MAIN EVENT – HEAVYWEIGHTS – 3 X 5
DENIS SMOLDAREV (5-0-0), Estonia 266 ½ lbs.
ANTE “Walking Trouble” DELIJA (8-1-0), Croatia 247 lbs.
Ante Delija (L) – Denis Smoldarev (R)
CO-FEATURE – LIGHTWEIGHTS – 3 X 5
MUSA KHAMANAEV (13-3-0), Russia 155 lbs.
VLADIMIR NIKOLAEV (10-1-0), Ukraine 154 ½ lbs.
Musa Khamanaev (L) – Vladimir Nikolaev (R)
LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHTS – 3 X 5
CHARLES “Gracie” ANDRADE (27-15-0), Brazil 184 ½ lbs.
RASHID YUSUPOV (2-2-0), Russia 205 lbs.
Charles Andrade (L) – Rashid Yusupov (R)
LIGHTWEIGHTS – 3 X 5
NIKO PUHAKKA (28-14-0), Finland 155 lbs.
ALEXANDER “Iron Capture” BUTENKO (33-9-0), Ukraine 154 lbs.
Niko Puhakka (L) – Alexander Butenko (R)
LIGHTWEIGHTS – 3 X 5
RAHMAN MAKHAZHIEV (1-0-0),Russia 155 lbs.
SERGEI ANDREEV (5-2-0), Russia 155 lbs.
Sergei Andreev (L) – Rahman Makhazhiev (R)
WELTERWEIGHTS – 3 X 5
ILYA DODERKIN (3-0-0), Russia 171 ½ lbs.
NENAD “Nino” AVRAMOVIC (0-1-0), Spain 175 lbs.
Nenad Avramovic
FEATHERWEIGHTS – 3 X 5
YUNUS EVLOEV (12-6-0), Russia 135 lbs.
VITALI BRANCHUK (13-3-0), Ukraine 134 ½ lbs.
Yunus Evloev (L)) – Vitali Branchuk (R)
LIGHTWEIGHTS – 3 X 5
OLEG MISIKOV (1-0-0), Russia 155 lbs.
IVAN GET’MAN (1-0-0), Russia 141 lbs.
Oleg Misikov (L) – Ivan Get’man (R)
LIGHTWEIGHTS – 3 X 5
KURBANALI ABDUSALAMOV (2-2-0), Russia 155 lbs.
ALEJANDRO KRATZ-FERRER (pro debut), Russia 153 lbs.
Kurbanali Abdusalamov (L) – Alejandro Kratz-Ferrer (R)
LIGHTWEIGHTS – 3 X 5
ALEXANDER KORNEEV (pro debut), Russia 152 lbs.
OLEG KHACHATUROV (0-1-0), Ukraine 155 lbs.
Oleg Khachaturov (L) – Alexander Korneev (R)
WHEN: Friday, February 28, 2014
WHERE: Atmosphere Show Hall in St. Petersburg, Russia
PROMOTER: M-1 Global
TELEVISION: Live on Russia 2 throughout Russia and the Commonwealth of Individual States (CIS), as well as across the Middle East on Abu Dhabi Sports Channels
INFORMATION: https://www.facebook.com/pages/M-1-Global/145250878842244
ABOUT M-1 GLOBAL: Founded in 1998, 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 and Los Angeles and affiliates in Seoul, Tokyo and Paris, the M-1 brand has staged more than 150 events worldwide, including the M-1 Selection, M-1 Challenge and M-1 Gobal and M-1 Global HWGP events, in addition to co-promoting Strikeforce events and M-1 Global on the Showtime network in the United States. Captivating live, television and broadband audiences with its superior production values and matchups, M-1 Global events have featured some of the sport’s top names, including Fedor Emelianenko, Andrei Arlovski, Aleksander Emelianenko, Gegard Mousasi, Alistair Overeem, Keith Jardine, Ben Rothwell, Melvin Manhoef, Roman Zentsov, Yushin Okami, Mike Pyle, Denis Kang, Martin Kampmann, Amar Suloev, Chalid Arrab and Stephan Struve. 2014 promises to be another sensational year of world-class competition with 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 renowned heavyweight fighter, Fedor Emelianenko.
