Fight Network Presents LIVE M-1 Challenge 55 & KSW 30 Doubleheader this Saturday, Feb. 21
Fight Network, the world’s premier 24/7 television channel dedicated to complete coverage of combat sports, presents a stacked live mixed martial arts doubleheader this Saturday, Feb. 21, beginning at 10 a.m. with M-1 Challenge 55 from Tbilisi, Georgia, followed immediately by a live presentation of KSW 30: Genesis from Poznan, Poland at 1 p.m. ET.
Fight Network’s live doubleheader will air on Cablevision’s Optimum TV, Grande Communications, Shentel Cable and Armstrong Cable in the U.S., nationwide in Canada, Roku devices across North America, and globally in over 30 countries across Europe, Africa and the Middle East.
Kicking off at 10 a.m. ET, M-1 Challenge 55 will serve as a tribute show to the late former M-1 heavyweight champion Guram Gugenishvili, headlined by a pair of explosive heavyweight showdowns, as Maro Perak (23-4-1) battles Dennis Smoldarev (9-1), while Kenny Garner (14-8) takes on Aslambek Musaev (4-1).
In other featured bouts at M-1 Challenge 55, Nodar Kudukhashvili (7-1) takes on Luigi Fioravanti (25-12) in a middleweight matchup, Pavel Vitruk (12-0) puts his perfect record on the line against Max Coga (10-3) in featherweight action, unbeaten powerhouse Levan Razmadze (5-0) battles Arsen Abdulkerimov (7-2), lightweights Artiom Damkovsky (19-9) and Heydar Mamedaliyev (7-0) throw down, plus Enoc Solves Torres (19-9) faces Ibragim Tibilov (7-2) in another middleweight pairing.
Meanwhile, KSW 30: Genesis gets underway at 1 p.m. ET. The main event features a welterweight title clash pitting Borys Mankowski (16-5-1) against Michail Tsarev (29-4).
Also on the KSW 30: Genesis card, Rafal Moks (10-6) takes on Aslambek Saidov (15-4) in an all-Polish welterweight matchup, Jakub Kowalewicz (5-1) faces Lukasz Rajewski (2-1) in an all-Polish lightweight tilt, Michal Wlodarek (6-0) risks his unblemished record against Szymon Bajor (14-5) at heavyweight, Mateusz Gamrot (8-0) meets Brazilian export Rodrigo Cavalheiro (16-3), plus women’s strawweight standouts will collide when Karolina Kowalkiewicz (6-0) tackles Brazil’s Kalindra Faria (15-4-1).
Fight Network’s live action continues on Sunday, Feb. 22, as the UFC Fight Night™: Bigfoot vs. Mir prelims will be televised exclusively in Canada at 6 p.m. ET. Live pre-fight coverage will lead into the prelims on Sunday night with Fight Network’s UFC Pre-Show Live at 5 p.m. ET, featuring previews, predictions and analysis.
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