M-1 Challenge 55: Guram Gugenishvili Memorial Show
(L-R) – Maro Perek, M-1 Global promoter Vadim Finkelchtein and Denis Smoldarev |
HEAVYWEIGHTS – 3 X 5
MARO PERAK (23-4-1), Croatia, 216 lbs. (98.1 kg)
DENIS SMOLDAREV (9-1-0), Estonia, 266 ½ lbs. (121 kg)
(L-R) — Kenny Garner, M-1 Global promoter Vadim Finkelchtein and Aslambek Musaev |
HEAVYWEIGHTS – 3 X 5
KENNY “Deuce” GARNER (14-8-0), United States, 263 lbs. (119.5 kg)
ASLAMBEK “Titan” MUSAEV (5-1-0), Chechnya, 211 lbs. (95.8 kg)
(L-R) – Luigi Fioravanti, M-1 Global promoter Vadim Finkelchtein and Nodar Kudukhashvili |
MIDDLEWEIGHTS – 3 X 5
NODAR KUDUKHASHVILI (7-1-0), Georgia, 182 ½ lbs. (82.9 kg)
LUIGI “The Italian Tank” FIORAVANTI (25-12-0), United States, 184 ½ lbs. (83.9 kg)
(L-R) – Max Coga, M-1 Global promoter Vadim Finkelchtein and Pavel Vitruk |
FEATHERWEIGHTS – 3 X 5
PAVEL VITRUK (12-0-0), Ukraine, 145 lbs. (65.8 kg)
MAX COGA (10-3-0), Germany, 144 ½ lbs. (65.5 kg)
(L-R) – Arsen Abdulkerimov, M-1 Global promoter Vadim Finkelchtein and Levan Razmadze |
HEAVYWEIGHTS – 3 X 5
LEVAN “Zangrief” RAZMADZE (5-0-0), Georgia, 275 lbs. (124.9 kg)
ARSEN ABDULKERIMOV (7-2-0), Russia, 250 lbs. (113.6 kg)
Heydar Mamedaliyev, M-1 Global promoter Vadim Finkelchtein and Artiom Damkovsky |
LIGHTWEIGHTS – 3 X 5
ARTIOM DAMKOVSKY (19-0-0), Belarus, 154 lbs. (70.1 kg)
HEYDAR MAMEDALIYEV (7-0-0), Azerbaijan, 157 lbs. (71.3 kg)
MIDDLEWEIGHTS – 3 X 5
ENOC SOLVES TORRES (15-8-0), Spain *
IBRAGIM TIBILOS (7-2-0), Russia *
PRELIMINARY CARD
(L-R) – Raul Tutarauli, M-1 Global promoter Vadim Finkelchtein and Artur Aliev |
LIGHTWEIGHTS – 3 X 5
ARTUR ALIEV (1-0-0 ), Russia, 153 lbs. (69.7 kg)
RAUL TUTARAULI (2-1-0), Georgia, 155 lbs. (70.4 kg)
(L-R) – Shamil Alibekov, M-1 Global promoter Vadim Finkelchtein and Soso Nizhardaze |
FEATHERWEIGHTS – 3 X 5
SHAMIL ALIBEKOV (1-0-0 ), Russia, 142 ½ lbs. (64.8 kg)
SOSO NIZHARADZE (pro debut), Georgia, 142 ½ lbs. (64.8 kg)
(L-R) – Batraz Agnaev, M-1 Global promoter Vadim Finkelchtein and Lukasz Borowski |
LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHTS – 3 X 5
LUKASZ BOROWSKI (3-2-0), Poland, 200 ½ lbs. (91.1 kg)
BATRAZ AGNAEV (1-0-0), Russia, 204 lbs. (92.6 kg)
MIDDLEWEIGHTS – 3 X 5
ARTEM FROLOV (2-0-0), Russia, 183 ½ lbs. (83.4 kg)
ARTUR ODDILOBEKOV (2-3-0), Tajikistan *
(L-R) – Kurbananali Abdusalamov, M-1 Global promoter Vadim Finkelchtein and Archil Taziashvili |
FEATHERWEIGHTS – 3 X 5
KURBANANALI ABDUSALAMOV (3-2-0), Russia, 145 lbs. (65.8 kg)
ARCHIL TAZIASHVILI (0-1-0), Georgia, 143 lbs. (65.1 kg)
*Fighters hadn’t arrived yet in Tbilisi due to bad weather
WHAT: M-1 Challenge 55: Guram Gugenishvili Memorial Show
WHEN: Saturday, February 21, 2015
10:00 a.m. (New York City), 6:00 p.m. (Moscow)
WHERE: Tbilisi, Georgia 1:30
PROMOTER: M-1 Global
LIVE STREAM: WWW.M1GLOBAL.TV
M-1 Challenge 55 will be streamed live from Georgia in high definition on www.M1Global.TV. Viewers will be able to watch the fights by logging on to register at www.M1Global.TV.Viewers will be able to watch the preliminary fights and main card by logging on to register at www.M1Global.TV. Fans may also watch all of the action on their computers, as well as on Andriod and Apple smart phones and tablets. The entire card will also be broadcast live, starting at 10:00 a.m. ET, on Fight Network viaCablevision’s Optimum TV, Grande Communications, Shentel Cable and Armstrong Cable in the U.S., nationwide in Canada, and on Roku devices across North America, and globally in more than 30 countries across Europe, Africa and the Middle East.
Denis Smoldarev |
Former M-1 Challenge heavyweight champion Kenny “Deuce” Garner |
(L-R) – M-1 Global promoter Vadim Finkelchtein and Kenny “Deuce” Garner |