ST. PETERSBURG, Rússia (Agost 28, 2019) — M-1 Challenge campió de pes plomaNate “The Train” Landwehr (13-2, M-1: 5-0) signed a UFC contract and relinquished his title belt.
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The entertaining American MMA fighter made his M-1 Global debut September 23, 2017 aM-1 Desafiament 83, en què va fer foraMikhail Korobkov in the second round. The 31-year-old Landwehr, lluitant fora de Clarksville, Tennesse, then won a bloody three-round split decision againstViktor Kolesnik to set-up a title challenge for Landwehr.
Landwehr took advantage of his first title shot, knocking out defending championKhamzat Dalgievin the second round of theirM-1 Desafiament 95 main event. Landwehr successfully defended his crown twice, paradaAndrey Lezhnev a la tercera rondaM-1 Challenge Battle in Atyrau last December, followed by a five-round unanimous decision victory over Kolesnik in their rematch this past June 28 aM-1 Desafiament 102.
Last summer, the Russian-Chinese investment fund, Companyia d'inversió Mubadala, i Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), jointly announced the foundation of UFC Russia. The new company promotes MMA and organizes new shows in Russia and the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS).
M-1 Global is a valued partner, responsible for scouting and signing Russian athletes to prepare them to fight in the UFC. M-1 Challenge champions such as Landwehr, who will be rising a seven-fight win streak into his UFC debut, have a unique opportunity to sign contracts with the UFC.
Like so many M-1 Global fighters, Landwehr used M-1 Challenge as a stepping-stone to the UFC. Prior to the aforementioned agreement, five former M-1 Challenge champions signed with the UFC: Marcin Tybura, Alexander Volkov, Ramadà Emeev, Rashid MagomedoviYana Kunitskaya. Landwehr became the sixth M-1 Global champion to graduate to the UFC since the 13-month deal was signed, joiningAlexey Kunchenko, Damir Ismagulov,Movsar Evloev, Khadis IbragimoviBruno Silva.
Landwehr’s departure from M-1 Global and his title abdication has opened up the doors for other M-1 featherweights, especially four fighting this Friday atM-1 Desafiament 104:Busarmankul Abdibait Uulu vs. Lezhnev andAnthony Dizy vs.Zalimeg Omarov. The winners will position themselves for a possible title shot before the end of 2019.
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Pròxims esdeveniments del repte M-1:
Agost. 30, 2019 – Repte M-1 104: Roman Bogatov vs. Mickael Lebout in Orenburg, Rússia.