2010 M-1 Challenge Season
Encyclopedia
The 2010 M-1 Challenge Season was the third season of mixed martial arts
(MMA) fighting presented by the M-1 Global
promotion. The season started on February 5 and will conclude with the M-1 Challenge XXII event on December 10. Unlike in previous years where competition was arranged entirely around country-based teams, the 2010 competition had a greater focus on individual achievement. Rather than the sixteen "country" teams of the 2009 competition, the 2010 M-1 Challenge featured eight teams representing four "continents" – Europe, Russia, Americas and Asia – with each continent having two teams. Four of the teams are drawn from the M-1 Selection events whilst the other four are selected from, and featured, veteran MMA fighters. Events held near the end of the year featured bouts to crown inaugural M-1 Global Champions in each of the five weight divisions.
, welterweight
, middleweight
, light heavyweight
and heavyweight
. The inaugural Challenge (the 2008 Season) was won by the Russian
team from the Red Devil Sport Club
, who defeated the team from Holland. The 2009 M-1 Challenge Season
was also won by a Russian team, this time with a 5-0 defeat of the USA East team.
Artiom Damkovsky
and his Russian
opponent Mairbek Taisumov
fought to determine the Championship in the lightweight division. Damkovsky came into the bout as the M-1 Eastern European Lightweight Champion, having twice defeated Arsen Ubaidulaev and with an overall 7-4 win-loss record. Taisumov became the M-1 Western European Lightweight Champion when he defeated Sergey Adamchuk and entered the championship bout with a 12-2 record. Both Damkovsky and Taisumov were undefeated in the 2010 Season prior to their fight. In the first two rounds, the two men were relatively evenly matched: Damkovsky was the more powerful striker, landing telling blows with low and mid-kicks. Taisumov, however, executed a successful takedown in the second round and followed it up with a crushing ground-and-pound. In the third round, both men remained on their feet until the bout was stopped when Damkovsky poked Taisumov in the eye. Though medically cleared to continue, Taisumov declined to continue and Damkovsky was declared the winner with a TKO by retirement.
The two fighters meeting in the heavyweight championship bout were Ukrainian
Guram Gugenishvili
and American
Kenny Garner
. Gugenishvili became the M-1 Western European Heavyweight champion when he defeated fellow-Ukrainian Alexander Romaschenko in a bout held at the M-1 Selection Eastern European finals Gugenishvili's victory by rear naked choke
submission took his win-loss record to 9-0, and eight of those victories were by submission. It was announced that Gugenishvili would face M-1 Eastern European Heavywight Champion Maxim Grishin
. However, Grishin was forced to withdraw from the bout with a knee injury that occurred during a national hand-to-hand combat fighting championship in Ufa
, providing M-1 Global Americas Champion Kenny Garner
the opportunity to fight Gugenishvili. Garner came into the championship bout with a 5-2 record, though he was undefeated in the preliminary rounds of the M-1 Challenge Season. The first round of the bout was evenly matched, with both Garner and Gugenishvili scrambling out from each other multiple times. Gugenishvili took control in the second round, however, when he took advantage of a clinch to put Garner into a guillotine choke
hold. Gugenishvili achieved a technical submission victory as Garner lost consciousness, extending his undefeated run and making him the M-1 Global Heavyweight Champion.
, a previous M-1 Selection tournament participant faced off against Victor Kuku, who was undefeated in M-1 competition. Sarnavskiy was previously scheduled to compete in the M-1 Eastern Europe final, but was forced to withdraw through illness. The fight did not last long as Sarnavskiy charged at Kuku, hitting him with a spinning back fist, before hitting him with a barrage of punches to force the stoppage at just 14 seconds.
Magomed Shikhshabekov
also competed, against the former Ultimate Fighter 9 participant Che Mills
. Coming into the bout, Shikhshabekov was undefeated and had previously been scheduled to join Strikeforce
, though visa issues forced him out. Che Mills was also riding a two-fight win streak, which included a nine second knockout of Manuel Garcia. The fight, intended to be a welterweight battle, became a catchweight after Mills weighed in at 172 lb, 1 lb over the weight limit meaning that Mills carried a point deduction into the fight. Sherdog
scored the bout 29-26 for Mills, taking into account his point deduction, but the judges scored the bout as a draw. A deciding fourth round was therefore added which Mills won easily, handing Shikshabekov his first professional loss.
Also on the card was a lightweight bout between Daniel Weichel
and Yuri Ivlev and a welterweight bout between Igor Araujo and Rashid Magomedov. The former saw Weichel score an upset when his knees opened up a cut on Ivlev's head. Upon medical examination of the cut, the bout was waived off and Weichel declared the winner via TKO. The bout between Araujo and Magomedov saw Magomedov coast to a decision victory; only being troubled in the second round with a submission attempt by Araujo.
Except where otherwise indicated, details provided in the record box are taken from Sherdog
.
Mixed martial arts
Mixed Martial Arts is a full contact combat sport that allows the use of both striking and grappling techniques, both standing and on the ground, including boxing, wrestling, Brazilian jiu-jitsu, muay Thai, kickboxing, karate, judo and other styles. The roots of modern mixed martial arts can be...
(MMA) fighting presented by the M-1 Global
M-1 Global
M-1 Global is the mixed martial arts promotion based in Russia - The Netherlands which organizes between 40 and 50 competitions per year...
promotion. The season started on February 5 and will conclude with the M-1 Challenge XXII event on December 10. Unlike in previous years where competition was arranged entirely around country-based teams, the 2010 competition had a greater focus on individual achievement. Rather than the sixteen "country" teams of the 2009 competition, the 2010 M-1 Challenge featured eight teams representing four "continents" – Europe, Russia, Americas and Asia – with each continent having two teams. Four of the teams are drawn from the M-1 Selection events whilst the other four are selected from, and featured, veteran MMA fighters. Events held near the end of the year featured bouts to crown inaugural M-1 Global Champions in each of the five weight divisions.
Background
M-1 Challenge is a team-based competition organized with a series of events held around the world wherever MMA clubs compete. Each team consist of five fighters, one from each of the five major MMA weight classes: lightweightLightweight (MMA)
The lightweight division in mixed martial arts can refer to a number of different weight classes:* The UFC & Strikeforce lightweight division with upper limit at 155 lb...
, welterweight
Welterweight (MMA)
The welterweight division in mixed martial arts can refer to a number of different weight classes:*The UFC's & Strikeforce's welterweight division, which groups competitors within 156 to 170 lb...
, middleweight
Middleweight (MMA)
The middleweight division in mixed martial arts can refer to a number of different weight classes:*UFC's & Strikeforce's middleweight division, which groups competitors within 171 to 185 lb...
, light heavyweight
Light Heavyweight (MMA)
The light heavyweight division in mixed martial arts generally refers to competitors weighing between 186 and 205 lb . It sits between the lighter middleweight division, and the heavyweight division....
and heavyweight
Heavyweight (MMA)
The heavyweight division in mixed martial arts generally groups fighters between .Although many ambiguities exist within the lower weight classes regarding division naming and weight limits, the Heavyweight division is, for the most part, uniform...
. The inaugural Challenge (the 2008 Season) was won by the Russian
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
team from the Red Devil Sport Club
Red Devil Sport Club
The Red Devil Sport Club is a mixed martial arts academy in St. Petersburg, Russia, founded by Vadim Finkelstein.The team’s main fighter base is made up of Russian and Armenian Sambo fighters who have adapted their style to mixed martial arts, and they regularly compete in full contact combat sambo...
, who defeated the team from Holland. The 2009 M-1 Challenge Season
2009 M-1 Challenge Season
The 2009 M-1 Challenge Season was the second season of the M-1 Challenge series presented by M-1 Global. It started on February 21, 2009 and concluded on December 3, 2009. 16 teams from around the world competed in the 2009 M-1 Challenge Season, up from the 9 teams that competed in 2008. The...
was also won by a Russian team, this time with a 5-0 defeat of the USA East team.
M-1 Challenge XXI: Guram vs. Garner
The first M-1 Challenge event took place on October 28, 2010 at the Ice Palace in St. Petersburg, Russia. The event featured two title bouts that paired M-1 Global’s 2010 "Selection" regional champions, who topped a worldwide tournament that began in January.Championship bouts
BelarusianBelarusians
Belarusians ; are an East Slavic ethnic group who populate the majority of the Republic of Belarus. Introduced to the world as a new state in the early 1990s, the Republic of Belarus brought with it the notion of a re-emerging Belarusian ethnicity, drawn upon the lines of the Old Belarusian...
Artiom Damkovsky
Artiom Damkovsky
Artiom Damkovsky is a Belarussian professional mixed martial arts fighter who competes in the lightweight division. A professional MMA competitor since 2006, Damkovsky has mostly competed in Eastern Europe, most notably for Shooto and M-1 Global...
and his Russian
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
opponent Mairbek Taisumov
Mairbek Taisumov
Mairbek Taisumov is a Czechs-Austrians mixed martial artist who competes in the lightweight division. A professional MMA competitor since 2007, Taisumov has competed all over Europe, most notably for M-1 Global.-Background:...
fought to determine the Championship in the lightweight division. Damkovsky came into the bout as the M-1 Eastern European Lightweight Champion, having twice defeated Arsen Ubaidulaev and with an overall 7-4 win-loss record. Taisumov became the M-1 Western European Lightweight Champion when he defeated Sergey Adamchuk and entered the championship bout with a 12-2 record. Both Damkovsky and Taisumov were undefeated in the 2010 Season prior to their fight. In the first two rounds, the two men were relatively evenly matched: Damkovsky was the more powerful striker, landing telling blows with low and mid-kicks. Taisumov, however, executed a successful takedown in the second round and followed it up with a crushing ground-and-pound. In the third round, both men remained on their feet until the bout was stopped when Damkovsky poked Taisumov in the eye. Though medically cleared to continue, Taisumov declined to continue and Damkovsky was declared the winner with a TKO by retirement.
The two fighters meeting in the heavyweight championship bout were Ukrainian
Ukrainians
Ukrainians are an East Slavic ethnic group native to Ukraine, which is the sixth-largest nation in Europe. The Constitution of Ukraine applies the term 'Ukrainians' to all its citizens...
Guram Gugenishvili
Guram Gugenishvili
Guram Gugenishvili is a Georgian mixed martial artist who competes as a heavyweight for M-1 Global. A professional MMA competitor since 2009, Gugenishvili has mostly competed in Russia, most notably for M-1 Global. He is undefeated in his career to date, having taken the majority of his victories...
and American
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
Kenny Garner
Kenny Garner
Kenny "Deuce" Garner is an American mixed martial arts fighter who competes in the heavyweight division. Garner began his MMA career in 2008 and has competed mostly for M-1 Global, where he became the 2010 M-1 Selection Americas Heavyweight Champion by defeating Patrick Bennett.-Early...
. Gugenishvili became the M-1 Western European Heavyweight champion when he defeated fellow-Ukrainian Alexander Romaschenko in a bout held at the M-1 Selection Eastern European finals Gugenishvili's victory by rear naked choke
Rear naked choke
The Rear naked choke is a chokehold in martial arts applied from an opponent's back. Depending on the context, the term may refer to one of two variations of the technique, either arm can be used to apply the choke in both cases...
submission took his win-loss record to 9-0, and eight of those victories were by submission. It was announced that Gugenishvili would face M-1 Eastern European Heavywight Champion Maxim Grishin
Maxim Grishin
Maxim Grishin is a Russian mixed martial artist who competes in the heavyweight division. A professional MMA competitor since 2008, Grishin has fought all over the world, though mostly in Central and Eastern Europe. He defeated Alexander Volkov for the 2010 M-1 Global Eastern Europe Heavyweight...
. However, Grishin was forced to withdraw from the bout with a knee injury that occurred during a national hand-to-hand combat fighting championship in Ufa
Ufa
-Demographics:Nationally, dominated by Russian , Bashkirs and Tatars . In addition, numerous are Ukrainians , Chuvash , Mari , Belarusians , Mordovians , Armenian , Germans , Jews , Azeris .-Government and administration:Local...
, providing M-1 Global Americas Champion Kenny Garner
Kenny Garner
Kenny "Deuce" Garner is an American mixed martial arts fighter who competes in the heavyweight division. Garner began his MMA career in 2008 and has competed mostly for M-1 Global, where he became the 2010 M-1 Selection Americas Heavyweight Champion by defeating Patrick Bennett.-Early...
the opportunity to fight Gugenishvili. Garner came into the championship bout with a 5-2 record, though he was undefeated in the preliminary rounds of the M-1 Challenge Season. The first round of the bout was evenly matched, with both Garner and Gugenishvili scrambling out from each other multiple times. Gugenishvili took control in the second round, however, when he took advantage of a clinch to put Garner into a guillotine choke
Guillotine choke
The guillotine choke is a chokehold in martial arts and wrestling applied from in front of the opponent. The choke involves using the arms to encircle the opponent's neck in a fashion similar to a guillotine. The technique is either a type of tracheal compression restraint that prevents air flow...
hold. Gugenishvili achieved a technical submission victory as Garner lost consciousness, extending his undefeated run and making him the M-1 Global Heavyweight Champion.
Non-championship bouts
In addition to the title bouts, there were undercard bouts in all five weight divisions. Alexander SarnavskiyAlexander Sarnavskiy
Alexander Sarnavskiy is a Russian mixed martial artist who competes in the lightweight division. A professional MMA competitor since 2008, Sarnavskiy has mostly competed in his native Russia, where he is an M-1 Global veteran....
, a previous M-1 Selection tournament participant faced off against Victor Kuku, who was undefeated in M-1 competition. Sarnavskiy was previously scheduled to compete in the M-1 Eastern Europe final, but was forced to withdraw through illness. The fight did not last long as Sarnavskiy charged at Kuku, hitting him with a spinning back fist, before hitting him with a barrage of punches to force the stoppage at just 14 seconds.
Magomed Shikhshabekov
Magomed Shikhshabekov
Magomed Shikshabekov is a Russian mixed martial artist currently fighting in the welterweight division.-Mixed martial arts career:...
also competed, against the former Ultimate Fighter 9 participant Che Mills
Che Mills
Che Mills is an English mixed martial artist. He is a former Cage Rage British welterweight champ, and holds 2 notable KO wins over DREAM Welterweight Champion Marius Zaromskis.-Early career:...
. Coming into the bout, Shikhshabekov was undefeated and had previously been scheduled to join Strikeforce
Strikeforce
Strikeforce is a U.S.-based mixed martial arts and kickboxing organization based in San Jose, California. It is headed by CEO Scott Coker and owned by Zuffa, LLC...
, though visa issues forced him out. Che Mills was also riding a two-fight win streak, which included a nine second knockout of Manuel Garcia. The fight, intended to be a welterweight battle, became a catchweight after Mills weighed in at 172 lb, 1 lb over the weight limit meaning that Mills carried a point deduction into the fight. Sherdog
Sherdog
Sherdog is an American website devoted to the sport of mixed martial arts . The site is a member of the Crave Online network and provides MMA related content for ESPN.com.- History :...
scored the bout 29-26 for Mills, taking into account his point deduction, but the judges scored the bout as a draw. A deciding fourth round was therefore added which Mills won easily, handing Shikshabekov his first professional loss.
Also on the card was a lightweight bout between Daniel Weichel
Daniel Weichel
Daniel Weichel is a German professional mixed martial artist who has fought for BAMMA, M-1 Global, Shooto, King of the Cage, and Cage Warriors...
and Yuri Ivlev and a welterweight bout between Igor Araujo and Rashid Magomedov. The former saw Weichel score an upset when his knees opened up a cut on Ivlev's head. Upon medical examination of the cut, the bout was waived off and Weichel declared the winner via TKO. The bout between Araujo and Magomedov saw Magomedov coast to a decision victory; only being troubled in the second round with a submission attempt by Araujo.
Results summary
| Match | Weight class |
Winner weight at weigh-in |
Loser weight at weigh-in |
Method | Round | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lightweight Lightweight (MMA) The lightweight division in mixed martial arts can refer to a number of different weight classes:* The UFC & Strikeforce lightweight division with upper limit at 155 lb... |
 Vusal Bairamov153.75 pounds (69.7 kg) |
 Joakhim Apie155.25 pounds (70.4 kg) |
TKO (knees and punches) |
1 | 2:29 | |
| 2 | Heavyweight Heavyweight (MMA) The heavyweight division in mixed martial arts generally groups fighters between .Although many ambiguities exist within the lower weight classes regarding division naming and weight limits, the Heavyweight division is, for the most part, uniform... |
 Denis Goltsov213.25 pounds (96.7 kg) |
Marat Aliaskhabov 208.75 pounds (94.7 kg) |
Submission (straight armbar) |
1 | 4:56 | |
| 3 | Light Heavyweight Light Heavyweight (MMA) The light heavyweight division in mixed martial arts generally refers to competitors weighing between 186 and 205 lb . It sits between the lighter middleweight division, and the heavyweight division.... |
Mikhail Zayats Mikhail Zayats Mikhail Zayats is a Russian mixed martial artist who competes in the Light heavyweigh division. A professional MMA competitor since 2006, Zayats mostly competed in his native Russia, where he is an M-1 Global veteran.... 200.5 pounds (90.9 kg) |
 Matias Baric198.5 pounds (90 kg) |
Submission (rear naked choke Rear naked choke The Rear naked choke is a chokehold in martial arts applied from an opponent's back. Depending on the context, the term may refer to one of two variations of the technique, either arm can be used to apply the choke in both cases... ) |
3 | 3:12 | |
| 4 | Lightweight Lightweight (MMA) The lightweight division in mixed martial arts can refer to a number of different weight classes:* The UFC & Strikeforce lightweight division with upper limit at 155 lb... |
 Daniel WeichelDaniel Weichel Daniel Weichel is a German professional mixed martial artist who has fought for BAMMA, M-1 Global, Shooto, King of the Cage, and Cage Warriors... 154 pounds (69.9 kg) |
Yuri Ivlev Yuri Ivlev Yuri Ivlev is a Russian mixed martial artist who competes in the lightweight division. M-1 Global Veteran.-Championships and Accomplishments:Mixed Martial Arts*M-1 Global**M-1 Challenge 2009 Lightweight Champion.... 154 pounds (69.9 kg) |
TKO (doctor stoppage) |
3 | 2:34 | |
| 5 | Welterweight Welterweight (MMA) The welterweight division in mixed martial arts can refer to a number of different weight classes:*The UFC's & Strikeforce's welterweight division, which groups competitors within 156 to 170 lb... |
Rashid Magomedov Rashid Magomedov Rashid Magomedov is a Russian mixed martial artist who competes in the Welterweight division. Professional MMA began in 2008.-M-1 Global:... 167.5 pounds (76 kg) |
 Igor Araujo170.25 pounds (77.2 kg) |
Unanimous decision Unanimous decision A unanimous decision is a winning criterion in several full-contact combat sports, such as boxing, kickboxing, Muay Thai, mixed martial arts and others sports involving striking in which all three judges agree on which fighter won the match.... |
3 | 5:00 | |
| 6 | Welterweight Welterweight (MMA) The welterweight division in mixed martial arts can refer to a number of different weight classes:*The UFC's & Strikeforce's welterweight division, which groups competitors within 156 to 170 lb... |
 Che MillsChe Mills Che Mills is an English mixed martial artist. He is a former Cage Rage British welterweight champ, and holds 2 notable KO wins over DREAM Welterweight Champion Marius Zaromskis.-Early career:... 172 pounds (78 kg) |
Magomed Shikhshabekov Magomed Shikhshabekov Magomed Shikshabekov is a Russian mixed martial artist currently fighting in the welterweight division.-Mixed martial arts career:... 168 pounds (76.2 kg) |
Unanimous decision Unanimous decision A unanimous decision is a winning criterion in several full-contact combat sports, such as boxing, kickboxing, Muay Thai, mixed martial arts and others sports involving striking in which all three judges agree on which fighter won the match.... |
4 | 5:00 | Mills was 1 lb over weight |
| 7 | Lightweight Lightweight (MMA) The lightweight division in mixed martial arts can refer to a number of different weight classes:* The UFC & Strikeforce lightweight division with upper limit at 155 lb... |
Alexander Sarnavskiy Alexander Sarnavskiy Alexander Sarnavskiy is a Russian mixed martial artist who competes in the lightweight division. A professional MMA competitor since 2008, Sarnavskiy has mostly competed in his native Russia, where he is an M-1 Global veteran.... 153.25 pounds (69.5 kg) |
 Victor Kuku155.5 pounds (70.5 kg) |
KO Knockout A knockout is a fight-ending, winning criterion in several full-contact combat sports, such as boxing, kickboxing, Muay Thai, mixed martial arts, Karate and others sports involving striking... (spinning back fist and punches) |
1 | 0:14 | |
| 8 | Lightweight Lightweight (MMA) The lightweight division in mixed martial arts can refer to a number of different weight classes:* The UFC & Strikeforce lightweight division with upper limit at 155 lb... |
 Artiom DamkovskyArtiom Damkovsky Artiom Damkovsky is a Belarussian professional mixed martial arts fighter who competes in the lightweight division. A professional MMA competitor since 2006, Damkovsky has mostly competed in Eastern Europe, most notably for Shooto and M-1 Global... 153.75 pounds (69.7 kg) |
 Mairbek TaisumovMairbek Taisumov Mairbek Taisumov is a Czechs-Austrians mixed martial artist who competes in the lightweight division. A professional MMA competitor since 2007, Taisumov has competed all over Europe, most notably for M-1 Global.-Background:... 153.25 pounds (69.5 kg) |
TKO (retirement) |
3 | 2:52 | Lightweight Championship bout |
| 9 | Heavyweight Heavyweight (MMA) The heavyweight division in mixed martial arts generally groups fighters between .Although many ambiguities exist within the lower weight classes regarding division naming and weight limits, the Heavyweight division is, for the most part, uniform... |
 Guram GugenishviliGuram Gugenishvili Guram Gugenishvili is a Georgian mixed martial artist who competes as a heavyweight for M-1 Global. A professional MMA competitor since 2009, Gugenishvili has mostly competed in Russia, most notably for M-1 Global. He is undefeated in his career to date, having taken the majority of his victories... 249.5 pounds (113.2 kg) |
 Kenny GarnerKenny Garner Kenny "Deuce" Garner is an American mixed martial arts fighter who competes in the heavyweight division. Garner began his MMA career in 2008 and has competed mostly for M-1 Global, where he became the 2010 M-1 Selection Americas Heavyweight Champion by defeating Patrick Bennett.-Early... 249.5 pounds (113.2 kg) |
Technical submission (guillotine choke Guillotine choke The guillotine choke is a chokehold in martial arts and wrestling applied from in front of the opponent. The choke involves using the arms to encircle the opponent's neck in a fashion similar to a guillotine. The technique is either a type of tracheal compression restraint that prevents air flow... ) |
2 | 0:52 | Heavyweight Championship bout |
| 10 | Middleweight Middleweight (MMA) The middleweight division in mixed martial arts can refer to a number of different weight classes:*UFC's & Strikeforce's middleweight division, which groups competitors within 171 to 185 lb... |
Alexei Belyaev 184 pounds (83.5 kg) |
Alexei Nazarov 182.75 pounds (82.9 kg) |
Submission (guillotine choke Guillotine choke The guillotine choke is a chokehold in martial arts and wrestling applied from in front of the opponent. The choke involves using the arms to encircle the opponent's neck in a fashion similar to a guillotine. The technique is either a type of tracheal compression restraint that prevents air flow... ) |
2 | 0:50 | |
| 11 | Light Heavyweight Light Heavyweight (MMA) The light heavyweight division in mixed martial arts generally refers to competitors weighing between 186 and 205 lb . It sits between the lighter middleweight division, and the heavyweight division.... |
Dmitry Samoilov 198.75 pounds (90.2 kg) |
Gadzhimurad Omarov 205 pounds (93 kg) |
TKO (doctor stoppage) |
3 | 0:28 | |
Except where otherwise indicated, details provided in the record box are taken from Sherdog
Sherdog
Sherdog is an American website devoted to the sport of mixed martial arts . The site is a member of the Crave Online network and provides MMA related content for ESPN.com.- History :...
.
M-1 Challenge XXII: Narkun vs. Vasilevsky
The second M-1 Challenge event of the season took place on December 10, 2010 at the Druzhba Arena in Moscow, Russia.- Lightweight bout: Vusal Bairamov vs. Alexander Tokarev
- Tokarev defeated Bairamov via KO (punch) at 1:47 of round 1.
- Light heavyweight kids bout: Azamat Chakerov vs.
Stanislav Timochuk
- Chakerov defeated Timochuk via submission (Kneebar) at 1:15 of round 3.
- Heavyweight bout: Vitaly Minakov vs. Valery Scherbakov
- Minakov defeated Scherbakov via submission (armbar) at 1:05 of round 1.
- Women's bout:
Cindy Dandois vs. Yana KunitskayaYana KunitskayaYana Kunitskaya is a professional female mixed martial artist fighting in M-1. She competes in the 145 lbs women's featherweight division....
- Kunitskaya defeated Dandois via TKO (punches) at 0:34 of round 1.
- Lightweight bout: Alexander SarnavskiyAlexander SarnavskiyAlexander Sarnavskiy is a Russian mixed martial artist who competes in the lightweight division. A professional MMA competitor since 2008, Sarnavskiy has mostly competed in his native Russia, where he is an M-1 Global veteran....
vs. Arsen Ubaidulaev
- Sarnavskiy defeated Ubaidulaev via submission (rear-naked choke) at 0:43 of round 1.
- Light Heavyweight bout: Vinny MagalhaesVinny MagalhãesVinicius Magalhães , is a Brazilian mixed martial artist. He was a participant in The Ultimate Fighter: Team Nogueira vs. Team Mir. He is the current M-1 Global Light Heavyweight Champion.-Grappling career:...
vs. Alihan Magomedov
- Magalhaes defeated Magomedov via submission (triangle armbar) at 1:10 of round 2.
- Heavyweight bout: Patrick Bennett vs. Alexander VolkovAlexander Volkov (fighter)Alexander Yevgenievich Volkov is a Russian mixed martial artist who competes in the heavyweight division. A professional MMA competitor since 2009, Volkov has competed almost exclusively for the M-1 Global promotion.-Background:...
- Bennett defeated Volkov via unanimous decision at 5:00 of round 4.
- Welterweight Championship bout:
Abner LloverasAbner LloverasAbner "Skullman" Lloveras is a Spanish Catalan mixed martial artist in the welterweight division. He has fought for Shooto and M-1 Global, Abner is a member of M-1 Mixfight Team Spain.-Mixed martial arts career:...
vs. Shamil ZavurovShamil ZavurovShamil Zavurov is a Russian mixed martial artist who competes in the Welterweight division. A professional MMA competitor since 2004, Zavurov has won all but one of his professional fights...
- Zavurov defeated Lloveras via TKO (punches) at 4:22 of round 4.
- Middleweight Championship bout:
Rafal Moks vs. Magomed SultanakhmedovMagomed SultanakhmedovMagomed "White Wolf" Bazayevich Sultanakhmedov is a Russian mixed martial artist who competes in the middleweight division. A professional MMA competitor since 2003 who is proficient in both Muay Thai and Kickboxing, Sultanakhmedov has competed primarily in Russia. He compiled a 7-3 record prior...
- Moks defeated Sultanakhmedov via submission (heel hook) at 0:17 of round 1.
- Light Heavyweight Championship bout: Tomasz NarkunTomasz NarkunTomasz "Giraffe" Narkun is a Polish mixed martial artist who competes in the light heavyweight division. A professional MMA competitor since 2009, Narkun has won all of his professional fights by submission. He is the M-1 Global Western Europe champion in his weight division.-Career:Weighing in at...
vs. Vyacheslav VasilevskyVyacheslav VasilevskyVyacheslav "Slava" Vasilevsky is a Russian mixed martial artist who competes in the light heavyweight division. A professional MMA competitor since 2008, Vasilevsky has amassed an impressive 13–1 win-loss record...
- Vasilevsky defeated Narkun via TKO (retirement) at 2:20 of round 2.
- Welterweight bout: Luigi FioravantiLuigi FioravantiLuigi Fioravanti is an American mixed martial artist who fights out of Orlando, Florida with American Top Team. He was released by the UFC shortly after his first round TKO defeat to Anthony Johnson at UFC Fight Night 17...
vs. Arthur GuseinovArthur GuseinovArthur Guseinov is a Russian mixed martial artist who competes in the middleweight division.-M-1 Global:Team Quest middleweight Tyson Jeffries found himself on the wrong end of a Arthur Guseinov spinning backfist at 1:32 of the first round Friday night at M-1 Challenge 26 in Costa Mesa, Calif...
- Fioravanti defeated Guseinov via submission (rear-naked choke) at 0:33 of round 4.
- Light Heavyweight bout:
David Tkeshelashvili vs. Mikhail ZayatsMikhail ZayatsMikhail Zayats is a Russian mixed martial artist who competes in the Light heavyweigh division. A professional MMA competitor since 2006, Zayats mostly competed in his native Russia, where he is an M-1 Global veteran....
- Zayats defeated Tkeshelashvili via submission (rear-naked choke) at 2:26 of round 1.
- Light Heavyweight bout: Viktor NemkovViktor NemkovViktor Nemkov is a Russian Combat Sambo competitor and mixed martial artist. Nemkov is a multiple time Combat Sambo champion and is also among the youngest champions in the nation.-Background:...
vs. Daniel Vizcaya
- Nemkov defeated Vizcaya via submission (triangle choke) at 1:09 of round 1.