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M-1 CHALLENGE 68

OFFICIAL WEIGHTS

M-1 Challenge 68

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Thursday, June 16 at 11 a.m. ET / 8 a.m. PT in U.S.A.

OFFICIAL WEIGHTS

MAIN CARD

MAIN EVENT - M-1 GRAND PRIX MIDDLEWEIHT CHAMPIONSHIP - 5 X 5

ALEXANDER "Storm" SHLEMENKO (52-9-0, M-1: 3-0-0), Russia 184 1/2 lbs. (83.7 kg)

vs.

VYACHESLAV VASILEVSKY (28-4-0, M-1: 10-2-0), Russia 185 lbs. (84.0 kg)

CO-FEATURE - M-1 CHALLENGE HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP - 5 X 5

ALEXANDER "Drago" VOLKOV (25-6-0, M-1: 9-3-0), Russia 238 lbs. (108.0 kg)

vs.

ATTILA "Pumukli" VEGH (11-1-0, M-1: 7-1-0), Slovakia 220 lbs. (100.1 kg)

WELTERWEIGHTS - 3 X 5

SERGEI ROMANOV (8-1-0, M-1: 1-0-0), Russia 169 1/2 lbs. (76.9 kg)

vs.

ANDREAS BIRGELS (12-9-0, M-1: 0-0-0), Germany 169 1/2 lbs. (76.9 kg)

ABUKAR YANDIEV (4-1-0, M-1: 1-1-0), Russia 175 lbs. (79.5 kg)

vs.

TONY CHRISTODOULOU (12-6-0, M-1: 0-0-0), USA 177 1/2 lbs. (80.5 kg)

MIDDLEWEIGHTS -- 3 X 5

ENOC SOLVES TORRES (18-9-0, M-1: 5-6-0), Spain 183 1/2 lbs. (83.7 kg)

vs.

VALERY "The Russian Hammer" MYASNIKOV (10-1-1, M-1: 1-1-1), Russia 184 1/2 lbs. (83.7 kg)

PRELIMINARY CARD

HEAVYWEIGHTS - 3 X 5

DANIIL AREPYEV (5-0-0, M-1: 0-0-0), Russia 271 lbs. (123.3 kg)

vs.

ANTON VYAZIGIN (5-1-0, M-1: 0-0-0), Russia 249 lbs. (113.5 kg)

WELTERWEIGHTS - 3 X 5

DANILA PRIKAZA (3-0-1, M-1: 2-0-0), Russia 169 1/2 lbs. (77.0 kg)

vs.

MAKSIM GRABOVICH (3-2-0, M-1: 3-0-0), Russia 169 1/2 lbs. (76.9 kg)

LIGHTWEIGHTS - 3 X 5

FELIPE REGO (7-2-0, M-1: 0-0-0), Brazil 154 1/2 lbs. (70.2 kg)

vs.

ALEXEY "Ataman" MAKHNO (10-4-0, M-1: 2-1-0), Russia 154 1/2 lbs. (70.1 kg)

MURODZHON KODIROV (1-0-0), M-1: 0-0-0), Russia 151 1/2 lbs. (68.9 kg)

vs.

MAKSIM PUGACHEV (2-0-0, M-1: 0-0-0) 154 1/2 lbs. (70.2 kg)

FEATHERWEIGHTS - 3 X 5

ANDREI "Iron" LEZHNEV (7-5-0, M-1: 1-2-0), Ukraine 145 lbs. (65.9 kg)

vs.

MIKHAIL KUZNETSOV (5-1-0, M-1: 2-1-0), Russia 144 1/2 lbs. (65.6 kg)

WHEN:             Thursday, June 16, 2016

WHERE:           St. Petersburg, Russia

PROMOTER:    M-1 Global

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