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Buchinger retains M-1 Challenge featherweight title Decisions Barnaoui

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M-1 Challenge 62 Results
Ivan Buchinger (R) vs. Mansour Barnaoui
SOCHI, Russia (October 11, 2015) – M-1 Challenge featherweight champion Ivan “Buki” Buchinger successfully defended his title last night with a hard fought five-round unanimous decision over Mansour “Tarzan” Barnaoui in the M-1 Challenge 62
main event at The Ice Cube Curling Center in Sochi, Russia.
Buchinger (30-4-0, 7 KO/TKO, 16 SUB), fighting out of Slovakia, improved his M-1 Global record to a perfect 5-0 with his second title defense victory. He originally captured his title belt a year ago, stopping Tural Ragimov in the fourth round at M-1 Challenge 52.

Barnaoui (12-3-0, 4 KO/TKO, 7 SUB), of Paris, relinguished his M-1 Challenge lightweight title belt he won this past May in his M-1 Global debut, when he knocked out Maxim Divnich via punches at M-1 Challenge 57.

Former M-1 Challenge middleweight champion Vyacheslav Vasilevsky (27-3-0, 11 KO/TKO, 7 SUB), of Russia, used a rear naked choke for a win by second-round submission against Croatian opponentKristijan “Pacman” Perak (8-2-1, 3 KO/TKO, 2 SUB).

Russian featherweight Kurbanali Abdusalamov (6-2-0, 1 KO/TKO, 3 SUB) won a decision over American invader Lee “American Bulldog” Morrison (14-6-0, 4 KO/TKO, 4 SUB), while red-hot Russian light heavyweight prospect Adam “The Beard” Yandiev (9-0-0, 3 KO/TKO, 6 SUB) defeatedDemitry Voitov (10-5-0, 4 KO/TKO, 4 SUB) by way of an opening-round neck crank.

Rounding out the main card, Russian welterweight Alexey Kunchenko (10-0-0, 8 KO/TKO, 2 SUB) continued on his roll, punching out Brazilian Alexandre “Sangue” Ramos (9-3-0 (1 KO/TKO, 7 SUB) in the first round.

Fighting on the preliminary card, Spainard Enoc Solves Torres (17-9-0) won by armbar in the opening round versus Georgian middleweight Nodar Kudukjasvili (10-2-0), Ukrainian featherweight Andrey “Iron” Leshnev (8-4-0) won a three-round decision over Russian favorite Nikita “Piranha” Chistyakov (4-2-1), and Russian Delgat Kudbudinov (3-0-0) submitted Italian Georgia Belsanti (4-5-0) by way of a neck crank.

Also fighting on the preliminary card, Ukrainian lightweight Sergey Astapov (6-4-0) locked a rear naked choke on Russian Nikolay Kaushansky (6-3-0) for a third-round win by submission. Ukrainian light heavyweight Boris Polezhay (9-5-0) opened the night with a first-round submission victory via an arm-bar over previously unbeaten Russian Alexey Shopin (3-1-0).

Complete results below:

MAIN CARD

M-1 CHALLENGE FEATHERWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP
Ivan Buchinger (30-4-0), Slovakia
WDEC5
Mansour Barnaoui (12-3-0), Challenger, France
(Buchinger retained M-1 Challenge featherweight title)

MIDDLEWEIGHTS
Vyacheslav Vasilevsky (27-3-0), Russia
WSUB2 (Rear Naked Choke – 1:02)
Kristijan Perak (8-2-0), Croatia2

LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHTS
Adam Yandiev (9-0-0), Russia
WSUB1 (Neck Crank – 4:34)
Dmitry Voitov (10-5-0), Belarus

WELTERWEIGHTS
Alexey Kunchenko (10-0-0), Russia
WKO/TKO1 (Punches – 4:32)
Alexandre Ramos (9-3-0), Brazil

FEATHERWEIGHTS
Kurbanali Abdusalamov (6-2-0), Russia
WDEC3
Lee Morrison (14-6-0), USA

PRELIMINARY CARD

LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHTS
Boris Polezhay (9-5-0), Ukraine
WSUB1 (Armbar – 4:39)
Alexey Shopin (3-1-0), Russia

MIDDLEWEIGHTS
Enoc Solves Torres (17-9-0), Spain
WSUB1 (Armbar – 1:54)
Nodar Kudukjasvali (10-2-0), George

LIGHTWEIGHTS
Sergey Astapov (5-4-0), Ukraine
WSUB3 (Rear Naked Choke – 3:26)
Nikolay Kaushansky (6-2-0), Russia

FEATHERWEIGHTS
Andrey Leshnev (8-4-0), Ukraine
WDEC3
Nikita Chistyakov (4-2-1), Russia

Giorgio Belsanti (5-4-0), Italy
WSUB1 (Neck Crank – 3:25
Delgat Kudbudinov (2-1-0), Russia
 

 

 

 

 

 
 
 
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M-1 Challenge 62 weights & pictures from Sochia, Russia

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M-1 Challenge 62
 
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OFFICIAL WEIGHTS
M-1 Challenge featherweight champion Ivan Buchinger
MORE PICTURES BELOW
 
 
MAIN CARD
 
M-1 CHALLENGE FEATHERWIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP – 5 X 5
IVAN “Buki” BUCHINGER (29-4-0), Champion, Slovakia 143 ½ lbs. (65.2 kg)
MANSOUR “Tarzan” BARNAOUI (12-2-0), Challenger, France 143 ½ lbs. (65.3 kg)
MIDDLEWEIGHTS – 3 X 5
VYACHESLAV VASILEVSKY (26-3-0), Russia 185 lbs. (84 kg)
KRISTIJAN “Pacman” PERAK (8-1-0), Croatia 184 lbs. (83.6 kg) 
LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHTS – 3 X 5
ADAM “The Beard” YANDIEV (8-0-0), Russia 193 lbs. (87.6 kg)
DMITRY VOITOV (10-4-0), Belarus 192 ½ lbs. (87.5 kg)
WELTERWEIGHTS – 3 X 5
ALEXEY KUNCHENKO (9-0-0), Russia 168 ½ lbs. (76.6 kg)
ALEXANDRE “Sangue” RAMOS (9-2-0), Brazil 168 ½ lbs. (76.6 kg)
FEATHERWEIGHTS – 3 X 5
LEE “American Bulldog” MORRISON (14-5-0), USA 143 ½ lbs. (65.3 kg)                                    
KURBANALI ABDUSALAMOV (5-2-0), Russia 144 lbs. (65.5 kg)
PRELIMINARY CARD
LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHTS 3 X 5
BORIS POLEZHAY (8-5-0), Ukraine 203 lbs. (92.3 kg)
ALEXEY SHOPIN (3-0-0), Russia 200 lbs. (90.7 kg)
MIDDLEWEIGHTS – 3 X 5
ENOC SOLVES TORRES (16-9-0), Spain 186 lbs. (84.5 kg)
NODAR KUDUKJASVILI (10-1-0), Georgia 186 lbs. (84.5 kg)
 
LIGHTWEIGHTS – 3 X 5
NIKOLAY KAUSHANSKY (6-2-0), Russia153lbs. (69.5 kg)
SERGEY ASTAPOV (5-4-0), Ukraine 153 ½ lbs. (69.8 kg.)
FEATHERWEIGHTS – 3 X 5
NIKITA “Piranha” CHISTYAKOV (4-1-1), Russia 145 lbs. (65.8 kg)
ANDREY “Iron” LESHNEV (7-4-0), Ukraine 144 lbs. (65.5 kg)
GIORGIO BELSANTI (4-4-0), Italy 143 ½ lbs. (65.3 kg)
DELGAT KUDBUDINOV (2-0-0), Russia 145 lbs. (65.8 kg)
 
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WHAT:             M-1 Challenge 62
 
WHEN:             Saturday, October 10, 2015
                        
START TIMES:  Main Card: 12:30 p.m. (New York City), 7:30 p.m. (Moscow)
                          Preliminary Card:  10:00 a.m. (New York City, 5:00 p.m. (Moscow)
 
WHERE:           The Ice Cube Curling Center in Sochi, Russia 1:30
PROMOTER:    M-1 Global
LIVE STREAM:  WWW.M1GLOBAL.TV 
 
M-1 Challenge 62 will be streamed live from Sochie, Russia in high definition on www.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.
 
Fight Network will air M-1 Challenge 62 live 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.
 

 
 

 
 
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Tybura retains heavyweight title, M-1 Challenge 61 results & pictures from Russia

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For Immediate Release
M-1 Challenge 61: Battle of Narts
OFFICIAL RESULTS
Tybura retains M-1 Challenge heavyweight title
Delija breaks leg, Racic decisions Nevzorov
M-1 Challenge heavyweight champion Marcin Tybura retained his title
(photo gallery below)
INGUSHETIA, Russia (September 20, 2015) – M-1 Challenge heavyweight champion Marcin Tybura retained his title, technically winning by first round knockout as challenger Ante “The Walking Trouble” Delija broke his leg, in tonight’s M-1 Challenge 61: Battle of Narts at Ingushetia, Russia.
Tybura (13-1-0, 4 KO/TKO, 5 SUB), fighting out of Poland, bounced back from a loss action in which he lost a Super Fight to M-1 Challenge light heavyweight champion Stephan Puetz by way of a third-round stoppage due to severely broken nose.
Against Russian challenger Delija (14-3-0, 14-3-o, 5 KO/TKO, 7 SUB) in M-1Challenge 61, Delija broke his lower leg when a kick was blocked by Tybura, who pounced on his fallen foe until the referee stopped the fight when he saw Delija’s grotesquely injured leg.
Three of the other four main card fights ended in decisions.  In the co-feature, Antun “Killer” Racic (18-6-0, 0 KO/TKO, 13 SUB), of Croatia, halted Russian featherweightAlexey Nevzorev‘s (9-2-0, 1 KO/TKO, 4 SUB) unbeaten M-1 record at 3-0, taking a unanimous decision.
In a pair of featherweights matches, both decided by unanimous decisions, Russian prospect Magomed Idrisov (6-0-0, 2 KO/TKO, 0 SUB) remained undefeated against Lithuanian veteran Sergej Grecicho (21-7-0, 2 KO/TKO, 15 SUB), while UkrainianAlexander Panasyuk (6-1-0, 1 KO/TKO, 4 SUB) got the best of Russian Lom-Ali Nalgiev(3-4-0, 0 KO/TKO, 2 SUB).
Brazilian light heavyweight Carlos Alexander “Indio” Pereira (33-10-0, 22 KO/TKO, 9 SUB) was impressive in his M-1 debut, locking an arm-bar on late replacement Ruslan Zhemukhov (5-2-0, 0 KO/TKO, 2 SUB), of Russia, in the opening round.
Judges were needed in six of eight preliminary fights.  Russian lightweight Ramazan Esenbaev (9-1-0, 2 KO/TKO, 2 SUB) and his countryman, welterweight Rustam Gadzhiev (6-3-0, 2 KO/TKO, 0 SUB), were unanimous decision winners, respectively, over Kazakh-native Damir Ismagulov (4-2-0, 3 KO/TKO, 0 SUB) and Ukrainian VyachseslavTen (10-5-2, 4 KO/TKO, 6 SUB).
Split-decision victors were Russian welterweight Maksim Grabovich (2-0-0, 1 KO/TKO, 0 SUB), who ruined Adam Elmirziev‘s (0-1-0) professional debut, and Elmar Mamedovversus Ruslan Esmurziev (3-1-0, 2 KO/TKO) in a battle of Russian featherweights.
Russian light heavyweight Akramat Evkurov (5-1-0, 1 KO/TKO, 1 SUB) used an arm-bar in his first-round submission win against Ukrainian Sergey Kutsy (2-3-0, 1 KO/TKO, 1 SUB).  Russian heavyweight Murad Ismailov (5-0-0, 5 KO/TKO) went 5-for-5 with 5 KO wins in his young pro MMA career stopping Evgeni Boldyrev (8-6-0, 3 KO/TKO, 2 SUB), of Ukraine, in the first round on punches.
Complete results below:
 
MAIN CARD
(winners listed first)
M-1 CHALLENGE HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP
Marcin Tybura (12-1-0), Lodz, Poland
WKO/TKO1 (Injury – 2:21)
Ante Delija (14-3-0), Russia
(Tybura retained M-1 Challenge heavyweight title)
LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHTS
Carlos Alexander Pereira (33-10-0), Brazil
WSUB1 (Armbar – 4:02)
Ruslan Zhemukhov (5-1-0), Russia
LIGHTWEIGHTS
Alexander Panasyuk (6-1-0), Ukraine
WDEC3
Lom-Ali Nalgiev (3-4-0), Russia
FEATHERWEIGHTS
Magomed Idrisov (6-0-0), Russia
WDEC3
Sergej Grecicho (21-7-0), Lithuania
Antun Racic (18-6-0), Croatia
WDEC 3
Alexey Nevzorov (9-2-0), Russia
 
PRELIMINARY CARD
HEAVYWEIGHTS
Evgeni Boldyrev (9-5-0), Ukraine
WKO/TKO1 (Punches – 1:38)
Murad Izmailov (4-1-0), Russia
LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHTS
Mikhail Ragozin (3-1-0), Russia
WKO/TKO3 (Punches – 2:00)
Dovletdzhan Yagshimuradov (10-5-0), Ukraine
Akramat Evkurov (5-1-0), Russia
WSUB1 (Armbar – 1:00)
Sergey Kutsy (2-3-0), Ukraine
WELTERWEIGHTS
Rustam Gadzhiev (6-3-0), Russia
WDEC3
Vyacheslav Ten (10-5-2), Ukraine
Maksim Grabovich (2-0-0), Russia
WDEC3
Adam Elmirziev (0-1-0), Russia
LIGHTWEIGHTS
Ramazan Ezenbaev (9-1-0), Russia
WDEC3
Damir Ismagulov (4-2-0), Russia
FEATHERWEIGHTS
Elmar Mamedov (2-0-0), Russia
WDEC3
Ruslan Esmurziev (2-2-0), Russia

 
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Vyacheslav Vasilevsky vs. Joe Ray Added to M-1 Challenge 62  

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Buchinger vs. Barnaoui title fight headlines
Oct. 10 in Sochi, Russia
 
ST. PETERSBURG, Russia (September 17, 2015) – Former M-1 Challenge middleweight champion Vyacheslav Vasilevsky will take on “The” Joe Ray in the second full fight announced for M-1 Challenge 62, October 10,at The Ice Cube Curling Center in Sochi, Russia.
         
Headlining M-1 Challenge 62 is a Super Fight between M-1 Challenge featherweight champion Ivan “Buki” Buchinger (29-4-0, 7 KO/TKO, 16 SUB) and former M-1 Challenge lightweight titlist Mansour “Tarzan” Barnaoui (12-2-0, 4 KO/TKO, 7 SUB).
 
M-1 Challenge 62 will be streamed live from Sochi, Russia in high definition onwww.M1Global.TV. Viewers will be able to watch the preliminary fights and main card by logging on to register at www.M1Global.TV. Fans may watch all of the action on their computers, as well as on Android and Apple smart phones and tablets.
 Vasilevsky has top position here vs. Emeev in their 2014 title fight
 
Vasilevsky (26-3-0, 11 KO/TKO, 7 SUB), fighting out of Russia, captured the M-1 Challenge middleweight title September 7, 2014, stopping Ramazan Emeev on punches in the fourth round at M-1 Challenge 51.  This past April 10th at M-1 Challenge 56, Vasilevsky lost his first title defense being choked out in the opening round, snapping this three-year win streak, to Emeev.
Joe Ray celebrates
 
An American MMA fighter from Florida, Lee (13-4-0, 9 KO/TKO, 4 SUB) has been living in Thailand in order to help improve his Muay Thai skills.  Lee will be making his M-1 Global debut versus Vasilevsky.  Lee’s most notable victory, perhaps, is a knockout of M-1 Global veteran Luigi Fioravanti.    
 
Also fighting on the card against an opponent to be determined is undefeated Russian light heavyweight Adam “Beard” Yandiev (8-0-0, 3 KO/TKO, 5 SUB), a rising MMA star who is a judo specialist.  In his last fight at M-1 Challenge 58, Yandiev defeated previously undefeated (7-0-0) Valdas Pocevicius in the first round via a choke hold.
Fights and fighters are subject to challenge.  Additional bouts will soon be announced.
Fight Network will air M-1 Challenge 62 live 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.
Upcoming Event:  M-1 Challenge 61, September 19, 2015 in Ingushetia, Russia.
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M-1 Challenge 61 Super Fight Featherweight champion Ivan Buchinger vs. Ex-lightweight champion Mansour Barnaoui Oct. 10 in Sochi, Russia

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For Immediate Release
                       
                      Ivan Buchinger                                                            Mansour Barnaoui      
 
ST. PETERSBURG, Russia (September 10, 2015) – M-1 Global has announced a Super Fight between M-1 Challenge featherweight champion Ivan “Buki” Buchinger and M-1 Challenge lightweight titlist Mansour “Tarzan” Barnaoui will headline M-1 Challenge 62, October 10,at The Ice Cube Curling Centerin Sochi, Russia.         
 
M-1 Challenge 62 will be streamed live from Sochi, Russia in high definition onwww.M1Global.TV. Viewers will be able to watch the preliminary fights and main card by logging on to register at www.M1Global.TV. Fans may watch all of the action on their computers, as well as on Android and Apple smart phones and tablets.
 
 

Buchinger strikes Tural Ragimov in their 2014 title fight
 
Buchinger (29-4-0, 7 KO/TKO, 16 SUB), unbeaten in M-1 fights with a perfect 4-0-0 record, will be making the second defense of the M-1 Challenge title he captured October 17, 2014 at M-1 Challenge 52, when he stopped Tural Ragimov in the fourth round in their “Fight of the Night.”
 
Fighting out of Gabcikovo, Slovakia, Buchinger is riding an eight-right win streak, last losing nearly three years to Conor McGregor.  “Buki” successfully defended his crown this past April at M-1 Challenge 56, punching out Aliyar Sarkerov in two rounds.
 

Barnaoui celebrates his title-winning victory over Maxim Divnich
 
Barnaoui (12-2-0, 4 KO/TKO, 7 SUB), fighting out of Paris, won the M-1 Challenge lightweight championship in his last fight, knocking out Maxim Divnich in the opening round this past May at M-1 Challenge 57.  Barnaoui, who has vacated his lightweight title, has won his last four fights.
 
Also fighting on the card against an opponent to be determined is undefeated Russian light heavyweight Adam “Beard” Yandiev (8-0-0, 3 KO/TKO, 5 SUB), a rising MMA star who is a judo specialist.  In his last fight at M-1 Challenge 58, Yandiev defeated previously undefeated (7-0-0) Valdas Pocevicius in the first round via a choke hold.
 Yandiev’s hand is raised in victory at his last fight vs. Pocevicius
Fights and fighters are subject to challenge.  Additional bouts will soon be announced.
Fight Network will air M-1 Challenge 62 live 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.
Upcoming Event:  M-1 Challenge 61, September 19, 2015 in Ingushetia, Russia.
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Solid supporting fights added to M-1 Challenge 61

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Grecicho vs. Idrisov, Esenbaev vs. Ismagulov
 
Tybura vs. Delija heavyweight title fight to headline Sept. 20 show in Ingushetia, Russia
ST. PETERSBURG, Russia (August 27, 2015) – Two potentially explosive fights have been added to the M-1 Challenge 61:Battle of Narts event, headlined by M-1 Challenge heavyweight champion Marcin Tybura (12-1, 3 KO/TKO, 5 SUB) defending his title against Ante “The Walking Trouble” Delija (14-2-0, 5 KO/TKO, 7 SUB), September 19 in Ingushetia, Russia
 
In another previously announced M-1 Challenge 61 match-up, former M-1 Global middleweight champion Magomed “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 veteran Marcelo Brito 13-7-0, 2 KO/TKO. 5 SUB).
M-1 Challenge 61: Battle of Narts will be streamed live from Russia in high definition on www.M1Global.TV. Viewers will be able to watch the preliminary fights and main card by logging on to register at www.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 star Sergej Grecicho (pictured to left) takes on undefeated Russian prospect Magomed 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 at M-1 Challenge 57 in 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 opponent Yuri Maia (3-0-0) via a first-round knockout at M-1 Challenge 49 in 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) and 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, Russia.  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 air M-1 Challenge 61:Battle of Narts live 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.
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Marcin Tybura to defend M-1 Challenge Heavyweight Title Belt vs. Ante Delija M-1 Challenge 61 main event Sept. 20 in Ingushetia, Russia

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ST. PETERSBURG, Russia (August 24, 2015) – M-1 Challenge heavyweight champion Marcin Tybura will defend his title September 20 in the rescheduled M-1 Challenge 61 main event against Ante “The Walking Trouble” Delija in Ingushetia, Russia
 
Tybura vs. Delija was originally scheduled to headline M-1 Challenge 61, Sept. 5 in Beijing, China, which was postponed until a date to be determined due to the 70th celebration of China’s victory over Japan at the end of World War II.  Authorities prohibited major events in China from Aug. 20 through Sept. 10.
 
In another fight previously announced, former M-1 Global middleweight champion Magomed “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 veteran Marcelo Brito 13-7-0, 2 KO/TKO. 5 SUB).
 
M-1 Challenge 61 will 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 at www.M1Global.TV. Fans may watch all of the action on their computers, as well as on Android and Apple smart phones and tablets.
 
The 29-year-old Tybura (12-1, 3 KO/TKO, 5 SUB) captured the coveted M-1 Challenge heavyweight title August 15, 2014, choking-out defending championDamian Grabowski in the opening round with the M-1 Challenge 50 “Submission of the Night”.
The 6′ 3″, 250-pound Tybura (on top in picture to left), fighting out of Poland, successfully defended his title in his first defense last November in Beijing against previously undefeated Denis Smoldarev, using another choke hold in the first round at M-1 Challenge 53.
A former M-1 Challenge Grand Prix heavyweight titlist, Tybura is coming off his only professional loss this past May at M-1 Challenge 57, in which he was stopped in the third round by M-1 Challenge light heavyweight champion Stephan Puetz in their “Super Fight,” due to a severely broken nose.
Undefeated in his last five fights, Delija (14-2-0, 5 KO/TKO, 7 SUB) is a grappling specialist from Croatia, who is coached by M-1 Challenge light heavyweight contender Maro Perak.
The 6′ 5″, 250-pound Delija (standing in picture to right) won a three-round decision over veteran Konstantin Gluhov last April at M-1 Challenge 56 to earn this heavyweight title shot.  Delija, 24, and Tybura have two common opponents:  both defeated Gluhov – Tybura by first-round submission –  Delija lost to Smoldarev by second-round submission.
Fights and fighters are subject to change.  Additional bouts will soon be announced.
 
 
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M-1 Challenge heavyweight champion Marcin Tybura to defend title Sept. 5 vs. Ante Delija in Beijing China

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ST. PETERSBURG, Russia (July 30, 2015) – M-1 Challenge heavyweight champion Marcin Tybura will defend his title September 5 against challenger Ante “The Walking Trouble” Delija, headlining M-1 Challenge 61 in Beijing, China.

 

 

                     Marcin Tybura                                            Ante Delija

M-1 Challenge 61 will be streamed live from Beijing in high definition onwww.M1Global.TV. Viewers will be able to watch the preliminary fights and main card by logging on to register at www.M1Global.TV. Fans may watch all of the action on their computers, as well as on Android and Apple smart phones and tablets.

 

The 29-year-old Tybura (12-1, 3 KO/TKO, 5 SUB) captured the coveted M-1 Challenge heavyweight title August 15, 2014, chocking out defending champion Damian Grabowskiin the opening round with theM-1 Challenge 50“Submission of the Night”.

 

The 6′ 3″, 250-pound Tybura (on top in picture to left), fighting out of Poland, successfully defended his title in his first defense last November in Beijing against previously undefeated Denis Smoldarev, using another choke hold in the first round at M-1 Challenge 53.

 

A former M-1 Challenge Grand Prix heavyweight titlist, Tybura is coming off his only professional loss this past May at M-1 Challenge 57, in which he was stopped in the third round by M-1 Challenge light heavyweight champion Stephan Puetz in their “Super Fight,” due to a severely broken nose.

 

Undefeated in his last five fights, Delija (14-2-0, 5 KO/TKO, 7 SUB) is a grappling specialist from Croatia, who is coached by M-1 Challenge light heavyweight contender Maro Perak, who is headlining M-1 Challenge 60 versus Viktor Nemkov on August 5 in Orel, Russia.

 

The 6′ 5″, 250-pound Delija (standing in picture to right) won a three-round decision over veteran Konstantin Gluhov last April at M-1 Challenge 56 to earn this heavyweight title shot. Delija, 24, and Tybura have two common opponents: both defeated Gluhov – Tybura by first-round submission – Delija lost to Smoldarev by second-round submission.

 

Fights and fighters are subject to challenge. Additional bouts will soon be announced.

 

M-1 Challenge 61 will be held in association with the Beijing International Economic Forum at a unique cultural business center, Chang An No. 1 (see picture below headline), which consists of 78 palaces and villas located on 3.2 million square feet (250,00 square meters) of natural landscape.

 

Fight Network will air M-1 Challenge 61 live 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.

 

 

Upcoming Event:M-1 Challenge 60, August 5 in Orel, Russia.

 

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M-1 CHALLENGE CHAMPIONS

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HEAVYWEIGHT:  Marcin “Tybur” Tybura (12-1-0, 4 KO/TKO, 6 SUB)

M-1: 6-1-0, Uniejow, Poland (United Gym)

 

LIGHT HEAVYEWEIGHT: Stephan “T-800” Puetz (13-1-0, 6 KO/TKO, 4 SUB),

M-1: 4-0-0, Munich, Germany (Team MMA Spirit)

 

MIDDLEWEIGHT: Ramasan Emeev (12-3-0, 2 KO/TKO, 6 SUB),

M-1: 5-1-0, Makhachkala, Dagestan, Russia (Gorets)

 

WELTERWEIGHT: Vacant

 

LIGHTWEIGHT: Mansour “Tarzan” Barnaoui (12-2-0, 4 KO/TKO, 7 SUB),

M-1: 2-1-0, Paris, France (Team Duca)

 

FEATHERWEIGHT: Ivan “Buki” Buchinger (29-4-0, 8 KO/TKO, 16 SUB),

M-1: 4-0-0, Gabcikovo, Slovakia (Team MMA Spirit)

 

Upcoming Events

June 6, 2015 – M-1 Challenge 58: Battle in the Mountains 4 in Ingushetia, Russia

Vacant M-1 Challenge Welterweight Championship:

Igor “Chatubinha” Fernandes (18-6-0, 2 KO/TKO, 13 SUB), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

vs.

Murad “Hunter” Abdulaev (14-3-1, 6 KO/TKO, 2 SUB), Anapa, Krasnodar, Russia

 

July 3, 2015 – M-1 Challenge 59: Kharitonov vs. Garner 2 in Astana, Kazakhstan

Heavyweight Superfight

Sergei “The Paratrooper” Kharitonov (22-5-0, 12 KO/TKO, 9 SUB), Moscow, Russia

vs.

Kenny “Deuce” Garner (16-8-0, 9 KO/TKO, 4 SUB), Port St. Lucie, Florida, USA

 

 

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M-1 Challenge 57 results & pictures – Puetz defeats Tybura, Barnaoui upsets Divnich

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 Presents

M-1 CHALLENGE 57: IN THE HEART OF THE CONTINENT 

MARCIN TYBURA, M-1 Challenge Heavyweight Champion

vs.

STEPHAN PUETZ, M-1 Light Heavyweight Champion

 

MAXIM DIVNICH vs. MANSOUR ‘Tarzan’ BARNAOUI

M-1 Challenge Lightweight Championship

May 2, 2015   ● Orenburg, Russia
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M-1 Challenge 57: Battle in the Heart of the Continent

Puetz stops Tybura in Heavyweight Superfight

Barnaoui takes Divnich’s title belt

 OFFICIAL RESULTS

Stephan Puetz defeated Marcin Tybura in Heavyweight Super Fight

ORENBURG, Russia (May 2, 2015) – M-1 Challenge light heavyweight title holder Stephan “T-800” Puetz defeated previously undefeated M-1 Challenge heavyweight champion Marcin “Tybur” Tubura in tonight’s heavyweight super fight that headlined M-1 Challenge 57: Battle in the Heart of the Continent in Orenburg, Russia.

 

In the co-feature, challenger Mansour “Tarzan” Barnaoui upset defending champion Max Divnich to capture the M-1 Challenge lightweight championship.

 

Puetz (13-1-0, 6 KO/TKO, 4 SUB) established himself as a genuine MMA star by defeating the larger Tybura (12-1-0, 3 KO/TKO, 4 SUB). The ultra-talented German won his fourth straight M-1 Challenge fight with a third-round technical knockout of the Polish heavyweight, who was unbeaten in six previous M-1 Challenge bouts, resulting from the doctor’s stoppage.

 

Barnaoui (12-2-0, 4 KO/TKO, 7 SUB), fighting out of France, stopped previously undefeated champion Divnich (11-1-0, 6 KO/TKO, 1 SUB), of Russia, in the second round via punches.

 

Also fighting on the main card, Russian welterweight Alexei Kunchenko (9-0-0, 6 KO/TKO, 2 SUB) knocked out British challenger Dez “The Arm Collector” Parker (4-2-0, 1 KO/TKO, 3 SUB) in the opening round, Russian featherweight Magomed Idrisov (5-0-0, 2 KO/TKO, 0 SUB) won a three-round decision over German invader Max Coga (11-4-0, 2 KO/TKO, SUB), and Russian featherweight Nikita “Piranha” Chistyakov (4-1-0, 0 KO/TKO, 1 SUB) took a hard fought three-round decision from Frenchman Moktar “Le Benkaci” Benkaci (11-6-0, 3 KO/TKO, 7 SUB).

 

In preliminary bouts, lightweight Murad Mirzabekov (2-1-0, 0 SUB) knocked out fellow Russian Fabrice Dato (6-2-0, 2 KO/TKO, 2 SUB) in the first round, Russian heavyweight Kurban Ibragimov (3-2-0, 2 KO/TKO, 0 SUB) punched his way to a second-round victory over Spaniard David Trallero (1-2-0, 1 KO/TKO), Russian light heavyweight Rashid Yusupov (5-1-0, 1 KO/TKO, 2 SUB) registered an impressive first-round KO of Russian Mitry Medvedev (7-5-0, 3 KO/TKO, 3 SUB), Adam “Beard” Yandiev (6-0-0, 3 KO/TKO, 3 SUB) remained undefeated with an opening-round submission (guillotine choke) win against Dmitriy Adeev (1-2-0, 1 KO/TKO) in a battle of Russian light heavyweights, Damir Ismagulov (2-1-0, 1 KO/TKO, 0 SUB) took a three-round unanimous decision from fellow Russian lightweight Sergey Andreev (5-4-0, 2 KO/TKO, 2 SUB), Kazakhstan welterweight Shavkat Rakhmonov (2-0-0, 1 KO/TKO, 1 SUB) punched out Bartos “Hulk” Chyrek (4-2-0, 4 SUB) in the first round, and Russian featherweight Timur Nagibin (7-1-0, 2 KO/TKO, 0 SUB) knocked out Akhmandjon Mamurov (0-1-0), of Tajikistan, in round one.

 

Complete results and picture gallery below:

 

 

MAIN CARD

 

HEAVYWEIGHT SUPERFIGHT

Stephan Puetz (13-1-0), Germany                  WTKO3 (3:48)          Marcin Tubura (12-1-0), Poland

 

M-1 CHALLENGE LIGHTWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP

Mansour Barnaoui (13-2-0), France         (WKO1 (punches – 4:48)            Maxim Divnich (11-1-0), Russia

(Barnaoui won M-1 Challenge Lightweight Title)

 

WELTERWEIGHTS

Alexei Kunchenko (9-0-0), Russia           WKO1 (punches – 2:55)                    Dez Parker (4-2-0), England

 

FEATHERWEIGHTS

Magomed Idrisov (5-0-0), Russia                        WDEC3                                   Max Coga (11-4-0), Germany

 

Nikita Chistyakov (4-1-0), Russia                        WDEC3                              Moktar Benkaci (11-6-0), France

 

PRELIMINARY CARD

 

HEAVYWEIGHTS

Kurban Ibragimov (3-2-0), Russia            WTKO2 (punches – 2:00)                 David Trallero (1-2-0), Spain

 

LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHTS

Rashid Yusupov (5-1-0), Russia               WKO1 (punches – 1:32)               Mitry Medvedev (7-5-0), Russia

 

Adam Yandiev (6-0-0), Russia            WSUB1 (guillotine choke – 1:14)          Dmitry Adeev (1-2-0), Russia

 

WELTERWEIGHTS

Shavat Rakhmonov (2-0-0), Kazakhstan     WKO1 (punches – 2:50)             Bartos Chyrek (4-2-0), Poland

 

LIGHTWEIGHTS

Damir Ismagulov (2-1-0), Russia                          WDEC3                             Sergey Andreev (5-4-0), Russia

 

LIGHTWEIGHTS

Murad Mirzabekov (2-1-0), Russia            WKO1 (punches – 2:50)                   Fabrice Dato (6-2-0), Russia

 

FEATHERWEIGHTS

Timur Nagibin (7-1-0), Russia             WKO1 (punches – 1:05)    Akhmandjon Mamurov (0-1-0), Tajikistan

 

 
The great Fedor Emelianenko addressed the crowd

 
MMA sperstar Stephan “T-800” Puetz

Mansour vs. Divnich fight is all over

New M-1 Challenge 57 lightweight champion Mansour Barnaoui

 
Murad Mirzabekov ends fight with Fabrice

Kurban Ibragimov and David Trallero exchange kickx

Shavkat Rakhmonov controls Bartos Chyrek

Adam Yandiev has hold on Dmitriy Adeev

Moktar Benkaci and Mikita Chistyakov mix it up

 
Rashid Yusupov put Mitry Medvedev to sleep

Damir Ismagulov and Sergey Andreev

 

 

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