New York City, New York (August 17, 2010) The world-wide mixed martial arts entity, M-1 Global, presents its inaugural venture into reality television with M-1 Fighter’s competitors’ culminating battles in St. Petersburg, Russia on the Mytninskaya embankment next to the sailing vessel “Flying Dutchman” on Thursday August 19. Of the Battle on the Neva River’s fourth tournament, the highlight fight will be the M-1 Selection 2010 Eastern Europe light heavyweight championship bout for the M-1 Selection 2010 – Eastern Europe between Vyacheslav Wasilewski and Shamil Tinagadzhievym.

“We have successfully ventured into the realm of reality mixed martial arts television,” says Evgeni Kogan, Director of Operations for M-1 Global. “The history behind the ‘Battle on the Neva River’ creates and brings an exciting element to this event. These fighters will become part of history and M-1’s growth into the 21st century.”

Bouts Taking Place:
Lightweight: 70 kg Michael Drenovsky (Red Devil OEMK) 3-0 vs.Alex Hakim (Alexander Nevsky) 3-1
Welterweight: 76 kg Alexei Nevzorov (Red Devil OEMK) 2-0 vs. Christian Vuapi (SUNA) pro debut
Middleweight: 84 kg Faustov Sergey (Red Devil OEMK) 3-0 vs. Vugar Bakhshiev (Action Force) 1-1
Middleweight: 84 kg Mikhail Dronov (Red Devil OEMK) 2-0 vs. Davrbek Isakov (Alexander Nevsky) pro debut
Welterweight: 76kg Ramadan Abdulzhalilov ( Legion ) 5-2 vs. Khamis Mammadov (Azerbaijan) 15-2
Super Bout
Lightweight: 70 kg Magomedrasul Hasbulaev ( Rusfigters ) 14-3 vs. Cyril Krikunov (Tez Tour, M-1 Ukraine) 5-3
Championship bout from the M-1 Selection 2010 Eastern Europe
** Bout was transferred to this event to allow both fighters to compete in the Sochi Open European Tournament
Light Heavyweight: 93kg Slava Vasilevsky (Sambo-70) 13-1 vs. Shamil Tinagadzhiev (Peresvet) 8-2

The TV channel “Fighter” and M-1 Global started shooting the unprecedented M-1 Fighter project earlier this summer, marking it as Russia’s first sports reality television show focused on mixed martial arts.The show featured 20 of the top rising stars in the sport from all regions of Eastern and Western Europe with the winners earning the right to participate in future international M-1 Global tournaments and events.

Leading the project M-1 Fighter project was famous commentator Igor Petrukhin and President of the TV channel “Fighter” and Alina Artz – lead singer of band “Sirius” and winner of “Miss Russian Night”.
Each episode showcases the life, training and fights of the fearless combatants. For more information visit the official M-1 Global website, www.m-1global.com and www.mixfight.ru

About M-1 Global:
Founded in 1998 by Vadim Finkelchtein and Sergey Matvienko, 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, New York City, Washington DC, Los Angeles and affiliates in Kuala Lumpur, Seoul, Tokyo and Paris, the M-1 brand stages its M-1 Selection, M-1 Challenge, M-1 Breakthrough events worldwide and its co-produced Strikeforce events in the United States; captivating the live, television and broadband audiences with its superior production values and match-ups.

M-1 Global’s greatest asset is the number one heavyweight fighter in mixed martial arts history, Fedor Emelianenko. With daily coverage on all MMA-related websites in the world, and articles in Time Magazine, LA times and New York times, Fedor and M-1 Global make a lifetime match serving as the catalyst to grow MMA in the 21st century.
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CONTACT:
Eric Nicholl, M-1 Global
778-968-0440
ericnicholl1977@hotmail.com