M-1 CHALLENGE MIDDLEWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP – 5 X 5
RAMAZAN EMEEV (14-3-0, M-1: 8-1-0), Champion, Russia 184 ½ lbs. (83.9 kg)
vs.
ANATOLY TOKOV (24-2-0, M-1: 8-1-0), Challenger, Russia 184 lbs. (83.5 kg)
M-1 CHALLENGE FEATHERWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP – 5 X 5
IVAN “Buki” BUCHINGER (31-4-0, M-1: 6-0-0), Champion, Slovakia 145 lbs. (65.9 kg)
vs.
MAGOMED IDRISOV (6-0-0, M-1: 3-0-0), Challenger, Russia 146 lbs. (66.3 kg)
CATCHWEIGHT (140 lbs. / 65.5 kg)
LEE “American Bulldog” MORRISON (15-7-0, M-1: 2-4-0), USA 139 lbs. (63.1 kg)
vs.
SERGEY MOROZOV (6-1-0, M-1: 3-1-0), Kazakhstan 135 lbs. ( kg)
LIGHTWEIGHTS 3 X 5
CHRISTIAN “The Animal” HOLLEY (10-2-0, M-1: 0-0-0), UK 154 ½ lbs. (70.3 kg)
vs.
KHAMZAT DALGIEV (7-1-0, M-1: 4-1-0), Russia 153 lbs. (69.7 kg)
BANTAMWEIGHTS – 3 X 5
“The Finisher” JOSH RETTINGHOUSE (13-4-0, M-1: 1-0-0), USA 135 lbs. (61.3 kg)
vs.
SERGEY MOROZOV (6-1-0, M-1: 3-1-0), Russia 135 lbs. (61.3 kg)
SWING BOUT
BANTAMWEIGHTS — 3 X 5
ZALIMBEG OMAROV (7-1-1, M-1: 4-1-1), Russia 135 lbs. (61.5 kg)
vs.
DIEGO “The Pride” DAVELLA (15-5-0, M-1: 0-0-0), Brazil 141 lbs. (64 kg)
MEDIEVAL KNIGHT FIGHT
HEAVYWEIGHTS
ALEXANDER ANDREEV, Russia 241 lbs. (109.6 kg)
vs.
RUSTAM KUKURHOEV, Russia 238 lbs. (108.1 kg)
PRELIMINARY CARD
HEAVYWEIGHTS – 3 X 5
KURBAN IBRAGIMOV (5-2-0, M-1: 3-2-0), Russia. 233 lbs. (105.9 kg)
vs.
DENIS POLEKHION (2-2-0, M-1: 0-0-0), Russia 263 ½ lbs. (119.7 kg)
WELTERWEIGHTS – 3 X 5
ANDREW BILYK (4-0-0, M-1: 0-0-0), Mykolaiv, Ukraine 168 lbs. (76.5 kg)
vs.
AKHMED-KHAN OZDOEV (0-1-0, M-1: 0-1-0), Russia 168 lbs. (76.5 kg)
LIGHTWEIGHTS – 3 X 5
ERLAN ULUKBEKOV (2-0-0, M-1: 0-0-0), Kyrgyzstan 160 ½ lbs. (73 kg)
vs.
PAVEL GORDEAV (3-0-0, M-1: 0-0-0), Russia 159 ½ lbs. (72.5 kg)
FEATHERWEIGHTS – 3 X 5
ANDREY “Iron” LEZHNEV (8-6-0, M-1: 3-2-0), Ukraine 144 lbs. (65.6 kg)
vs.
ALEXEY NEVZOROV (11-2-0, M-1: 5-1-0), Russia 144 lbs. (65.4 kg)
ELMAR MAMEDOV (2-0-0, M-1: 1-0-0), St. Petersburg, Russia 145 lbs. (65.8 kg)
vs.
AKHMAD-KHAN BOKEV (1-0-0, M-1: 1-0-0), Ingushetia, Russia 144 lbs. (65.5 kg)
WHEN: Friday, December 9, 2016
WHERE: Ingushetia, Russia
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