M-1 Challenge 54 & ACB 12 – Official Weights
Streaming live Wed., Dec. 17 from Russia on M1Global.TV
M-1 CHALLENGE LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP – 5 X 5
STEPHAN “T-800” PUETZ (11-1-0), Champion, Germany 203 ½ lbs. (92.4 kg)
VALERY “The Russian Hammer” MYASNIKOV (8-0-0), Challenger, Russia, 204 ½ lbs. (92.9 kg)
VACANT M-1 CHALLENGE LIGHTWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP – 5 X 5
MAXIM DIVNICH (9-0-0), Russia 154 ½ lbs. (70.2 kg)
DJHAMBULAT KURBANOV (6-0-1), Russia 154 ½ lbs. (70.2 kg)
(L) Cody McKenzie & Beslan Isaev
WELTERWEIGHTS – 3 X 5
BESLAN ISAEV (30-7-0), Russia 169 ½ lbs. (77.0 kg)
CODY “AK Kid” McKENZIE (15-5-0), United States 169 ½ lbs. (77.0 kg)
MIDDLEWEIGHTS – 3 X 5
ANATOLY TOKOV (18-1-0), Russia 184 ½ lbs. (83.8 kg)
ENOC SOLVES TORRES (15-7-0), Spain 184 ½ lbs. (83.9 kg)
MIDDLEWEIGHTS – 3 X 5
RUSLAN KHASKHANOV (16-8-0), Russia 186 lbs. (84.6 kg)
LUIGI “The Italian Tank” FIORAVANTI (24-12-0), United States 183 ½ lbs. (83.4 kg)
LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHTS – 3 X 5
ARTUR ASTAKHOV (9-2-0), Russia 204 ½ lbs. (92.9 kg)
EVGENIY GURYANOV (8-4-0), Ukraine 204 lbs. (92.6 kg)
Zalimbek Omarov
LIGHTWEIGHTS – 3 X 5
ZALIMBEK OMAROV (2-1-0), Russia 145 lbs (65.8 kg)
DANIEL “Agent Orange” SWAIN (12-4-0), United States 145 lbs. (65.8 kg)
WELTERWEIGHTS – 3 X 5
GREGORIY “Crusader” KICHIGIN (5-2-0), Russia 170 lbs. (77.3 kg)
ALEXEI KUNCHENKO (7-0-0), Russia 169 lbs. (76.9 kg)
WHAT: M-1 Challenge 54 & ACB 12
WHEN: Wednesday, December 17, 2014 1:30
11:30 a.m. (New York City), 7:30 p.m. (Moscow)
WHERE: Palais des Sports Ice in St. Petersburg, Russia
CO-PROMOTERS: M-1 Global & ACB
M-1 Global and ACB are co-promoting M-1 Challenge 54 & ACB 12. M-1 Global, which grew out of the League MMA M-1, traces its history back to 1997. It has promoted 180 events including nearly 10,000 fights. Absolute Championship Berkut (ACB) burst on the Russian MMA scene earlier this year, highlighted by its Grand Prix that featured more than 100 fighters.
LIVE STREAM: WWW.M1GLOBAL.TV
M-1 Challenge 54 & ACB 12 will be streamed in high definition on www.M1Global.TV, live from Russia. Viewers will be able to watch the fights by logging on to register at www.M1Global.TV. The main card will also be broadcast live, starting at 1:30 p.m. ET, on Fight Network via Cablevision’s Optimum TV, Grande Communications, Shentel Cable and Armstrong Cable in the U.S., nationwide in Canada, and on Roku devices across North America, and globally in more than 30 countries across Europe, Africa and the Middle East.
