Paul Bradley Steps Up to Face Alexander Shlemenko at M-1 Challenge 75

M-1 Global announced that Paul Bradley has stepped up to take on 2016 M-1 Grand Prix middleweight champion Alexander Shlemenko in the main event of M-1 Challenge 75. The event takes place on March 3 in Moscow and will be streamed live on M1Global.tv.

Shlemenko, a former Bellator 185-pound champ, dominated the massive M-1 tournament last year, having conquered the Vyacheslav Vasilevsky twice via decision to win the middleweight title for the Russian MMA promotion. Bradley, meanwhile, has been around the sport for years, having competed for Bellator, Strikeforce and UFC; this will be his M-1 debut.

Other bouts that have been announced for the card are Keon Caldwell taking on former M-1 lightweight titlist Maxim Divnich and Sergey Romanov versus Magomed Sultanakhmedov at welterweight. Reigning M-1 welterweight titlist Alexey Kunchenko will also oppose Maksim Grabovich in the co-feature.