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Antun Racic vs. Vitaly Branchuk Bantamweight title eliminator added to stacked M-1 Challenge 64, Feb. 19 a Moscow

(R) Antun Racic fires “Killer” strike
ST. Petersburg, Rasha (Janairu 28, 2016) – M-1 Global’s first event of 2016 is shaping up as a potential blockbuster with the announcement of the second M-1 Challenge bantamweight elimination fight for M-1 Watna 64 a kan Fabrairu 19 a Olympic Stadium a Moscow.
Antun “Killer” Racic, na Croatia, will face Ukrainian Vitaly Branchuk for right to fight for the vacant M-1 Challenge bantamweight championship. The survivor will advance to the championship round against the winner of the previously announced M-1 Challenge bantamweight semifinal eliminator, also part of the M-1 Watna 64katin, tsakanin Pavel Vitruk (12-2-0, M-1: 6-2-0) and undefeated Kazakhstan-native Sergey Morozov (6-0-0, M-1: 2-0-0). Vitruk is a Ukrainian-born fighter who lives and trains out of St. Petersburg, Rasha.
The main event pits three-time Bellator champion Alexander “Hadari” Shlemenko(51-9-0, M-1: 2-0-0) and former M-1 Challenge middleweight and light heavyweight titlist Vyacheslav Vasilevsky (27-3-0, M-1: 10-1-0) in the semifinals of the M-1 Global Grand Prix Middleweight Tournament.
A cikin co-alama, newly signed Alexander “Drago” Volkov (24-6-0, M-1: 8-3-0), Rasha, takes on Estonian challenger Denis Smoldaraev (11-1-0, M-1: 7-1-0) for the vacant M-1 Challenge heavyweight championship.
Racic (18-6-1, M-1: 6-2-0) is coming off of an impressive win by decision versus Alexei Nevzorov last September at M-1 Watna 61. The powerful Croatian, who is a standout grappler, is dropping down to fight as a bantamweight.
Branchuk (20-5-0, M-1: 0-1-0) will be fighting in his second M-1 Global event, the first two years ago at M-1 Kalubale 45, in which he lost a decision to Yunus Evloev. The 24-year-old Branchuk is riding a seven-fight win streak. Known as a strong striker, he has knocked out 10 da ya abokan adawar.
M-1 Watna 64 will be streamed live from Moscow in high definition onwww.M1Global.TV. Masu kallo za su iya duba da farko ta faɗa, kuma babban katin ta shiga a kan yin rajistar a www.M1Global.TV. Fans iya duba duk na mataki a kan su kwakwalwa, da kuma a kan Android da Apple kaifin baki wayoyin da Allunan.
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2015 M-1 Global Fighter of the Year Ramazan Emeev takes on Maiquel Falcao In M-1 Grand Prix middleweight eliminator Mar. 4 a M-1 Watna 65 a Moscow

ST. Petersburg, Rasha (Janairu 26, 2016) – Reigning M-1 Challenge middleweight champion Ramadan Emeev will take on Brazilian challenger Maiquel “Big Rig” Falcao in the second M-1 Grand Prix middleweight eliminator, Maris 4 a M-1 Watna 65, a Moscow.
The first M-1 Grand Prix match of 2016 is set in the middleweight division as three-time Bellator champion Alexander “Hadari” Shlemenko (51-9-0, M-1: 2-0-0) takes on former M-1 Challenge middleweight and light heavyweight titlist Vyacheslav Vasilevsky (27-3-0, M-1: 10-1-0)a M-1 Watna 64, Fabrairu 19 a Olympic Stadium a Moscow.
The winners of Shlemenko vs. Vasilevsky and Emeev vs. Falcao will advance to the M-1 Grand Prix middleweight championship later this year.
We tried to get the strongest middleweight fighters and did a great job to give fans the most spectacular match-ups,” M-1 Global shugaban kasa Vadim Finkelchtein ya ce. “Every single fight is intriguing in M-1 Grand Prix. I can’t guess how these fights will end up. Every single fighter has his advantages. Saboda haka, I think all of these fights are 50-50.
Emeev (13-3-0, M-1: 7-1-0), da 2015 M-1 Global Fighter of the Year, is a two-time M-1 Challenge middleweight champion. Born in Azerbaijan but fighting and training out of Markaxhkala, Rasha, Emeev originally captured the vacant M-1 Challenge middleweight crown in 2012 a M-1 Watna 35, winning a decision over Mario Miranda. Emeev successfully defended his title in a rematch five months later with Miranda, who was stopped via strikes in the third round at M-1 Watna 38.
In his next title defense, Emeev lost his title belt at M-1 Watna 51 as Vasilevsky won by fourth-round stoppage via punches. Watanni bakwai daga baya a cikin wani rematch, Emeev defeated Vasilevsky by first round submission (shaƙa), and the champion defended his title this past December at M-1 Challenge 63, when American challenger Fioravanti Luigi was unable to continue fighting after two rounds.
Falcao may be making his M-1 Global debut at M-1 Watna 65, duk da haka, the Brazilian black belt holder is a veteran of 43 professional MMA bouts with 23 knockouts. The 34-year old Falcao split two fights with Vasilevsky and he was stopped by Shlemenko in the second round at Bellator 69.
M-1 Watna 64 & 65 za a streamed live daga Rasha a babban definition a kanwww.M1Global.TV. Masu kallo za su iya duba da farko ta faɗa, kuma babban katin ta shiga a kan yin rajistar a www.M1Global.TV. Fans iya duba duk na mataki a kan su kwakwalwa, da kuma a kan Android da Apple kaifin baki wayoyin da Allunan.

M-1 Grand Prix Tournament relaunched

ST. Petersburg, Rasha (Janairu 20, 2016) – M-1 Global President Vadim Finkelchtein recently announced the relaunching of its popular series, M-1 Grand Prix Tournament.
We’ve been preparing this a long time and now we’re happy to officially announce our 2016 M-1 Grand Prix Tournament,” Finkelchtein ya ce. “This has been a very popular format and fans are always excited about it. This time we will feature a 4-man tournament, rather than the usual 8-man pairings, because the 4-man version is faster and more entertaining. We don’t want to bore people with long expectation periods and lessen the risk of occasional injuries and fighter changes in the tournament.
The first M-1 Grand Prix match of 2016 is set in the middleweight division as three-time Bellator champion Alexander “Hadari” Shlemenko (51-9-0, M-1: 2-0-0) takes on former M-1 Challenge middleweight and light heavyweight titlist Vyacheslav Vasilevsky (27-3-0, M-1: 10-1-0)a M-1 Watna 64, Fabrairu 19 a Olympic Stadium a Moscow.
“Da kyau, we were choosing between several offers from different promotions,” explained Shlemenoko’s manager Alexey Zhernakov. “A ƙarshe, we came to the conclusion that M-1 Grand Prix participation is the most interesting option for us at the moment. Alexander is still under Bellator’s exclusive contract. Saboda haka, we had to negotiate with Bellator, which kindly allowed us to sign with M-1 Global. We expect Alexander Shlemenko to take part in major M-1 Challenge events as they are always organized at a high level and broadly covered by the media.
M-1 Watna 64 will be streamed live from Moscow in high definition on www.M1Global.TV. Masu kallo za su iya duba da farko ta faɗa, kuma babban katin ta shiga a kan yin rajistar awww.M1Global.TV. Fans iya duba duk na mataki a kan su kwakwalwa, da kuma a kan Android da Apple kaifin baki wayoyin da Allunan.