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En “The Rage” con….. Khamzat Dalgiev
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SAN PETERSBURGO, Rusia (Xullo 18) – M-1 Challenge campión dos penas Khamzat Dalgiev (10-1-0, M-1: 7-1-0) defends his title this Saturday against his American challenger, Nate “The Train” Landwehr (10-2-0, M-1: 2-0-0), en the M-1 Challenge 95: Battle in the Mountains evento principal, this Saturday in Ingushetia, Rusia.
An all-around gifted MMA fighter, Dalgiev got into “The Rage” for a one-on-one interview:
When did you first start in MMA?
KD: “I started training in judo when I was a child and I really loved it. After one championship, where judges made a few very bad decisions that prevented me from becoming the national champion, I decided to move on. At that time there were no MMA gyms around, so I just watched fight videos and hoped to start fighting one day. After a while a friend of mine told me about an MMA gym opening and I understood this was my chance. I remember staying far away from The Rage at one of the first M-1 Global shows in Ingushetia, dreaming about entering the Rage one day by myself.”
What did you have to work hardest at to become the fighter you are today?
KD: “In the beginning of my career, the most difficult thing for me was striking, because I only had a wrestling background. But I can say for sure that it is much easier for a wrestler to learn striking than for a striker to learn wrestling. After a few months of hard training, I had my first fight.
“In my early fights, I preferred using my wrestling skills to defeat my opponents, but as my striking was getting better, I started using it more and more and really enjoyed it. In the upcoming fight I’d love to add the fourth knockout victory to my record.”
Can you talk a little about your only pro loss that came in your debut?
KD: “In my debut fight, I fought a much more experienced fighter, Ali Bagov, who had more than 20 pro fights on his record. I did not care about his record because those are just numbers and I have never chosen my opponents. If you want to be the best you have to fight the best.
“That loss in my debut fight changed me a lot as a fighter. I gained experience, started training harder and since then, with God’s help, I’ve won 10 fights in a row. Even if I could change it and declined taking that fight, I would never do it because that fight was one of the most important one in my career.”
What’s the key to your success?
KD: “If you want to succeed, you have to work hard 24/7 and spare no efforts. You have to set a goal and do your best to reach it, clearing all obstacles on your way.
Can you look back at your title-winning performance and explain what happened?
“In the title fight against Ivan Buchinger, I had great confidence that the title belt will be mine. I was extremely motivated and did not feel his punches. He could deliver one good shot to my head that caused a flash knockdown, but it did not shake me. I did not lose concentration and kept controlling the fight. I was listening to my corner and with their help knocked out the champ.
“For that victory the president of Ingushetia Yunus-bek Yevkurov, gave me a generous gift – Toyota Camry – and when I got home that night, I gave it to my mother because I believe that a mother is the most important person in life for any person. I am not always at home, we have no father and my baby brother is too young to help our mom, so mother could use a car to make her life a bit easier.
What do you feel about your opponent, Nate Landwehr?
KD: “Nate Landwehr is a very aggressive fighter and I love it. He keeps pushing his opponents all the time, no matter what, and even if he eats some punches, he does not stop, and this is exactly the way I fight. Nothing can stop me! Así, I have no doubts our fight is going to be the best fight of the night!
“The best victory is the fast victory, so I’d like to finish ‘The Train’ early. Por outra banda, a tough five-round battle would give me much more experience and a boost to my career. Anyway, I’ll do my best and use any opportunity to finish my opponent. My goal to is to become a better fighter and leave a mark in MMA history!”
M-1 Challenge featherweight title-holder Movsar Evloev (9-0-0, M-1: 9-0-0) makes his second title defense versus Rafael Dias (15-5-0, M-1: 1-1-0) No evento co-featured.
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En “The Rage” con….. Nate Landwehr
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SAN PETERSBURGO, Rusia (Xullo 17) – American fighter Nate “The Train” Landwehr(10-2-0, M-1: 2-0-0) challenges M-1 Challenge featherweight champion Khamzat Dalgiev (10-1-0, M-1: 7-1-0) this Saturday in the M-1 Challenge 95: Battle in the Mountains evento principal, this Saturday in Ingushetia, Rusia.
Fighting out of Clarksville, Tennessee, Landwehr got into “The Rage” for a one-on-one interview:
How did you get your nickname, ‘The Train”?
NL: “My friend started calling me Nate Train back in late middle school. I added ‘the’ in there so I could talk shit on the football field in high school, I just liked saying: ‘You just got ran over by the Train!’ When I started fighting is was a no-brainer. I was very good at football and that’s where I fell in love with contact and hard hits.”
Where does your aggressive behavior, physically and verbally, come from?
NL: “I’ve always been loud and confident. Máis, I loved to show off and talk shit, so I got myself in many, many fights. I was not a bull. I was too small for that, but I would get myself in a situation and have to fight my way out of it.”
When did your MMA career turn around?
NL: “I was working a full-time job until I lost for the second time in my career. After that loss, Deixei o meu traballo, started training full time and haven’t lost since.”
Who do you give the most credit to in terms of where you’re at right now in MMA?
NL: “My wife, Robyn, is the most important. Without her I would be nothing. She has supported me since day one. Most fighters start off with only themselves believing they could make it, I started with two.”
How do you feel about fighting in Russia?
NL: I’ve been many places around the world traveling with my wife. Así, I was very happy to be able to go to Russia and get paid for it. Russia is very beautiful and the architecture there is stunning. I’m looking forward to exploring and experiencing more of its land and culture in the future. I recommend going if you’ve never been there!”
As your title fight approaches, how do you feel about this title shot?
NL: “I’m looking forward to my title shot it and can’t wait. Reminds me of the movie ROCKY IV. Fans will get a show they will never forget. Many Russian fans do love me and message me personally on social networks saying, I put on the best fights they have seen and thank me for it. My main job is to make believers!”
How have you been treated by Russian fans?
NL: “After the last two fights, I have had the biggest lines of fans to take pictures and sign autographs. What makes me special is my passion and heart. You may not remember the whole fight, but you will remember the feeling you had when you see a Nate the Train show!”
What do you expect from the champion, Khamzat Dalgiev?
DL: “I expect a highly motivated man ready to do whatever it takes to keep that title, fighting in front of his fans and in his home country, but it won’t be enough to defeat me. This has Fight of the Year written all over it, followed by Knockout of the Night for me. I am willing to walk through hell to become a world champion and nothing can stop me right now. I’m a man on a mission that started with a boy and his dream.”
No evento co-featured, M-1 Challenge featherweight title-holder Movsar Evloev (9-0-0, M-1: 9-0-0) makes his second title defense versus Rafael Dias (15-5-0, M-1: 1-1-0).
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Two M-1 Challenge title fights at M-1 Challenge 95 Kamzat Dalgiev vs. Nate Landwehr Movsar Evloev vs. Raphael Dias
![]() Xullo 21 na Ingusetia, Rusia
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![]() SAN PETERSBURGO, Rusia (Xuño 19, 2018) — M-1 Global has announced that M-1 Desafío 95: Battle in the Mountains will feature a pair of title fights on July 21 na Ingusetia, Rusia.
M-1 Desafío 95 will be live-streamed from Ingushetia in high definition on www.M1Global.TV. Os espectadores van poder asistir as loitas preliminares e card principal, rexistrándose se rexistrar en www.M1Global.TV. Os fans poden asistir a toda a acción nos seus ordenadores, así como sobre Android e Apple smartphones e tabletas. M-1 Desafío 95 will also be available on www.FITE.TV(preliminary card is free, $7.99 for the main card)
American fighter Nate “The Train” Landwehr (10-2-0, M-1: 2-0-0)), fighting out of Clarksville, Tennessee, challenges M-1 Challenge featherweight champion Khamzat Dalgiev (10-1-0, M-1: 7-1-0), while M-1 Challenge featherweight title-holder Movsar Evloev (9-0-0, M-1: 9-0-0) makes his second title defense versus Rafael Dias (15-5-0, M-1: 1-1-0).
Landwehr broke into M-1 Global last year and from the beginning he has become one of the most popular fighters of the promotion. “The Train” fights a not-a-step-back style and starts trading punches with the opponents from the first seconds of the fight. All his fights are spectacular and no matter how the fight goes, he is always ready to find a moment to knock out opponent.
Landwehr stopped Mikhail Korobkov via punches in the second round at M-1 Desafío 83 at September. He followed up that impressive M-1 Global performance with a win by decision last November over Viktor Kolesnik en M-1 Desafío 85.
Dalgiev (10-1-0, M-1: 7-1-0), of Ingushetia, is champion for several good reasons. He is riding a 10-fight win streak, including six consecutive finishes. En novembro pasado, he took full advantage of his first title shot, shocking the MMA world with a sensational knock out of defending M-1 Challenge featherweight champion Ivan Buchinger in the opening round at M-1 Desafío 86. Dalgiev has five submissions and three knockouts on his pro record, including five first-round finishes.
Evloev (9-0-0, M-1: 9-0-0), who will be fighting at home in Ingushetia, is one of the most dominant M-1 Global champions. A cardio machine who has been unstoppable, he is an extremely well-rounded fighter. Evloev is always ready for everything that may happen in The Rage, capable of finishing his opponent early, or torturing him for 25 actas.
Dias (15-5-0, M-1 1-1-0) prefers to take his time to win by decision, but fans may also remember his stunning victory in his second fight in M-1 Global, locking in a great choke to submit Vadim Malygin en M-1 Desafío 90.
Loitas adicionais en breve será anunciado. Todas as loitas e os loitadores están suxeitos a modificación.
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M-1 Challenge welterweight champion Alexey Kunchenko remains perfect Stops Alexander Butenko to go 18-0-0
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![]() And still champion…….Alexey Kuchenko (R) |
M-1 Challenge 90 RESULTS
SAN PETERSBURGO, Rusia (Marzo 31, 2018) – M-1 Challenge welterweight champion Alexey Kunchenko improved his professional MMA record to a perfect 18-0-0, stopping Russian challenger Alexander “Iron Capture” Butenko in the third round of last night’s M-1 Challenge 9- evento principal, at M-1 Arena in Saint Petersburg, Rusia.
The 33-year-old Kunchenko (17-0-0, M-1: 10-0-0), also fighting out of Russia, has been the M-1 Challenge welterweight champion for nearly two years, cando nocauteou Murad Abdulaev na cuarta rolda M-1 Desafío 65. Kunchenko notched his 13th knockout against former M-1 Challenge lightweight champion Butenko (45-13-3, M-1: 11-3-1) in the third round on punches in his fourth successful title defense.
No evento co-featured, American veteran Joe “Diesel Riggs (47-18-1, M-1: 2-0-1) and Ukrainian middleweight Boris Polejay (18-6-1, M-1: 2-1-1) battled to a three-round split draw.
Brazilian flyweight Raphael Dias (15-5-0, M-1: 1-1-0) used an arm triangle choke to defeated former M-1 Challenge flyweight title challenger Vadim “Bad Santa” Malygin (12-4-1, M-1: 2-3-1), de Rusia, for a second-round victory by submission.
Perspectiva ruso Magomedkamil Malikov (5-0-0, M-1: 2-0-0) kept his perfect pro record intact, perforando Sado “The Panther” Ucar (5-5-0, M-1: 0-1-0), of Turkey, in the second round of a match contested at a catchweight.
In the main card opening fight, Ruso medios Oleg Olenichev (10-5-0, M-1: 1-2-0) took a unanimous decision over Salmar “Sombra” Nunes (35-13-1, M-1: 0-1-0), do Brasil.
Most of the preliminary card action took place on that mat with five eight matches ending in submissions. Frenchman Bakary El Anwar (6-5-0, M-1: 1-0-0) won his M-1 Global debut with an ankle hook on Russian light heavyweight Alexander Popov (2-1-0, M-1: 2-1-0) for an opening-round submission, Luz ruso peso-pesado Dmitry Tebekin (9-3-0, M-1: 3-1-0) took a majority decision over Abylkasym Yakubob (4-5-0, M-1: 0-1-0), do Quirguicistán, and Yakibob’s countryman, Nureles Aidarov (3-0-0, M-1: 1-0-0), made the most of his M-1 Global debut, batendo fóra de Rusia Oleg Lichkovakha (3-3-0, 2 NC, M-1: 0-2-0, 1 NC) with a knee in round one.
In a battle of pro-debuting Russian middleweights at a catchweight, Vladimir Trisov‘s anaconda choke was too much to handle for Vyacheslay Babkin, Welterweight ruso Movsar Bokov (4-1-0, M-1: 3-1-0) registered a submission win by way of a second-round submission versus Georgian Levan Solodovnik (5-3-0, M-1: 1-2-0) via an angle lock, and Russian lightweight Kurban Taygibov (7-1-0, M-1: 1-0-0) toon a unanimous decision fromLom-Alí Nalgiev (14-7-0, M-1: 5-2-0), de Rusia.
In a match-up between a pair of undefeated lightweights, Ruso Roman Bogatov (5-0-0, M-1; 4-0-0) presentado Tahir “Tanque” Abdullaev (6-1-0, M-1: 0-1-0), de Acerbaixán, in the second round with an arm triangle choke. French featherweight Damien Peltier (9-8-1, M-1: 1-0-0) had an impressive M-1 Global debut, locking in a triangle choke on Maksim Kuldashev (2-1-0, M-1: 0-1-0) for a second-round triumph.
Ten different countries were represented by fighters in this International event: Rusia, EUA, Ucraína, Brasil, Turkey, Francia, Kirguizistán, Georgia, Azerbaijan and Uzbekistan.
Complete results & picture gallery below:
CARD PRINCIPAL
MAIN EVENT — M-1 CHALLENGE WELTERWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP
Alexey Kunchenko (18-0-0, M-1: 10-0-0), Campión, Rusia
WTKO3 (Socos – 4:04)
Alexander Butenko (45-13-3, M-1: 11-3-1), Reto, Rusia
(Kunchenko retains M-1 Challenge welterweight title)
CO-FEATURE – Medio-medio
Joe Riggs (47-17-1, 1 NV, M-1: 2-0-1), EUA
D3
Boris Polejay (18-6-1, M-1: 2-1-1), Ucraína
FLYWEIGHTS
Rafael Dias (15-5-0, M-1: 1-1-0), Brasil
SUB2 (Arm Triangle Choke – 4:39)
Vadim Malygin (12-4-1, M-1: 2-3-1), Rusia
CATCHWEIGHT
Magomedkamil Malikov (5-0-0, M-1: 2-0-0), Rusia
WTKO2 (Socos – 0:30)
Sado Ucar (5-5-0, M-1: 0-1-0), Turkey
MIDDLEWEIGHTS
Oleg Olenichev (109-5-0, M-1: 2-1-0), Rusia
WDEC3
Salmar Nunes (35-13-1, 1 NC, M-1: 0-1-0), Brasil
CARD PRELIMINAR
Medio-pesados
Bakary El Anwar (6-5-0, M-1: 1-0-0), Francia
WSUB1 (0:27)
Alexander Popov (2-1-0, M-1: 2-1-0), Rusia
Dmitry Tebekin (9-3-0, M-1: 3-1-0)
DEC3
Abylkasym Yakubov (4-5-0, M-1: 0-1-0), Kirguizistán
CATCHWEIGHT
Nureles Aidarov (3-0-0, M-1: 1-0-0), Kirguizistán
WKO1 (Knee kick – 0:12)
Oleg Lichkovakha (3-3-0, 2 NC, M-1: 0-2-0, 1 NC)
Medio-medio
Vladimir Trusov (1-0-0, M-1: 1-0-0)), Rusia
Wseb1 (Anaconda Choke – 2:48)
Vyacheslav Babkin (0-1-0, M-1: 0-1-0), Rusia
Welterweights
Movsar Bokov (4-1-0, M-1:3-1-0), Rusia
WSUB2 (Ankle Lock – 1:35)
Levan Solodovnik (5-3-0, M-1: 1-2-0), Georgia
Pesos lixeiros
Kurban Taygibov (7-1-0, M-1: 1-0-0)
WDEC3
Lom-Alí Nalgiev (14-7-0, M-1: 5-2-0), Rusia
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Roman Bogatov (5-0-0, M-1: 4-0-0), Rusia
WSUB2 (Arm Triangle Choke – 1:21)
Tahir Abdullaev (6-1-0, M-1: 0-1-0), Acerbaixán
Pesos plumas
Damien Peltier (9-8-1, M-1: 1-0-0), Francia
WSEB2 (Triangle Chok – 4:55)
Maksim Kuldashev (2-1-0, M-1: 0-1-0), Uzbekistan

Polejay (L) & Riggs battled to a draw
Dias (R) got a kick out of Malygin
Olenichev (L) edged Nunes
Aidarov (R) showed concern for his fallen opponent Lichkovakha
M-1 Challenge 90 Pesos OFICIAIS & AS FOTOS
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M-1 LIVE: Kunchenko vs. Butenko + UFC star Joe Riggs in co-main event: Watch Here
M-1 steps its game up yet again with its 90th edition. Live from their arena in St. Petersburg we will watch a night of MMA stars go against each other.
The special guest will be Joe Riggs – a UFC and Bellator star who will face off against Boris Polezhay in the co-main event.
The main event will be a match between undefeated Aleksey Kunchenko who is on a 17 win streak against Alexander Butenko.
Full line up and more info in the link below.
Undefeated M-1 Challenge welterweight champion Alexey Kunchenko to defend title belt against former M-1 Challenge lightweight champion Alexander Butenko
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KO & Submission of the Night M-1 Challenge 73 co-winners announced
ST. PETERSBURG, Rusia (Decembro 15, 2016) – M-1 Global has announced Knockout of the Night and Submission of the Night bonus performance award co-winners for last Friday night’s M-1 Desafío 73: Batalla de Narts na Ingusetia, Rusia.
Co-Knockouts of the Night
Feared striker Magomed Idrisov (7-0-0, M-1: 4-0-0), of Russia captured the M-1 Challenge bantamweight title by knocking out defending champion Baño “Esta é a” Buchinger (31-5-0, M-1: 6-1-0), loitando fóra de Eslovaquia, who rode a 10-fight win streak into M-1 Desafío 73, Idrisov put Buchinger to sleep with one devastating punch in the opening round for a shocking ending.
![]() American bantamweight “The Punisher” Josh Rectificación Casa (14-4-0, M-1: 2-0-0) knocked out his Kazakh opponent, Sergey Morozov (6-2-0, M-1: 3-2-0), na primeira rolda.
![]() Co-Submissions of the Night
Hometown favorito Khamzat Dalgiev (8-1-0, M-1: 5-1-0), chocked out British lightweight Christian “The Animal” Holley (10-3-0, M-1: 0-1-0) na segunda rolda.
![]() galo brasileira Diego “The Pride” Davella (16-5-0, M-1: 1-0-0) won his M-1 debut in impressive fashion, choking Zalimbeg Omarov (7-2-1, M-1: 4-2-1) nunha finalización na segunda rolda.
![]() NEXT SHOW: Febreiro. 18, M-1 Desafío 74, St. Petersburg, Rusia
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New M-1 Challenge featherweight champion Magomed Idrisov knocks out Ivan Buchinger
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