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M-1 CHALLENGE 79

OFFICIAL WEIGHTS

 
   

MAIN EVENT - MIDDLEWEIGHTS -- 3 X 5

Alexander "Stormk" SHLEMENKO (55-7-0, M-1: 5-0-0), Russia 183 lbs. (83.3 kg)

vs.

Brandon "Bull" Halsey (9-2-0, M-1: 0-0-0), USA 186 lbs. (84.4 kg)

LIGHTWEIGHTS - 3 X 5

Arda "Boma Ye" Adas (7-2-0, M-1: 0-0-0), Germany 168 lbs. (76.5 kg)

vs.

Sergey Romanov (10-1-0, M-1: 3-2-0), Russia 169 1/2 lbs. (77.1 kg)

LIGHTWEIGHTS - 3 X 5

Michael "Sassarito" Silva (18-5-1 (M-1: 0-0-0) Brazil 154 lbs. (69.9 kg)

vs.

Alexey "Ataman" Makhno (13-5-0, M-1: 3-2-0), Russia 154 1/2 lbs. (70.3 kg)

MIDDLEWEIGHTS - 3 X 5

Oleg Olenichev (8-4-0, m-1: 1-0-0), Russia 184 lbs. (83.5 kg)

vs.

Enoc Solves Torres (19-9-1, M-1: 5-6-1), Spain 183 1/2 lbs. ( 83.4 kg)

BANTAMWEIGHTS - 3 X 5

Dragan "Little Wonder" Pesic (13-7-0, M-1: 0-0-0), UK 147 lbs. (67.0 kg)

vs.

Dalgiev Khamzat (8-1-0, M-1: 5-1-0), Russia 148 1/2 lbs. (67.5 kg)

PRELIMINARY CARD

HEAVYWEIGHTS - 3 X 5

Anton Vyazigin (7-1-0, M-1: 2-0-0), Russia 257 lbs. (116.8 kg)

vs.

Yuri Protsenko (8-3-0, M-1: 1-0-0), Ukraine 255 1/2 lbs. (116.1 kg)

LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHTS - 3 X 5

Dmitriy Mikutsa (6-4-0, M-1: 0-1-0), Ukraine 209 lbs. (94.9 kg)

vs.

Dmitry Tebekin (5-2-0, M-1: 1-0-0), Russia 205 lbs. (93.1 kg)

WELTERWEIGHTS - 3 X 5

Dejan Stefanoski (5-1-0, M-1: 0-0-0), Macedonia 172 lbs. (78.1 kg)

vs.

(6-1-1, M-1: 4-1-0), Russia 169 lbs. (77.0 kg)  

BANTAMWEIGHTS - 3 X 5

"The Finisher" Josh Rettinghose (14-4-0, M-1: 2-0-0), USA 138 lbs. (62.9 kg)

vs.

Bakhtiyar "Baha" Toychubaev (6-0-0, M-1: 0-0-0), 136 lbs. (62.0 kg)

"Hellboy" Won Jun Jang (4-1-0, M-1: 0-0-0) 134 1/2 lbs. (61.2 kg)

vs.

Bair Shtepin (3-2-0, M-1: 0-2-0), Russia 134 lbs. (61.0 kg)

BANTAMWEIGHTS -- 3 X 5
Almog Shay (2-0-0, M-1: 0-0-0), Israel 135 lbs. (61.3 kg)
vs.
Alexander Ostetrov (1-0-0, M-1: 0-0-0), Russia 134 lbs. (61.1 kg)
 

WHEN:           Thursday, June 1, 2017

WHERE:         St. Petersburg, Russia

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M-1 Challenge 79: Shlemenko vs. Halsey - June 1, 2017 in St. Petersburg, Russia

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