SAINT PETERSBURG, Rusia (Mac 14, 2018) – Undefeated M-1 Challenge welterweight champion Alexey Kunchenko (17-0-0) will put his perfect MMA professional record and title belt on the line Mac 30, against former M-1 Challenge lightweight titlist Alexander “Iron Capture” Butenko, dalam M-1 Cabaran 90 main event at the new M-1 Arena in Saint Petersburg, Rusia.
M-1 Cabaran 90 will be live-streamed from Russia in high definition on www.M1Global.TV. Penonton akan dapat menonton pergaduhan awal dan kad utama dengan melayari mendaftar di
www.M1Global.TV. Peminat boleh menonton semua tindakan di komputer mereka, dan juga pada Android dan Apple telefon pintar dan tablet. M-1 Cabaran 90 adalah
available on www.FITE.TV(preliminary card is free, $7.99 for the main card)
The 33-year-old Kunchenko captured his M-1 Challenge welterweight title nearly two years ago, di M-1 Cabaran 65, apabila beliau tersingkir Murad Abdulaev pada pusingan keempat. Kunchenko has made three successful title defenses. He won two decisions in a rematch with Abdulaev and against Maksim Grabovich, and he stopped Sergey Romonav pada pusingan pembukaan.
The Russian-born Kunchenko is a legitimate knockout artist, berhenti 12 dia 17 pro victims, and he is 9-0 in in M-1 Global competition.
Kunchenko (R)
is a lethal striker with 12
KOs in 17 pergaduhan pro
Butenko (45-12-3, M-1: 11-2-1) is an experienced fighter, who is attempting to become a two-division M-1 Challenge champion. The battle-tested Ukrainian won his M-1 Challenge lightweight crown at M-1 Cabaran 67, back in June of 2016, when he won a five-round decision over Artem Damkovsky untuk tajuk kosong.
Dalam mempertahankan kejuaraan pertamanya, Butenko was knocked out by Abukar Yandiev pada pusingan pembukaan, Februari 18, 2017 di M-1 Cabaran 74. He has won his last two fight, di M-1 Cabaran 82 & 86, masing-masing, terhadap Keith Johnson (DEC3) dan Eler Narmurzan(TSUB1).
Butenko (R)
also has power
American middleweight and former UFC fighter,Joe “Diesel” Riggs (47-17-0, 1 NC, M-1: 2-0-0), fighting out of Phoenix, THE, mengambil Boris Polezhay (18-6-0, M-1: 2-1-0), Ukraine, Dalam acara bersama bersama.
Riggs is riding a six-fight win streak, including a pair of victories in M-1 Challenge events, in which he knocked out Oleg Olenichev dan Dmitry Samoilov. Polezhay has won 13 daripada yang terakhir 14 pergaduhan.
Also fighting in the main card is Brazilian flyweight Rafael Dias (14-5-0, M-1¨0-1-0), yang menghadapi Vadim Malygin, Rusia. Dias has lost only two of his last 10 pergaduhan, both of those in bantamweight matches. Malygin lost his only M-1 Challenge title fight last September, apabila Aleksander Doskalchuk submitted him in the second.
All fighters and fights are subject to change. Additional main and full preliminary card bouts will soon be announced.
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