Ramazan Emeev vs. Alexander Shlemenko M-1 Global Grand Prix Middleweight Championship; Alexander Volkov makes 1st M-1 Challenge Heavyweight title defense vs. Attila Vegh

M-1 Challenge 68, Iunie 16 în St. Petersburg, Rusia
(L-R) — Ramadan Emeev & Alexander Shlemenko
ST. PETERSBURG, Rusia (Aprilie 28, 2016) – M-1 Global has announced a blockbuster M-1 Challenge 68 event as Ramadan Emeev și Alexander “Furtună” Shlemenko battle in the M-1 Global Grand Prix Middleweight Championship, while M-1 Challenge heavyweight champion Alexander “Drago” Volkov își face prima apărare a titlului împotriva Attila “Pumuklo” Vegh, Joi noapte, Iunie 16, at Yubileyny Sports Palace in St. Petersburg, Rusia.
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Emeev (14-3-0, M-1: 8-1-0), fighting out of Russia by way of Dagestan, is the reigning M-1 Challenge middleweight champion, although his title belt will not be at stake against Shlemenko. The 28-year-old Emeev, care a fost 2015 M-1 Global Fighter of the Year, is a two-time M-1 Challenge middleweight champion. He originally captured the coveted crown in 2012, a lua o decizie de Mario Miranda pentru titlul vacant. În primul său titlu de apărare, Emeev lost to Vyacheslav Vasilevski, who stopped the defending champion via punches in the fourth round.
In their much anticipated rematch April 10, 2015, Emeev recaptured the title from Vasilevsky, choking the defending champion into an opening-round submission. În decembrie anul trecut, Emeev successfully defended his title when Luigi Fiorvanti retired after four rounds. Earlier this month at M-1 Challenge 65, Emeev defeated Maiquel Falcao in the M-1 Grand Prix semifinals, by way of a first-round submission (sufoca – vezi poza de mai jos), to qualify for the final versus Shlemenko.
The 31-year-old Shlemenko (52-9-0, M-1: 3-0-0) is a three-time Bellator champion from Omsk, Rusia. He returned to M-1 Global competition in February, taking a decision from Vasilevsky (vezi poza de mai jos) la-M 1 Challenge 64. The Siberian-born Shlemenko hadn’t competed in M-1 Global since 2005.
Volkov (25-6-0, M-1: 9-3-0), 27, also fought in Bellator for three years, 2012 pentru 2015, returning to M-1 Global action this past February for the first time in 5 ½ ani. The popular fighter from Moscow signed a promotional contract with M-1 Global, luptă Denis Smoldaraev Februarie. 19, 2016 (vezi poza de mai jos) la M-1 Challenge 64 for the vacant M-1 Challenge heavyweight championship. Volkov emerged victorious, using a choke in the third round to win with the Submission of the Night.
Vegh (29-6-2, M-1: 0-0-0), will make his M-1 Global debut versus Volkov in their M-1 Challenge title fight. Fighting out of Slovakia by way of his native Czechoslovakia, Vegh (pictured below) is a former Bellator light heavyweight champion who is moving up one weight class to challenge Volkov.
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