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Lightweight Battle Added to
M-1 Challenge XXI: Guram vs. Grishin
 (PRESS
RELEASE) -- One of the most promising young fighters from Russia,
Alexander ‘The Tiger’ Sarnavskiy meets one of Western Europe’s most
outrageous mixed martial artists, Victor Kuku, in a lightweight
contenders battle at M-1 Challenge XXI: Guram vs. Grishin; M-1
Global to crown its first ever champions in the lightweight,
middleweight and heavyweight divisions.
“The first Championship belts in M-1’s history will be awarded at
M-1 Challenge XXI,” says Evgeni Kogan, Director of Operations for
M-1 Global. “Making the night even greater is the stacked undercard
of contention bouts which will begin driving the Challenge series
into 2011.”
Matchups include:
Alexander Sarnavsky (10-0) vs. Victor Kuku (7-5-1) Rashid Magomedov
(6-2) vs. Igor Araujo (18-5) Welterweight
Dmitry Samoilov (8-5-1) vs. Gadzhimurad Omarov (5-0) Light
Heavyweight
· Additional undercard bouts to be announced
Lightweight Title Fight:
Artiom Damkovsky, M-1 Selection Eastern Europe 2010 champion (10-4)
clashes with
Mairbek Taisumov, M-1 Selection Western Europe 2010 champion (12-2)
Middleweight Title Fight:
Magomed Sultanakhmedov, M-1 Selection Eastern Europe 2010 champion
(28-4) meets
Rafał Moks, M-1 Selection Western Europe 2010 champ (5-2)
Heavyweight Title Fight:
Maxim Grishin, M-1 Selection Eastern Europe champion (7-4) battles
the undefeated
Guram Gugenishvili, M-1 Selection Western Europe champion (8-0).
The Welterweight and Light Heavyweight championship bouts are
scheduled for December in Atlantic City, New Jersey, establishing
M-1 Challenge champions in all five weight classes. Once executed, a
true contenders system will be established to fuel events throughout
2011, driving M-1 Global’s growth as a leading brand in the US and
international markets.
2011 includes a full slate of M-1 Challenge events held in the
United States and Europe. These are the mega-event spectaculars
where Champions will be crowned, titles defended and contenders’
positions on the ladder will be determined. Feeding the stable of
fighters will be two Selection tournaments in 2011 with details
being announced shortly.
Free broadcast coverage of the entire 2010 M-1 Challenge event
schedule will be available at a later date to viewers worldwide on
www.M-1global.com and selected affiliate partner sites.
Go to www.M-1Global.com for additional information.
About M-1 Global:
Founded in 1998 by Vadim Finkelchtein and Sergey Matvienko, M-1
Global has established itself in the realm of mixed martial arts (MMA)
as the premiere entity for discovering and developing the world’s
next-generation of superstar fighters. With offices in St.
Petersburg, Amsterdam, New York City, Washington DC, Los Angeles and
affiliates in Kuala Lumpur, Seoul, Tokyo and Paris, the M-1 brand
stages its M-1 Selection, M-1 Challenge, M-1 Breakthrough events
worldwide and its co-produced Strikeforce events in the United
States; captivating the live, television and broadband audiences
with its superior production values and match-ups.
M-1 Global’s greatest asset is the number one heavyweight fighter in
mixed martial arts history, Fedor Emelianenko. With daily coverage
on all MMA-related websites in the world, and articles in Time
Magazine, LA times and New York times, Fedor and M-1 Global make a
lifetime match serving as the catalyst to grow MMA in the 21st
century.
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