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Antun Racic vs. Vitaly Branchuk Bantamweight title eliminator added to stacked M-1 Challenge 64, Feb. 19 ku Moscow

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(R) Antun Racic fires “Wakupha” strike
Switzerland. Petersburg, Russia (January 28, 2016) – M-1 Global’s first event of 2016 is shaping up as a potential blockbuster with the announcement of the second M-1 Challenge bantamweight elimination fight for M-1 Challenge 64 pa February 19 at Olympic Stadium in Moscow.
Antun “Wakupha” Racic, la Croatia, will face Ukrainian Vitaly Branchuk for right to fight for the vacant M-1 Challenge bantamweight championship. The survivor will advance to the championship round against the winner of the previously announced M-1 Challenge bantamweight semifinal eliminator, also part of the M-1 Challenge 64khadi, pakati Pavel Vitruk (12-2-0, M-1: 6-2-0) and undefeated Kazakhstan-native SERGEY Morozov (6-0-0, M-1: 2-0-0). Vitruk is a Ukrainian-born fighter who lives and trains out of St. Petersburg, Russia.
The main event pits three-time Bellator champion Alexander “Namondwe” Shlemenko(51-9-0, M-1: 2-0-0) and former M-1 Challenge middleweight and light heavyweight titlist Vyacheslav Vasilevsky (27-3-0, M-1: 10-1-0) in the semifinals of the M-1 Global Grand Prix Middleweight Tournament.
Mu Co-Mbali, newly signed Alexander “Drago” Volkov (24-6-0, M-1: 8-3-0), la Russia, takes on Estonian challenger Denis Smoldaraev (11-1-0, M-1: 7-1-0) for the vacant M-1 Challenge heavyweight championship.
Racic (18-6-1, M-1: 6-2-0) is coming off of an impressive win by decision versus Alexei Nevzorov last September at M-1 Challenge 61. The powerful Croatian, who is a standout grappler, is dropping down to fight as a bantamweight.
Branchuk (20-5-0, M-1: 0-1-0) will be fighting in his second M-1 Global event, the first two years ago at M-1 Challenge 45, in which he lost a decision to Yunus Evloev. The 24-year-old Branchuk is riding a seven-fight win streak. Known as a strong striker, he has knocked out 10 ake otsutsa.
M-1 Challenge 64 will be streamed live from Moscow in high definition onwww.M1Global.TV. Amaonetsa anthu adzatha penyani kuyambirira ndewu ndi waukulu khadi ndi mitengo pa kulembetsa pa www.M1Global.TV. Fans kuonera zonse zimene anachita pa awo makompyuta, komanso Android ndi apulo anzeru m'manja ndi miyala.
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2015 M-1 Global Fighter of the Year Ramazan Emeev takes on Maiquel Falcao In M-1 Grand Prix middleweight eliminator Mar. 4 pa M-1 Challenge 65 ku Moscow

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Switzerland. Petersburg, Russia (January 26, 2016) – Reigning M-1 Challenge middleweight champion Ramadani Emeev will take on Brazilian challenger Maiquel “Big Rig” Falcao in the second M-1 Grand Prix middleweight eliminator, March 4 pa M-1 Challenge 65, ku Moscow.
The first M-1 Grand Prix match of 2016 is set in the middleweight division as three-time Bellator champion Alexander “Namondwe” 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)pa M-1 Challenge 64, February 19 at Olympic Stadium in Moscow.
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 pulezidenti Vadim Finkelchtein anati. “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. Choncho, I think all of these fights are 50-50.”
Emeev (13-3-0, M-1: 7-1-0), ndi 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, Russia, Emeev originally captured the vacant M-1 Challenge middleweight crown in 2012 pa M-1 Challenge 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 Challenge 38.
In his next title defense, Emeev lost his title belt at M-1 Challenge 51 as Vasilevsky won by fourth-round stoppage via punches. Miyezi isanu ndi iwiri kenako mu rematch, Emeev defeated Vasilevsky by first round submission (kutsamwa), 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 Challenge 65, Komabe, the Brazilian black belt holder is a veteran of 43 professional MMA bouts with 23 knockouts. The 34-year old Falcao split two fights with Vasilevsky and he was stopped by Shlemenko in the second round at Bellator 69.
M-1 Challenge 64 & 65 adzakhala akukhamukira ku Russia mu moyo mkulu tanthauzo pawww.M1Global.TV. Amaonetsa anthu adzatha penyani kuyambirira ndewu ndi waukulu khadi ndi mitengo pa kulembetsa pa www.M1Global.TV. Fans kuonera zonse zimene anachita pa awo makompyuta, komanso Android ndi apulo anzeru m'manja ndi miyala.
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M-1 Grand Prix Tournament relaunched

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Switzerland. Petersburg, Russia (January 20, 2016) – M-1 Global President Vadim Finkelchtein recently announced the relaunching of its popular series, M-1 Grand Prix Tournament.
“We’ve been preparing this a long time and now we’re happy to officially announce our 2016 M-1 Grand Prix Tournament,” Finkelchtein said. “This has been a very popular format and fans are always excited about it. This time we will feature a 4-man tournament, rather than the usual 8-man pairings, because the 4-man version is faster and more entertaining. We don’t want to bore people with long expectation periods and lessen the risk of occasional injuries and fighter changes in the tournament.”
The first M-1 Grand Prix match of 2016 is set in the middleweight division as three-time Bellator champion Alexander “Namondwe” 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)pa M-1 Challenge 64, February 19 at Olympic Stadium in Moscow.
“Chabwino, we were choosing between several offers from different promotions,” explained Shlemenoko’s manager Alexey Zhernakov. “Pomaliza pake, we came to the conclusion that M-1 Grand Prix participation is the most interesting option for us at the moment. Alexander is still under Bellator’s exclusive contract. Choncho, we had to negotiate with Bellator, which kindly allowed us to sign with M-1 Global. We expect Alexander Shlemenko to take part in major M-1 Challenge events as they are always organized at a high level and broadly covered by the media.”
M-1 Challenge 64 will be streamed live from Moscow in high definition on www.M1Global.TV. Amaonetsa anthu adzatha penyani kuyambirira ndewu ndi waukulu khadi ndi mitengo pa kulembetsa pawww.M1Global.TV. Fans kuonera zonse zimene anachita pa awo makompyuta, komanso Android ndi apulo anzeru m'manja ndi miyala.