MAIN EVENT – LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHTS – 3 X 5
Mikhail Zayats (22-8-0, M-1: 12-5-0), Russia
vs.
Marcus “Caveman” Vanttinen (24-6-0, M-1: 2-2-0), Finland
WELTERWEIGHTS — 3 X 5
Juho Valmaa (14-4-0, M-1: 0-0-0), Finland
vs.
Aires Bendrouis (10-5-0, M-1: 0-0-0), Portugal
Alexander “Iron Capture” Butenko (43-12-3, M-1: 9-2-1), Ukraine
vs.
Keith “The One” Johnson (12-2-0, M-1: 1-0-0), USA
LIGHTWEIGHTS – 3 X 5
Pavel Gordeev (7-1-0, M-1: 2-0-0), Russia
vs.
Michel “Sassarito” Silva (18-6-0, M-1: 0-1-0), Brazil
BANTAMWEIGHTS – 3 X 5
Janne “Jambo” Elonen-Kulmala (15-5-0, M-1: 0-0-0), Finland
vs.
Heilton Davella (15-6-0, M-1: 0-1-0), Brazil
PRELIMINARY CARD
HEAVYWEIGHTS – 3 X 5
Toni Valtonen (27-15-0, M-1: 6-2-0), Finland
vs.
Boris “Bora” Polezhay (16-6-0, M-1: 1-1-0), Ukraine
MIDDLEWEIGHTS – 3 X 5
Ruslan Shamilov (2-0-0, M-1: 2-0-0), Russia
vs.
“Motown” Moses Murrietta (5-0-0, M-1: 10-0), USA
Alberto Vargas (4-2-0, M-1: 0-0-0), Spain 180 ½ lbs. (82.8 kg)
vs.
Akhmadkhan Ozdoev (3-0-0, M-1: 3-0-0), Russia 185 lbs. (84 kg)
LIGHTWEIGHTS – 3 X 5
Arnaud Kherfallah (3-1-0, M-1: 0-0-0), France
vs.
Patrik Pietila (8-4-0, M-1: 0-0-0), Finland
BANTAMWEIGHTS – 3 X 5
Son Le “Buddah” Binh (5-2-0, M-1: 1-1-0), Finland
vs.
Oleg Lichkovakha (7-1-0, M-1: 0-0-0), Russia by way of Lithuaania
(all fights & fighters subject to change)
WHEN: Saturday, August 5, 2017
WHERE: Helsinki, Finland
PROMOTER: M-1 Global
LIVE STREAM: www.m1global.tv (11.30 a.m. ET / 8:30 a.m. in USA)
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M-1 CHALLENGE EVENT CALENDAR:
M-1 Challenge 82: August 5, 2017 in Helsinki, Finland
ABOUT M-1 GLOBAL: Founded in 1997, M-1 Global has established itself in Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) as the premier entity for discovering and developing the world’s next-generation of superstar fighters. With its office in St Petersburg, Russia, the M-1 brand has staged more than 200 events worldwide, including M-1 Selection, M-1 Challenge, M-1 Global and M-1 Global HWGP events, in addition to co-promoting Strikeforce events and M-1 Global on the U.S. network, Showtime. Captivating live, television and broadband audiences with its superior production values and match-ups, M-1 Global events have featured some of the sport’s top names, including legendary heavyweight Fedor Emelianenko, Andrei Arlovski, Gegard Mousasi, Alistair Overeem, Keith Jardine, Ben Rothwell, Melvin Manhoef, Sergei Kharitonov, Aleksander Emelianenko, Roman Zentsov, Yushin Okami, Mike Pyle, Denis Kang, Martin Kampmann, Amar Suloev, Chalid Arrab and Stephan Struve. 2017 has been another sensational year of world-class competition, featuring a full calendar of Challenge events, fueled by a talent-rich contention system ranking M-1 Global Champions among the greatest fighters in the sport.
