ST. PETERSBURG, Russia (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 Challenge 64, Februari 19 at Olympic Stadium in Moscow between three-time Bellator championAlexander “Storm” Shlemenkoand former M-1 Challenge middleweight and light heavyweight titlistVyacheslav 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 Challenge 64card that includes an M-1 Challenge heavyweight title fight.
M-1 Global’s newly-signedAlexander “Drago” Volkov (24-6-0, M-1: 8-3-0), ya Russia, 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 wapinzani, while the equally dangerous Vasilevsky is a five-time combat Sambo World Champion.
M-1 Challenge 64will be streamed live from Moscow in high definition onwww.M1Global.TV. Watazamaji watakuwa na uwezo wa kuangalia mapambano ya awali na kadi kuu na magogo kwenye kujiandikisha katikawww.M1Global.TV. Mashabiki wanaweza kuangalia yote ya hatua ya kompyuta zao, kama vile juu ya Android na Apple smart simu na vidonge.
Another previously announced main card match is a M-1 Challenge bantamweight semifinal eliminator, Pavel Vitruk(12-2-0, M-1: 6-2-0) inakabiliwa 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, Russia (Januari 17, 2016) –