The year 2017 is the 20th year in the history of the
M-1 Global
M-1 Global (Mixfight-1) or MMA-1 (Mixed martial arts-1) is a mixed martial arts promotion based in St. Petersburg, Russia which organizes between 10 and 20 competitions per year.
It hosted its first major show (rather than co-promoting with oth ...
, a
mixed martial arts
Mixed martial arts (MMA) is a full-contact fighting combat sport, sport based on strike (attack), striking and grappling; incorporating techniques from various combat sports from around the world.
In the early 20th century, various inter-s ...
promotion based in
Russia
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.
List of events
M-1 Challenge 74 - Yusupov vs. Puetz
''M-1 Challenge 74 - Yusupov vs. Puetz'' was a
mixed martial arts
Mixed martial arts (MMA) is a full-contact fighting combat sport, sport based on strike (attack), striking and grappling; incorporating techniques from various combat sports from around the world.
In the early 20th century, various inter-s ...
event held by M-1 Global on February 18, 2017 at the
Ice Palace
An ice palace or ice castle is a castle-like structure made of blocks of ice. These blocks are usually harvested from nearby rivers or lakes when they become frozen in winter. The first known ice palace (or, rather, '' ice house'', ледяной ...
in
Saint Petersburg
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,
Russia
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.
Background
This event featured two world title fight, first for the
M-1 Light Heavyweight Championship Rashid Yusupov and Stephan Puetz as M-1 Challenge 74 headliner, and a Lightweight pairing between Abukar Yandiev and Alexander Butenko for the
M-1 Lightweight Championship as co-headliner.
Result
M-1 Challenge 75 - Shlemenko vs. Bradley
''M-1 Challenge 75 - Shlemenko vs. Bradley'' was a
mixed martial arts
Mixed martial arts (MMA) is a full-contact fighting combat sport, sport based on strike (attack), striking and grappling; incorporating techniques from various combat sports from around the world.
In the early 20th century, various inter-s ...
event held by M-1 Global on March 3, 2017 at the
Olimpiyskiy in
Moscow
Moscow is the Capital city, capital and List of cities and towns in Russia by population, largest city of Russia, standing on the Moskva (river), Moskva River in Central Russia. It has a population estimated at over 13 million residents with ...
,
Russia
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.
Background
This event featured a superfight between the former
Bellator Middleweight Champion
Bellator MMA (formerly known as "Bellator Fighting Championships") was an American mixed martial arts promotion, and the following is a history of its champions in each weight class.
At the time of its inception in 2008, CEO Bjorn Rebney founded ...
Alexander Shlemenko
Alexander Pavlovich Shlemenko (, born 20 May 1984) is a Russian mixed martial artist currently fighting in the Middleweight division. He is most notable for fighting for Bellator Fighting Championships, where he is the former Bellator Middlew ...
and
Paul Bradley as M-1 Challenge 75 headliner, and a Welterweight pairing between Alexey Kunchenko and Maksim Grabovich for the
M-1 Welterweight Championship as co-headliner.
Result
M-1 Challenge 76 - Nevzorov vs. Evloev
''M-1 Challenge 76 - Nevzorov vs. Evloev'' was a
mixed martial arts
Mixed martial arts (MMA) is a full-contact fighting combat sport, sport based on strike (attack), striking and grappling; incorporating techniques from various combat sports from around the world.
In the early 20th century, various inter-s ...
event held by M-1 Global on April 22, 2017 at the Sports Palace "Magas" in
Nazran
Nazran (; ) is the largest city in Ingushetia, Russia. It served as the republic's capital from 1991 to 2000, until it was replaced by Magas, which was built for this purpose. It is the most populous city in the republic:
Etymology
The name ...
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Russia
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.
Background
Result
M-1 Challenge 77 - Nemkov vs. Markes
''M-1 Challenge 77 - Nemkov vs. Markes'' was a
mixed martial arts
Mixed martial arts (MMA) is a full-contact fighting combat sport, sport based on strike (attack), striking and grappling; incorporating techniques from various combat sports from around the world.
In the early 20th century, various inter-s ...
event held by M-1 Global on May 19, 2017 at the Sochi sport palace in
Sochi
Sochi ( rus, Сочи, p=ˈsotɕɪ, a=Ru-Сочи.ogg, from – ''seaside'') is the largest Resort town, resort city in Russia. The city is situated on the Sochi (river), Sochi River, along the Black Sea in the North Caucasus of Souther ...
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Russia
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.
Background
Result
M-1 Challenge 78 - Divnich vs. Ismagulov
''M-1 Challenge 78 - Divnich vs. Ismagulov'' was a
mixed martial arts
Mixed martial arts (MMA) is a full-contact fighting combat sport, sport based on strike (attack), striking and grappling; incorporating techniques from various combat sports from around the world.
In the early 20th century, various inter-s ...
event held by M-1 Global on May 26, 2017 at the Orenburzhye Sport Arena in
Orenburg
Orenburg (, ), formerly known as Chkalov (1938–1957), is the administrative center of Orenburg Oblast, Russia. It lies in Eastern Europe, along the banks of the Ural River, being approximately southeast of Moscow.
Orenburg is close to the ...
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Russia
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Background
Result
M-1 Challenge 79 - Shlemenko vs. Halsey 2
''M-1 Challenge 79 - Shlemenko vs. Halsey 2'' was a
mixed martial arts
Mixed martial arts (MMA) is a full-contact fighting combat sport, sport based on strike (attack), striking and grappling; incorporating techniques from various combat sports from around the world.
In the early 20th century, various inter-s ...
event held by M-1 Global on June 1, 2017 at the
Yubileyny Sports Palace
Jubilee Sports Palace (), ''Sportivniy kompleks Yubileyniy''; also translated as Jubilee Palace of Sports, is an indoor sports arena and concert complex that is located in St. Petersburg, Russia. It houses more than 7,000 seats for ice hoc ...
in
Saint Petersburg
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,
Russia
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.
Background
Result
M-1 Challenge 80 - Kharitonov vs. Sokoudjou
''M-1 Challenge 80 - Kharitonov vs. Sokoudjou'' was a
mixed martial arts
Mixed martial arts (MMA) is a full-contact fighting combat sport, sport based on strike (attack), striking and grappling; incorporating techniques from various combat sports from around the world.
In the early 20th century, various inter-s ...
event held by M-1 Global on June 15, 2017 at the
Harbin International Convention Exhibition and Sports Center in
Harbin
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China
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Background
Result
M-1 Challenge 81 - Battle in the Mountains 6
''M-1 Challenge 81 - Battle in the Mountains 6'' was a
mixed martial arts
Mixed martial arts (MMA) is a full-contact fighting combat sport, sport based on strike (attack), striking and grappling; incorporating techniques from various combat sports from around the world.
In the early 20th century, various inter-s ...
event held by M-1 Global on July 22, 2017 at The Mountain in
Nazran
Nazran (; ) is the largest city in Ingushetia, Russia. It served as the republic's capital from 1991 to 2000, until it was replaced by Magas, which was built for this purpose. It is the most populous city in the republic:
Etymology
The name ...
,
Russia
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.
Background
Result
M-1 Challenge 82 - Vanttinen vs. Zayats
''M-1 Challenge 82 - Vanttinen vs. Zayats'' was a
mixed martial arts
Mixed martial arts (MMA) is a full-contact fighting combat sport, sport based on strike (attack), striking and grappling; incorporating techniques from various combat sports from around the world.
In the early 20th century, various inter-s ...
event held by M-1 Global on August 5, 2017 at The
Hartwall Arena
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in
Helsinki
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Finland
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Background
Result
M-1 Challenge 83 - Ragozin vs. Halsey
''M-1 Challenge 83 - Ragozin vs. Halsey'' will be a
mixed martial arts
Mixed martial arts (MMA) is a full-contact fighting combat sport, sport based on strike (attack), striking and grappling; incorporating techniques from various combat sports from around the world.
In the early 20th century, various inter-s ...
event held by M-1 Global on September 23, 2017 at The
Basket-Hall Kazan
Basket-Hall Kazan () is a basketball specialized indoor arena that is located in Kazan, Russia. It is primarily used for basketball, but it can also be used for volleyball and concerts. It contains two basketball halls.
The large main hall, cal ...
in
Kazan
Kazan; , IPA: Help:IPA/Tatar, ɑzanis the largest city and capital city, capital of Tatarstan, Russia. The city lies at the confluence of the Volga and the Kazanka (river), Kazanka Rivers, covering an area of , with a population of over 1. ...
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Russia
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Background
Fight Card
M-1 Challenge 84 - Kunchenko vs. Romanov
''M-1 Challenge 84 - Kunchenko vs. Romanov'' will be a
mixed martial arts
Mixed martial arts (MMA) is a full-contact fighting combat sport, sport based on strike (attack), striking and grappling; incorporating techniques from various combat sports from around the world.
In the early 20th century, various inter-s ...
event held by M-1 Global on October 27, 2017 at The
Ice Palace
An ice palace or ice castle is a castle-like structure made of blocks of ice. These blocks are usually harvested from nearby rivers or lakes when they become frozen in winter. The first known ice palace (or, rather, '' ice house'', ледяной ...
in
Saint Petersburg
Saint Petersburg, formerly known as Petrograd and later Leningrad, is the List of cities and towns in Russia by population, second-largest city in Russia after Moscow. It is situated on the Neva, River Neva, at the head of the Gulf of Finland ...
,
Russia
Russia, or the Russian Federation, is a country spanning Eastern Europe and North Asia. It is the list of countries and dependencies by area, largest country in the world, and extends across Time in Russia, eleven time zones, sharing Borders ...
.
Background
Results
M-1 Challenge 85: Ismagulov vs. Matias
''M-1 Challenge 85: Ismagulov vs. Matias'' will be a
mixed martial arts
Mixed martial arts (MMA) is a full-contact fighting combat sport, sport based on strike (attack), striking and grappling; incorporating techniques from various combat sports from around the world.
In the early 20th century, various inter-s ...
event held by M-1 Global on November 10, 2017 at The
Olimpiyskiy in
Moscow
Moscow is the Capital city, capital and List of cities and towns in Russia by population, largest city of Russia, standing on the Moskva (river), Moskva River in Central Russia. It has a population estimated at over 13 million residents with ...
,
Russia
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.
Background
Originally Damir Ismagulov was going to defend his title against the number one contender Raul Tutarauli, but unfortunately Tutarauli got injured. So Ismagulov fight was a non-title bout against Rogério Matias from Brazil.
Stephan Puetz unfortunately got injured just a few days before the event, so another fighter from Germany has taken his place, Sebastian Heil steep in on a short notice to face Giga Kukhalashvili.
Fight Card
M-1 Challenge 86 - Buchinger vs. Dalgiev
''M-1 Challenge 86 - Buchinger vs. Dalgiev'' will be a
mixed martial arts
Mixed martial arts (MMA) is a full-contact fighting combat sport, sport based on strike (attack), striking and grappling; incorporating techniques from various combat sports from around the world.
In the early 20th century, various inter-s ...
event held by M-1 Global on November 24, 2017 at The Sports Palace "Magas" in
Nazran
Nazran (; ) is the largest city in Ingushetia, Russia. It served as the republic's capital from 1991 to 2000, until it was replaced by Magas, which was built for this purpose. It is the most populous city in the republic:
Etymology
The name ...
,
Russia
Russia, or the Russian Federation, is a country spanning Eastern Europe and North Asia. It is the list of countries and dependencies by area, largest country in the world, and extends across Time in Russia, eleven time zones, sharing Borders ...
.
Background
Fight Card
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