ST. PETERSBURG, Russland (November 9, 2016) – The already loaded M-en utfordring 73: Battle of Narts card has been bolstered by the M-1 Global announcement that two American fighters, Lee “American Bulldog” Morrison og “The Finisher” Josh Rettinghouse, have been added to the 2016 season-ending event December 9th i Ingusjetia, Russland.

A super showdown between M-1 Challenge middleweight champion Ramadan Emeev(14-3-0, M-1: 8-1-0) and KO artist specialist Anatoly Tokov (24-2-0, M-1: 9-1-0) vilje overskrift M-en utfordring 73: Battle of Narts in a battle of elite Russian fighters.

I co-feature, M-1 Challenge fjærvekt mester John “Dette er” Buchinger (31-4-0, M-1: 6-0-0), bekjempelse av Slovakia, defends his title belt against undefeated Russian challenger Magomed Idrisov (5-0-0, M-1: 5-0-0).

M-en utfordring 73 will be streamed live from Ingushetia in high definition on www.M1Global.TV. Seerne vil kunne se de foreløpige kamper og hovedkortet ved å logge deg på for å registrere seg på www.M1Global.TV. Fans may watch all the action on their computers, så vel som på Android og Apple smarttelefoner og nettbrett.

Morrison (15-7-0, M-1: 2-4-0) and Rettinghouse (13-4-0, M-1: 1-0-0) are both fighting out of the state of Washington.

Morrison faces undefeated Russian prospect Moysar Evoloev (5-0-0, M-1: 5-0-0) in a fight contested at a 140-pounds (63.5 kilo) catchweight. Morrison is a grappler (see photo below with him in top position) who defeated current M-1 Challenge bantamweight title-holder Pavel Vitruk by decision at M-en utfordring 58.

Fighting at home in Ingushetia, Evloev is also a grappler who is coming off a first-round knockout of Alexander Krupenkin this past May at M-en utfordring 66 (pictured below).

Rettinghouse, den King of the Cage mester, tar på Sergey Morozov (6-1-0, M-1: 3-1-0) in a bantamweight with future title implications for the winner.

A submission master who has a strong Brazilian Ju-Jitsu background, Rettinghouse is coming off his successful M-1 Global debut this past May at M-en utfordring 66, in which Rettinghouse stopped Vadim Zhloboch in the opening round due to an injury.

Morozov, fighting out of Kazakhstan, is an outstanding striker and well-rounded MMA fighter. He was on the wrong end of the M-en utfordring 68 Fight of the Night last July in a loss by decision to Rafael Dias.

Ved M-en utfordring 59, Morozov (pictured below) was awarded the Knockout of the Night award for his demolishing of Andy Young a year ago July.

An impressive victory will position the Rettinghouse-Morozov winner for a potential M-1 Challenge bantamweight title fight with defending champion Vitruk.

November. 18 – M-en utfordring 72: Kunchenko vs. Abdulaev in Moscow, Russland

Desember. 9 – M-en utfordring 73: Emeev vs. Tokov in Ingushetia, Russland