САНКТ-ПЕТЕРБУРГ, Росія (Січень 31, 2018) – A pair of M-1 Challenge title fights, along with the return of a former champion, are shock-and-awe fights on M-1 Challenge 88, Лютого 22 at Olympic Stadium in Moscow, Росія.

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M-1 Challenge в легкій вазі Дамір Ismaguluv (14-2-0, М-1: 8-1-0), the Kazakhstan native fighting out of Russia, defends his title against Georgian challenger Рауль Tutarauli (18-3-0, М-1: 6-1-0) в головній події.

The 26-year-old Ismagulov is riding a nine-fight win streak, dating back more than 2 ½ років, including a third-round knockout of Tutarauli on May 27, 2016 в M-1 Challenge 66 Бій Ночі. Ismagulov also won the M-1 Challenge 72 Бій року, by way of a third-round unanimous decision on November 18, 2016.

Tutaraul, 25, has reeled off eight victories in a row since he lost to Ismagulov, including decisions wins last year over Artur Lemos на M-1 Challenge 77 і Vladimir Kanunnikov на M-1 Challenge 83.

У со-головній події, undefeated M-1 Challenge bantamweight title holder Movsar Evloev (8-0-0, М-1: 8-0-0) puts his perfect professional MMA record on the line against his Kazakh challenger, Сергій Морозов (10-3-0, М-1: 5-2-0).

Evloev has been unbeatable since his M-1 Global and professional debut on November 25, 2014, when the gifted Russian choked Jianwei Ha into a second-round submission на M-1 Challenge 53. На M-1 Challenge 76, Evloev captured the Interim M-1 Challenge bantamweight title, нокаутувавши Олексій Невзоров with a powerful kick last April, followed by an impressive five-round decision over veteran Павло Вітрука this past July at M-1 Challenge 81 to capture the outright title.

Morozov earned his first title shot with back-to-back victories in 2017 against veteran Brazilian fighters, taking a three-round decision from Fabricio Sarraff на M-1 Challenge 76, and a second-round knockout by punches of Luan Fernandez на M-1 Challenge 83.

Also fighting on the main card is former M-1 Challenge light heavyweight champion Стефан “Т-800” Puetz (15-3-0, М-1: 6-2-0), Німеччині, проти. Russian foe Khadis Ibragimov (2-0-0, М-1: 0-0-0), Brazilian bantamweight Helton dos Santos Davella(15-5-1, М-1: 0-1-1) проти. Будинок Баїра (5-2-0, М-1: 2-2-0), Росії, and American middleweight Йосип “Leonidas” Henle (10-3-1, М-1: 0-1-0) проти. Валерій “Російський молот” Мясникова (11-1-2, М-1: 2-1-2).

The preliminary card is loaded, також, with unbeaten prospects Alexander Osetrov(3-0-0, М-1: 2-0-0) і Sergey Klyuev (5-0-0) in a battle of Russian bantamweights, former M-1 Challenge lightweight champion Максим Divnich (13-4-0, М-1: 7-4-0), of Russia by way of Ukraine, проти. Бусурманкуль Абдібайт Уулу (9-2-1, М-1: 1-0-1) , Киргизстану, German heavyweight Frank Tattoo” Kortz (4-4-0, М-1: 0-1-0) проти. unbeaten Russian Maxim Yakobyuk (7-1-0, М-1: 2-0-0), Talekh “The Azerbaijan Terminator” Nadzhafadze (6-2-1, М-1: 2-1-1) проти. Російський середньому Vitaliy Slipenko (9-1-0, М-1: 1-0-0), and Brazilian lightweight Rubenilton “Rubinho” Груша (18-5-0, М-1: 2-2-0) проти. Erlan Ulukbekov (7-1-0, М-1: 0-1-0), Киргизстану.

All fighters and fights are subject to change.

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