ST. PETERSBURG, Rusia (Januari 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 Cabaran 64, Februari 19 at Olympic Stadium in Moscow between three-time Bellator championAlexander “Storm” Shlemenko dan bekas M-1 Challenge middleweight dan light heavyweight titlist 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 Cabaran 64card that includes an M-1 Challenge heavyweight title fight.
Known as one of the strongest and most popular fighters in Russia, Schlemenko has knocked out 29 lawan, while the equally dangerous Vasilevsky is a five-time combat Sambo World Champion.
M-1 Cabaran 64 akan disiarkan secara langsung dari Moscow dalam definisi tinggi www.M1Global.TV. Penonton akan dapat menonton pergaduhan awal dan kad utama dengan melayari mendaftar diwww.M1Global.TV. Peminat boleh menonton semua tindakan pada komputer mereka, dan juga pada Android dan Apple telefon pintar dan tablet.
Another previously announced main card match is a M-1 Challenge bantamweight semifinal eliminator, Pavel Vitruk(12-2-0, M-1: 6-2-0) menghadapi 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