Tybura vs. Delija heavyweight title fight to headline Sept. 20 show in Ingushetia, Zog ntawm Guj kuj
ST. PETERSBURG, Zog ntawm Guj kuj (Lub yim hli ntuj 27, 2015) – Two potentially explosive fights have been added to theM 1 sib tw 61:Battle of Nartsevent, headlined by M-1 Challenge heavyweight championMarcin Tybura (12-1, 3 KO/TKO, 5 SUB) defending his title againstAnte “The Walking Trouble” Delija(14-2-0, 5 KO/TKO, 7 SUB), September 19in Ingushetia, Zog ntawm Guj kuj
In another previously announcedM 1 sib tw 61match-up, former M-1 Global middleweight championMagomed “The White Wolf” Sultanakhmedov (18-5-0, 12 KO/TKO, 0 SUB), of Russia, will return to action after a 4 1/2-year hiatus to fight Brazilian veteranMarcelo Brito13-7-0, 2 KO/TKO. 5 SUB).
M 1 sib tw 61: Battle of Nartswill be streamed live from Russia in high definition onwww.M1Global.TV. Viewers will be able to watch the preliminary fights and main card by logging on to register atwww.M1Global.TV.Fans may watch all of the action on their computers, as well as on Android and Apple smart phones and tablets.
Fighting on the main card is a match featuring featherweight fighters with contrasting styles as Luthuanian starSergej Grecicho (pictured to left) takes on undefeated Russian prospectMagomed Idrisov (5-0-0, 2 KO, TKO, 0 SUB).
The 29-year-old Grecicho (21-6-0, 2 KO/TKO, 16 SUB) is a submission specialist whose victims have primarily fallen to his choke holds. He has won 11 of his last 13 fights during the past three years and he’s never been knocked out during his entire MMA professional career. Grechico will be making his M-1 Global debut.
A student from the famed Gorets Club, Idrisov (pictured to the left) is coming off of a sensational win atM 1 sib tw 57in May, in which he won a decision over German challengerMax Coga(4-0-0). Idrisov is unbeaten in M-1 Global fights having also defeated Brazilian opponentYuri Maia(3-0-0) via a first-round knockout atM 1 sib tw 49in June of 2014.
The other most recently announced fight is between a pair of talented lightweight prospects, Ramazan Esenbaev (8-1-0, 2 KO/TKO, 2 SUB) thiab Damir Ismagulov (4-1-0, 3 KO/.TKO, 0 SUB), who will meet on the preliminary card.
Esenbaev is a Russian freestyle wrestler who is 4-1-0 in M-1 Global competition. He has been fighting in Japan for the past year. Ismagulov (pictured to left) was born in Kazakhstan and lives in Orenburg, Zog ntawm Guj kuj. He registered a tremendous opening-round knockout of Pedro Eugenio Granjo in his last fight this past July on M-1 Challenge 49.
Fights and fighters are subject to change. Additional bouts will soon be announced.
Fight Network will airM 1 sib tw 61:Battle of Nartslive on Cablevision’s Optimum TV, Grande Communications, Shentel Cable, Suddenlink Communications and Armstrong Cable in the U.S., as well as nationwide in Canada, Roku devices across North America, and globally in more than 30 countries throughout Europe, Africa and the Middle East.
