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M-1 INSELELE 90 Izisindo OFFICIAL & IZITHOMBE

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Saint Petersburg, Russia (March 29, 2018) — The official weigh in was held today for tomorrow’s M-1 Challenge 90 card to be held at M-1 Arena in Saint Petersburg, Russia. Below find the official fighters’ weight and pictures.

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ISENZAKALO MAIN — M-1 CHALLENGE WELTERWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP- 5 X 5

(R) Alexey Kunchenko (17-0-0, M-1: 9-0-0), Champion, Russia -169.32 lbs. (76.8 kg)

(L) Alexander Butenko (45-12-3, M-1: 11-2-1), Challenger, Russia -169.75 lbs. (77 kg)


Isici esibonakalayo – MIDDLEWEIGHTS – 3 X 5

(L) UJoe Riggs (47-17-0, 1 NV, M-1: 2-0-0), USA – 183.86 lbs. (83.4 kg.)

(R) Boris Polejay (18-6-0, M-1: 2-1-0), Ukraine – 184.75 lbs. (83.8 kg.)


I-Flyweights — 3 X 5

(L) Rafael Dias (14-5-0, M-1: 0-1-0), Brazil – 133.6 lbs. (60.6 kg.) – yellow card

(R) Vadim Malygin (12-3-1, M-1: 2-2-1), Russia – 124.78 lbs. (56.6 kg.)


I-CATCHWEIGHT – 3 X 5

(L) Sado Ucar (5-4-0, M-1: 0-0-0), Turkey – 160.72 lbs. (72.9 kg.)

(R) UMagomedkamil Malikov (4-0-0, M-1: 1-0-0), Russia – 161.71 lbs. (73.35 kg.)

MIDDLEWEIGHTS – 3 X 5

(L) Salmar Nunes (35-12-1, 1 NC, M-1: 0-0-0), Brazil – 182.32 lbs. (82.7 kg.)

(R) Oleg Olenichev (9-5-0, M-1: 1-1-0), Russia – 184.53 lbs. (83.7 kg.)

IKHADI Preliminary

 

HEAVYWEIGHTS LIGHT – 3 X 5

El Anwar Bakary (5-5-0, M-1: 0-0-0), France – 201.28 lbs. (91.3 kg.)

Alexander Popov (2-0-0, M-1: 2-0-0), Russia – 203.26 lbs. (92.2 kg.)

 

Abylkasym Yakubov (4-4-0, M-1: 0-0-0), Kyrgyzstan – 203.71 lbs. (92.4 kg.)

UDmitry Tebekin (8-3-0, M-1: 2-1-0) – 205.03 lbs. (93 kg.)

 

I-CATCHWEIGHT – 3 X 5

Nureles Aidarov (2-0-0, M-1: 0-0-0), Kyrgyzstan – 130.07 lbs. (59 kg.)

Oleg Lichkovakha (3-2-0, 2 NC, M-1: 0-1-0, 1 NC) – 129.63 lbs. (58.8 kg.)

 

MIDDLEWEIGHTS – 3 X 5

Vyacheslav Babkin (for DEBUT), Russia – 184.75 lbs. (83.8 kg.)

UVladimir TruSOV (for DEBUT), Russia – 184.30 lbs. (83.6 kg.)

 

WELTERWEIGHTS – 3 X 5

Movsar Bokov (3-1-0, M-1: 2-1-0), Russia – 169.76 lbs. (77 kg.)

Levan Solodovnik (5-2-0, M-1: 1-1-0), Georgia – 169.53 lbs. (76.9 kg.)

 

LIGHTWEIGHTS – 3 X 5

Lom-Ali Nalgiev (14-6-0, M-1: 5-1-0), Russia – 164.68 lbs. (74.7 kg.)

Kurban Taygibov (6-1-0, M-1: 0-0-0), Russia – 160.93 lbs. (73 kg.)

 

Tahir Abdullaev (6-0-0, M-1: 0-0-0), Azerbaijan – 154.32 lbs. (70.3 kg.)

Roman Bogatov (4-0-0, M-1: 3-0-0), Russia – 154.98 lbs. (72.9 kg.)

 

FEATHERWEIGHTS – 3 X 5

Damien Peltier (8-8-1, M-1: 0-0-0), France – 144.84 lbs. (65.7 kg.)

Maksim Kuldashev (2-0-0, M-1: 0-0-0), I-Uzbekistan – 144.84 lbs. (65.7 kg.)

 

(Zonke izimpi & abalwa ngaphansi koshintsho)

 

LAPHO: M-1 Arena, Saint Petersburg, Russia

UMGQUGQUZELI: M-1 Global

 

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M-1 LIVE: Kunchenko vs. Butenko + UFC star Joe Riggs in co-main event: Watch Here

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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.

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I-American Nate “Isitimela” I-LandWehr igcina i-rollin’ Kuthatha i-m-1 inselelo ye-featweight yompetha ye-damzat dalgiev ku-m-1 inselelo 91

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April 21, eSaint Petersburg eM-1 Arena

Incekunke “Isitimela” I-LandWehr ngumbukiso
Saint Petersburg, Russia (March 19, 2018) – Inkanyezi ye-american mixed-mart-arts star Incekunke “Isitimela” I-LandWehr uzoncintisana ngesihloko sakhe sokuqala se-M-1, Lapho ethatha i-red-hot m-1 inselelo ye-featweight champion Khamzat Dalgiev, in the M-1 Challenge 91 umcimbi omkhulu ku-M-1 Arena entsha eSaint Petersburg, Russia.
M-1 Challenge 91 izosakazwa bukhoma kusuka eRussia encazelweni ephezulu www.M1Global.TV. Ababukeli bazokwazi ukubukela ukulwa zokukwazi kanye ikhadi main ngokungena kwi babhalise www.M1Global.TV. Abalandeli bangabuka sonke isenzo kumakhompyutha abo, kanye Android ne-Apple smart and amaphilisi. M-1 Challenge 90 kuba Kutholakala ku-www.fite.tv(Ikhadi lokuqala likhululekile, $7.99 ekhadini eliyinhloko).
Umhlaba oneminyaka engu-29 ubudala (10-2-0, M-1: 2-0-0), Ngubani olwa neClarkville, Tennessee, wenza i-rut yakhe yomhlaba wonke ye-M-1 yaphela ngoSepthemba at Septhemba at M-1 Challenge 83, lapho iqeda Mikhail Korobkov kuma-punches emzuliswaneni wesibili. Ukulwa kokugcina kukaWanderwehr kwadlulelwa nguNovemba odlule M-1 Challenge 85, lapho anqobile khona isinqumo sokuhlukanisa I-Viktor Kalesnik.
Kusukela umlwa wakhe wokuqala eRussia, I-LandWehr yathuthuka yaba yi-Fighters ethandwa kakhulu ye-M-1, kakhulu ngenxa yesitayela sakhe sokulwa esijabulisayo, kanye nombukiso wakhe. Wenza ividiyo yakhe yephromo, Ukhuluma udoti ezingqungqutheleni, futhi kwaqubuka ku “Whoping” Ingoma ngemuva kokulwa kwakhe.
“Isitimela” Ungalokothi uthathe igxathu emuva, ukuhweba ama-punches nomphikisi wakhe kusuka ku-Bell Bell, okuvame ukuholela ekulweni okumangazayo kwabalandeli be-MMA.
I-LandWehr (ngenhla) Ingabe i-fighter ezungeze yonke engase inhlabathi noma iphawundi
I-Dalgiev (10-1-0, M-1: 7-1-0), of Russia, unqobile 10 balwa ngokulandelana kusukela alahlekelwe yi-pro yakhe 2014. NgoNovemba odlule ku M-1 Challenge 86, UDalgiev uphendukele ekusebenzeni okwethusayo, Ukungqongqoza isikhathi eside i-M-1 inselelo ye-Feathe Featherweight Champion Ivan Buchinger Emzuliswaneni wokuvula ne-punch evumayo eyamenza inkanyezi esheshayo.
Uyakwazi ukunqoba umphikisi wakhe ngezindlela ezahlukahlukene, UDalgiev uwine izimpi ezinhlanu ngokuhambisa ngama-knonouts amathathu, kufaka phakathi ukumiswa okuyisisekelo okuhlanu. Uma kuvuka kulowo mcimbi kuyinto yakhe, UDalgiev kufanele abe yisibhakabhaka esiphakeme ukulwa ne-landewr komunye we-M-1 S-1 Showdowns emhlabeni jikelele eminyakeni.

I-Dalgiev (ngenhla) Beka i-buchinger ukulala emzuliswaneni wokuqala ukuze uthwebule i-M-1 inselelo isihloko se-Featherweight (                        )

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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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Joe Riggs vs. Boris Polezhay in co-feature
M-1 Challenge 90, Sea. 30, eSaint Petersburg eM-1 Arena
Saint Petersburg, Russia (March 14, 2018) – Undefeated M-1 Challenge welterweight champion Alexey Kunchenko (17-0-0) will put his perfect MMA professional record and title belt on the line March 30, against former M-1 Challenge lightweight titlist Alexander “Iron Capture” Butenko, in the M-1 Challenge 90 umcimbi omkhulu ku-M-1 Arena entsha eSaint Petersburg, Russia.
M-1 Challenge 90 izosakazwa bukhoma kusuka eRussia encazelweni ephezulu www.M1Global.TV. Ababukeli bazokwazi ukubukela ukulwa zokukwazi kanye ikhadi main ngokungena kwi babhalise www.M1Global.TV. Abalandeli bangabuka sonke isenzo kumakhompyutha abo, kanye Android ne-Apple smart and amaphilisi. M-1 Challenge 90 kuba Kutholakala ku- www.fite.tv(Ikhadi lokuqala likhululekile, $7.99 ekhadini eliyinhloko)
The 33-year-old Kunchenko captured his M-1 Challenge welterweight title nearly two years ago, at M-1 Challenge 65, lapho akhishwe Murad Abdullaev in the round wesine. Kunchenko has made three successful title defenses. He won two decisions in a rematch with Abdulaev and against Maksim Grabovich, and he stopped Sergey Romonav e nxazonke kuvulwa.
The Russian-born Kunchenko is a legitimate knockout artist, nokuyeka 12 of yakhe 17 pro victims, and he is 9-0 in in M-1 Global competition.
Kunchenko (R) is a lethal striker with 12 KOs in 17 kuvelaphi ukulwa pro
Butenko (45-12-3, M-1: 11-2-1) is an experienced fighter, who is attempting to become a two-division M-1 Challenge champion. The battle-tested Ukrainian won his M-1 Challenge lightweight crown at M-1 Challenge 67, back in June of 2016, ngesikhathi ewina isinqumo semizuliswano emihlanu Artem Damkovsky okwesihloko esingenamuntu.
In yakhe yokuqala isihloko sokuzivikela, Butenko was knocked out by Abukar Yandiev e nxazonke kuvulwa, February 18, 2017 at M-1 Challenge 74. He has won his last two fight, at M-1 Challenge 82 & 86, ngokulandelana, ngokumelene Keith Johnson (I-Dec3) futhi Eler Narmurzan(TSUB1).

Butenko (R) also has power
American middleweight and former UFC fighter,Joe “Diesel” Riggs (47-17-0, 1 NC, M-1: 2-0-0), fighting out of Phoenix, THE, liba Boris Polezhay (18-6-0, M-1: 2-1-0), of Ukraine, emcimbini obukhona.
Riggs is riding a six-fight win streak, including a pair of victories in M-1 Challenge events, lapho angqongqoze khona Oleg Olenichev futhi Dmitry Samoilov. Polezhay has won 13 of wakhe wokugcina 14 ukulwa.
Also fighting in the main card is Brazilian flyweight Rafael Dias (14-5-0, M-1¨0-1-0), obhekene Vadim Malygin, of Russia. Dias has lost only two of his last 10 ukulwa, both of those in bantamweight matches. Malygin lost his only M-1 Challenge title fight last September, nini U-Aleksander Doskalchuk submitted him in the second.
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Streaking Russian Female Star Elena Savelyeva to Fight 10 Rounds in Fourth Pro Fight

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In just her fourth professional fight, rising female flyweight prospect Elena Savelyeva will take the leap to 10-rounders.
Formerly one of the most decorated female amateur boxers in the world and a 2012 Olympian, Savelyeva (3-0, 3 Kos), of Pushkino, Russia, will face former world title challenger Nevenka Mikulic of Croatia on Saturday, February 10 at Qin Shi Huang Restaurant in Saint Petersburg, Russia.
“Ngizizwa enkulu,” said Savelyeva, “Everything has gone completely according to plan. The fight itself will show what great shape I’m in. My training is always very intense, and I always have planned-out goals in mind.”
Co-promoted by Salita Promotions and Russian-based Alexander Nevskiy Promotion Group, Savelyeva went 134-15-1 njengoba an amateur, winning the world, European (2X) futhi Russian (6X) championships She represented her homeland in the 2012 Summer Olympics and competed in the first-ever women’s Olympic boxing match in history.
She has been preparing for her first 10-round fight between gyms in Moscow and Saint Petersburg.
“I haven’t experienced any difficulties at all so far,” said Savelyeva of the transition to the professional ranks. “My opponents allowed me to develop and progress properly. I have an extensive amateur background, fighting and beating the best in the world. I expect to do the same in the pros and win a professional world title, hopefully by the end of this year.”
“Elena is progressing quickly, as any fighter with her amateur experience would,” said co-promoter Dmitriy Salita. “Emva le mpi, she will be looking for world-title fight, especially if its against her former amateur rival, (UK-based) Nicola Adams.”
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Rising Star Elena Gradinar Ngayo Ukuba Ngibhekane Olivia Gerula ngoba IBF Intercontinental Championship e Narva, Estonia, ngoMashi 24

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Rising inkanyezi zesifazane, Elena Gradinar of Saint Petersburg, Russia, zizofuna ubuqhawe ibhande lokuqala umsebenzi wakhe lochwepheshe lapho uthatha ku wangaphambili iqhawe emhlabeni Olivia “I Predator” Gerula ngokuba IBF Intercontinental featherweight Championship.
I 10-round Gradinar vs. Gerula impi kuzokwenzeka Saturday, March 24, ngesikhathi Energia Ezemidlalo Hall Narva, Estonia.
I Ezingakanqotshwa Gradinar oneminyaka engu-27 ubudala (8-0, 2 Kos) waya 73-8 njengoba an amateur, ngokuwina eziningi ezweni noma emhlabeni jikelele tournaments amateur. Gradinar futhi attained ekubizweni Ezemidlalo Master of Russia.
A ohlonishwayo futhi wafeza lochwepheshe, gerula, kusukela Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, iyona wangaphambili WBC World Female Super featherweight Champion futhi wenza izivikelo yimpumelelo ezimbili. Wabuye uye ebanjwa ohlonishwayo WIBA World Championship.
“Ngiyajabula ukulwela IBF Intercontinental ibhande ngokumelene wangaphambili WBC World Champion Olivia Gerula,” Said Gradinar. “We will bring for boxing fans a dramatic and exiting clash between us. Ngiyaziqhenya kakhulu ukuthi ngiyakunicelela mina amelela ezweni lami Russia nase Ngithemba ukuthi IBF Intercontinental ibhande uzothola yokuhlala okhazimulayo edolobheni Russian of St. Petersburg!”
“Ngijabule kakhulu mayelana nokuthi yini ukuza. I look forward to visiting Estonia and soaking up some of its culture while proudly representing Canada,” wathi Olivia Gerula. “Ngazi Elena has an umxhwele umlando amateur i amarekhodi professional Ezingakanqotshwa, kodwa angikholelwa ukuthi owake waba kule indandatho fighter izinga lami nesipiliyoni, ngakho ngiyilindele kuphazamise izinto.”
Gerula sika co-umgqugquzeli Dmitriy Salita, kanye Russian-based Alexander Nevskiy Promotion Group, uthi ukulwa Gerula ezizoba okuningi inguqulelo Gradinar ukuze ezinhlwini lochwepheshe.
“Lokhu kuyoba isivivinyo eziqine kwenkonzo Elena abasha,” igama. “Olivia Gerula ulwisane futhi washaywa esiphezulu fighters besifazane abaningi ekwehlukanisweni. Ngibheke phambili ukuze empini enkulu futhi, ngokubanikeza ukunqoba, ukuthuthukiswa okuqhubekayo iqhawe emhlabeni yekusasa lethu.”
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M-1 Challenge 87: Mikael Silander-Arman Ashimov Interim M-1 Challenge Flyweight title fight headliner

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Grand Opening of M-1 Arena, Feb. 9
Saint Petersburg, Russia
Saint Petersburg, Russia (January 25, 2018) – The Interim M-1 Challenge flyweight title will be on the line February 9, nini Mangaheli “Ihulelo” Icala lesenzana futhi U-Arman Ashimov square off in the M-1 Challenge 87 Umcimbi main, in the grand opening of M-1 Arena in Saint Petersburg, Russia.
Both events will be live-streamed from Russia in high definition on www.M1Global.TV. Ababukeli bazokwazi ukubukela ukulwa zokukwazi kanye ikhadi main ngokungena kwi babhalisewww.M1Global.TV. Abalandeli bangabuka sonke isenzo kumakhompyutha abo, kanye Android ne-Apple smart and amaphilisi.
One of Scandinavia’s all-time best MMA fighters, the 32-year-old Silander (17-5-0, M-1: 1-0-0) earned his title shot by winning a three-round majority decision over UVitaliy Branchuk (23-6-0), August odlule ngesikhathi M-1 Challenge 82 in his native Finland.
Ashimov (7-2-1, M-1: 2-0-0), fighting out of Almaty, Kazakhstan, is unbeaten in M-1 Global fights having knocked out Rodrigo melonio this past November at M-1 Challenge 85, futhi Gadzhimurad Aliev last July at M-1 Challenge 81.
A loaded main card also features undefeated Kazakh welterweight Shaukat Rakhmonov (7-0-0, M-1: 5-0-0) versus his Russian opponent, Levan Solodovnik (5-1-0, M-1: 0-0-0) Juho Valamma (15-4-0, M-1: 1-0-0), Brazilian ukukhanya wesibhakela Kleiber Raimundo “Orgugho” Silva (14-7-0, M-1: 1-0-0) vs. Dmitry Mikuta (7-3-0, M-1: 1-1-0), of Ukraine, Featherweight Russian Timur Nagibin (13-3-0, M-1: 5-2-0) vs. Jadison Dimitry “Tita” Silva (23-8-0, M-1: 0-0-0), Brazil, futhi Pavel Gordeev (9-1-0, M-1: 3-0-0), of Russia, TBA.
The preliminary card has undefeated Swiss welterweight prospect UPablo Ortmann (7-0-0, M-1: 1-0-0) vs. Ingiskhan Ozdoev (5-3-0, M-1: 4-3-0), of Russia, unbeaten Russian heavyweight Adam Bogatyrev (5-0-0, M-1: 1-0-0) vs. Jose “Agus” Augustine Jimenez (5-3-0, M-1: 0-0-0), French welterweight Charles-Henri Tchoungui (9-7-1, M-1: 0-1-0), vs. Artem Nenakov (6-2-0, M-1: 0-1-0), of Russia, and Georgian welterweight Amiran gogoladze (4-1-0, M-1: 1-0-0) vs. Stanislav “Stas” Podolsky (5-1-0, M-1: 1-0-0).
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2017 M-1 Global Prospect of the Year Rising flyweight star Arman Ashimov

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Arman Ashimov is shown above putting Rodrigo Melonio to sleep
Saint Petersburg, Russia (January 18, 2018) – Rising flyweight U-Arman Ashimov has been named the 2017 M-1 Global Prospect of the Year.
Ashimov (7-2-1, M-1: 2-0-0), 26, made his M-1 Global debut last July in M-1 Challenge 81, in which he stopped previously undefeated Gadzhimurad Aliev (6-0-0), of Russia, with one punch in round two.
Last November, Ashimov positioned himself for a title shot with an impressive opening-round knockout via punches of Brazilian veteran Rodrigo melonio (16-3-0) at M-1 Challenge 85.
Five of Ashimov’s seven victories to date have ended by knockout, the other two by decision.
The gifted Kazakh fighter headlines his first M-1 Global event on February 9 against Finnish invader Mangaheli “Ihulelo” Icala lesenzana (17-5-0, M-1: 1-0-0) for the Interim M-1 Global flyweight title, celebrating the opening of the beautiful, state-of-the-art M-1 Arena in Saint Petersburg, Russia.
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M-1 INSELELE 84 Umphumela & IZITHOMBE

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Alexey Kunchenko stops Sergey Romanov in
1st round to retain title and remain undefeated
Artiom Frolov defeats Caio Magalhaes
Captures vacant M-1 Challenge middleweight title

(L-R) — M-1 Global promoter Vadim Finkelchtein &
M-1 Challenge welterweight champion Alexey Kunchenko
ST. PETERSBURG, Russia (October 27, 2017) – Umpetha we-M-1 Challenge welterweightAlexey Kunchenko wasigcina isihloko sakhe, improving hid professional mixed-martial-arts record to 19-0-0, ngobusuku bokugcina M-1 Challenge 84 main event in St. Petersburg Russia.
Ezingakanqotshwa Artyom Frolov (10-0-0), of Russia, captured the vacant M-1 Challenge middleweight title, taking a five-round decision from Caui “Hellboy” Malgahaes (10-34-0).
Kunchenko pounds Romanov
Kunchenko, ukulwa out of Russia, stopped his challenger and fellow countryman,Sergey Romanov (11-2-0), via punches in the opening round, highlighting the 20thanniversary of promotional company M-1 Global. Kunchenko and Romanov both started the action unbeaten in M-1 Global competition, Kunchenko at 8-0-0, 5-0-0 for Romanov.
Frolov lands “money punch” on Malgahaes
Frolov won a tough five-round decision from Brazilian veteran Malgahaes in the co-featured event.
Middleweight American Joe “Diesel” Riggs registered his 46th career MMA victory, kokushaya out Oleg Olenichev (9-5-0) in the round wesithathu, while Spanish middleweightEnoc Solves UTorres (21-10-1) wenza umsebenzi okusheshayo of Andrey Seledtzov (7-5-0), using an armbar for a win by way of first-round submission.
Bantamweight Russian Bair Shtepin (5-2-0) upset employed a triangle choke to forces his Finnish opponent, Janne “Jamba” Elonen-Kulmala (15-6-1) by way of a third-round submission, kanye ne-Russian lightweight ithemba Roman Bogatov (3-0-0) won a three-round decision over German invader Sascha Sharma (13-4-0)..
Ukulwa ekhadini zokukwazi, Russian heavyweight Philip “F-11” De Freis (13-6-0, M-1: 1-0-0) won a majority decision over fellow countryman Anton Vyzigin (7-2-0), while Russian featherweight Zalimbek Omarov (9-2-1) won a unanimous decision against Sascha Sharma (13-4-0), of Germany. Ilya Bochkov (2-1-0) wayeka Arkady Lisin (5-2-0) futhi UDmitry Tebekin (7-3-0) won a unanimous decision over Vasily Volodko (2-1-0) in a pair of fights between Russian light heavyweights,
In three welterweight matches featuring six Russian fighters, Maksim Grabovich (6-3-0) used a rear naked choke to defeat Temirlan Sharipov (3-1-0) in the round wesithathu, futhi Danila Prikaza (8-2-1) took a decision from Akhmadkhan Ozdoev (4-1-1).
Complete results and more pictures below:
IKHADI MAIN
ISENZAKALO MAIN – M-1 CHALLENGE WELTERWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP
Alexey Kunchenko (17-0-0, M-1: 9-0-0), Champion, Russia
WKO / TKO1 (Punches – 2:44)
Sergey Romanov (11-2-0, M-1: 5-1-0), Challenger, Russia
(Kunchenko M-1 Challenge welterweight title)
Isici esibonakalayo – VACANT M-1 CHALLENGE MIDDLEWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP
Artem Frolov (10-0-0, M-1: 8-0-0), Russia
WDEC5
Caio Magalhaes (10-4-0, M-1: 1-1-0), Brazil
(Frolov won vacant M-1 Challenge middleweight title)
UJoe Riggs (46-17-0, M-1: 2-0-0), USA
WKO/TKO (punches – 3:22)
Oleg Olenichev (9-5-0, M-1: 1-1-0), Russia
Enoc Kuyasiza Ekuxazululeni Torres (21-10-1, M-1: 6-7-1), Spain
WSUB1 (Armbar – 0:44)
Andrey Seledtsov (7-5-0, M-1: 0-4-0), Russia
LIGHTWEIGHTS
Roman Bogatov (3-0-0, M-1: 3-0-0), Russia
WDEC3
Jani Salmi (9-4-0, M-1: 0-1-0), Izwe
BANTAMWEIGHTS
Bair Shtepin (5-2-0, M-1: 2-2-0), Russia
WSUB3 (Triangle Choke – 4:44)
Janne Elonen-Kulmala (15-5-1, M-1: 1-0-1), Izwe
HEAVYWEIGHTS LIGHT
Arkadiy Lisin (5-0-0, M-1:0-0-0), Russia
Ilya Bochkov (3-1-0, M-1:1-1-0), Russia
HEAVYWEIGHTS
Philip DeFreis (13-6-0, M-1: 1-0-0), England
WDEC3
U-Anton Vyazigin (7-2-0, M-1: 3-1-0), Russia
HEAVYWEIGHTS LIGHT
UDmitry Tebekin (7-3-0, M-1: 2-1-0), Russia
WDEC3
Vasily Volodko (2-1-0, M-1: 0-1-0), Russia
Ilya Bochkov (4-1-0, M-1: 2-1-0), Russia
WKO / TKO2 (Punches – 4:24)
Arkady Lisin (5-2-0, M-1: 0-1-0)
WELTERWEIGHTS
Maksim Grabovich (6-3-0, M-1: 5-3-0), Russia
WSUB3 (Akha Naked Choke (1:47)
Temirlan Sharipov (3-1-0, M-1: 1-1-0), Russia
Danila Prikaza (8-2-1, M-1: 5-2-0), Russia
WDEC3
Akhmadkhan Ozdoev (4-1-0, M-1: 4-1-0), Russia
FEATHERWEIGHTS
Zalimbek Omarov (9-2-1, M-1: 6-1-1), Russia
WDEC3
Sascha Sharma (13-4-0, M-1: 3-2-0), Germany

(L-R) — Kunchenko was too much for Romanov to handle

Frolov drops Magalhaes on his head
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M-1 Challenge 85: November 10, 2017 e Moscow, Russia