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Mei 24 at M-1 Arena in
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 Sergei Kharitonov (R) |
SINT PETERSBURG, Rusland (April 23, 2018)) – Russische zwaargewicht ster Sergei Kharitonov returns to The Rage on May 24 aan de kop M-1 Challenge 92 bij M-1 Arena in Sint-Petersburg, Rusland.
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 Challenge 92 zal worden live gestreamd vanuit Rusland in High Definition op www.M1Global.TV. Kijkers kunnen de voorlopige gevechten en belangrijkste kaart bekijken door in te loggen op registreren op zal zijn www.M1Global.TV. Fans kunnen alle actie kijken op hun computers, alsmede op Android en Apple smartphones en tablets. M-1 Challenge 92 zal ook beschikbaar zijn opwww.FITE.TV(voorlopige kaart is gratis, $7.99 voor de belangrijkste kaart)
De 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 – stempel), voormalige M-1 Challenge zwaargewicht kampioen Kenny “Drommel” Graanzolder tweemaal, at M-1Uitdaging 59 in 2015 at Kazakhstan (WTKO1 – stoten) en M-1 Challenge 53 in 2013 at China, (KO/TKO3 – letsel), en naar Alexei The Money bij M-1 Challenge 43 in 2013 Rusland (KO2).
The 37-year-old Kharitonov, has defeated some of the greatest heavyweight MMA fighters of all-time, inclusief Alister Overeem, Andrei Arlovski, Fabricio Werdum en 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 Challenge 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.
Op de voorlopige kaart, Franse lichtgewicht 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 Challenge 87, but Lebout was injured during training camp, forcing the Frenchman out of that fight. Lebout’s M-1 debut at M-1 Challenge 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.
Alle vechters en gevechten zijn aan verandering onderhevig. Additional main and preliminary card bouts will soon be announced.
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Aankomende M-1 Challenge-evenementen:
Mei 12 – M-1 Challenge 91: Doskalchuk vs. Ashimov, in Shenzhen, China.
Mei 24 – M-1 Challenge 92: Kharitonov vs. Vyazigin, in Sint-Petersburg, Rusland