M-1 CHALLENGE 51: Fightspirit RAMAZAN EMEEV vs. VYACHESLAV VASILEVSKY
Aug 30, 2014 Comments
(PRESS RELEASE) -- ST. PETERSBURG, Russia - M-1 Challenge
middleweight champion Ramazan
Emeev (11-2-0, 2 KO/TKO, 5 SUB) defends his title for the
second time, Sunday, September 7 against fellow Russian fighter
Vyacheslav
Vasilevsky (24-2-0, 10 KO/TKO, 7 SUB), headlining M-1 Challenge
51: Fightspirit at Izhorets Stadium in Kolpino, St. Petersburg,
Russia.
M-1 Challenge 51 will be streamed live 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 of the action on their computers, as well as on Andriod and Apple smart phones and tablets.
The M-1 Challenge series has traditionally introduced a new wave of
potential MMA stars, showcasing elite athletes from Russia and
across Europe. M-1 Global is the No. 1 European MMA organization,
as well as one of the oldest in the world, dating back to 1998.
Superstar Fedor
Emelianenko, considered by many to be the greatest fighter in
MMA history, has been the face of M-1 Global around the combat
sports world for the past decade.
Emeev, who has won eight fights in a row, captured the coveted M-1 Challenge 185-pound title November 15, 2012, winning a highly-contested five-round decision over Mario Miranda at M-1 Challenge 35 in St. Petersburg. Emeev successfully defended his crown April 9, 2013, knocking out Miranda in the third round of their rematch in St. Petersburg.
In the co-feature, unbeaten Russian Dzhambulant Kurbanov (6-0-1, 0 KO/TKO, 3 SUB) takes on Ukrainian veteran Alexander Butenko (34-9-1, 3 KO/TKO, 23 SUB) in an M-1 Challenge lightweight title eliminator to determine one of two challengers for the vacant title.
Kurbanov is a versatile fighter who is at his fighting best in the front or on the ground. He is attempting to go from prospect to contender against the much more experienced Butenko, who uses a strong ground attack and has a black belt in jiu-jitsu. A cousin of Alexey "The Boa Constrictor" Oleinik, the celebrated Russian heavyweight (49-9-1), Butenko has won 13 of his last 14 fights.
Additional M-1 Challenge 51 fights will soon be announced. All fights and fighters are subject to change.
Information
www.M-1Global.com
www.mixfight.ru
www.WMMAA.org
www.M1Global.tv
Instagram:
@M1Global
@VadimFinkelchteinM1
Facebook:
www.facebook.com/pages/M-1-Global/145250878842244
ABOUT M-1 GLOBAL: Founded in 1997, M-1 Global has established itself in the realm of Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) as the premiere entity for discovering and developing the world's next-generation of superstar fighters. With offices in St Petersburg, Amsterdam and Los Angeles and affiliates in Seoul, Tokyo and Paris, the M-1 brand has staged more than 150 events worldwide, including the M-1 Selection, M-1 Challenge and M-1 Gobal and M-1 Global HWGP events, in addition to co-promoting Strikeforce events and M-1 Global on the Showtime network in the United States. Captivating live, television and broadband audiences with its superior production values and matchups, M-1 Global events have featured some of the sport's top names, including Fedor Emelianenko, Andrei Arlovski, Aleksander Emelianenko, Gegard Mousasi, Alistair Overeem, Keith Jardine, Ben Rothwell, Melvin Manhoef, Roman Zentsov, Yushin Okami, Mike Pyle, Denis Kang, Martin Kampmann, Amar Suloev, Chalid Arrab and Stephan Struve. 2014 promises to be another sensational year of world-class competition with a full calendar of Challenge events fueled by a talent-rich contention system ranking M-1 Global's Champions amongst the greatest in the sport. M-1 Global's greatest asset is renowned heavyweight fighter, Fedor Emelianenko.
ABOUT M-1GLOBAL.TV: Enjoy MMA action now in high definition brought to you by M-1Global.tv, offering only the best fights from M-1 Global and other MMA organizations. M-1Global.tv is a great platform developed specifically to bring together the most exhaustive fight video database. It also provides an easy and intuitive interface, helping everyone to start using the platform in no time while avoiding any spoilers. Besides watching the past fights on demand at any time convenient to the customer, viewers are able to enjoy the action LIVE, all available to M-1Global.tv users through a low-priced month to month digital subscription. Your world of action. Anytime!
M-1 Challenge 51 will be streamed live 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 of the action on their computers, as well as on Andriod and Apple smart phones and tablets.
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Emeev, who has won eight fights in a row, captured the coveted M-1 Challenge 185-pound title November 15, 2012, winning a highly-contested five-round decision over Mario Miranda at M-1 Challenge 35 in St. Petersburg. Emeev successfully defended his crown April 9, 2013, knocking out Miranda in the third round of their rematch in St. Petersburg.
The 26-year-old Vasilevsky earned the right to challenge Emeev by
winning his last seven fights. Vasilevsky was the M-1 Challenge
light heavyweight champion in 2010 having defeated Tomasz Narkum by
second-round KO/TKO at M-1 Challenge 22 for the vacant title.
In the co-feature, unbeaten Russian Dzhambulant Kurbanov (6-0-1, 0 KO/TKO, 3 SUB) takes on Ukrainian veteran Alexander Butenko (34-9-1, 3 KO/TKO, 23 SUB) in an M-1 Challenge lightweight title eliminator to determine one of two challengers for the vacant title.
Kurbanov is a versatile fighter who is at his fighting best in the front or on the ground. He is attempting to go from prospect to contender against the much more experienced Butenko, who uses a strong ground attack and has a black belt in jiu-jitsu. A cousin of Alexey "The Boa Constrictor" Oleinik, the celebrated Russian heavyweight (49-9-1), Butenko has won 13 of his last 14 fights.
Additional M-1 Challenge 51 fights will soon be announced. All fights and fighters are subject to change.
Information
www.M-1Global.com
www.mixfight.ru
www.WMMAA.org
www.M1Global.tv
Instagram:
@M1Global
@VadimFinkelchteinM1
Facebook:
www.facebook.com/pages/M-1-Global/145250878842244
ABOUT M-1 GLOBAL: Founded in 1997, M-1 Global has established itself in the realm of Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) as the premiere entity for discovering and developing the world's next-generation of superstar fighters. With offices in St Petersburg, Amsterdam and Los Angeles and affiliates in Seoul, Tokyo and Paris, the M-1 brand has staged more than 150 events worldwide, including the M-1 Selection, M-1 Challenge and M-1 Gobal and M-1 Global HWGP events, in addition to co-promoting Strikeforce events and M-1 Global on the Showtime network in the United States. Captivating live, television and broadband audiences with its superior production values and matchups, M-1 Global events have featured some of the sport's top names, including Fedor Emelianenko, Andrei Arlovski, Aleksander Emelianenko, Gegard Mousasi, Alistair Overeem, Keith Jardine, Ben Rothwell, Melvin Manhoef, Roman Zentsov, Yushin Okami, Mike Pyle, Denis Kang, Martin Kampmann, Amar Suloev, Chalid Arrab and Stephan Struve. 2014 promises to be another sensational year of world-class competition with a full calendar of Challenge events fueled by a talent-rich contention system ranking M-1 Global's Champions amongst the greatest in the sport. M-1 Global's greatest asset is renowned heavyweight fighter, Fedor Emelianenko.
ABOUT M-1GLOBAL.TV: Enjoy MMA action now in high definition brought to you by M-1Global.tv, offering only the best fights from M-1 Global and other MMA organizations. M-1Global.tv is a great platform developed specifically to bring together the most exhaustive fight video database. It also provides an easy and intuitive interface, helping everyone to start using the platform in no time while avoiding any spoilers. Besides watching the past fights on demand at any time convenient to the customer, viewers are able to enjoy the action LIVE, all available to M-1Global.tv users through a low-priced month to month digital subscription. Your world of action. Anytime!
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