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Ka 24 at M-1 Arena in
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 Sergei Kharitonov (R) |
Saint Petersburg, Russia (April 23, 2018)) – Russian heavyweight star Sergei Kharitonov returns to The Rage on May 24 ho sehlooho sa litaba koranteng M-1 ba-Bothata ba 92 at M-1 Arena in Saint Petersburg, Russia.
Kharitonov (27-6-0, M-1 ba-: 5-0-0) faces his fellow countryman, upset-minded Anton Vyazigin(9-2-1, M-1 ba-: 4-1-0), in this Heavyweight SuperFight.
M-1 ba-Bothata ba 92 will be live-streamed from Russia in high definition on www.M1Global.TV. Bashebelli tla ba khona ho shebella selelekela lintoa le ka sehloohong karete ya ka logging pele ho ngodisa ka www.M1Global.TV. Fans may watch all the action on their computers, hammoho le ka Android le Apple Smart phone le matlapa a. M-1 ba-Bothata ba 92 will also be available onwww.FITE.TV(preliminary card is free, $7.99 for the main card)
Le 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 – ka litebele), pele e neng e M-1 ba-Bothata ba heavyweight mampoli Kenny “Deuce” Garner ka makhetlo a mabeli, at M-1Phephetso 59 a 2015 at Kazakhstan (WTKO1 – punches) le M-1 ba-Bothata ba 53 a 2013 at China, (KO/TKO3 – injury), le ho Alexei Kudin ka M-1 ba-Bothata ba 43 a 2013 Russia (KO2).
The 37-year-old Kharitonov, has defeated some of the greatest heavyweight MMA fighters of all-time, ho akarelletsa le Alister Overeem, Andrei Arlovski, Fabricio Werdum le 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 ba-Bothata ba 89.
One other main card fight has been announced as striker Giga Kukhalashvili (9-3-0, M-1 ba-: 2-0-0) meets undefeated Khadis Ibragimov (3-0-0. M-1 ba-: 1-0-0) in a battle of undefeated Russian light heavyweights.
Ka selelekela karete, French lightweight Mickael “Ragnar” Lebout (17-8-2, 1 NC, M-1 ba-: 1-0-0) meets rising Russian prospect Pavel Gordeev (10-1-0, M-1 ba-: 4-0-0). Lebout vs. Gordeev was scheduled to happed at M-1 ba-Bothata ba 87, but Lebout was injured during training camp, forcing the Frenchman out of that fight. Lebout’s M-1 debut at M-1 ba-Bothata ba 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.
All fighters and fights are subject to change. Additional main and preliminary card bouts will soon be announced.
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Upcoming M-1 Challenge Events:
Ka 12 – M-1 ba-Bothata ba 91: Doskalchuk vs. Ashimov, in Shenzhen, China.
Ka 24 – M-1 ba-Bothata ba 92: Kharitonov vs.. Vyazigin, in Saint Petersburg, Russia