SAINT PETERSBURG, Zog ntawm Guj kuj (Lub peb hlis ntuj 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 Lub peb hlis ntuj 30, against former M-1 Challenge lightweight titlist Alexander “Iron Capture” Butenko, in the M 1 sib tw 90 main event at the new M-1 Arena in Saint Petersburg, Zog ntawm Guj kuj.
M 1 sib tw 90 will be live-streamed from 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 at www.M1Global.TV.
Fans may watch all the action on their computers,
as well as on Android and Apple smart phones and tablets. M 1 sib tw 90
is 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, tom M 1 sib tw 65, when he knocked out Murad Abdulaev in the fourth round. 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 in the opening round.
The Russian-born Kunchenko is a legitimate knockout artist, stopping 12 of his 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
pro fights
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 sib tw 67, back in June of 2016, when he won a five-round decision over Artem Damkovsky for the vacant title.
In his first title defense, Butenko was knocked out by Abukar Yandiev in the opening round, Lub ob hlis ntuj 18, 2017 tom M 1 sib tw 74. He has won his last two fight, tom M 1 sib tw 82 & 86, respectively, against Keith Johnson (DEC3) thiab 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, AZ, takes on Boris Polezhay (18-6-0, M-1: 2-1-0), of Ukraine, in the co-featured event.
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 thiab Dmitry Samoilov. Polezhay has won 13 of his last 14 fights.
Also fighting in the main card is Brazilian flyweight Rafael Dias (14-5-0, M-1¨0-1-0), who faces Vadim Malygin, of Russia. Dias has lost only two of his last 10 fights, both of those in bantamweight matches. Malygin lost his only M-1 Challenge title fight last September, when 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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