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Maj 24 at M-1 Arena in
Sankt Petersburg, Ryssland |
 Sergei Kharitonov (R) |
SANKT PETERSBURG, Ryssland (April 23, 2018)) – Russian heavyweight star Sergei Kharitonov returns to The Rage on May 24 till rubrik M-1 Challenge 92 at M-1 Arena in Saint Petersburg, Ryssland.
Charitonov (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 will be live-streamed from Russia in high definition on www.M1Global.TV. Tittarna kommer att kunna titta på preliminära slagsmål och huvudkortet genom att logga in för att registrera dig på www.M1Global.TV. Fans kan titta på alla åtgärder på sina datorer, samt på Android och Apple smarta telefoner och surfplattor. M-1 Challenge 92 will also be available onwww.FITE.TV(preliminary card is free, $7.99 for the main card)
Den 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 – stans), tidigare M-1 Challenge tungvikt Kenny “Deuce” Garner två gånger, at M-1Utmaning 59 i 2015 at Kazakhstan (WTKO1 – stansar) och M-1 Challenge 53 i 2013 at China, (KO/TKO3 – injury), och att Finans Alexei vid M-1 Challenge 43 i 2013 Ryssland (KO2).
The 37-year-old Kharitonov, has defeated some of the greatest heavyweight MMA fighters of all-time, Inklusive Alister Overeem, Andrei Arlovski, Fabricio Werdum och 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.
På den preliminära kortet, 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 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.
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:
Maj 12 – M-1 Challenge 91: Doskalchuk vs. Ashimov, in Shenzhen, Kina.
Maj 24 – M-1 Challenge 92: Charitonov vs. Vyazigin, in Saint Petersburg, Ryssland