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M-1 Challenge middleweight champ Artem Frolov steps in to fight C.B. Dollaway, זיבן. 15, at UFC Moscow

אַרטעם פראָלאָוו (צענטער) is the M-1 Challenge middleweight champion

Saint Petersburg, רוסלאַנד (סעפּטעמבער 4, 2018) — Undefeated M-1 Challenge middleweight champion אַרטעם פראָלאָוו will make his UFC debut, stepping in on short notice to replace injured Omari Ashkedov against battle-tested C.B. “The DobermanDollaway, סעפּטעמבער 15 אויף די UFC Moscow card at Olympic Stadium in Moscow.

 

 

 

I am very happy for Artem,” ב-1 גלאבאלע פּרעזידענט Vadim Finkelchtein האט, “but a little bit nervous because he accepted the fight on such a short notice, only two weeks before the fitht. I’m sure he will demonstrate his high level once again. I said it before that Artem is the second strongest middleweight in Russia, after Alexander Shlemenko, and he deserves this shot. Some may know that Artem was going to fight Bruno Blindado Silva, who defeated Shlemenko, and I’m happy to say that this fight will happen this fall.

 

 

 

The 26-year-old Frolov (11-0-0, <אַ href="http://translate.googleusercontent.com/translate_c?depth=1&hl=tr&prev=search&rurl=translate.google.com.tr&sl=iw&u=http://fightnewsunlimited.com/category/m-1/?lang=yi&usg=ALkJrhj46WvEnsOMiIaqDIFKQ9-j03dE1A">M-1: 8-0-0), fighting at home out of Russia, captured his M-1 Challenge title belt last October, when he won a unanimous decision against Caio Magalhaes at M-1 Challenge 84. This past June at M-1 Challenge 93, Frolov made his first title defense versus Joe Riggs, who suffered a knee injury that led to a doctor’s stoppage in the second round.

 

 

 

A solid all-around fighter, Frolov has won 5 fights by stoppage, along with four submission victories and two by decision.

 

Frolov (ל) is shown here landing a powerful strike smack on Caio Magalhaeschin

 

 

American MMA veteran Dollaway (17-8-0), representing Tempe, אַריזאָנאַ, has been a UFC fighter for the past decade.

 

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Road to M-1: USA” באַאַמטער רעזולטאַטן

DougYamatoUsher stops
David Mundell in 2נד קייַלעכיק
Yoislandy Izquierdo landed the kick of the night

נאַשוויל, טען. (ויגוסט 14, 2018) – Georgia middleweight DougYamatoUsher און Yoislandy “קובאַ” Izquierdo were knockout-winners this past Saturday night in theRoad to M-1: USA” main event and co-feature, ריספּעקטיוולי, at Global Mall in Nashville, טעננעססעע.

 

 

 

Road to M-1: USA” was presented by M-1 Global USA and Angel Fight Promotions and aired live on worldwide pay per view.

 

 

 

“די ראַגע,” a hybrid ring/cage, made its American debut in Music City.

 

 

What a great first event for M-1 Global USA,” M-1 Global USA CEO Mike Merriman האט. “There were so many obstacles to overcome and lessons to be learned, but the show still went well. The fighters worked hard and the staff worked diligently. I couldn’t have asked for more. We are working on our next show and some possible partnerships that should make a lot of fans smile.

 

 

 

Usher (10-3-0) overcame a relatively slow opening round to knockout his late replacement opponent, דוד “RedneckMundell (9-4-0), with a powerful right-left combination for his sixth consecutive victory, which snapped Mundell’s three-fight win streak.

 

 

 

Izquierdo (12-4-0), fighting out of Charlotte (נק) by way of Cuba, took care of business early, נאַקינג אויס Damond Pickney (15-11-0), of Hot Springs, אַרקאַנסאַס, less than a minute into the opening round by way of a vicious head-kick.

 

 

 

Virginia bantamweight Tony Gravely (14-5-0) ruined the courageous comeback of previously undefeated Brazilian fighter Bruno Ferreira (8-1-0), who was making a comeback after successfully battling cancer the past three years. Gravely’s aggressive ground-and-pound attack resulted in a quick first-round technical knockout win.

 

 

 

Georgia flyweight Cee JayThe AutobotHamilton (13-6-0) and California heavyweight CodyThe MooseGoodale won three-round decisions, ריספּעקטיוולי, against Puerto Rican Abdiel “די נייטמער” Velazquez (8-6-0) און NkemdirimKimOti (2-4-0)

 

 

 

Kentucky welterweight בראַנדאָן “The Juggernaut” גלאָק (9-7-0) registered a first-round, ground-and-pound TKO win over JacobTick-TockMcClintock (9-3-0), of Arizona, while Chicago welterweight P.J. Cajigas used the same method to defeat previously unbeaten Tennessean James Conway (3-1-0) אין קייַלעכיק צוויי.

 

 

 

אויף די פּרילימאַנערי קאָרט, Chicago bantamweight קריס “The Jungle” זשאנסאן (5-8-0) נאַקט אויס JerrodThe Hillbilly Hammer” דזשעננינגס (2-2-0) אין דער ערשטער קייַלעכיק. Kentucky lightweight Kegan Agnew (1-0-0) made an impressive pro debut, locking in a rear naked choke to submit hometown favorite Dwayne Herrelle (0-2-0) אין די עפן קייַלעכיק.

 

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באַאַמטער רעזולטאַטן
הויפּט געשעעניש – מידדלעוועיגהץ
Doug Usher (10-3-0), College Park, מאַרילאַנד
WKO2
David Mundell (9-4-0), אָרלאַנדאָ, פלאָרידאַ
CO-FEATURE – ליגהטוועיגהץ
Yoislandyu Izquierdo (12-4-0), Charlotte, צפון קאראליינע
ווקאָ1
Dawond Pickney (15-11-0), Hot Springs, אַרקאַנסאַס
באַנטאַמוועיגהץ
Tony Gravely (14-5-0) Radford, ווירזשיניע
ווטקאָ1
Bruno Ferreira (8-1-0) Sao Paulo, Brazil
FLYWEIGHTS
Cee Jay Hamilton (13-6-0), Hartwell, דזשאָרדזשאַ.
וודעק3
Abdiel Velazquez (8-6-0), New Port Richey, פלאָרידאַ
וועלטערוועיגהץ
Brandon Bell (9-6-0), Harlan, Kentucky
ווטקאָ1
Jacob McClintock (9-3-0), Tempe, אַריזאָנאַ
P.J. Cajigas (7-7-0), טשיקאַגאָ, יללינאָיס
WTKO2
James Conway (3-1-0), Dickson, טעננעססעע
כעוויווייץ
Cody Goodale (6-4-0), Riverside, קאַליפאָרניאַ.
וודעק3
Nkemdirim Oti (2-4-0), Decatur, אַלאַבאַמאַ
פּרעלימינאַרי קאָרט
באַנטאַמוועיגהץ
Chris Johnson (5-8-0), טשיקאַגאָ, יללינאָיס
ווקאָ1
Jerrod Jennings (2-2-0), מייַפיעלד, Kentucky
ליגהטוועיגהץ
Kegan Agnew (1-0-0), Fredonia, Kentucky
ווסוב1 (דערציען נאַקעט שטיקער)
Dwayne Herrelle (0-2-0) Nashville, טעננעססעע
Doug Usher used a powerful combination to KO David Mundell
Tony Gravely (אויף שפּיץ) destroyed Bruno Ferreira’s comeback party
Heavyweight Cody Goodale (ר) punched his way past Nkemdirm Oti
Brandon Bell (אויף שפּיץ) finished off Jacob McClintock
P.J. Cajigas lines up Jacob Conway
Andiel Velazquez (ל) & Cee Jay Hamilton put on a show for Nashville MMA fans
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“די ראַגע” hits Music CityRoad to M-1: USA” in Nashville

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נאַשוויל, טען. (ויגוסט 18, 2018) – “די ראַגע,” a hybrid ring/cage, will make its American debut this Saturday night in the Music City, when theRoad to M-1: USA” professional mixed-martial-arts event is held at Global Mall in Nashville, טעננעססעע.

 

 

 

Road to M-1″ USA”, presented by M-1 Global USA and Angel Fight Promotions, will air live on worldwide pay-per-view.starting at 9 פּ.ם. און / 6 פּ.ם. פּט. ינאַגרייטיד ספּאָרט מעדיע וועט פאַרשפּרייטן “Road to M-1: USA” אין צפון אַמעריקע אויף קאַבלע, סאַטעליט און דיגיטאַל פּייַ-פּער-מיינונג דורך אין מאָנען, Vubiquity, דירעקטוו און שיסל אין די פאַרייניקטע שטאַטן, in addition to Rogers, SaskTel, and Shaw PPV in Canada, און לעבן-סטרימד ווערלדווייד אויף די FITE.TV אַפּ און וועבזייטל (www.fite.tv), each way for a suggested retail price of only $19.95.

 

 

 

“די ראַגע, used by M-1 Global throughout Europe and Asia, measures 23-feet across and 24inches from the floor to first rope, and then there are three additional ropes above that. Fans in attendance and watching on PPV will have optimum viewing of a ring and fighters the safety associated with a cage.

 

 

 

Road to M-1: USA” is headlined by a middleweight fight between Florida veteran fighter דוד “RedneckMundell (9-3-0), who replaced injured ReggieThe Regulator” פעדער, and against Georgia middleweight DougYamatoUsher (9-3-0). Both fighters are hot, Usher riding a five-fight win streak, dating back 2 ½ יאָרן, and Mundell has won his last three fights.

 

 

 

אין די גלויבנס-ארויסגעשטעלטע געשעעניש, veteran Arkansas fighter Dawond Pickney (15-10-0) faces his Cuban opponent, Yoislandy “קובאַ” Izquierdo (11-4-0), who is fighting out of Charlotte, צפון קאראליינע.

 

 

 

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), פון ווירזשיניע.

 

 

 

Other main-card fights include Georgia flyweight C.J. “The AutobotHamilton (12-6-0) ווס. Floridian fighter Abdiel “די נייטמער” Velazquez (8-5-0), Kentucky welterweight בראַנדאָן “The Juggernaut” גלאָק (5-6-0) ווס. JacobTick-TockMcLintock (9-2-0), of Arizona; and Tennessee welterweight James Conway (3-0-0) ווס. P.J. Cajigas (5-7-0), פון טשיקאַגאָ.

 

 

 

Undercard bouts include California heavyweight CodyThe MooseGoodale (5-4-0) ווס. NkemdirimKim Oti (2-3-0), of Alabama, New Brunswick, Canada bantamweight Chris Johnson (5-6-0) ווס. JerrodThe Hillbilly Hammer” דזשעננינגס (2-1-0), of Kentucky, and Nashville favorite Dwayne Herrelle (0-1-0) ווס. pro-debuting Kentucky lightweight Kegan Agnew.

 

 

 

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David Mundall new main event opponent for Doug Usher atRoad to M-1: USA”

אויגוסט. 11טה worldwide Pay Per View from Nashville

נאַשוויל, טען. (יולי 31, 2018) – Florida veteran MMA fighter דוד “RedneckMundell has replaced injured ReggieThe Regulator” פעדער in the main event against Georgia middleweight DougYamatoUsher, ויגוסט 11 בייַ “Road to M-1″ USA”, presented by M-1 Global USA and Angel Fight Promotions, to air live on worldwide pay-per-view from Global Mall in Nashville, טעננעססעע.

 

 

 

ינאַגרייטיד ספּאָרט מעדיע וועט פאַרשפּרייטן “Road to M-1: USA” אין צפון אַמעריקע אויף קאַבלע, סאַטעליט און דיגיטאַל פּייַ-פּער-מיינונג דורך אין מאָנען, Vubiquity, דירעקטוו און שיסל אין די פאַרייניקטע שטאַטן, ווי געזונט ווי ראָגערס, SaskTel, and Shaw PPV in Canada, און לעבן-סטרימד ווערלדווייד אויף די FITE.TV אַפּ און וועבזייטל (www.fite.tv), סטאַרטינג בייַ 9 פּ.ם. און / 6 פּ.ם. פּט, פֿאַר אַ סאַגדזשעסטיד לאַכאָדימ פּרייַז פון בלויז $19.95.

 

 

 

Usher (9-3-0), fighting out of Georgia, is riding a five-fight win streak, dating back 2 ½ יאָרן, while Mundell (9-3-0) has been victorious in his last three fights.

 

 

 

Veteran Arkansas fighter Dawond Pickney (15-10-0) has replaced Russian lightweight Vadim Ogar (6-3-0) in the co-featured event versus Yoislandy “קובאַ” Izquierdo (11-4-0).

 

 

 

Undefeated Brazilian MMA fighter Bruno Ferreira (8-0-0), who has successfully beaten cancer, returns to action for the first time in three years against dangerous Tony Gravely(12-5-0), פון ווירזשיניע, בייַ “Road to M-1: USA”.

 

 

 

Other main-card fights include Georgia flyweight C.J. “The AutobotHamilton (12-6-0) ווס. Floridian fighter Abdiel “די נייטמער” Velazquez (8-5-0), Kentucky welterweight בראַנדאָן “The Juggernaut” גלאָק (5-6-0) ווס. JacobTick-TockMcLintock (9-2-0), of Arizona; and Tennessee welterweight James Conway (3-0-0) ווס. P.J. Cajigas (5-7-0), פון טשיקאַגאָ.

 

 

 

Undercard bouts include California heavyweight CodyThe MooseGoodale (5-4-0) ווס. NkemdirimKim Oti (2-3-0), of Alabama, New Brunswick, Canada bantamweight Chris Johnson (5-6-0) ווס. JerrodThe Hillbilly Hammer” דזשעננינגס (2-1-0), of Kentucky, and Nashville favorite Dwayne Herrelle (0-1-0) ווס. pro-debuting Kentucky lightweight Kegan Agnew.

 

 

 

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ופק & M-1 Global announce partnership UFC RUSSIA

 

Saint Petersburg, רוסלאַנד (יולי 18) – The Russian-Chinese investment fund, Mubadala Investment Company, and Ultimate Fighting Championship (ופק) 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,” ב-1 גלאבאלע פּרעזידענט Vadim Finkelchtein האט. “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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Road to M-1: USA” ויגוסט 11 in Nashville

Showcasing the American debut of “די ראַגע”
Worldwide Pay Per View from Music City
נאַשוויל, טען. (יוני 28, 2018) – “Road to M-1: USA”, presented by M-1 Global USA and Angel Fight Promotions, will be held August 11, airing on worldwide pay-per-view live from Global Mall in Nashville, טעננעססעע.

 

 

 

Russia-based M-1 Global has been promoting professional MMA events in Russia, טשיינאַ, Finland and other countries for the past 21 יאָרן, featuring many of the sport’s greatest fighters, אַרייַנגערעכנט פעדער עמעליאַנענקאָ, אַנדריי אַרלאָווסקי, געגאַרד מאָוסאַסי, אַליסטאַיר אָווערעעם און סערגעי כאַריטאָנאָוו, צווישן די מער נאָוטאַבאַלז.

 

 

 

אין דער פאַרגאַנגענהייַט, M-1 Global has promoted seven M-1 Challenges and four M-1 Selection events in the United States.

 

 

 

We are excited to come back to the USA,” ב-1 גלאבאלע פּרעזידענט Vadim Finkelchtein קאַמענטאַד. “It’s been almost seven years since M-1 Global held its last show in the United States and the upcoming Road to M-1 is going to be the first step on our way back into American MMA. We’ve been working hard together with our American representatives, Angel Natal און Mike Merriman, to make it happen and on August 11th we are going to have a show to remember!”

 

 

 

A hybrid ring-cage, “די ראַגע”, will make its American debut atRoad to M-1: USA”, which allows fans optimum viewing, while fighters have the safety associated with a cage.

 

 

 

ינאַגרייטיד ספּאָרט מעדיע וועט פאַרשפּרייטן “Road to M-1: USA” אין צפון אַמעריקע אויף קאַבלע, סאַטעליט און דיגיטאַל פּייַ-פּער-מיינונג דורך אין מאָנען, Vubiquity, דירעקטוו און שיסל אין די פאַרייניקטע שטאַטן, as well as SaskTel and other outlets to be announced in Canada, און לעבן-סטרימד ווערלדווייד אויף די FITE.TV אַפּ און וועבזייטל (www.fite.tv), סטאַרטינג בייַ 9 פּ.ם. און / 6 פּ.ם. פּט, פֿאַר אַ סאַגדזשעסטיד לאַכאָדימ פּרייַז פון בלויז $19.95.

 

 

 

I can’t describe how good it feels to be this close to this show airing,” said Merriman, head of operations for M-1 Global USA & Angel Fight Promotions. “Everyone loves to see sweat and blood in the ring, myself included, but so few people see the blood, sweat, and tears spilt while setting something like this up. This show is going to open a lot of eyesand drop a few jaws!”

 

 

 

The main event pits Georgia middleweight DougYamatoUsher (9-3-0) קעגן ReggieThe Regulator” פעדער (14-6-0), of Florida, while Russian lightweight Vadim Ogar (6-3-0) takes on his Cuban opponent fighting out of North Carolina, Yoislandy “קובאַ” Izquierdo(11-4-0) in the co-featured event.

 

 

 

Undefeated Russian bantamweight prospect Saidyokub Kakharamonov (5-0-0), fighting out of Chicago, טראָוז אַראָפּ מיט Tony Gravely (12-5-0), פון ווירזשיניע; Georgia flyweight C.J. “The AutobotHamilton (12-6-0) faces Floridian fighter Abdiel “די נייטמער” Velazquez (8-5-0), Kentucky welterweight The JuggernautBrandon Bell (5-6-0) מיץ JacobTick-TockMcLintock (9-2-0), of Arizona; and Tennessee welterweight James Conway (3-0-0) סקווערז אַוועק מיט P.J. Cajigas (5-7-0), פון טשיקאַגאָ, to round out the main card.

 

 

 

Scheduled to fight on the undercard is California heavyweight CodyThe MooseGoodale (5-4-0) ווס. טבאַ, New Brunswick, Canada bantamweight Chris Johnson (5-6-0) ווס. JerrodThe Hillbilly Hammer” דזשעננינגס (2-1-0), of Kentucky, and local Nashville favorite Dwayne Herrelle (0-1-0) ווס. pro-debuting Kentucky lightweight 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
Saint Petersburg, רוסלאַנד (דעצעמבער 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 21סט צייַט.
Plans in 2018 also include more events, expansion into new countries and, as the 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.
ב-1 גלאבאלע פּרעזידענט Vadim Finkelchtein discussed a few of these subjects (זען ווייטער) prior to the holidays.
Can you tell us about the new M-1 Arena?
ווף: “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, פּאָרטוגאַל, וק, קאַנאַדע, דרום קארעע, טשיינאַ, אאז"ו. Do you plan to expand your fighter base even more this year and, if so, what countries are you targeting for fighters?
ווף: “Usually, 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?
ווף: “One day we will probably create a female division in M-1 Global. רעכט איצט, כאָטש, we don’t have enough strong female fighters to do it, נאָך. 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, ווו, special plans, אאז"ו.
ווף: M-1 Global has already promoted more than 200 געשעענישן, אַרייַנגערעכנט 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?
ווף: “We can consider this situation from different perspectives. I’m not happy to let my best fighters go, אַוואַדע, אָבער עס איז וואָס עס איז, 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?
ווף: “The main difference will be that we are going to have our own home, ב-1 אַרענאַ, 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?
ווף: “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
Saint Petersburg, רוסלאַנד (דעצעמבער 27, 2017) — M-1 Global celebrated its 20טהanniversary 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 און אלכסנדר שלעמענקאָ, as well as rising stars אַלעקסיי קונטשענקאָ און אַרטעם פראָלאָוו.
M-1 Global founder and president Vadim Finkelchtein reviewed the 2017 צייַט, answering a series of questions below:
קוילעלדיק, how do you evaluate the 2017 M-1 Challenge season in terms of achievements and accomplishments as a promotional company?
ווף: “ערשטער פון אַלע, 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?
ווף: “We held our first event in Finland and it was really successful. ב-1 טשאַלאַנדזש 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, טשיינאַ, 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.
“יבער אַ יאָר, we are going to promote even more events in other countries, planning to hold M-1 Challenge shows in Georgia, אַזערביידזשאַן, קאַזאַקסטאַן, Turkey, טשיינאַ, Finland, Germany and the USA.
What was the M-1 highlight of the year?
ווף: “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 1סט came to see the rematch and that liver-kick Alexander delivered made the crowd go crazy. In the first fight, Brandon won in 35 סעקונדעס, so Alexander wanted to revenge fast and it took him just 25 סעקונדעס. That was unbelievable and unforgettable!”
Compared to past years in what areas did M-1 improve in 2017?
ווף: “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. דערצו, 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?
ווף: “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?
ווף: “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. אין 2018, the flyweight division will be very interesting.
M-1 CHALLENGE CHAMPIONS
כעוויווייט (265 לבס., 120,2 קג)
VACANT
LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT (205 לבס., 93,0 קג)
VACANT
MIDDLEWEIGHT (185 לבס., 83,9 קג)
אַרטעם פראָלאָוו (10-0-0 (<אַ href="http://translate.googleusercontent.com/translate_c?depth=1&hl=tr&prev=search&rurl=translate.google.com.tr&sl=iw&u=http://fightnewsunlimited.com/category/m-1/?lang=yi&usg=ALkJrhj46WvEnsOMiIaqDIFKQ9-j03dE1A">M-1: 7-0-0), רוסלאַנד
WELTERWEIGHT (170 לבס., 77,1 קג)
אַלעקסיי קונטשענקאָ (17-0-0 (<אַ href="http://translate.googleusercontent.com/translate_c?depth=1&hl=tr&prev=search&rurl=translate.google.com.tr&sl=iw&u=http://fightnewsunlimited.com/category/m-1/?lang=yi&usg=ALkJrhj46WvEnsOMiIaqDIFKQ9-j03dE1A">M-1: 9-0-0), רוסלאַנד
LIGHTWEIGHT (155 לבס., 70,3 קג)
דאַמיר יסמאַגולאָוו (14-2-0 (<אַ href="http://translate.googleusercontent.com/translate_c?depth=1&hl=tr&prev=search&rurl=translate.google.com.tr&sl=iw&u=http://fightnewsunlimited.com/category/m-1/?lang=yi&usg=ALkJrhj46WvEnsOMiIaqDIFKQ9-j03dE1A">M-1: 9-1-0), Russia by way of Kazakhstan
פעאַטהערוועיגהט (145 לבס., 65,8 קג)
Khamzat Dalgiev (10-1-0 (<אַ href="http://translate.googleusercontent.com/translate_c?depth=1&hl=tr&prev=search&rurl=translate.google.com.tr&sl=iw&u=http://fightnewsunlimited.com/category/m-1/?lang=yi&usg=ALkJrhj46WvEnsOMiIaqDIFKQ9-j03dE1A">M-1: 7-1-0), רוסלאַנד
BANTAMWEIGHT (135 לבס., 61,2 קג)
Movsar Evloev (8-0-0 (<אַ href="http://translate.googleusercontent.com/translate_c?depth=1&hl=tr&prev=search&rurl=translate.google.com.tr&sl=iw&u=http://fightnewsunlimited.com/category/m-1/?lang=yi&usg=ALkJrhj46WvEnsOMiIaqDIFKQ9-j03dE1A">M-1: 8-0-0), רוסלאַנד
FLYWEIGHT (125 לבס., 56,7 קג)
Aleksander Doskalchuk (8-1-0 (<אַ href="http://translate.googleusercontent.com/translate_c?depth=1&hl=tr&prev=search&rurl=translate.google.com.tr&sl=iw&u=http://fightnewsunlimited.com/category/m-1/?lang=yi&usg=ALkJrhj46WvEnsOMiIaqDIFKQ9-j03dE1A">M-1: 3-4-1), אוקריינא
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One-on-One with M-1 Global president Vadim Finkelchtein


Saint Petersburg, רוסלאַנד (ויגוסט 16, 2017) – ב-1 גלאבאלע פּרעזידענט Vadim Finkelchtein recently sat down with mixfight.ru to discuss the recent ב-1 טשאַלאַנדזש 82 in Finland, ב-1 טשאַלאַנדזש 83 in next month in Kazan, רוסלאַנד, and what fight he considers to be the most anticipated this autumn.

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

ווף: “יאָ, the tournament fully met our expectations. We initially set it very high, promotingב-1 טשאַלאַנדזש 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 צו 2,000 וויוערז, 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 פּראָצענט, 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, אַוואַדע, for Finnish MMA fans.

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

ווף: “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?

ווף: “The next tournament will be held in Kazan (רוסלאַנד) אויף September 23rd. This will be the first M-1 tournament in this city and we’re thoroughly prepared for it. The main event forב-1 טשאַלאַנדזש 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. פעטערבורג, אַוואַדע, especially the title super-bout between two bright punchers, Alexei Kunchenko and Sergei Romanov. What do you expect from this fight?
ווף: “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. און, אַוואַדע, there will be crowded fan sectors on his side in St. פעטערבורג. Already, as of today, 2 ½ months before the tournament, Sergey’s fans have bought more than 1000 טיקאַץ! 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: שלאַכט פון נאַרץ

 

דעצעמבער 9 אין ינגושעטיאַ
(ל-ר) – Anatoly Tokov and Ramazan Emeev
סט. פעטערבורג, רוסלאַנד (אָקטאָבער 13, 2016) – M-1 Global has announced a super showdown between M-1 Challenge middleweight champion ראַמאַדאַן עמעעוו און נאַקאַוט קינסטלער Anatoly Tokov to headline the December 9th ב-1 טשאַלאַנדזש 73: שלאַכט פון נאַרץ אין ינגושעטיאַ, רוסלאַנד.
ב-1 טשאַלאַנדזש 73 will be streamed live from Ingushetia in high definition onwww.M1Global.TV. וויוערז וועט קענען צו היטן די פּרילימאַנערי פייץ און הויפּט קאָרט דורך לאָגינג אויף צו פאַרשרייַבן אין www.M1Global.TV. פאַנס קען היטן אַלע פון ​​די קאַמף אויף זייער קאָמפּיוטערס, ווי געזונט ווי אויף אַנדרויד און עפּל קלוג phones און טאַבלאַץ.
The fight between Ramazan Emeev and Anatoly Tokov is the most anticipated fight in Russian MMA, “ב-1 גלאבאלע פּרעזידענט Vadim Finkelchtein האט. “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.
עמעעוו (14-3-0, <אַ href="http://translate.googleusercontent.com/translate_c?depth=1&hl=tr&prev=search&rurl=translate.google.com.tr&sl=iw&u=http://fightnewsunlimited.com/category/m-1/?lang=yi&usg=ALkJrhj46WvEnsOMiIaqDIFKQ9-j03dE1A">M-1: 8-1-0), who was the M-1 Global 2015 פייטער פון די יאר, 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 withאלכסנדר שלעמענקאָ.
The 29-year-old Emeev, fighting out of Makhachkala, רוסלאַנד, first captured the vacant M-1 Challenge middleweight title in 2012, taking a 5-round unanimous decision from מאַריאָ מיראַנדאַ בייַ ב-1 טשאַלאַנדזש 35, and he successfully won the rematch five months later בייַב-1 טשאַלאַנדזש 38, stopping Miranda via strikes in the third round.
אין 2014, Emeev lost his title belt to וויאַטשעסלאַוו וואַסילעווסקי by way of a fourth-round knockout (פּאַנטשיז) בייַ ב-1 טשאַלאַנדזש 51 אין 2014. The resilient Emeev, אָבער, bounced back to regain his throne as M-1 Challenge middleweight champion, using a choke hold to submit Vasilevsky in the opening round at
ב-1 טשאַלאַנדזש 56.
Emeev has successfully defended his title against לויגי פיאָראַוואַנטי, who was unable to continue after four rounds at ב-1 טשאַלאַנדזש 63, and this past April Emeev defeated Brazilian Maiquel Falcao (see picture above) בייַ ב-1 טשאַלאַנדזש 65 in the first round by submission (שטיקער).
Tokov (24-2-0, <אַ href="http://translate.googleusercontent.com/translate_c?depth=1&hl=tr&prev=search&rurl=translate.google.com.tr&sl=iw&u=http://fightnewsunlimited.com/category/m-1/?lang=yi&usg=ALkJrhj46WvEnsOMiIaqDIFKQ9-j03dE1A">M-1: 9-1-0), 26, is a former ABC champion who fights out of Stary Oskol, רוסלאַנד. He is riding a 17-fight win streak, including knockouts of ענאָק סאַלווז טאָררעס בייַב-1 טשאַלאַנדזש 54 און Albert Duraev בייַ ב-1 טשאַלאַנדזש 46.
A feared striker with tremendous power, Tokov has stopped 14 פון זיין 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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