ST. PETERSBURG, Rússia (Gener 17, 2016) – M-1 Global has officially announced the launching of the 2016 M-1 Grand Prix Middleweight Tournament series. The first match will be a showdown atM-1 Desafiament 64, Febrer 19 at Olympic Stadium in Moscow between three-time Bellator championAlejandro “Tempesta” Shlemenko i antic títol de pes mitjà i lleuger M-1 Challenge Vyacheslav Vasilevsky
The dream battle between Russian favorites Shlemenko (51-9-0, M-1: 2-0-0) and Vasilevsky (27-3-0, M-1: 10-1-0), featuring two of the most respected strikers in the middleweight division, strengthens an already explosiveM-1 Desafiament 64card that includes an M-1 Challenge heavyweight title fight.
M-1 Global’s newly-signedAlejandro “Drago” Volkov (24-6-0, M-1: 8-3-0), de Rússia, battles powerful Estonian challengerDenis Smoldaraev (11-1-0, M-1: 7-1-0) per al campionat de pes pesat M-1 Challenge vacant.
Known as one of the strongest and most popular fighters in Russia, Schlemenko has knocked out 29 oponents, while the equally dangerous Vasilevsky is a five-time combat Sambo World Champion.
M-1 Desafiament 64 s'emetrà en directe des de Moscou en alta definició www.M1Global.TV. Els espectadors podran veure les baralles preliminars i la targeta principal, connectant-se a registrar-se enwww.M1Global.TV. Els aficionats poden veure tota l'acció en els seus equips, així com en Android i Apple telèfons intel·ligents i tauletes.
Another previously announced main card match is a M-1 Challenge bantamweight semifinal eliminator, Pavel Vitruk(12-2-0, M-1: 6-2-0) enfront de Sergey Morozov (4-0-0, M-1: 2-0-0) with the winner advancing to fight for thevacant M-1 Challenge bantamweight title with the victor of a soon-to-be announced second title eliminator
ST. PETERSBURG, Rússia (Gener 17, 2016) –