ST. פטרסבורג, רוסיה (ינואר 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 atאתגר M-1 64, פבואר 19 at Olympic Stadium in Moscow between three-time Bellator championאלכסנדר “סערה” Shlemenko and former M-1 Challenge middleweight and light heavyweight titlist ויאצ'סלב 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 explosiveאתגר M-1 64card that includes an M-1 Challenge heavyweight title fight.
M-1 Global’s newly-signedאלכסנדר “דראגו” וולקוב (24-6-0, M-1: 8-3-0), של רוסיה, battles powerful Estonian challengerDenis Smoldaraev (11-1-0, M-1: 7-1-0) for the vacant M-1 Challenge heavyweight championship.
Known as one of the strongest and most popular fighters in Russia, Schlemenko has knocked out 29 מתנגדים, while the equally dangerous Vasilevsky is a five-time combat Sambo World Champion.
אתגר M-1 64 will be streamed live from Moscow in high definition on www.M1Global.TV. צופים יוכלו לצפות בקרבות הראשוניים ועיקרי כרטיס על ידי כניסה ללהירשם בwww.M1Global.TV. אוהדים יכולים לצפות בכל הפעולה במחשב שלהם, כמו גם על טלפונים חכמים אנדרואיד ואפל וטבליות.
Another previously announced main card match is a M-1 Challenge bantamweight semifinal eliminator, פאבל Vitruk(12-2-0, M-1: 6-2-0) מול סרגיי מורוזוב (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