The 2011 M-1 Selection Tournament Kicks Off in Europe
Mar 31, 2011
(PRESS RELEASE) -- The 2011 European M-1 Selection tournament kicks
off Friday April 1st from the Ali Aliyev Sports Complex in
Makhachkala, Russia. Despite starting on the date internationally
recognized and reveled by pranksters, for these aspiring fighters
it’s no laughing matter as the most exciting prospects from all
over Europe battle it out inside the ring.
Combining the Eastern and Western European regions into one group of elite eight warriors in each of the lightweight (155 Lbs) welterweight (170 Lbs) and light heavyweight (205 Lbs) divisions, aspiring young fighters aim to make their mark in the world’s fastest growing spectator sport; in addition to the tournament card, a group of steadfast prospects will participate in scouting bouts as they look to make an impression with the M-1 executives in hopes of earning a contract to fight under the banner of Europe’s leading mixed martial arts promotion.
Free LIVE broadcast coverage will be available to viewers worldwide
on the official M-1 Global website (www.M-1Global.com) and M-1
Global facebook fan page starting at 10:00am EST / 7:00am PST.
Scouting Bouts:
Eldarhan Machukaev (Volgograd-Fight) vs. Yunus Tagirov (Highlander)
Stanislav Molodtsov vs. Magomedsalam Kaynurov (Highlander)
Radik Iboyan (Red Devil OEMK) vs. Magomed Yakubov (Highlander)
Antun RaÄić (Croatia) 6-1 vs. Alexei Nevzorov (Red Devil OEMK) 5-1
Eves Lundy (France) 7-0 vs. Shakhbulatov Shamhalaev (Highlander) 7-1
Jerome Busson (France) 7-0 vs. Alexander Kozyrev (Aris, Ukraine) 3-1
Suli Meguro (Spain) 4-0 vs. Shamil Abdulkerimov (Highlander) 8-2
Lightweight Tournament Reserve Bouts:
Jack McGehee (England) 6-2 vs. Vugar Bakhshiev (Sambo, Peter) 4-2
Paul Kokarev (Crazy Bears) 2-1 vs. Alexander Tokarev (Legion) 3-0
Welterweight Bouts:
Gaël Grimaud (France) 11-5 vs. Ramadan Abdulzhalilov (Legion) 6.2
Josef Kral (Czech Republic) 4-1 vs. Hasanali Hasanaliyev (Highlander) 4-1-1
Akoydan Duque (Spain) 5-0 vs. Sergei Faustov (Red Devil OEMK) 5-0
Fourth Welterweight Tournament Bout will be added to a future event.
Welterweight Tournament Reserve Bout:
Ramadan Esenbaev (Sambo, Peter) 1-0 vs. Sergey Yakovlev (Nizhny Novgorod), 1-0
Light Heavyweight Bouts:
Adrian Malebranche (France) 3-1 vs. Saparbek Safarov (Sochi Star) 4-0
Antonio Gonzalez (Spain) 3-0 vs. Sergey Kornev (Legion) 7-1
Roman Bagin (Aris, Ukraine) 3-3 vs. Salim Dawood (Highlander), 3-0
Fourth Light Heavyweight Tournament Bout will be added to a future event.
Light Heavyweight Tournament Reserve Bout:
Sergey Filimonov (Sambo, Peter) 0-0 vs. Gadzhimurad Antigulov (Anapa) 3-0
Non-tournament Super Bout
Santiago Pereira (Brazil) 3-1 vs. Hanilav Hanilaev (Highlander) 6-1
Free LIVE broadcast coverage of the 2011 European M-1 Selection opening round will be available to viewers worldwide on the official M-1 Global website (www.M-1Global.com) and M-1 Global facebook fan page starting at 10:00am EST / 7:00am PST.
The 2011 European M-1 Selection tournament semi-finals will be held May 28, 2011 in Kiev, Ukraine; details to be announced post event.
M-1 Global is now in full-swing preparation for its third mega-event of 2011 scheduled for Thursday April 28th from the Ice Palace in St. Petersburg, Russia. Current Welterweight Champion, Shamil Zavurov looks to avenge his record’s sole blemish in the headline bout at M-1 Challenge XXV: Zavurov vs. Magomedov II. Free LIVE broadcast coverage of the entire event will be available to viewers worldwide on the official M-1 Global website (www.M-1Global.com) and select affiliate partner sites starting at 11:00am EST / 8:00am PST.
For additional information, go to the official M-1 website, www.M-1Global.com and M-1 Global facebook fan page.
About M-1 Global
Founded in 1998, M-1 Global (www.M-1Global.com) 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 has staged over 70 events worldwide including the M-1 Selection and M-1 Challenge events 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 events boast some of the sport’s top names including Fedor Emelianenko, Andrei Arlovski, Aleksander Emelianenko, Gegard Mousasi, Alistair Overeem, Ben Rothwell, Melvin Manhoef, Roman Zentsov, Stephan Struve and rising stars Shamil Zavurov, Byron Byrd, Alexander Sarnavskiy and Vinny Magalhaes. 2011 marks a breakthrough year with two Selections tournaments across Eastern & Western Europe, North America and Asia and a full calendar of Challenge events fuelled by a talent-rich contention system ranking M-1 Global’s Champions amongst the greatest in the sport.
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.
Combining the Eastern and Western European regions into one group of elite eight warriors in each of the lightweight (155 Lbs) welterweight (170 Lbs) and light heavyweight (205 Lbs) divisions, aspiring young fighters aim to make their mark in the world’s fastest growing spectator sport; in addition to the tournament card, a group of steadfast prospects will participate in scouting bouts as they look to make an impression with the M-1 executives in hopes of earning a contract to fight under the banner of Europe’s leading mixed martial arts promotion.
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Scouting Bouts:
Eldarhan Machukaev (Volgograd-Fight) vs. Yunus Tagirov (Highlander)
Stanislav Molodtsov vs. Magomedsalam Kaynurov (Highlander)
Radik Iboyan (Red Devil OEMK) vs. Magomed Yakubov (Highlander)
Lightweight Bouts
Antun RaÄić (Croatia) 6-1 vs. Alexei Nevzorov (Red Devil OEMK) 5-1
Eves Lundy (France) 7-0 vs. Shakhbulatov Shamhalaev (Highlander) 7-1
Jerome Busson (France) 7-0 vs. Alexander Kozyrev (Aris, Ukraine) 3-1
Suli Meguro (Spain) 4-0 vs. Shamil Abdulkerimov (Highlander) 8-2
Lightweight Tournament Reserve Bouts:
Jack McGehee (England) 6-2 vs. Vugar Bakhshiev (Sambo, Peter) 4-2
Paul Kokarev (Crazy Bears) 2-1 vs. Alexander Tokarev (Legion) 3-0
Welterweight Bouts:
Gaël Grimaud (France) 11-5 vs. Ramadan Abdulzhalilov (Legion) 6.2
Josef Kral (Czech Republic) 4-1 vs. Hasanali Hasanaliyev (Highlander) 4-1-1
Akoydan Duque (Spain) 5-0 vs. Sergei Faustov (Red Devil OEMK) 5-0
Fourth Welterweight Tournament Bout will be added to a future event.
Welterweight Tournament Reserve Bout:
Ramadan Esenbaev (Sambo, Peter) 1-0 vs. Sergey Yakovlev (Nizhny Novgorod), 1-0
Light Heavyweight Bouts:
Adrian Malebranche (France) 3-1 vs. Saparbek Safarov (Sochi Star) 4-0
Antonio Gonzalez (Spain) 3-0 vs. Sergey Kornev (Legion) 7-1
Roman Bagin (Aris, Ukraine) 3-3 vs. Salim Dawood (Highlander), 3-0
Fourth Light Heavyweight Tournament Bout will be added to a future event.
Light Heavyweight Tournament Reserve Bout:
Sergey Filimonov (Sambo, Peter) 0-0 vs. Gadzhimurad Antigulov (Anapa) 3-0
Non-tournament Super Bout
Santiago Pereira (Brazil) 3-1 vs. Hanilav Hanilaev (Highlander) 6-1
Free LIVE broadcast coverage of the 2011 European M-1 Selection opening round will be available to viewers worldwide on the official M-1 Global website (www.M-1Global.com) and M-1 Global facebook fan page starting at 10:00am EST / 7:00am PST.
The 2011 European M-1 Selection tournament semi-finals will be held May 28, 2011 in Kiev, Ukraine; details to be announced post event.
M-1 Global is now in full-swing preparation for its third mega-event of 2011 scheduled for Thursday April 28th from the Ice Palace in St. Petersburg, Russia. Current Welterweight Champion, Shamil Zavurov looks to avenge his record’s sole blemish in the headline bout at M-1 Challenge XXV: Zavurov vs. Magomedov II. Free LIVE broadcast coverage of the entire event will be available to viewers worldwide on the official M-1 Global website (www.M-1Global.com) and select affiliate partner sites starting at 11:00am EST / 8:00am PST.
For additional information, go to the official M-1 website, www.M-1Global.com and M-1 Global facebook fan page.
About M-1 Global
Founded in 1998, M-1 Global (www.M-1Global.com) 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 has staged over 70 events worldwide including the M-1 Selection and M-1 Challenge events 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 events boast some of the sport’s top names including Fedor Emelianenko, Andrei Arlovski, Aleksander Emelianenko, Gegard Mousasi, Alistair Overeem, Ben Rothwell, Melvin Manhoef, Roman Zentsov, Stephan Struve and rising stars Shamil Zavurov, Byron Byrd, Alexander Sarnavskiy and Vinny Magalhaes. 2011 marks a breakthrough year with two Selections tournaments across Eastern & Western Europe, North America and Asia and a full calendar of Challenge events fuelled by a talent-rich contention system ranking M-1 Global’s Champions amongst the greatest in the sport.
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.
