СТ. ПЕТЕРСБУРГ, Русија (Август 28, 2019) — М-1 Цхалленге перо шампионNate “The Train” Landwehr (13-2, М-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 уМ-1 Цхалленге 83, in which he knocked outМихаил Коробков in the second round. The 31-year-old Landwehr, fighting out of Clarksville, Тенеси, then won a bloody three-round split decision againstВиктор Колесник to set-up a title challenge for Landwehr.
Landwehr took advantage of his first title shot, nokautirajući branioca tituleКхамзат Далгиевin the second round of theirМ-1 Цхалленге 95 main event. Landwehr successfully defended his crown twice, заустављањеАндреј Лезхнев у трећем колуM-1 Challenge Battle in Atyrau last December, followed by a five-round unanimous decision victory over Kolesnik in their rematch this past June 28 уМ-1 Цхалленге 102.
Last summer, the Russian-Chinese investment fund, Mubadala Investment Company, and Ultimate Fighting Championship (УФЦ), 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: Марцин Тибура, Александр Волков, Рамазан Емеев, Рашид МагомедовиYana Kunitskaya. Landwehr became the sixth M-1 Global champion to graduate to the UFC since the 13-month deal was signed, joiningАлексеј Кунцхенко, Дамир Исмагулов,Мовсар Евлоев, Khadis IbragimovиBruno 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 atМ-1 Цхалленге 104:Busarmankul Abdibait Uulu вс. Lezhnev andAnthony Dizy вс.Zalimeg Omarov. The winners will position themselves for a possible title shot before the end of 2019.
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