Amsterdam-Holland -  M-1 Global proudly present the M-1 selection Semi Finals in Helsinki, Finland. This event with a stacked card will feature tournament fights and some of Europe’s best fighters.

Maro Perak vs Jordan Radev

David Bielkheden vs Che Mills

Lucio Linhares vs James Zikic

Besides the superfights listed above there will be the M-1 selection tournament fights. At the beginning of this year 40 fighters divided over 5 weight classes started in the M-1 selection tournament Western Europe. Now only 20 of the most talented fighters in Western Europe are left and they will battle for a spot in the final!

The superfights

One of Europe’s best up-and-coming female MMA fighters, Cindy Dandois will also fight. Dandois who has a 3-0 record and is about to take the next step in her career -the Strikeforce women’s MMA tournament- wants to prove herself one more time!

Croatian talent Maro Perak (16-1-1) will take on the well known M-1 veteran Jordan Radev (22-4). Perak who is fighting since 2005 and only suffered one loss in 2008 is ready to prove himself against the more experienced Jordan Radev.

Another European top ten fighter is David Bielkheden from Sweden who will take on Che Mills. Mills who has 2 notable wins over a.o. Dream champion Zaromskis is a rising star in Englands MMA scene and ready to take the next step.

The main event of the night will be  M-1 veteran Lucio Linhares (13-6) who will take on James Zikic (15-2). Linhares, who is highly regarded as one of Europe’s best middleweights will return to his home country Finland after an year of absence and is ready to show he’s still a force to reckon with.

The tournament fights

In the lightweight semi finals one of Europe’s most spectacular fighters Kuku Victor will take on fellow Dutchman Danial Sharifi. Kuku who has one of the most unorthodox styles in MMA is eager to prove that he deserves the recognition he is getting. Sharifi on the other hand is a respected MMA veteran in the Dutch circuit and will not go down without a fight!

In the welterweight category the Finish fighter Ville Rasanen will fight a homegame against Semih Arslan from Belgium. The far more experienced Rasanen will be the favorite in this fight but Arslan surprised us in his debut where he beat the experienced Jedrzej Kubski so who knows what will happen!

The middleweight category might be the most interesting division, there are absolutely no favorites for the win and all 4 competitors have a good chance!

In the lightheavyweight category the young and upcoming Tomasz Narkun will take on Finnish submission specialist Timo Kartunnen. The second fight will be between the more experienced fighters Darpinyan and Tkeshelashvili.

In the heavyweight category M-1 veteran Dawid Baziak is one of the favorites, Baziak who has a 7-1 record with 5 TKO wins under 3 minutes is a aggressive starter but he also has submission wins under his belt!  Baziak will face Croatian slugger Drazen Forgac who is on a 3 fight winning streak.

Tickets are available through lippu.fi

Opening fights

1.      Matthias Schuck, Germany              vs        Juha Saarinen, Finland

2.      Reza Madadi, Sweden                      vs        Yuri Ivlev, Russia

3.      Jani Lax, Finland                               vs        Danny van Bergen, Holland

M-1 Selection tournament lightweight semi finals (155lbs)

1.      Mairbek Taisumov, Czech Republic  vs        Julien Boussuge, France

2.      Kuku Victor, Holland                                   vs        Danial Sharifi, Holland

M-1 Selection tournament welterweight semi finals (170lbs)

3.      Ville Rasanen, Finland                      vs        Semih Arslan, Belgium

4.      Miljan Jaksic, Serbia                         vs        Abner Lloveras, Spain

Superfight

5.      Cindy Dandois, Belgium                   vs        TBA

M-1 Selection tournament middleweight semi finals (185lbs)

6.      Rafal Moks, Poland                           vs        Danijel Dzebic, Croatia

7.      Jermaine Voetman, Holland              vs        Ahmed Bayrak, Turkey

M-1 Selection tournament light heavyweight semi finals (205lbs)

8.      Thomasz Narkun, Poland                  vs        Timo Karttunen, Finland

9.      Davit Tkeshelashvili, Ukraine           vs        Hracho Darpinyan, Armenia/Holland

M-1 Selection tournament heavyweight semi finals (+205lbs)

10.  Drazen Forgac, Croatia                      vs        Dawid Baziak, Germany

11.  Guram Gugenishvili, Ukraine            vs        Nills van Noord, Holland / TBA

Main Event

12.  Maro Perak, Croatia vs        Jordan Radev, Bulgary

13.  David Bielkheden, Sweden             vs        Che Mills, England

14.  Lucio Linhares, Finland                 vs        James Zikic, England