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Makhno vs. Tutarauli, Zawada vs. Yusupov Added to loaded M-1 Challenge 63 card Headlined by two M-1 Challenge title fights Puetz vs. Nemkov II, Emeev vs. Fioravanti

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Dec. 4 in St. Petersburg, Russia

 
ST. PETERSBURG, Russia (November 16, 2015) – Featuring a pair of title fights, M-1 Challenge 63 is shaping up as possibly the best M-1 Global event of the year.
 
M-1 Challenge light heavyweight champion Stephan “T-800” Puetz (13-1-0, 5 KO/TKO, 4 SUB) defends his title against former champion Viktor Nemkov (22-5-0, 4 KO/TKO, 9 SUB), while M-1 Challenge middleweight champion Ramazan Emeev (12-3-0, 2 KO/TKO, 6 SUB( meets American challenger Luigi “The Italian Tank” Fioravanti (26-13-0, 10 KO/TKO, 2 SUB), December 4 at the Sports and Concert Complex in St. Petersburg, Russia.
 
M-1 Global has announced two other main card bouts as German light heavyweight Martin “King Kong” Zawada faces Russian Rashid Yusupov and Russian light weight Alexey “Ataman” Makho takes on Raul Tutarauli, of Georgia.
 
M-1 Challenge 63 will be streamed live from St. Petersburg 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.
 
 
Zawada (26-13-0, 16 KO/TKO, 5 SUB) is an experienced fighter who was a KSW Grand Prix finalist, as well as two-time German champion.   Known as a dangerous striker, Yusupov is a hot prospect with title fight aspirations.
                      
         Yusupov unloading a kick                                        Zawada ready to strike
Makhno (10-3-0, 4 KO/TKO, 1 SUB) and Tutarauli (5-2-0, 4 KO/TKO, 1 SUB) are both hot fighters, winning six and four in a row, respectively.  A regional champion in Russia, Makhno prefers stand-up fighting and striking.  Tutarauli is a rising knockout artist who is known for his excellent conditioning and stamina.
                                       
Makhno (top) and Tutarauli (below) are shown celebrating victories
Fight Network will air M-1 Challenge 63 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.
Additional fights will soon be announced by M-1 Global.
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M-1 Challenge title fights announced Puetz vs. Nemkov II, Emeev vs. Fioravanti M-1 Challenge 63, Dec. 4 in St. Petersburg, Russia

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(L-R) Viktor Nemkov & Stephan Puetz from their first M-1 Challenge light heavyweight title fight
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ST. PETERSBURG, Russia (November 3, 2015) – M-1 Global has announced twin M-1 Challenge title fights as light heavyweight champion Stephan “T-800” Puetz takes on former champion Viktor Nemkov and middleweight titlist Ramazan Emeev faces American challenger Luigi “The Italian Tank” Fioravanti in the rescheduled M-1 Challenge 63 to be held December 4 in St. Petersburg, Russia.

M-1 Challenge 63 will be streamed live from St. Petersburg 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.
 
Puetz (13-1-0, 5 KO/TKO, 4 SUB), arguably MMA’s the hottest light heavyweight fighter today, is coming off a sensational SuperFight victory this past May against M-1 Challenge heavyweight champion Marcin Tybura, whose severely broken nose halted the action in the third round at M-1 Challenge 57.
 
Undefeated in four M-1 Global fights to date, Puetz captured the coveted M-1 Challenge title 1 ½ years ago with a hard fought five-round split decision over defending champion Nemkov, who was making his first title defense after having defeated Vasily Babich (SUB2 – arm-lock) two years ago for the vacant title.
 
Fighting out of Munich, Germany, Puetz defeated Valery Myasnikov (TKO2 – punches) and Luis Fernando Mirando (SUB2 – choke) in his two title defenses to date.
Kazakhstan-native Nemkov, who fights out of Stary Oskol, Russia, has won two in a row since losing to Puetz, including an impressive decision in his last action over always tough Maro Perak this past December.
An M-1 Global veteran with 12 victories in 16 M-1 fights, Nemkov lost his original M-1 title fight back in 2011, losing by submission (choke) to Vinny Magalhaes.
A two-time and reigning M-1 Challenge middleweight champion, Emeev (12-3-0, 2 KO/TKO, 6 SUB) is a native of Dagestan who fights out of Makhachkala, Russia. He first won the M-1 Challenge championship in 2012 at M-1 Challenge 35, taking a decision fromMario Miranda, who Emeev defeated four months later by third-round knockout at M-1 Challenge 38.
At M-1 Challenge 51, Emeev was topped in the fourth round byVyacheslav Vasilevsky, who lost the title back to Emeev by fifth-round submission this past April at M-1 Challenge 56.
Fioravanti (26-13-0, 10 KO/TKO, 7 SUB), representing American Top Team, is a popular fighter out of Orlando, Florida. His last fight was a second-round win by submission (choke) last July against Sergey Kovalev at M-1 Challenge 59.
Fight Network will air M-1 Challenge 63 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.
Additional fights will soon be announced by M-1 Global.

Puetz (L) strikes Tybura

Puetz has been unbeatable in M-1 Global competition, shining here vs. Tybura

Puetz finishes off Valery Myasnikov

 

Nemkov had position on Puetz

Nemkov (R) kicks Perak

Nemkov punishes Perak


Emeev has position on Vasilevsky


Emeev (L) vs. Vasilevsky

Luigi Fioravanti (R) unloads on his opponent

Fioravanti ends the show vs. Kovalev
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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)
 
_____________________________________________________________________________________
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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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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PRESS RELEASE
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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M-1 Challenge 60: Battle in Orel, OFFICIAL RESULTS 

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Nemkov decisions Perak

 
Viktor Nemkov has position on top of Maro Perak

 

Photo gallery below

 

OREL, Russia (August 5, 2015) – Former M-1 Challenge light heavyweight champion Viktor Nemkovpositioned himself for a rematch with the fighter who took his title belt last year, Stephan Puetz, by winning a three-round decision in tonight’s M-1 Challenge 60: Battle in Orel main event against Maro “Mean Machine” Perak at Grimm Arena in Orel, Russia.

 

Nemkov (22-5-0, 4 KO/TKO, 10 SUB), fighting out of Russia, was the 2011 World Combat Sambo champion. He lost his first M-1 Challenge light heavyweight title fight in 2011 by third-round submission (Gogoplata neck crank)) to Vinny Magalhaes at M-1 Challenge 25.   Nemkov rebounded in 2013 at M-1 Challenge 43, defeating Vasily Baboch by way of a second-round submission (arm lock) for the vacant M-1 Challenge light heavyweight championship.

 

In his first title defense (March 14, 2014), Nemkov lost a five-round split decision to Puetz in a major upset. Since losing to Puetz, Nemkov had fought only once going into tonight’s fight due to a series of injuries that kept him sidelined the past 1 ½ years.

 

Perak (23-6-1, 12 KO/TKO, 7 SUB), fighting out of Croatia, made his light heavyweight debut versus Nemkov having dropped down one weight class, after campaigning strictly as a heavyweight during his professional career.

 

In the co-feature, Russian light heavyweight Maksim Futin (5-2-0, 4 KO/TKO, 1 SUB) locked on a rear naked choke on Poland’s Marcin Zontek (14-9-0, 6 KO/TKO, 5 SUB) for a first-round victory by submission.

 

Also fighting on the main card, Russian featherweight Zalimbek Omarov (5-1-1, 1 KO/TKO, 2 SUB) won a three-round decision over Brazilian Marcelo Costa (11-3-1, 3 KO/TKO, 5 SUB), Russian bantamweight Evgeni Lazukov (8-2-0, 2 KO/TKO, 1 SUB) won when the corner of Algerian Elias Boudegzdame (9-4-0, 1 KO/TKO, 8 SUB) stopped the bout midway through the second round, andAlexey “Ataman” Makhno (10-3-0, 4 KO/TKO, 1 SUB) won a majority three-round decision fromZulfikar Usmanov (7-5-1, 1 KO/TKO, 4 SUB) in a fight between a pair of Russian lightweights.

 

All fight fights on the preliminary card ended in the opening round. Russian welterweight Denis Genyuk(7-4-0) defeated Croatian Josip “Arti” Artukovic (11-5-0), Georgian lightweight Raul Tutarauli (5-2-0) stopped Italian Valeriu Mircea (4-2-0) and Azerbaijan middleweight Telekh Nadzhaafadze (4-1-0) beat Russian Ivan Zakabunya (1-1-0), all in first-round knockouts via punches.

 

Also fighting on the preliminary card, Spanish lightweight Javier Fuentas (7-2-0) used a rear naked choke to force Russian Alexander Sankov (2-2-0) into a submission, while Russian bantamweightAlexander Kolesnik‘s shoulder hold forced Americana shoulder hold forced Ukrainian Dmitry Shvetc(2-2-0) to tap out.

 

Complete results below:

 

MAIN CARD

(all winners listed first)

LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHTS

Viktor Nemkov (22-5-0), Russia

WDEC3

Maro Perak (23-6-1), Croatia

Maksim Futin (5-2-0), Russia

WSUB1 (Rear Naked Choke – 3:07)

Marcin Zontek (14-9-0), Poland

LIGHTWEIGHTS

Zulfikar Usmanov (8-4-1), Russia

WDEC3

Alexey Makhno (9-4-0), Russia

FEATHERWEIGHTS

Zalimbek Omarov (5-1-1), Russia

WDEC3

Marcelo Costa (11-3-1), Brazil

BANTAMWEIGHTS

Evgeni Lazukov (8-2-0), Russia

WKO/TKO2 (Corner Stoppage – 3:19)

Elias Boudegzdame (9-4-0), Algeria

PRELIMINARY CARD

MIDDLEWEIGHTS

Telekh Nadzhafadze (4-1-0), Azerbaijan

WKO/TKO1 (Punches – 2:28)

Ivan Zakabunya (1-1-0), Russia

WELTERWEIGHTS

Denis Genyuk (7-4-0), Russia

WKO1 (Punches – 1:01)

Josip Artukovic (11-5-0), Croatia

LIGHTWEIGHTS

Raul Tutarauli (5-2-0), Georgia

WKO/TKO1 (Punches – 3:18)

Valeriu Mircea (4-2-0), Italy

Javier Fuentas (7-2-0), Spain

Wsub1 (Rear Naked Choke – 2:06)

Alexander Sankov (2-2-0), Russia

BANTAMWEIGHTS

Alexander Kolesnik (2-0-0), Russia

WDUB1 (Shoulder – 2:04)

Dmitry Shvetc (2-2-0), Ukraine

 
Maro Perak (orange trunks) & Viktor Nemkov

 
Nemkov (black trunks) blocks Perak’s kick

 
Nemkov kicks Perak

 
Maksim Futin over Marcin Zontek
Marcelo Costa & Zalimbek Omarov

 
Evgeni Lazukov knees Elias Boudegzdame

 
Alexey Makhno on top of Zulfikar Usmanov

 
Medieval Knight Fight: Dmitry Kovrizhkin vs. Roman Zuev

 
(L-R) Dmitry Shvetc & Alexander Kolenik
Javier Fuentes (on top) & Alexander Sanko
Josip Artukovic & Denis Genyuk
Raul Tutarauli celebrates history
Talekh Nadzhafadze punches out Ivan Zakabunya

 

Upcoming Event: Sept. 5,, 2015 – M-1 Challenge 61 in Beijing, China

 

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Fight Network Presents M-1 Challenge 60 LIVE Tomorrow, August 5 at 1:30 p.m. ET 

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PRESS RELEASE
For Immediate Release

TORONTO (Aug. 4, 2015) — Fight Network, the world’s premier 24/7 television channel dedicated to complete coverage of combat sports, presents a live broadcast of M-1 Challenge 60 tomorrow,Wednesday, August 5 at 1:30 p.m. ET from Orel, Russia.

 

Fight Network’s live broadcast of M-1 Challenge 60 will air on Cablevision’s Optimum TV, Suddenlink Communications, Grande Communications, Shentel Cable and Armstrong Cable in the U.S., nationwide in Canada, Roku devices across North America, and globally in over 30 countries across Europe, Africa and the Middle East.

 

A pair of past M-1 Challenge championship contenders, Maro “Mean Machine” Perak and Viktor Nemkov, will battle in the main event with the winner positioning himself for a potential title shot against M-1 Challenge light heavyweight champion Stephan Puetz.

 

In other featured bouts, Marcin Zontek takes on Maksim Futin at light heavyweight, Zulfikar Usmanov faces Alexey Makhno in a battle of Russian lightweights, Brazilian featherweight Marcelo Costa enters enemy territory against Russia’s Zalimbek Omarov, plus bantamweights Elias Boudegzdame and Evgeni Lazukov kick off the main card festivities live on Fight Network.

 

The full main card and weigh-in results are below:

 

LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHTS – 3 X 5

MARO “Mean Machine” PERAK (23-5-1), Croatia 205 lbs. (93 kg)

VIKTOR NEMKOV (21-5-0), Russia 204 ½ lbs. (92.9 kg)

 

MARCIN ZONTEK (14-8-0), Poland 204 lbs. (92.8 kg)

MAKSIM FUTIN (4-2-0), Russia 204 ½ lbs. (92.9 kg)

 

LIGHTWEIGHTS – 3 X 5

ZULFIKAR USMANOV(7-4-1), Russia 154 lbs. (70.1 kg)

ALEXEY “Ataman” MAKHNO (9-3-0), Russia 159 lbs. (72.2 kg)

 

FEATHERWEIGHTS – 3 X 5

MARCELO COSTA (11-2-1), Brazil 145 lbs. (65.8 kg)                               

ZALIMBEK OMAROV (4-1-1), Russia 145 lbs. (65.8 kg)

 

BANTAMWEIGHTS – 3 X 5

ELIAS BOUDEGZDAME (9-3-0), Algeria 134 ½ lbs. (61.2 kg)

EVGENI LAZUKOV (7-2-0), Russia 134 lbs. (60.9 kg)

 

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M-1 Challenge 60: Battle in Orel, OFFICIAL WEIGHTS & PICTURES

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PRESS RELEASE
For Immediate Release

WATCH LIVE ON M-1GLOBAL.TV

 

 

MAIN CARD

 

LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHTS – 3 X 5

MARO “Mean Machine” PERAK (23-5-1), Croatia 205 lbs. (93 kg)

VIKTOR NEMKOV (21-5-0), Russia 204 ½ lbs. (92.9 kg)

 

MARCIN ZONTEK (14-8-0), Poland 204 lbs. (92.8 kg)

MAKSIM FUTIN (4-2-0), Russia 204 ½ lbs. (92.9 kg)

 

LIGHTWEIGHTS – 3 X 5

ZULFIKAR USMANOV(7-4-1), Russia 154 lbs. (70.1 kg)

ALEXEY “Ataman” MAKHNO (9-3-0), Russia 159 lbs. (72.2 kg)

 

FEATHERWEIGHTS – 3 X 5

MARCELO COSTA (11-2-1), Brazil 145 lbs. (65.8 kg)                                    

ZALIMBEK OMAROV (4-1-1), Russia 145 lbs. (65.8 kg)

 

BANTAMWEIGHTS – 3 X 5

ELIAS BOUDEGZDAME (9-3-0), Algeria 134 ½ lbs. (61.2 kg)

EVGENI LAZUKOV (7-2-0), Russia 134 lbs. (60.9 kg)

 

 

PRELIMINARY CARD

 

MIDDLEWEIGHTS – 3 X 5

TELEKH NADZHAFADZE (3-1-0), Azerbaijan 183 lbs. (83.3 kg)

IVAN ZAKABUNYA (1-0-0), Russia 184 ½ lbs. (83.9 kg)

 

WELTERWEIGHTS – 3 X 5

JOSIP “Arti” ARTUKOVIC (11-4-0), Croatia 169 lbs. (76.9 kg)

DENIS GENYUK (6-4-0), Russia 168 ½ lbs. (76.6 kg)

 

LIGHTWEIGHTS – 3 X 5

VALERIU MIRCEA (4-1-0), Italy154 lbs. (70.1 kg)

RAUL TUTARAULI (4-2-0), Georgia 154 lbs. (70.2 kg)

 

JAVIER FUENTAS (6-2-0), Spain 154 ½ lbs. (70.3 kg)

ALEXANDER SANKOV (2-1-0), Russia 153 lbs. (69.7 kg)

 

BANTAMWEIGHTS – 3 X 5

DMITRY SHVETC (2-1-0), Ukraine 134 ½ lbs. (61.2 kg)

ALEXANDER KOLESNIK (1-0-0), Russia 134 ½ lbs. (61.1 kg)

 

MEDIEVAL KNIGHT FIGHT

 

DMITRY KOVRIZHKIN (3-0-0), Russia

ROMAN ZUEV (4-0-0), Russia LBS. (KG))

 

 

WHAT:             M-1 Challenge 60: Battle in Orel

 

 WHEN:            Wednesday, August 5, 2015

                         1:30 p.m. (New York City), 8:30 p.m. (Moscow)

 

WHERE:          Grinn Arena in Orel, Russia 1:30

 

PROMOTER:   M-1 Global

 

LIVE STREAM: WWW.M1GLOBAL.TV

 

M-1 Challenge 60 will be streamed live from Orel 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.

 

Fight Network will air M-1 Challenge 60 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: Sept. 5,, 2015 – M-1 Challenge 61 in Beijing, China

 

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Light heavyweight contenders Maro Perak & Viktor Nemkov To headline M-1 Challenge 60 August 5 in Orel, Russia

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ST. PETERSBURG, Russia (July 15, 2015) – A pair of past M-1 Challenge championship contenders, Maro “Mean Machine” Perak and Viktor Nemkov, will battle August 5 in the main event at M-1 Challenge 60 in Orel, Russia with the winner positioning himself for a potential title shot against M-1 Challenge light heavyweight champion Stephan Puetz..

 
Perak (R) unsuccesfuly fought Denis Smoldarev for the coveted M-1 Challenge heavyweight title earlier this year

Perak (23-5-1, 12 KO/TKO, 7 SUB), fighting out of Croatia, is coming off tough, competitive fights against two of the best heavyweights in the world, another past M-1 Challenge title challenger, Denis Smoldarev, and reigning M-1 Challenge champion Marcin Tybura.

 

This past February at M-1 Challenge 55, Perak lost by submission (arm-lock) to Smoldarev in the opening round. Perak’s only title fight to date was April 4, 2014, in which he was stopped in the third round by Tybura’s punches.

 

After his aforementioned fights, Perak decided to drop down in weight to fight as a light heavyweight. He was scheduled face Rashad Yusupov last May at M-1 Challenge 57, however, a knee surgery forced Perak out of that fight and he will instead make his M-1 light heavyweight debut versus Nemkov. Perak will be looking for his first win in M-1 Global competition, fighting for the fourth time in an event presented by the highly respected Russian promotional company.

 
Nemkov (on top) gave M-1Challenge light heavyweight champion Stephan Puetz all he could handle in their bout

A native of Kazakhstan, now fighting out of Belgorod, Russia, Nemkov (16-8-0, 9 KO/TKO, 4 SUB) hopes the third time is the charm for him. He has lost two M-1 Challenge light heavyweight title fights, March 14, 2014 toPuetz by split decision at M-1 Challenge 46, and back in 2011 to Vinny Magalhaes by third-round submission (choke) at M-1 Challenge 25.

 

A veteran of 16 M-1 Global fights (9-7-0), Nemkov has been sidelined the past 1 ½ years recovering from a series of injuries.

 

Nemkov’s return and Perak’s debut as a light heavyweight adds up to an explosive fight for the right to challenge Puetz.

 

 

Three other fights have been announced this far for M-1 Challenge 60: Battle in Orel. All fights and fighters are subject to change, additional bouts will soon be announced.

 

Polish light heavyweight Marcin Zontek (14-8-0, 6 KO/TKO, 5 SUB) takes on Maxim Futin, of Russia, Zulfikar Usmanov (7-4-1, 1 KO/TKO, 4 SUB) faces Alexey “Ataman” Makhno (9-3-0, 4 KO/TKO, 1 SUB) in a battle of Russian lightweights, and French bantamweight Moktar Benkaci (11-6-0) meets Evgeni Lazukov (7-2-0, 1 KO/TKO, 1 SUB), of Russia.

 

 Zontek (14-8-0, 6 KO/TKO, 5 SUB) (pictured to left) plans a spectacular comeback from his 2012 bloody fight with Sergey Korneev for the M-1 Challenge light heavyweight title. Zontek needed more than 2 ½ years to fully recover from his loss but he won his last two fights going into his Aug. 5 fight.

 

 

A two-time Combat Sambo champion and European vice-champion, Futin (4-2-0, 4 KO/TKO) is an exciting fighter who often spars with Vyacheslav Vasilevky. Futin is always in great shape and known as an excellent striker.

 

Usmanov (pictured below left) is an experienced MMA fighter from St. Petersburg.

A powerful striker, he has twice been awarded “Fight of the Night” bonuses. Riding a five-fight win streak, Makhno is a promising prospect whose M-1 Challenge debut ended with a sensational knockout victory over Rakhman Makhazhiev (pictured below right).

 

    

In his most recent fight, Benkaci (11-7-0, 3 KO/TKO, 7 SUB) gave Nikita Chistyakovall he could handle, albeit in a loss by majority decision. Benkaci (pictured below left), whose previous fights have been at featherweight, was at a disadvantage fighting Chistyakov at lightweight. When M-1 Global launched its bantamweight division last month, dropped down to a much more comfortable weight class for him.

 

A seven-time European Universal Combat champion, Lazukov (pictured below right) showed his potential early, defeating UFC flyweight contender Ali Begautinov during his relatively young professional career.

 

 

M-1 Challenge 60 will be streamed live from Orel 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 Andriod and Apple smart phones and tablets.

 

Fight Network will air M-1 Challenge 60 live on Cablevision’s Optimum TV, Grande Communications, Shentel Cable 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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