M-1 Challenge 65 – Breaking MMA News
MAIN EVENT – M-1 GLOBAL GRAND PRIX MIDDLEWEIGHT TOURNAMENT – SEMIFINALS – 5 X 5
Ramazan Emeev (13-3-0, M-1: 7-1-0), M-1 Challenge Middleweight Champion, Russia
vs.
Maiquel “Big Rig” Falcao (35-8-0, M-1: 0-0-0), Brazil
CO-FEATURE – M-1 CHALLENGE WELTERWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP – 5 X 5
Murad “Hunter” Abdulaev (13-1-0, M-1: 4-1-0), Champion, Russia
vs.
Alexey Kunchenko (12-0-0, M-1: 4-0-0), Challenger, Russia
LIGHTWEIGHTS – 3 X 5
Maxim Divnich (11-1-0, M-1: 5-1-0), Former M-1 Challenge Lightweight Champion, Russia
vs.
Robert “TQ” Turnquest (5-1-0, M-1: 0-0-0), USA
MIDDLEWEIGHTS – 3 X 5
Kristijan “Klitschko” Perak (8-2-1, M-1: 0-1-1), Croatia
vs.
Artem Frolov (5-0-0 (M-1: 2-0-0), Russia
WELTERWEIGHTS — 3 X 5
Sergio “Serginho” de Fatima (12-2-1, M-1), Brazil
vs.
Sergei Romanov (7-1-0, M-1: 0-0-0)
PRELIMINARY CARD
LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHTS – 3 X 5
Charles “Gracie” Andrade (28-27-0, M-1: 1-2-0), Brazil
vs.
Murad Kamilov (5-5-0, M-1: 0-1-0), Russia
WELTERWEIGHTS – 3 X 5
Danila Prikaza (2-0-1, M-1: 1-0-0), Russia
vs.
Manaf Damirli (1-0-0, M-1: 0-0-0)
LIGHTWEIGHTS – 3 X 5
Alexander “Iron Capture” Butenko (39-11-0, M-1: 6-1-0), Ukraine
vs.
Sascha Sharma (8-2-0, M-1: 0-0-0), Germany
Vyacheslav Ten (12-7-2, M-1: 0-1-0), Ukraine
vs.
Damir Ismagulov (4-2-0, M-1: 2-1-0), Russia
Salman Magomedov (2-0-0), Russia
vs.
Zurab Jojua (pro debut), Georgia
(all fights & fighters subject to change)
WHAT: M-1 Challenge 65
WHEN: Saturday, April 8, 2016 (6 p.m. in Moscow, 10 a.m. in New York City)
WHERE: CSC Sibur Arena, St. Petersburg, Russia
PROMOTER: M-1 Global