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САНКТ-ПЕТЕРБУРГ, Росія (Вересень 14, 2018) – M-1 Global veterans and former champions recently expressed their thoughts and opinions about their M-1 experiences and tomorrow’s (Сім. 15) UFC Moscow card at Olympic Stadium in Moscow.
Alexei Oleinik, M-1 Global veteran, проти. Mark Hunt in UFC Moscow main event:
“M-1 Global is a great Russian promotion and I really enjoyed the time when I fought there. Each fight for me was another step in my career. We did not choose opponents, had rated fights, and took part in the Grand-Prix.”
Олександр Волков, Колишній M-1 Challenge в суперважкій вазі:
“One of the best moments that I had in M-1 Global was the victory for our team at M-1 Selection. At that time there were team competitions in M-1 Global and I miss that format. Another great moment was when I won the M-1 Challenge heavyweight title. Every important fight is very memorable.”
“My first M-1 Global fights were in M-1 Selection team competitions, which helped me as a young fighter to start my career, find my place in this sport and understand that I belong to MMA. At the time it was a great opportunity for young athletes to demonstrate their skills and show up on local TV stations, so M-1 Global was the first step in my professional career.”
“UFC has a huge impact on development of the Russian MMA market. The partnership between M-1 Global and UFC gives M-1 Global many advantages on the local market and makes it much more attractive for Russian fighters. All mixed martial artists have a dream to fight in the UFC and now the way is clear. As we’ve seen many times, top fighters and champions from M-1 Global compete on the highest level in the UFC.”
Рамадан Emeev, former M-1 Challenge middleweight champion, проти. Stefan Sekulic at UFC Moscow
“I feel some responsibility for this fight because I’m fighting at home. Many friends and fans will come to root for me and I don’t want to let them down. I want to put on a great show, win the fight, and make everyone who’s supporting me happy.
“Since I’m fighting at home, I don’t have to fly somewhere and acclimate. In my previous fights I had to fly across the ocean to compete. Зараз, it’s their turn, and everything will be by my rules.”
Rustam Khabilov M-1 Global veteran, проти. Kajan Johnson at UFC Moscow
“There’s a great responsibility fighting at home when the crowd is waiting for you. It doesn’t matter whether it’s M-1 Global or UFC. Crowds are the same. Many friends and fans will be worried, and they’ll come to root for me, so I owe this victory to them. I must win. That’s why I trained three times as hard for this fight. Зараз, I’m anticipating an opponent. Everything will be fine.”
Abdulmanap Nurmagomedov, one of best MMA coaches in the world and father of UFC and former M-1 Global fighter Kabib Nurmagomedov
“M-1 Global is the history of Russian MMA and it’s not a coincidence that many fighters who started their careers in M-1 Global are very successful in the MMA world. M-1 Global was a foundation for mixed martial arts in Russia, faced some challenges, learned from their mistakes and kept moving forward. Most Russian fighters who are now signed with the UFC came exactly from M-1 Global.”
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САНКТ-ПЕТЕРБУРГ, Росія (Вересень 5, 2018) – Fighting in the UFC is a dream come true for undefeated M-1 Challenge middleweight champion Артем Фролов (11-0-0, М-1: 8-0-0), who will make his UFC debut September 15, fighting on the UFC Moscow card at Olympic Stadium in Moscow.
Frolov recently agreed on short notice (2 тижнів) to replace injured Omari Ashkedov against veteran American fighter C.B. “The Doberman” Dollaway (17-8-0).
Fighting at home in Russia, the 26-year-old Frolov won his M-1 Challenge title belt last October, when he took a unanimous decision from Caio Magalhaes на M-1 Challenge 84. This past June at M-1 Challenge 93, Frolov made his first and lone title defense to date against Джо Ріггз, who suffered a knee injury that led to a doctor’s stoppage in the second round.
Вчора, Frolov sat down for a one-on-one interview:
How long have you working on a deal to sign with UFC?
AF: “My manager has been working on signing me with the UFC for a while, but until the last few days, we had no solid agreement. A few days ago, they finally offered me a contract and asked to step in to replace an injured fighter at UFC Moscow.
“I thought it over and decided it was a great opportunity to join the UFC, which I did not want to miss. I would not say this contract was a surprise for me, people have been working on it, so I was ready.”
How does it feel to sign with UFC?
AF: “I’m excited to sign with the best promotion in the world, but I know that my debut fight won’t be easy, I’m stepping in on a short notice just two weeks before the show. I was going to defend my belt in M-1 Global in a couple months, so now I need to cut weight fast. The most difficult thing is not just to cut weight, but afterwards to recover well. In the UFC, IVs are banned and you have to be extremely careful with supplements you take to recover.”
What shape are you in for this fight considering only two-week’s notice?
AF: “I was preparing for a fight in M-1 Global, so I’m in good shape. We are going to work on my speed now but first, I have to cut weight. Once in my career I took a fight on a short notice, I had three weeks to prepare and I won that fight by TKO in the second round.”
Що ви знаєте про свого суперника, C.B. Dollaway?
AF: “I’ve seen a couple of C.B. Dollaway’s UFC fights, but I have never considered him as my opponent, so did not pay too much attention to him. There are many good fighters in the UFC, so I can’t say that I know a lot about my opponent. We don’t have not enough time to concentrate on him, so we’ll concentrate on me.”
When do you feel you can challenge the top UFC fighters in your weight class?
AF: “I’m not going to demand huge fights with the top opponents in the UFC. I’ll take my time and be ready to fight any opponent they’ll give me. I need time to get used to new conditions, tune up my preparation, and put in order the whole system and then I will be ready for any challenges.
“Everything is in our hands; nothing is impossible. If someone wants something badly, sets a goal and works hard to achieve it, he or she will succeed. I’m just a regular guy who had a dream to fight in the UFC and I made it. Dream big, set goals and achieve them!”
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Нешвілл, Штат Теннесі. (Серпня 14, 2018) – Georgia middleweight Doug “Yamato” Usher і Yoislandy “Куба” Izquierdo were knockout-winners this past Saturday night in the “Road to M-1: США” main event and co-feature, відповідно, at Global Mall in Nashville, Теннессі.
“Road to M-1: США” was presented by M-1 Global USA and Angel Fight Promotions and aired live on worldwide pay per view.
“Лють,” a hybrid ring/cage, made its American debut in Music City.
“What a great first event for M-1 Global USA,” M-1 Global USA CEO Mike Merriman сказав. “There were so many obstacles to overcome and lessons to be learned, but the show still went well. The fighters worked hard and the staff worked diligently. I couldn’t have asked for more. We are working on our next show and some possible partnerships that should make a lot of fans smile.”
Usher (10-3-0) overcame a relatively slow opening round to knockout his late replacement opponent, Девід “Redneck” Mundell (9-4-0), with a powerful right-left combination for his sixth consecutive victory, which snapped Mundell’s three-fight win streak.
Izquierdo (12-4-0), fighting out of Charlotte (Північна Кароліна) by way of Cuba, took care of business early, нокаутувавши Damond Pickney (15-11-0), of Hot Springs, Арканзас, less than a minute into the opening round by way of a vicious head-kick.
Virginia bantamweight Tony Gravely (14-5-0) ruined the courageous comeback of previously undefeated Brazilian fighter Bruno Ferreira (8-1-0), who was making a comeback after successfully battling cancer the past three years. Gravely’s aggressive ground-and-pound attack resulted in a quick first-round technical knockout win.
Georgia flyweight Cee Jay “The Autobot” Hamilton (13-6-0) and California heavyweight Cody “The Moose” Goodale won three-round decisions, відповідно, against Puerto Rican Abdiel “Кошмар” Velazquez (8-6-0) і Nkemdirim “Kim” Oti (2-4-0)
Kentucky welterweight Брендон “Джаггернаут” Дзвоник (9-7-0) registered a first-round, ground-and-pound TKO win over Jacob “Tick-Tock” McClintock (9-3-0), of Arizona, while Chicago welterweight P.J. Cajigas used the same method to defeat previously unbeaten Tennessean James Conway (3-1-0) у другому раунді.
За попередніми карти, Chicago bantamweight Кріс “The Jungle” Джонсон (5-8-0) нокаутував Jerrod “The Hillbilly Hammer” Дженнінгс (2-2-0) в першому турі. Kentucky lightweight Kegan Agnew (1-0-0) made an impressive pro debut, locking in a rear naked choke to submit hometown favorite Dwayne Herrelle (0-2-0) в першому раунді.
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Нешвілл, Штат Теннесі. (Серпня 18, 2018) – “Лють,” a hybrid ring/cage, will make its American debut this Saturday night in the Music City, when the “Road to M-1: США” professional mixed-martial-arts event is held at Global Mall in Nashville, Теннессі.
“Road to M-1″ США”, presented by M-1 Global USA and Angel Fight Promotions, will air live on worldwide pay-per-view.starting at 9 p.m. І / 6 p.m. PT. Integrated Sports Media will distribute “Road to M-1: США” in North America on cable, satellite and digital pay-per-view via iN Demand, Вубікіті, DIRECTV and DISH in the United States, in addition to Rogers, СаскТел, and Shaw PPV in Canada, and live-streamed worldwide on the FITE.TV app and website (www.fite.tv), each way for a suggested retail price of only $19.95.
“Лють, used by M-1 Global throughout Europe and Asia, measures 23-feet across and 24” inches from the floor to first rope, and then there are three additional ropes above that. Fans in attendance and watching on PPV will have optimum viewing of a ring and fighters the safety associated with a cage.
“Road to M-1: США” is headlined by a middleweight fight between Florida veteran fighter Девід “Redneck” Mundell (9-3-0), who replaced injured Reggie “The Regulator” Перо, and against Georgia middleweight Doug “Yamato” Usher (9-3-0). Both fighters are hot, Usher riding a five-fight win streak, dating back 2 ½ років, and Mundell has won his last three fights.
У со-ознаками події, veteran Arkansas fighter Dawond Pickney (15-10-0) faces his Cuban opponent, Yoislandy “Куба” Izquierdo (11-4-0), who is fighting out of Charlotte, Північна Кароліна.
The feelgood story of the show is undefeated Brazilian MMA fighter Bruno Ferreira (8-0-0), who has successfully beaten testicular cancer, returning to fight after three long years, versus always tough Tony Gravely (12-5-0), Вірджинія.
Other main-card fights include Georgia flyweight C.J. “The Autobot” Hamilton (12-6-0) проти. Floridian fighter Abdiel “Кошмар” Velazquez (8-5-0), Kentucky welterweight Брендон “Джаггернаут” Дзвоник (5-6-0) проти. Jacob “Tick-Tock” McLintock (9-2-0), of Arizona; and Tennessee welterweight James Conway (3-0-0) проти. P.J. Cajigas (5-7-0), Чикаго.
Undercard bouts include California heavyweight Cody “The Moose” Goodale (5-4-0) проти. Nkemdirim “Kim” Oti (2-3-0), of Alabama, New Brunswick, Canada bantamweight Chris Johnson (5-6-0) проти. Jerrod “The Hillbilly Hammer” Дженнінгс (2-1-0), of Kentucky, and Nashville favorite Dwayne Herrelle (0-1-0) проти. pro-debuting Kentucky lightweight Kegan Agnew.
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Daniel Swain vs. Viktor Kolesnik in co-feature
Серпня 25 in Saint Petersburg, Росія
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САНКТ-ПЕТЕРБУРГ, Росія (Серпня 1, 2018) -The vacant M-1 Challenge light heavyweight title will be on the line August 25, коли Dimitriy Mikutsa і Khadis Ibragimov throw-down in the M-1 Challenge 96 головна подія, in M-1 Arena, at Saint Petersburg, Росія.
Mikutsa (9-3-1, М-1: 2-1-0), one of the top fighters in Ukraine, is riding a four-fight win streak, including M-1 Global victories over Kleber Raimundo Silva last February at M-1 Challenge 87 і Dmitry Tebekin на M-1 Challenge 79, both by way of three-round unanimous decisions. A heavy-handed striker, Mikutsa has knocked out six of his nine victims to date.
One of the most promising prospects in years, undefeated Ibragimov (6-0-0, М-1: 2-0-0) has earned his title shot, primarily by defeating former M-1 Challenge light heavyweight champion Стефан Puetz, using a bulldog choke to submit his German foe in the third round last February at M-1 Challenge 88. Ibragimov, who will be fighting at home in Saint Petersburg, won his last fight at M-1 Challenge 92, коли Giga Kukhalalashvili was disqualified in the third round for rope grabbing.
A potentially explosive co-featured event has also been announced as American featherweight Данило “Agent Orange” Swain (18-8-1, М-1: 1-0-1) бере на себе Viktor Kolesnik (14-3-1, М-1: 3-1-1), Росії.
Fighting out of Newport, Вашингтон, the entertaining Swain is coming off a sensational victory this past May at M-1 Challenge 91, when he used a kneebar to submit Musu Nuertiebieke в першому раунді.
Kolesnik’s lone loss in his last 10 бої, dating back nearly four years, was by split decision at M-1 Challenge 85 для Нейт Ландвер, who is now the newly crowned M-1 Challenge featherweight champion.
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Найближчі виклики М-1: Серпня. 11 – “Road to M-1: США” in Nashvillee, Теннессі, США Серпня. 25 – M-1 Challenge 96: Mikutsa vs. Ibragimov in Saint Petersburg, Росія |
Нешвілл, Штат Теннесі. (Липня 31, 2018) – Florida veteran MMA fighter Девід “Redneck” Mundell has replaced injured Reggie “The Regulator” Перо in the main event against Georgia middleweight Doug “Yamato” Usher, Серпня 11 на “Road to M-1″ США”, presented by M-1 Global USA and Angel Fight Promotions, to air live on worldwide pay-per-view from Global Mall in Nashville, Теннессі.
Integrated Sports Media will distribute “Road to M-1: США” in North America on cable, satellite and digital pay-per-view via iN Demand, Вубікіті, DIRECTV and DISH in the United States, а також Роджерса, СаскТел, and Shaw PPV in Canada, and live-streamed worldwide on the FITE.TV app and website (www.fite.tv), починаючи з 9 p.m. І / 6 p.m. PT, за рекомендованою роздрібною ціною всього $19.95.
Usher (9-3-0), fighting out of Georgia, is riding a five-fight win streak, dating back 2 ½ років, while Mundell (9-3-0) has been victorious in his last three fights.
Veteran Arkansas fighter Dawond Pickney (15-10-0) has replaced Russian lightweight Vadim Ogar (6-3-0) in the co-featured event versus Yoislandy “Куба” Izquierdo (11-4-0).
Undefeated Brazilian MMA fighter Bruno Ferreira (8-0-0), who has successfully beaten cancer, returns to action for the first time in three years against dangerous Tony Gravely(12-5-0), Вірджинія, на “Road to M-1: США”.
Other main-card fights include Georgia flyweight C.J. “The Autobot” Hamilton (12-6-0) проти. Floridian fighter Abdiel “Кошмар” Velazquez (8-5-0), Kentucky welterweight Брендон “Джаггернаут” Дзвоник (5-6-0) проти. Jacob “Tick-Tock” McLintock (9-2-0), of Arizona; and Tennessee welterweight James Conway (3-0-0) проти. P.J. Cajigas (5-7-0), Чикаго.
Undercard bouts include California heavyweight Cody “The Moose” Goodale (5-4-0) проти. Nkemdirim “Kim” Oti (2-3-0), of Alabama, New Brunswick, Canada bantamweight Chris Johnson (5-6-0) проти. Jerrod “The Hillbilly Hammer” Дженнінгс (2-1-0), of Kentucky, and Nashville favorite Dwayne Herrelle (0-1-0) проти. pro-debuting Kentucky lightweight Kegan Agnew.
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САНКТ-ПЕТЕРБУРГ, Росія (Липня 18) – The Russian-Chinese investment fund, Mubadala Investment Company, and Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) have jointly announced the foundation of UFC Russia. The new company will promote MMA and organize new shows in Russia and the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS). M-1 Global is going to be a partner, responsible for scouting and signing Russian athletes to prepare them to fight in the UFC. M-1 Challenge champions will have a unique opportunity to sign contracts with the UFC.
“We are looking forward to further cooperation with the UFC and the Russian-Chinese investment fund working on developing young Russian talents,” M-1 Global президент Вадим Фінкельхтейн сказав. “This partnership will benefit our sport very much. MMA is a very popular sport and cooperation of the UFC, investment fund and M-1 Global can take MMA in Russia to a new level. Competition in M-1 Global is going to be even tougher and that means we are going to see even more excellent and spectacular fights!”
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