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O campión de peso mediano M-1 Challenge Artem Frolov entra para loitar contra C.B. Dollaway, Sete. 15, no UFC Moscova

Artem Frolov (centro) é o campión de peso mediano M-1 Challenge

SAN PETERSBURGO, Rusia (Setembro 4, 2018) — Campión de peso mediano invicto M-1 Challenge Artem Frolov fará o seu debut no UFC, intervindo con pouco tempo para substituír aos feridos Omari Ashkedov contra a proba de batalla C.B. “O Doberman” Dollaway, Setembro 15 no UFC Moscova tarxeta no Estadio Olímpico de Moscova.

 

 

 

“Estou moi feliz por Artem,” Presidente M-1 Global Vadim Finkelchtein dito, “pero un pouco nervioso porque aceptou a pelexa en tan pouco tempo, só dúas semanas antes do quinto. Estou seguro de que volverá demostrar o seu alto nivel. Díxeno antes que Artem é o segundo peso mediano máis forte de Rusia, despois de Alexander Shlemenko, e merece este tiro. Algúns poden saber que Artem ía loitar contra Bruno Blindado Silva, que derrotou a Shlemenko, e estou feliz de dicir que esta loita ocorrerá este outono.”

 

 

 

Frolov, de 26 anos (11-0-0, M-1: 8-0-0), loitando na casa fóra de Rusia, gañou o seu cinturón de título M-1 Challenge o pasado outubro, cando gañou por decisión unánime contra Caio Magalhaes no M-1 Challenge 84. O pasado mes de xuño no M-1 Challenge 93, Frolov fixo a súa primeira defensa do título contra Joe Riggs, que sufriu unha lesión no xeonllo que provocou a paralización dun médico na segunda volta.

 

 

 

Un sólido loitador completo, Frolov gañou 5 loita por parada, xunto con catro vitorias de submisión e dúas por decisión.

 

Frolov (L) móstrase aquí aterrando un potente golpe sobre Caio Magalhaes’ queixo

 

 

Dollaway, veterano estadounidense de MMA (17-8-0), representando a Tempe, Arizona, foi un loitador de UFC durante a última década.

 

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Próximo evento de desafío M-1:

Agosto. 25 – M-1 Desafío 96: Mikutsa vs. Ibragimov en San Petersburgo, Rusia

“Estrada M-1: EUA” RESULTADOS OFICIAIS

Doug “Yamato” Usher para
David Mundell en 2nd redondo
Yoislandy Izquierdo deu o golpe da noite

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Agosto 14, 2018) – Xeorxia peso mediano Doug “Yamato” Usher e Yoislandy “Cuba” Esquerda foron os nocautistas o pasado sábado pola noite no “Estrada M-1: EUA” evento principal e co-función, respectivamente, no Global Mall de Nashville, Tennessee.

 

 

 

“Estrada M-1: EUA” foi presentado por M-1 Global USA e Angel Fight Promotions e emitiuse en directo en pago por visión en todo o mundo.

 

 

 

“The Rage,” un anel/gaiola híbrido, fixo o seu debut estadounidense en Music City.

 

 

“Que gran primeiro evento para M-1 Global USA,” CEO de M-1 Global USA Mike Merriman dito. “Había moitos obstáculos que superar e leccións que aprender, pero o espectáculo aínda saíu ben. Os loitadores traballaron moito e o persoal traballou con dilixencia. Non podería pedir máis. Estamos traballando no noso próximo programa e algunhas posibles asociacións que deberían facer sorrir a moitos fans.”

 

 

 

Usher (10-3-0) superou unha rolda inicial relativamente lenta para noquear ao seu último opoñente de substitución, David “Redneck” Mundell (9-4-0), cunha potente combinación dereita-esquerda para a súa sexta vitoria consecutiva, que rompeu a racha de tres vitorias consecutivas de Mundell.

 

 

 

Esquerda (12-4-0), loitando fóra de Charlotte (NC) por Cuba, encargouse dos negocios cedo, nocauteando Damond Pickney (15-11-0), de Termas, Arkansas, a menos dun minuto da primeira rolda por medio dun saque de cabeza vicioso.

 

 

 

Peso gallo de Virginia Tony Gravely (14-5-0) arruinou a valente remontada do invicto loitador brasileiro Bruno Ferreira (8-1-0), que regresaba despois de loitar con éxito contra o cancro nos últimos tres anos. O agresivo ataque terrestre e libra de Gravely resultou nunha rápida vitoria técnica da primeira rolda por nocaut.

 

 

 

Peso mosca de Xeorxia Cee Jay “O Autobot” Hamilton (13-6-0) e peso pesado de California Cody “O Alce” Goodale gañou decisións a tres roldas, respectivamente, contra o portorriqueño Abdiel “The Nightmare” Velázquez (8-6-0) e Non sei “Kim” Feito (2-4-0)

 

 

 

Peso welter de Kentucky Brandon “O Juggernaut” Bell (9-7-0) rexistrou unha primeira volta, gaña por nocaut técnico por terra e libra Xacobe “Tic-tac” McClintock (9-3-0), de Arizona, mentres que o peso welter de Chicago P.J. Cajigas utilizou o mesmo método para derrotar a Tennessean, previamente invicto James Conway (3-1-0) na segunda rolda.

 

 

 

No card preliminar, Peso gallo de Chicago Chris “A Selva” Johnson (5-8-0) nocauteado Xerrod “O martelo Hillbilly” Jennings (2-2-0) na primeira rolda. Kentucky lixeiro Kegan Agnew (1-0-0) fixo un impresionante debut profesional, bloqueando un estrangulador espido traseiro para enviar o favorito da cidade natal Dwayne Herrelle (0-2-0) na rolda de apertura.

 

Os resultados completos e galería de fotos de abaixo:

RESULTADOS OFICIAIS
MAIN EVENT – Medio-medio
Doug Usher (10-3-0), College Park, Maryland
WKO2
David Mundell (9-4-0), Orlando, Florida
CO-FEATURE – Pesos lixeiros
Yoislandyu Izquierdo (12-4-0), Charlotte, North Carolina
WKO1
Dawond Pickney (15-11-0), Termas, Arkansas
Bantamweights
Tony Gravely (14-5-0) Radford, Virxinia
WTKO1
Bruno Ferreira (8-1-0) São Paulo, Brasil
PESOS DE MOCA
Cee Jay Hamilton (13-6-0), Hartwell, Georgia.
WDEC3
Abdiel Velázquez (8-6-0), New Port Richey, Florida
Welterweights
Brandon Bell (9-6-0), Harlan, Kentucky
WTKO1
Jacob McClintock (9-3-0), Tempe, Arizona
P.J. Cajigas (7-7-0), Chicago, Illinois
WTKO2
James Conway (3-1-0), Dickson, Tennessee
Pesos pesados
Cody Goodale (6-4-0), Riverside, California.
WDEC3
Nkemdirim Oti (2-4-0), Decatur, Alabama
CARD PRELIMINAR
Bantamweights
Chris Johnson (5-8-0), Chicago, Illinois
WKO1
Jerrod Jennings (2-2-0), Mayfield, Kentucky
Pesos lixeiros
Kegan Agnew (1-0-0), Fredonia, Kentucky
WSUB1 (mata-león)
Dwayne Herrelle (0-2-0) Nashville, Tennessee
Doug Usher usou unha poderosa combinación para dar KO a David Mundell
Tony Gravely (na parte superior) destruíu a festa de remontada de Bruno Ferreira
Peso pesado Cody Goodale (R) pasou a Nkemdirm Oti
Brandon Bell (na parte superior) rematou Jacob McClintock
P.J. Cajigas aliña a Jacob Conway
Andiel Velázquez (L) & Cee Jay Hamilton fixo un espectáculo para os fans de Nashville MMA
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“The Rage” hits Music City “Estrada M-1: EUA” en Nashville

Este sábado EN DIRECTO en Pay Per View en todo o mundo

 

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Agosto 18, 2018) – “The Rage,” un anel/gaiola híbrido, fará o seu debut americano este sábado pola noite na Cidade da Música, cando o “Estrada M-1: EUA” un evento profesional de artes marciais mixtas celébrase no Global Mall de Nashville, Tennessee.

 

 

 

“Estrada M-1″ EUA”, presentado por M-1 Global USA e Angel Fight Promotions, emitirase en directo no pago por visión en todo o mundo.a partir das 9 p.m. E / 6 p.m. PT. Distribuirá Integrated Sports Media “Estrada M-1: EUA” en América do Norte por cable, pago por satélite e dixital vía iN Demand, Vubicuidade, DIRECTV e DISH nos Estados Unidos, ademais de Rogers, SaskTel, e Shaw PPV en Canadá, e transmitido en directo por todo o mundo no FITE.TV aplicación e sitio web (www.fite.tv), en cada sentido por un prezo de venda polo miúdo suxerido de só $19.95.

 

 

 

“The Rage, utilizado por M-1 Global en toda Europa e Asia, mide 23 pés de ancho e 24” polgadas desde o chan ata a primeira corda, e despois hai tres cordas adicionais por riba diso. Fans in attendance and watching on PPV will have optimum viewing of a ring and fighters the safety associated with a cage.

 

 

 

“Estrada M-1: EUA” is headlined by a middleweight fight between Florida veteran fighter David “Redneck” Mundell (9-3-0), who replaced injured ReggieThe Regulator” Pena, and against Georgia middleweight Doug “Yamato” Usher (9-3-0). Both fighters are hot, Usher riding a five-fight win streak, dating back 2 Anos e medio, and Mundell has won his last three fights.

 

 

 

No evento co-featured, veteran Arkansas fighter Dawond Pickney (15-10-0) faces his Cuban opponent, Yoislandy “Cuba” Esquerda (11-4-0), who is fighting out of Charlotte, North Carolina.

 

 

 

The feelgood story of the show is undefeated Brazilian MMA fighter Bruno Ferreira (8-0-0), who has successfully beaten testicular cancer, returning to fight after three long years, versus always tough Tony Gravely (12-5-0), de Virxinia.

 

 

 

Other main-card fights include Georgia flyweight C.J. “O Autobot” Hamilton (12-6-0) vs. Floridian fighter Abdiel “The Nightmare” Velázquez (8-5-0), Peso welter de Kentucky Brandon “O Juggernaut” Bell (5-6-0) vs. Xacobe “Tic-tac” McLintock (9-2-0), de Arizona; and Tennessee welterweight James Conway (3-0-0) vs. P.J. Cajigas (5-7-0), de Chicago.

 

 

 

Undercard bouts include California heavyweight Cody “O Alce” Goodale (5-4-0) vs. Non sei “Kim” Feito (2-3-0), of Alabama, New Brunswick, Peso gallo de Canadá Chris Johnson (5-6-0) vs. Xerrod “O martelo Hillbilly” Jennings (2-1-0), de Kentucky, e o favorito de Nashville Dwayne Herrelle (0-1-0) vs. peso lixeiro de Kentucky pro debut Kegan Agnew.

 

 

 

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David Mundall novo opoñente do evento principal para Doug Usher en “Estrada M-1: EUA”

Agosto. 11th pago por visión en todo o mundo desde Nashville

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Xullo 31, 2018) – Loitador veterano de MMA da Florida David “Redneck” Mundell substituíu aos feridos ReggieThe Regulator” Pena no evento principal contra o peso mediano de Xeorxia Doug “Yamato” Usher, Agosto 11 en “Estrada M-1″ EUA”, presentado por M-1 Global USA e Angel Fight Promotions, transmitir en directo en pago por visión en todo el mundo desde Global Mall en Nashville, Tennessee.

 

 

 

Distribuirá Integrated Sports Media “Estrada M-1: EUA” en América do Norte por cable, pago por satélite e dixital vía iN Demand, Vubicuidade, DIRECTV e DISH nos Estados Unidos, así como Rogers, SaskTel, e Shaw PPV en Canadá, e transmitido en directo por todo o mundo no FITE.TV aplicación e sitio web (www.fite.tv), a partir de 9 p.m. E / 6 p.m. PT, por un prezo de venda polo miúdo suxerido de só $19.95.

 

 

 

Usher (9-3-0), loitando fóra de Xeorxia, leva unha racha de cinco vitorias consecutivas, dating back 2 Anos e medio, mentres Mundell (9-3-0) foi vitorioso nos seus tres últimos combates.

 

 

 

Loitador veterano de Arkansas Dawond Pickney (15-10-0) substituíu ao peso lixeiro ruso Vadim Ogar (6-3-0) no evento co-destacado versus Yoislandy “Cuba” Esquerda (11-4-0).

 

 

 

Invicto loitador brasileiro de MMA Bruno Ferreira (8-0-0), que venceu con éxito o cancro, volve á acción por primeira vez en tres anos contra perigosos Tony Gravely(12-5-0), de Virxinia, en “Estrada M-1: EUA”.

 

 

 

Other main-card fights include Georgia flyweight C.J. “O Autobot” Hamilton (12-6-0) vs. Floridian fighter Abdiel “The Nightmare” Velázquez (8-5-0), Peso welter de Kentucky Brandon “O Juggernaut” Bell (5-6-0) vs. Xacobe “Tic-tac” McLintock (9-2-0), de Arizona; and Tennessee welterweight James Conway (3-0-0) vs. P.J. Cajigas (5-7-0), de Chicago.

 

 

 

Undercard bouts include California heavyweight Cody “O Alce” Goodale (5-4-0) vs. Non sei “Kim” Feito (2-3-0), of Alabama, New Brunswick, Peso gallo de Canadá Chris Johnson (5-6-0) vs. Xerrod “O martelo Hillbilly” Jennings (2-1-0), de Kentucky, e o favorito de Nashville Dwayne Herrelle (0-1-0) vs. peso lixeiro de Kentucky pro debut Kegan Agnew.

 

 

 

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UFC & M-1 Global announce partnership UFC RUSSIA

 

SAN PETERSBURGO, Rusia (Xullo 18) – The Russian-Chinese investment fund, Mubadala Investment Company, and Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) have jointly announced the foundation of UFC Russia. The new company will promote MMA and organize new shows in Russia and the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS). M-1 Global is going to be a partner, responsible for scouting and signing Russian athletes to prepare them to fight in the UFC. M-1 Challenge champions will have a unique opportunity to sign contracts with the UFC.

 

 

 

We are looking forward to further cooperation with the UFC and the Russian-Chinese investment fund working on developing young Russian talents,” Presidente M-1 Global Vadim Finkelchtein dito. “This partnership will benefit our sport very much. MMA is a very popular sport and cooperation of the UFC, investment fund and M-1 Global can take MMA in Russia to a new level. Competition in M-1 Global is going to be even tougher and that means we are going to see even more excellent and spectacular fights!”

 

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Próximos eventos do desafío M-1:

Xullo 21 – M-1 Desafío 95 na Ingusetia, Rusia

“Estrada M-1: EUA” Agosto 11 en Nashville

Mostrando o debut estadounidense de “The Rage”
Pay Per View en todo o mundo desde Music City
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Xuño 28, 2018) – “Estrada M-1: EUA”, presentado por M-1 Global USA e Angel Fight Promotions, celebrarase en agosto 11, emitindo en todo o mundo en directo desde Global Mall en Nashville, Tennessee.

 

 

 

M-1 Global, con sede en Rusia, estivo promovendo eventos profesionais de MMA en Rusia, China, Finlandia e outros países para o pasado 21 anos, con moitos dos mellores loitadores do deporte, Incluíndo Fedor Emelianenko, Andrei Arlovski, Gegard Mousasi, Alistair Overeem e Sergei Kharitonov, entre os máis notables.

 

 

 

No pasado, M-1 Global promoveu sete desafíos M-1 e catro eventos de selección M-1 nos Estados Unidos.

 

 

 

“Estamos encantados de volver aos EE,” Presidente M-1 Global Vadim Finkelchtein comentou. “Xa pasaron case sete anos desde que M-1 Global realizou o seu último concerto nos Estados Unidos e o próximo Road to M-1 será o primeiro paso no noso camiño de volta ao MMA americano.. Estivemos traballando duro xunto cos nosos representantes estadounidenses, Ángel Natal e Mike Merriman, para facelo posible e o 11 de agosto teremos un espectáculo para lembrar!”

 

 

 

Unha gaiola anular híbrida, “The Rage”, fará o seu debut estadounidense en “Estrada M-1: EUA”, que permite aos fans unha visualización óptima, mentres que os loitadores teñen a seguridade asociada a unha gaiola.

 

 

 

Distribuirá Integrated Sports Media “Estrada M-1: EUA” en América do Norte por cable, pago por satélite e dixital vía iN Demand, Vubicuidade, DIRECTV e DISH nos Estados Unidos, así como SaskTel e outros puntos de venda que se anunciarán en Canadá, e transmitido en directo por todo o mundo no FITE.TV aplicación e sitio web (www.fite.tv), a partir de 9 p.m. E / 6 p.m. PT, por un prezo de venda polo miúdo suxerido de só $19.95.

 

 

 

“Non podo describir o ben que se sente estar tan preto da emisión deste programa,” dixo Merriman, xefe de operacións de M-1 Global USA & Promocións Angel Fight. “A todo o mundo encántalle ver suor e sangue no ring, eu mesmo incluído, pero tan pouca xente ve o sangue, suor, e as bágoas derramaron mentres montaba algo así. Este espectáculo vai abrir moitos ollos… e solta unhas mandíbulas!”

 

 

 

O evento principal enfronta ao peso mediano de Xeorxia Doug “Yamato” Usher (9-3-0) contra ReggieThe Regulator” Pena (14-6-0), de Florida, mentres ruso lixeiro Vadim Ogar (6-3-0) enfronta ao seu opoñente cubano loitando fóra de Carolina do Norte, Yoislandy “Cuba” Esquerda(11-4-0) No evento co-característico.

 

 

 

Perspectiva de peso gallo ruso invicto Saidyokub Kakharamonov (5-0-0), loitando fóra de Chicago, xoga para abaixo con Tony Gravely (12-5-0), de Virxinia; Peso mosca de Xeorxia C.J. “O Autobot” Hamilton (12-6-0) enfróntase a un loitador florido Abdiel “The Nightmare” Velázquez (8-5-0), Peso welter de Kentucky “O Juggernaut” Brandon Bell (5-6-0) atenda Xacobe “Tic-tac” McLintock (9-2-0), de Arizona; and Tennessee welterweight James Conway (3-0-0) prazas off con P.J. Cajigas (5-7-0), de Chicago, para redondear a tarxeta principal.

 

 

 

Scheduled to fight on the undercard is California heavyweight Cody “O Alce” Goodale (5-4-0) vs. TBA, New Brunswick, Peso gallo de Canadá Chris Johnson (5-6-0) vs. Xerrod “O martelo Hillbilly” Jennings (2-1-0), de Kentucky, and local Nashville favorite Dwayne Herrelle (0-1-0) vs. peso lixeiro de Kentucky pro debut Kegan Agnew.

 

 

 

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M-1 Arena grand opening and M-1 Challenge 100 to highlight 21st season for M-1 Global

In January the new M-1 Arena is scheduled to open in Saint Petersburg
SAN PETERSBURGO, Rusia (Decembro 29, 2017) — The grand opening of the state-of-the-art M-1 Arena in Saint Petersburgh, in addition to the celebration of M-1 Challenge 100 later in 2018, will highlight M-1 Global’s 21st estación.
Plans in 2018 also include more events, expansion into new countries and, como o No. 2 MMA organization in the world, to keep giving its fans world-class competition, entertaining match-ups, innovative developments and even a few surprises.
Presidente M-1 Global Vadim Finkelchtein discussed a few of these subjects (vexa abaixo) prior to the holidays.
Can you tell us about the new M-1 Arena?
VF: “M-1 Arena is an absolutely unique structure seating a maximum of 3000. It is built in the form of the Colosseum, stone and wood, with an incredible dome made of glulam, which gives the place perfect acoustics. Not only can we promote sporting events, but also music concerts. M-1 Arena allows us to have even more events and realize new ideas like, for example, a reality show. M-1 Arena will be multifunctional but martial arts will be the main form of entertainment held there.
M-1 Challenge was more international last year in terms of showcasing more fighters from different countries like USA, Portugal, Reino Unido, Canadá, Corea Do Sur, China, etc. Do you plan to expand your fighter base even more this year and, if so, what countries are you targeting for fighters?
VF: “Normalmente, we hire fighters from countries where our events are being broadcasted. If we have new contracts with the countries from where we don’t have representative fighters, or only have a few of them, we are going to increase their number. The same for countries where we’ve held events because fans desire to see the local athletes fighting in the Rage. We give them an opportunity to see that.
With the success of female MMA stars around the world do you plan to add a female division in 2018?
VF: “One day we will probably create a female division in M-1 Global. Agora, aínda, we don’t have enough strong female fighters to do it, aínda. As soon as we are ready to make this happen, it will be done, but we don’t want to open a new division just to check the box. We want the best fighters to compete at the highest level.
M-1 Global is closing in on your 100th M-1 Challenge event. Do you plan to promote your 100th event in 2018? If so can you provide any additional information about when, onde, special plans, etc.
VF: M-1 Global has already promoted more than 200 eventos, Incluíndo 85 M-1 Challenges, which was created in 2008. I think that this event will happen either in Saint-Petersburg or in Moscow, but we still have a lot of time left and a dozen other events before it. We are going to take care of it a bit later.
M-1 has developed fighters who’ve moved on to the UFC and other organizations. How do you feel about that trend? Does it frustrate you that you to spend time building a fighter and then have him move on, or do you look at it as a compliment that M-1 Global develops fighters who can compete in the UFC and any other organization?
VF: “We can consider this situation from different perspectives. I’m not happy to let my best fighters go, claro, pero é o que é, and we are not ready to compete with UFC yet. Sometimes our fighters leave us. From another perspective, we are happy that our fighters who leave keep winning fights and become the top competitors in other promotions. It proves that the level of M-1 Global fighters is equal to the level of UFC fighters. The top athletes who left M-1 Global for UFC are in top positions there and other promotions don’t have such results. Other organization may make their fighters popular but, as soon as they move to UFC, they start losing and get released.
Our company is probably the second MMA promotion in the world and when some fighters move to the strongest league on the planet, they take a step forward, which I like much better than when they move to weaker promotions than M-1 Global just to make more money.
Any plans to do anything different this year than in the past, outside of the grand opening of the M-1 arena and possible 100th event?
VF: “The main difference will be that we are going to have our own home, M-1 Arena, which means we will be able to hold even more events. We’d like to have two events each month, 24 events a year. We opened our own TV channel (M1global.tv) and next year, MMA fans from former Soviet Republics will have an opportunity to watch all the fights. Using our iOS and Android App, viewers from all over the world can watch old and new fights right now, and next year we are going to make it even better. We are also going to create our own studio to produce different content, probably a new reality show with fighters from different countries.
Will you have showcase M-1 Medieval fights this coming year?
VF: “Apparently, we will have some medieval fights in 2018, but the only issue is that we have a lot of fighters under contract, so it is not easy to find a place for M-1 Medieval fights on our cards. We make knight fights in regions where they are popular, like in Ingushetia and Finland in 2017, because fans demonstrated to us that they want to see them. I hope one day we’ll have more resources for them.

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M-1 Global’s 20th anniversary a smashing success in 2017

M-1 Global president Vadim Finkelchtein
SAN PETERSBURGO, Rusia (Decembro 27, 2017) — M-1 Global celebrated its 20thanniversary in style this past year, reestablishing itself as the preeminent mixed-martial-arts organization in Europe and Russia.
M-1 promoted 13 Challenges in 2017, 11 across Russia, as well as one each in China and Finland. Fighters from around the world competed including MMA superstars such as Sergey Kharitonov e Alexander Shlemenko, as well as rising stars Alexey Kunchenko e Artem Frolov.
M-1 Global founder and president Vadim Finkelchtein reviewed the 2017 estación, answering a series of questions below:
Global, how do you evaluate the 2017 M-1 Challenge season in terms of achievements and accomplishments as a promotional company?
VF: “En primeiro lugar, we increased the number of events. Some were even rated among top 5 monthly sporting events on television, which is really an incredible achievement. We’ve almost finished building our new M-1 Arena and produced our own M-1 Be Strong Protein milkshake.
You promoted events in different countries this past year like Finland. Was M-1 embraced by those fans and, if so, why do you think so?
VF: “We held our first event in Finland and it was really successful. M-1 Desafío 82took place in Hartwall Arena, one of the largest venues in Finland, located in the capital of Helsinki. Many fans came to watch our promotion’s debut in that country and it became one of the biggest MMA events in Finland history. Scandinavia is a very interesting region for us. We have many fighters from Finland and next year we are going to hold another event there.
We also had a big event in Harbin, China, which was a part of cultural program of Economic Forum. Many VIP visitors and thousands of fans gathered to watch the fights and it was a superb event. China is a prospective MMA market and we are going to work further, featuring more fighters from this country, and promote one or two event a year there.
“Ano, we are going to promote even more events in other countries, planning to hold M-1 Challenge shows in Georgia, Acerbaixán, Casaquistán, Turquía, China, Finlandia, Germany and the USA.
What was the M-1 highlight of the year?
VF: “This past year we had a lot of remarkable events and fights, so it’s very difficult to choose just one highlight. If I had to choose, the rematch between Alexander Shlemenko and Brandon Halsey was the highlight of the year. Thousands of people in Saint Petersburg on June 1st came to see the rematch and that liver-kick Alexander delivered made the crowd go crazy. Na primeira loita, Brandon won in 35 segundos, so Alexander wanted to revenge fast and it took him just 25 segundos. That was unbelievable and unforgettable!”
Compared to past years in what areas did M-1 improve in 2017?
VF: “Each year we have more high-level fighters and that is the main difference. MMA has been developing around the world and the competition is always getting tougher. Only the best fighters receive an opportunity to sign a contract with M-1 Global. We have an opportunity to choose the best fighters, increasing the level of fights, to make it impossible to predict the winners in advance. Ademais, we increased the number of events and TV coverage with some new TV contracts worldwide.
This was your 20th year. When you started 20 years ago did you envision the success M-1 has had in MMA?
VF: “I could not imagine MMA would become so popular. I went through the entire MMA evolution and the past 20 years I’ve been working on the promotion to make it better each year. The path was not easy because many years ago this kind of sport was considered criminal. Many called it fights without rules and I had to work hard to make people think about it as a legitimate sport.
M-1 added the flyweight division this past year. Why and was it successful in the eyes of fans?
VF: “Flyweight fighters can produce incredible performances. It was necessary for us to create this division because we knew that there were lot of good flyweight fighters. They wanted to fight in M-1 and we made it happen. We already have the first champion and a several tough contenders. En 2018, the flyweight division will be very interesting.
M-1 CHALLENGE CHAMPIONS
Heavyweight (265 lb., 120,2 kg)
VACANT
LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT (205 lb., 93,0 kg)
VACANT
MIDDLEWEIGHT (185 lb., 83,9 kg)
Artem Frolov (10-0-0 (M-1: 7-0-0), Rusia
WELTERWEIGHT (170 lb., 77,1 kg)
Alexey Kunchenko (17-0-0 (M-1: 9-0-0), Rusia
LIGHTWEIGHT (155 lb., 70,3 kg)
Damir Ismagulov (14-2-0 (M-1: 9-1-0), Rusia a través de Casaquistán
FEATHERWEIGHT (145 lb., 65,8 kg)
Khamzat Dalgiev (10-1-0 (M-1: 7-1-0), Rusia
BANTAMWEIGHT (135 lb., 61,2 kg)
Movsar Evloev (8-0-0 (M-1: 8-0-0), Rusia
FLYWEIGHT (125 lb., 56,7 kg)
Aleksander Doskalchuk (8-1-0 (M-1: 3-4-1), Ucraína
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One-on-One with M-1 Global president Vadim Finkelchtein


SAN PETERSBURGO, Rusia (Agosto 16, 2017) – Presidente M-1 Global Vadim Finkelchtein recently sat down with mixfight.ru to discuss the recent M-1 Desafío 82 in Finland, M-1 Desafío 83 in next month in Kazan, Rusia, and what fight he considers to be the most anticipated this autumn.

M-1 Desafío 82 tournament has just ended in Helsinki. Tell us your impressions and did everything go as planned beforehand?

VF: “Si, the tournament fully met our expectations. We initially set it very high, promotingM-1 Desafío 82 at the largest venue in Finland, Hartwall Arena. In the history of Finland’s MMA tournaments, prior to our show, MMA shows had never been held in large arenas. There were halls for 1,500 para 2,000 espectadores, at most, and that’s why M-1 Global had such as a large responsibility. I am very glad that we managed to fill the arena by 70-80 por cento, setting record attendance for MMA tournaments in Finland. Our matchmakers did a great job. They managed to gather some of the best Finnish fighters for this tournament and found some worthy opponents for them as well. This attracted a lot of attention to the tournament, claro, for Finnish MMA fans.

Do you plan to come back to Finland and hold tournaments on a regular basis there?

VF: “Undoubtedly! We have such intentions. We have seen good interest in our tournaments, not only on the part of the audience, but television and the media as well. This year we have signed a contract with one of the leading TV channels of FinlandRUUTUto broadcast all M-1 Challenge tournaments. I think we will definitely return next year to Finland.

When is the next M-1 Challenge tournament and where?

VF: “The next tournament will be held in Kazan (Rusia) en September 23rd. This will be the first M-1 tournament in this city and we’re thoroughly prepared for it. The main event forM-1 Desafío 83 is a fight between Brandon Halsey and Mikhail Ragozin, one of the most promising Russian heavyweights. Mikhail is a pupil of Alexander Shlemenko, who is also a New Stream team fighter.

Fans are now excited about the tournament in St. Petersburg, claro, especially the title super-bout between two bright punchers, Alexei Kunchenko and Sergei Romanov. What do you expect from this fight?
VF: “I’m sure this fight will be the pinnacle of the entire season in Russian MMA. This will be a duel between the two strongest fighters in this weight category in Russia, but it’s also a fight between two bright and prominent shock-punchers. Kunchenko has never been defeated. He is more experienced of the two, he has already won the belt and has defended it a few times. And Romanov is very hungry, winning fighter, who improves progressively as a professional from fight to fight. E, claro, there will be crowded fan sectors on his side in St. Petersburg. Already, as of today, 2 ½ months before the tournament, Sergey’s fans have bought more than 1000 billetes! I myself am looking forward to this fight!”

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M-1 Challenge Middleweight Champion Ramazan Emeev vs. Anatoly Tokov to Headline M-1 Challenge 73: Batalla de Narts

 

Decembro 9 na Ingusetia
(L-R) – Anatoly Tokov and Ramazan Emeev
ST. PETERSBURG, Rusia (Outubro 13, 2016) – M-1 Global has announced a super showdown between M-1 Challenge middleweight champion Ramadan Emeev e nocauteador Anatoly Tokov to headline the 9 de decembro M-1 Desafío 73: Batalla de Narts na Ingusetia, Rusia.
M-1 Desafío 73 will be streamed live from Ingushetia in high definition onwww.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.
The fight between Ramazan Emeev and Anatoly Tokov is the most anticipated fight in Russian MMA, “Presidente M-1 Global Vadim Finkelchtein dito. “Both Tokov and Emeev are fighters of the elite level, not only in Russia, but in the world. This fight is being held to achieve our main goal: to make the most spectacular match-ups between the strongest MMA fighters of our time.
Emeev (14-3-0, M-1: 8-1-0), who was the M-1 Global 2015 Loitador do Ano, returns to action after suffering a torn ligament in his elbow, which forced the Azerbaijan native to withdraw from his scheduled M-1 Grand Prix Middleweight Championship fight withAlexander Shlemenko.
The 29-year-old Emeev, fighting out of Makhachkala, Rusia, first captured the vacant M-1 Challenge middleweight title in 2012, taking a 5-round unanimous decision from Mario Miranda en M-1 Desafío 35, and he successfully won the rematch five months later enM-1 Desafío 38, stopping Miranda via strikes in the third round.
En 2014, Emeev lost his title belt to Vyacheslav Vasilevsky by way of a fourth-round knockout (socos) en M-1 Desafío 51 en 2014. The resilient Emeev, con todo, bounced back to regain his throne as M-1 Challenge middleweight champion, using a choke hold to submit Vasilevsky in the opening round at
M-1 Desafío 56.
Emeev has successfully defended his title against Luigi Fioravanti, who was unable to continue after four rounds at M-1 Desafío 63, and this past April Emeev defeated Brazilian Maiquel Falcao (see picture above) en M-1 Desafío 65 in the first round by submission (afogador).
Tokov (24-2-0, M-1: 9-1-0), 26, is a former ABC champion who fights out of Stary Oskol, Rusia. He is riding a 17-fight win streak, including knockouts of Enoc Resolve Torres enM-1 Desafío 54 e Albert Duraev en M-1 Desafío 46.
A feared striker with tremendous power, Tokov has stopped 14 da súa 24 victims to date, resulting in him developing into one of MMA’s most spectacular fighters and a true rising MMA star throughout Russia and Europe.
Tokov can give and take
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