter for the past decade.

 

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Bevorstehendes M-1 Challenge Event:

August. 25 – M-1-Herausforderung 96: Mikutsa vs. Ibragimov in Sankt Petersburg, Russland

“Straße nach M-1: USA” OFFIZIELLE ERGEBNISSE

DougYamatoUsher stops
David Mundell in 2nd Runde
Yoislandy Izquierdo landed the kick of the night

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (August 14, 2018) – Georgia middleweight DougYamatoUsher und Yoislandy “Kuba” Izquierdo were knockout-winners this past Saturday night in the “Straße nach M-1: USA” main event and co-feature, beziehungsweise, at Global Mall in Nashville, Tennessee.

 

 

 

“Straße nach M-1: USA” was presented by M-1 Global USA and Angel Fight Promotions and aired live on worldwide pay per view.

 

 

 

“The Rage,” a hybrid ring/cage, made its American debut in Music City.

 

 

What a great first event for M-1 Global USA,” M-1 Global USA CEO Mike Merriman sagte,. “There were so many obstacles to overcome and lessons to be learned, but the show still went well. The fighters worked hard and the staff worked diligently. I couldn’t have asked for more. We are working on our next show and some possible partnerships that should make a lot of fans smile.

 

 

 

Usher (10-3-0) overcame a relatively slow opening round to knockout his late replacement opponent, David “RedneckMundell (9-4-0), with a powerful right-left combination for his sixth consecutive victory, which snapped Mundell’s three-fight win streak.

 

 

 

Izquierdo (12-4-0), fighting out of Charlotte (NC) by way of Cuba, took care of business early, Ausschlagen Damond Pickney (15-11-0), von heißen Quellen, Arkansas, less than a minute into the opening round by way of a vicious head-kick.

 

 

 

Virginia bantamweight Tony Gravely (14-5-0) ruined the courageous comeback of previously undefeated Brazilian fighter Bruno Ferreira (8-1-0), who was making a comeback after successfully battling cancer the past three years. Gravely’s aggressive ground-and-pound attack resulted in a quick first-round technical knockout win.

 

 

 

Georgia flyweight Cee JayThe AutobotHamilton (13-6-0) und Kalifornien Schwergewicht Cody “The MooseGoodale won three-round decisions, beziehungsweise, against Puerto Rican Abdiel “The Nightmare” Velazquez (8-6-0) und NkemdirimKimOti (2-4-0)

 

 

 

Kentucky welterweight Brandon “der Juggernaut” Glocke (9-7-0) registered a first-round, ground-and-pound TKO win over JacobTick-TockMcClintock (9-3-0), of Arizona, while Chicago welterweight P.J. Cajigas used the same method to defeat previously unbeaten Tennessean James Conway (3-1-0) in Runde zwei.

 

 

 

Auf der vorläufigen Karte, Chicago bantamweight Chris “The Jungle” Johnson (5-8-0) ausgeschlagen Jerrod “Der Hinterwäldlerhammer” Jennings (2-2-0) in der ersten Runde. Kentucky lightweight Kegan Agnew (1-0-0) made an impressive pro debut, locking in a rear naked choke to submit hometown favorite Dwayne Herrelle (0-2-0) in der ersten Runde.

 

Die vollständigen Ergebnisse und Fotogalerie unten:

OFFIZIELLE ERGEBNISSE
MAIN EVENT – Mittelgewichtler
Doug Usher (10-3-0), College Park, Maryland
WKO2
David Mundell (9-4-0), Orlando, Florida
CO-FEATURE – Leichtgewichte
Yoislandyu Izquierdo (12-4-0), Charlotte, North Carolina
WKO1
Dawond Pickney (15-11-0), Hot Springs, Arkansas
Bantamweights
Tony Gravely (14-5-0) Radford, Virginia
WTKO1
Bruno Ferreira (8-1-0) Sao Paulo, Brasilien
Fliehgewichte
Cee Jay Hamilton (13-6-0), Hartwell, Georgia.
WDEC3
Abdiel Velazquez (8-6-0), New Port Richey, Florida
Welterweights
Brandon Bell (9-6-0), Harlan, Kentucky
WTKO1
Jacob McClintock (9-3-0), Tempe, Arizona
P.J. Cajigas (7-7-0), Chicago, Illinois
WTKO2
James Conway (3-1-0), Dickson, Tennessee
SCHWERE JUNGS
Cody Goodale (6-4-0), Riverside, Kalifornien.
WDEC3
Nkemdirim Oti (2-4-0), Decatur, Alabama
VORLÄUFIGE CARD
Bantamweights
Chris Johnson (5-8-0), Chicago, Illinois
WKO1
Jerrod Jennings (2-2-0), Mayfield, Kentucky
Leichtgewichte
Kegan Agnew (1-0-0), Fredonia, Kentucky
WSUB1 (Rear Naked Choke)
Dwayne Herrelle (0-2-0) Nashville, Tennessee
Doug Usher used a powerful combination to KO David Mundell
Tony Gravely (oben drauf) destroyed Bruno Ferreira’s comeback party
Heavyweight Cody Goodale (R) punched his way past Nkemdirm Oti
Brandon Bell (oben drauf) finished off Jacob McClintock
P.J. Cajigas lines up Jacob Conway
Andiel Velazquez (L) & Cee Jay Hamilton put on a show for Nashville MMA fans
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“The Rage” hits Music City “Straße nach M-1: USA” in Nashville

An diesem Samstag LIVE on worldwide Pay Per View

 

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (August 18, 2018) – “The Rage,” a hybrid ring/cage, will make its American debut this Saturday night in the Music City, when the “Straße nach M-1: USA” professional mixed-martial-arts event is held at Global Mall in Nashville, Tennessee.

 

 

 

“Straße nach M-1″ USA”, presented by M-1 Global USA and Angel Fight Promotions, will air live on worldwide pay-per-view.starting at 9 p.m. UND / 6 p.m. PT. Integrierte Sports Media übernimmt den Vertrieb “Straße nach M-1: USA” in Nordamerika über Kabel, Satellit und digitale Pay-per-View über die Nachfrage, Vubiquity, DirecTV und DISH in den Vereinigten Staaten, in addition to Rogers, SaskTel, and Shaw PPV in Canada, und Live-Streaming weltweit auf dem FITE.TV App und Website (www.fite.tv), each way for a suggested retail price of only $19.95.

 

 

 

“The Rage, used by M-1 Global throughout Europe and Asia, measures 23-feet across and 24inches from the floor to first rope, and then there are three additional ropes above that. Fans in attendance and watching on PPV will have optimum viewing of a ring and fighters the safety associated with a cage.

 

 

 

“Straße nach M-1: USA” is headlined by a middleweight fight between Florida veteran fighter David “RedneckMundell (9-3-0), who replaced injured ReggieThe Regulator” Feather, and against Georgia middleweight DougYamatoUsher (9-3-0). Both fighters are hot, Usher riding a five-fight win streak, dating back 2 ½ Jahre, and Mundell has won his last three fights.

 

 

 

In der Zusammenarbeit vorgestellten Ereignis, veteran Arkansas fighter Dawond Pickney (15-10-0) faces his Cuban opponent, Yoislandy “Kuba” Izquierdo (11-4-0), who is fighting out of Charlotte, North Carolina.

 

 

 

The feelgood story of the show is undefeated Brazilian MMA fighter Bruno Ferreira (8-0-0), who has successfully beaten testicular cancer, returning to fight after three long years, versus always tough Tony Gravely (12-5-0), von Virginia.

 

 

 

Other main-card fights include Georgia flyweight C. J.. “The AutobotHamilton (12-6-0) vs. Floridian fighter Abdiel “The Nightmare” Velazquez (8-5-0), Kentucky welterweight Brandon “der Juggernaut” Glocke (5-6-0) vs. JacobTick-TockMcLintock (9-2-0), of Arizona; and Tennessee welterweight James Conway (3-0-0) vs. P.J. Cajigas (5-7-0), of Chicago.

 

 

 

Undercard bouts include California heavyweight Cody “The MooseGoodale (5-4-0) vs. NkemdirimKim Oti (2-3-0), of Alabama, New Brunswick, Canada bantamweight Chris Johnson (5-6-0) vs. Jerrod “Der Hinterwäldlerhammer” Jennings (2-1-0), of Kentucky, and Nashville favorite Dwayne Herrelle (0-1-0) vs. pro-debuting Kentucky lightweight Kegan Agnew.

 

 

 

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David Mundall neuer Gegner des Main Events für Doug Usher bei “Straße nach M-1: USA”

August. 11th worldwide Pay Per View from Nashville

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Juli 31, 2018) – Florida veteran MMA fighter David “RedneckMundell has replaced injured ReggieThe Regulator” Feather in the main event against Georgia middleweight DougYamatoUsher, August 11 bei “Straße nach M-1″ USA”, presented by M-1 Global USA and Angel Fight Promotions, to air live on worldwide pay-per-view from Global Mall in Nashville, Tennessee.

 

 

 

Integrierte Sports Media übernimmt den Vertrieb “Straße nach M-1: USA” in Nordamerika über Kabel, Satellit und digitale Pay-per-View über die Nachfrage, Vubiquity, DirecTV und DISH in den Vereinigten Staaten, sowie Rogers, SaskTel, and Shaw PPV in Canada, und Live-Streaming weltweit auf dem FITE.TV App und Website (www.fite.tv), ab 9 p.m. UND / 6 p.m. PT, für einen empfohlenen Verkaufspreis von nur $19.95.

 

 

 

Usher (9-3-0), aus Georgien heraus kämpfen, eine Fünf-Kampf Siegesserie reitet, dating back 2 ½ Jahre, while Mundell (9-3-0) has been victorious in his last three fights.

 

 

 

Veteran Arkansas fighter Dawond Pickney (15-10-0) has replaced Russian lightweight Vadim Ogar (6-3-0) in the co-featured event versus Yoislandy “Kuba” Izquierdo (11-4-0).

 

 

 

Undefeated Brazilian MMA fighter Bruno Ferreira (8-0-0), who has successfully beaten cancer, returns to action for the first time in three years against dangerous Tony Gravely(12-5-0), von Virginia, bei “Straße nach M-1: USA”.

 

 

 

Other main-card fights include Georgia flyweight C. J.. “The AutobotHamilton (12-6-0) vs. Floridian fighter Abdiel “The Nightmare” Velazquez (8-5-0), Kentucky welterweight Brandon “der Juggernaut” Glocke (5-6-0) vs. JacobTick-TockMcLintock (9-2-0), of Arizona; and Tennessee welterweight James Conway (3-0-0) vs. P.J. Cajigas (5-7-0), of Chicago.

 

 

 

Undercard bouts include California heavyweight Cody “The MooseGoodale (5-4-0) vs. NkemdirimKim Oti (2-3-0), of Alabama, New Brunswick, Canada bantamweight Chris Johnson (5-6-0) vs. Jerrod “Der Hinterwäldlerhammer” Jennings (2-1-0), of Kentucky, and Nashville favorite Dwayne Herrelle (0-1-0) vs. pro-debuting Kentucky lightweight Kegan Agnew.

 

 

 

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UFC & M-1 Global gibt Partnerschaft UFC RUSSIA bekannt

 

SANKT PETERSBURG, Russland (Juli 18) – Der russisch-chinesische Investmentfonds, Mubadala Investment Company, und Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) haben gemeinsam die Gründung der UFC Russland angekündigt. Das neue Unternehmen wird MMA fördern und neue Shows in Russland und der Gemeinschaft Unabhängiger Staaten organisieren (CIS). M-1 Global wird Partner, verantwortlich für das Scouting und die Unterzeichnung russischer Athleten, um sie auf den Kampf in der UFC vorzubereiten. M-1 Challenge Champions haben die einmalige Gelegenheit, Verträge mit der UFC zu unterschreiben.

 

 

 

“Wir freuen uns auf die weitere Zusammenarbeit mit der UFC und dem russisch-chinesischen Investmentfonds, die an der Entwicklung junger russischer Talente arbeiten,” M-1 Global President Vadim Finkelchtein sagte,. “Diese Partnerschaft wird unserem Sport sehr zugute kommen. MMA ist eine sehr beliebte Sportart und Kooperation der UFC, Investmentfonds und M-1 Global können MMA in Russland auf ein neues Niveau bringen. Der Wettbewerb in M-1 Global wird noch härter und das bedeutet, dass wir noch bessere und spektakulärere Kämpfe sehen werden!”

 

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Die nächsten M-1 Challenge-Events:

Juli 21 – M-1-Herausforderung 95 in Inguschetien, Russland

“Straße nach M-1: USA” August 11 in Nashville

Showcasing the American debut of “The Rage”
Worldwide Pay Per View from Music City
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Juni 28, 2018) – “Straße nach M-1: USA”, presented by M-1 Global USA and Angel Fight Promotions, will be held August 11, airing on worldwide pay-per-view live from Global Mall in Nashville, Tennessee.

 

 

 

Russia-based M-1 Global has been promoting professional MMA events in Russia, China, Finland and other countries for the past 21 Jahre, featuring many of the sport’s greatest fighters, einschließlich Fedor Emelianenko, Andrei Arlovski, Gegard Mousasi, Alistair Overeem und Sergei Kharitonov, unter den mehr Honoratioren.

 

 

 

In der Vergangenheit, M-1 Global has promoted seven M-1 Challenges and four M-1 Selection events in the United States.

 

 

 

We are excited to come back to the USA,” M-1 Global President Vadim Finkelchtein kommentiert. “It’s been almost seven years since M-1 Global held its last show in the United States and the upcoming Road to M-1 is going to be the first step on our way back into American MMA. We’ve been working hard together with our American representatives, Angel Natal und Mike Merriman, to make it happen and on August 11th we are going to have a show to remember!”

 

 

 

A hybrid ring-cage, “The Rage”, will make its American debut at “Straße nach M-1: USA”, which allows fans optimum viewing, while fighters have the safety associated with a cage.

 

 

 

Integrierte Sports Media übernimmt den Vertrieb “Straße nach M-1: USA” in Nordamerika über Kabel, Satellit und digitale Pay-per-View über die Nachfrage, Vubiquity, DirecTV und DISH in den Vereinigten Staaten, as well as SaskTel and other outlets to be announced in Canada, und Live-Streaming weltweit auf dem FITE.TV App und Website (www.fite.tv), ab 9 p.m. UND / 6 p.m. PT, für einen empfohlenen Verkaufspreis von nur $19.95.

 

 

 

I can’t describe how good it feels to be this close to this show airing,” said Merriman, head of operations for M-1 Global USA & Angel Fight Promotions. “Everyone loves to see sweat and blood in the ring, myself included, but so few people see the blood, Schweiß, and tears spilt while setting something like this up. This show is going to open a lot of eyesand drop a few jaws!”

 

 

 

The main event pits Georgia middleweight DougYamatoUsher (9-3-0) gegen ReggieThe Regulator” Feather (14-6-0), of Florida, während russische Leicht Vadim Ogar (6-3-0) takes on his Cuban opponent fighting out of North Carolina, Yoislandy “Kuba” Izquierdo(11-4-0) in der Zusammenarbeit vorgestellten Ereignisse.

 

 

 

Undefeated Russian bantamweight prospect Saidyokub Kakharamonov (5-0-0), fighting out of Chicago, wirft mit Tony Gravely (12-5-0), von Virginia; Georgia flyweight C. J.. “The AutobotHamilton (12-6-0) faces Floridian fighter Abdiel “The Nightmare” Velazquez (8-5-0), Kentucky welterweight “der Juggernaut” Brandon Bell (5-6-0) erfüllt JacobTick-TockMcLintock (9-2-0), of Arizona; and Tennessee welterweight James Conway (3-0-0) Quadrate mit P.J. Cajigas (5-7-0), of Chicago, to round out the main card.

 

 

 

Scheduled to fight on the undercard is California heavyweight Cody “The MooseGoodale (5-4-0) vs. TBA, New Brunswick, Canada bantamweight Chris Johnson (5-6-0) vs. Jerrod “Der Hinterwäldlerhammer” Jennings (2-1-0), of Kentucky, and local Nashville favorite Dwayne Herrelle (0-1-0) vs. pro-debuting Kentucky lightweight Kegan Agnew.

 

 

 

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M-1 Arena grand opening and M-1 Challenge 100 to highlight 21st season for M-1 Global

In January the new M-1 Arena is scheduled to open in Saint Petersburg
SANKT PETERSBURG, Russland (Dezember 29, 2017) — The grand opening of the state-of-the-art M-1 Arena in Saint Petersburgh, in addition to the celebration of M-1 Challenge 100 later in 2018, will highlight M-1 Global’s 21st Saison.
Plans in 2018 also include more events, expansion into new countries and, als Nein. 2 MMA organization in the world, to keep giving its fans world-class competition, entertaining match-ups, innovative developments and even a few surprises.
M-1 Global President Vadim Finkelchtein discussed a few of these subjects (siehe unten) prior to the holidays.
Can you tell us about the new M-1 Arena?
VF: “M-1 Arena is an absolutely unique structure seating a maximum of 3000. It is built in the form of the Colosseum, stone and wood, with an incredible dome made of glulam, which gives the place perfect acoustics. Not only can we promote sporting events, but also music concerts. M-1 Arena allows us to have even more events and realize new ideas like, zum Beispiel, a reality show. M-1 Arena will be multifunctional but martial arts will be the main form of entertainment held there.
M-1 Challenge was more international last year in terms of showcasing more fighters from different countries like USA, Portugal, Vereinigtes Königreich, Kanada, Südkorea, China, etc. Do you plan to expand your fighter base even more this year and, if so, what countries are you targeting for fighters?
VF: “Usually, we hire fighters from countries where our events are being broadcasted. If we have new contracts with the countries from where we don’t have representative fighters, or only have a few of them, we are going to increase their number. The same for countries where we’ve held events because fans desire to see the local athletes fighting in the Rage. We give them an opportunity to see that.
With the success of female MMA stars around the world do you plan to add a female division in 2018?
VF: “One day we will probably create a female division in M-1 Global. Jetzt, obwohl, we don’t have enough strong female fighters to do it, noch. As soon as we are ready to make this happen, it will be done, but we don’t want to open a new division just to check the box. We want the best fighters to compete at the highest level.
M-1 Global is closing in on your 100th M-1 Challenge event. Do you plan to promote your 100th event in 2018? If so can you provide any additional information about when, wo, special plans, etc.
VF: M-1 Global has already promoted more than 200 Geschehen, einschließlich 85 M-1 Challenges, which was created in 2008. I think that this event will happen either in Saint-Petersburg or in Moscow, but we still have a lot of time left and a dozen other events before it. We are going to take care of it a bit later.
M-1 has developed fighters who’ve moved on to the UFC and other organizations. How do you feel about that trend? Does it frustrate you that you to spend time building a fighter and then have him move on, or do you look at it as a compliment that M-1 Global develops fighters who can compete in the UFC and any other organization?
VF: “We can consider this situation from different perspectives. I’m not happy to let my best fighters go, natürlich, aber es ist, was es, and we are not ready to compete with UFC yet. Sometimes our fighters leave us. From another perspective, we are happy that our fighters who leave keep winning fights and become the top competitors in other promotions. It proves that the level of M-1 Global fighters is equal to the level of UFC fighters. The top athletes who left M-1 Global for UFC are in top positions there and other promotions don’t have such results. Other organization may make their fighters popular but, as soon as they move to UFC, they start losing and get released.
Our company is probably the second MMA promotion in the world and when some fighters move to the strongest league on the planet, they take a step forward, which I like much better than when they move to weaker promotions than M-1 Global just to make more money.
Any plans to do anything different this year than in the past, outside of the grand opening of the M-1 arena and possible 100th event?
VF: “The main difference will be that we are going to have our own home, M-1 Arena, which means we will be able to hold even more events. We’d like to have two events each month, 24 events a year. We opened our own TV channel (M1global.tv) and next year, MMA fans from former Soviet Republics will have an opportunity to watch all the fights. Using our iOS and Android App, viewers from all over the world can watch old and new fights right now, and next year we are going to make it even better. We are also going to create our own studio to produce different content, probably a new reality show with fighters from different countries.
Will you have showcase M-1 Medieval fights this coming year?
VF: “Apparently, we will have some medieval fights in 2018, but the only issue is that we have a lot of fighters under contract, so it is not easy to find a place for M-1 Medieval fights on our cards. We make knight fights in regions where they are popular, like in Ingushetia and Finland in 2017, because fans demonstrated to us that they want to see them. I hope one day we’ll have more resources for them.

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M-1 Global’s 20th anniversary a smashing success in 2017

M-1 Global President Vadim Finkelchtein
SANKT PETERSBURG, Russland (Dezember 27, 2017) — M-1 Global celebrated its 20thanniversary in style this past year, reestablishing itself as the preeminent mixed-martial-arts organization in Europe and Russia.
M-1 promoted 13 Challenges in 2017, 11 across Russia, as well as one each in China and Finland. Fighters from around the world competed including MMA superstars such as Sergey Kharitonov und Alexander Shlemenko, as well as rising stars Alexey Kunchenko und Artem Frolov.
M-1 Global founder and president Vadim Finkelchtein reviewed the 2017 Saison, answering a series of questions below:
Insgesamt, how do you evaluate the 2017 M-1 Challenge season in terms of achievements and accomplishments as a promotional company?
VF: “Zunächst, we increased the number of events. Some were even rated among top 5 monthly sporting events on television, which is really an incredible achievement. We’ve almost finished building our new M-1 Arena and produced our own M-1 Be Strong Protein milkshake.
You promoted events in different countries this past year like Finland. Was M-1 embraced by those fans and, if so, why do you think so?
VF: “We held our first event in Finland and it was really successful. M-1-Herausforderung 82took place in Hartwall Arena, one of the largest venues in Finland, located in the capital of Helsinki. Many fans came to watch our promotion’s debut in that country and it became one of the biggest MMA events in Finland history. Scandinavia is a very interesting region for us. We have many fighters from Finland and next year we are going to hold another event there.
We also had a big event in Harbin, China, which was a part of cultural program of Economic Forum. Many VIP visitors and thousands of fans gathered to watch the fights and it was a superb event. China is a prospective MMA market and we are going to work further, featuring more fighters from this country, and promote one or two event a year there.
“Nächstes Jahr, we are going to promote even more events in other countries, planning to hold M-1 Challenge shows in Georgia, Aserbaidschan, Kasachstan, Truthahn, China, Finnland, Germany and the USA.
What was the M-1 highlight of the year?
VF: “This past year we had a lot of remarkable events and fights, so it’s very difficult to choose just one highlight. If I had to choose, the rematch between Alexander Shlemenko and Brandon Halsey was the highlight of the year. Thousands of people in Saint Petersburg on June 1st came to see the rematch and that liver-kick Alexander delivered made the crowd go crazy. In the first fight, Brandon won in 35 Sekunden, so Alexander wanted to revenge fast and it took him just 25 Sekunden. That was unbelievable and unforgettable!”
Compared to past years in what areas did M-1 improve in 2017?
VF: “Each year we have more high-level fighters and that is the main difference. MMA has been developing around the world and the competition is always getting tougher. Only the best fighters receive an opportunity to sign a contract with M-1 Global. We have an opportunity to choose the best fighters, increasing the level of fights, to make it impossible to predict the winners in advance. Außerdem, we increased the number of events and TV coverage with some new TV contracts worldwide.
This was your 20th year. When you started 20 years ago did you envision the success M-1 has had in MMA?
VF: “I could not imagine MMA would become so popular. I went through the entire MMA evolution and the past 20 years I’ve been working on the promotion to make it better each year. The path was not easy because many years ago this kind of sport was considered criminal. Many called it fights without rules and I had to work hard to make people think about it as a legitimate sport.
M-1 added the flyweight division this past year. Why and was it successful in the eyes of fans?
VF: “Flyweight fighters can produce incredible performances. It was necessary for us to create this division because we knew that there were lot of good flyweight fighters. They wanted to fight in M-1 and we made it happen. We already have the first champion and a several tough contenders. In 2018, the flyweight division will be very interesting.
M-1 HERAUSFORDERUNGSMEISTER
Schwergewicht (265 lbs., 120,2 kg)
VACANT
Halbschwergewicht (205 lbs., 93,0 kg)
VACANT
MITTELGEWICHT (185 lbs., 83,9 kg)
Artem Frolov (10-0-0 (M-1: 7-0-0), Russland
WELTERGEWICHT (170 lbs., 77,1 kg)
Alexey Kunchenko (17-0-0 (M-1: 9-0-0), Russland
LEICHT (155 lbs., 70,3 kg)
Damir Ismagulov (14-2-0 (M-1: 9-1-0), Russland über Kasachstan
FEATHERWEIGHT (145 lbs., 65,8 kg)
Khamzat Dalgiev (10-1-0 (M-1: 7-1-0), Russland
BANTAMWEIGHT (135 lbs., 61,2 kg)
Movsar Evloev (8-0-0 (M-1: 8-0-0), Russland
FLYWEIGHT (125 lbs., 56,7 kg)
Alexander Doskalchuk (8-1-0 (M-1: 3-4-1), Ukraine
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One-on-One with M-1 Global president Vadim Finkelchtein


SANKT PETERSBURG, Russland (August 16, 2017) – M-1 Global President Vadim Finkelchtein recently sat down with mixfight.ru to discuss the recent M-1-Herausforderung 82 in Finland, M-1-Herausforderung 83 in next month in Kazan, Russland, and what fight he considers to be the most anticipated this autumn.

M-1-Herausforderung 82 tournament has just ended in Helsinki. Tell us your impressions and did everything go as planned beforehand?

VF: “Ja, the tournament fully met our expectations. We initially set it very high, promotingM-1-Herausforderung 82 at the largest venue in Finland, Hartwall Arena. In the history of Finland’s MMA tournaments, prior to our show, MMA shows had never been held in large arenas. There were halls for 1,500 bis 2,000 Zuschauer, at most, and that’s why M-1 Global had such as a large responsibility. I am very glad that we managed to fill the arena by 70-80 Prozent, setting record attendance for MMA tournaments in Finland. Our matchmakers did a great job. They managed to gather some of the best Finnish fighters for this tournament and found some worthy opponents for them as well. This attracted a lot of attention to the tournament, natürlich, for Finnish MMA fans.

Do you plan to come back to Finland and hold tournaments on a regular basis there?

VF: “Undoubtedly! We have such intentions. We have seen good interest in our tournaments, not only on the part of the audience, but television and the media as well. This year we have signed a contract with one of the leading TV channels of FinlandRUUTUto broadcast all M-1 Challenge tournaments. I think we will definitely return next year to Finland.

When is the next M-1 Challenge tournament and where?

VF: “The next tournament will be held in Kazan (Russland) auf 23. September. This will be the first M-1 tournament in this city and we’re thoroughly prepared for it. The main event forM-1-Herausforderung 83 is a fight between Brandon Halsey and Mikhail Ragozin, one of the most promising Russian heavyweights. Mikhail is a pupil of Alexander Shlemenko, who is also a New Stream team fighter.

Fans are now excited about the tournament in St. Petersburg, natürlich, especially the title super-bout between two bright punchers, Alexei Kunchenko and Sergei Romanov. What do you expect from this fight?
VF: “I’m sure this fight will be the pinnacle of the entire season in Russian MMA. This will be a duel between the two strongest fighters in this weight category in Russia, but it’s also a fight between two bright and prominent shock-punchers. Kunchenko has never been defeated. He is more experienced of the two, he has already won the belt and has defended it a few times. And Romanov is very hungry, winning fighter, who improves progressively as a professional from fight to fight. Und, natürlich, there will be crowded fan sectors on his side in St. Petersburg. Already, as of today, 2 ½ months before the tournament, Sergey’s fans have bought more than 1000 Karten! I myself am looking forward to this fight!”

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M-1 Challenge Mittelgewichts-Champion Ramazan Emeev vs.. Anatoly Tokov zur Headline M-1 Challenge 73: Schlacht von Narten

 

Dezember 9 in Inguschetien
(L-R) – Anatoly Tokov und Ramazan Emeev
ST. PETERSBURG, Russland (Oktober 13, 2016) – M-1 Global hat einen Super-Showdown zwischen dem Mittelgewichts-Champion der M-1 Challenge angekündigt Ramadan Emeev und Knockout Künstler Anatoly Tokov die Überschrift 9. Dezember M-1-Herausforderung 73: Schlacht von Narten in Inguschetien, Russland.
M-1-Herausforderung 73 wird live aus Inguschetien in High-Definition-Streaming aufwww.M1Global.TV. Die Zuschauer werden in der Lage, die Vorkämpfe und Hauptkarte, indem Sie sich auf registrieren beobachten www.M1Global.TV. Fans können die ganze Action auf ihren Computern zu sehen, als auch auf Android und Apple-Smartphones und Tablets.
“Der Kampf zwischen Ramazan Emeev und Anatoly Tokov ist der am meisten erwartete Kampf in der russischen MMA, “M-1 Global President Vadim Finkelchtein sagte,. “Sowohl Tokov als auch Emeev sind Kämpfer der Eliteebene, nicht nur in Russland, aber in der Welt. Dieser Kampf wird geführt, um unser Hauptziel zu erreichen: die spektakulärsten Match-Ups zwischen den stärksten MMA-Kämpfern unserer Zeit zu machen.”
Emeev (14-3-0, M-1: 8-1-0), Wer war der M-1 Global 2015 Fighter of the Year, kehrt nach einem Bandriss im Ellbogen zur Aktion zurück, was den Aserbaidschaner zwang, sich von seinem geplanten Kampf um die M-1 Grand Prix Mittelgewichts-Meisterschaft mit zurückzuziehenAlexander Shlemenko.
Der 29-jährige Emeev, aus Makhachkala heraus kämpfen, Russland, eroberte zuerst den vakanten Titel im Mittelgewicht der M-1 Challenge in 2012, eine einstimmige 5-Runden-Entscheidung von treffen Mario Miranda bei M-1-Herausforderung 35, und er gewann erfolgreich den Rückkampf fünf Monate später beiM-1-Herausforderung 38, Miranda durch Streiks in der dritten Runde zu stoppen.
In 2014, Emeev verlor seinen Titelgürtel an Vyacheslav Vasilevsky durch ein Knockout in der vierten Runde (Stanzen) bei M-1-Herausforderung 51 in 2014. Der belastbare Emeev, jedoch, erholte sich, um seinen Thron als M-1 Challenge-Champion im Mittelgewicht wiederzugewinnen, mit einem Choke-Hold, um Vasilevsky in der Eröffnungsrunde bei einzureichen
M-1-Herausforderung 56.
Emeev hat seinen Titel erfolgreich dagegen verteidigt Luigi Fioravanti, der nach vier Runden nicht mehr weitermachen konnte M-1-Herausforderung 63, und im vergangenen April besiegte Emeev den Brasilianer Maiquel Falcao (siehe Bild oben) bei M-1-Herausforderung 65 in der ersten Runde durch Vorlage (Choke).
Tokov (24-2-0, M-1: 9-1-0), 26, ist ein ehemaliger ABC-Champion, der gegen Stary Oskol kämpft, Russland. Er fährt eine Siegesserie mit 17 Kämpfen, einschließlich Knockouts von Enoc Löst Torres beiM-1-Herausforderung 54 und Albert Duraev bei M-1-Herausforderung 46.
Ein gefürchteter Stürmer mit enormer Kraft, Tokov hat aufgehört 14 seines 24 Opfer bis heute, Dies führte dazu, dass er sich zu einem der spektakulärsten Kämpfer der MMA und zu einem wahrhaft aufstrebenden MMA-Star in ganz Russland und Europa entwickelte.
Tokov kann geben und nehmen
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