Known for his relentless, exciting fighting style and resiliency, RusFighter’s warrior, Murad Magomedov has been reinventing himself as a talented prospect. Successful in six of his last eight trips to the mat, Magomedov has been awarded with a return bout on Europe’s leading mixed martial arts promotion’s big stage on April 28th where he’ll look to end Dmitry Samoilov’s current four-fight win streak. Fans can capture the middleweight tilt and the entire M-1 Challenge XXV card LIVE on Thursday, April 28 at 11am EST / 8am PST on the official M-1 Global website, www.M-1Global.com and M-1 Global facebook fan page.
Making his professional MMA debut in 2005, Murad started off with a discouraging run, losing his first four bouts; some may have considered throwing in the towel with a start like that but not this Combat Sambo specialist. When you break down these first four losses, losing three by decision (two disappointing split-decisions in his M-1 Global debuts against Khanilav Khanilaev and Gasan Umalatov and a hard-fought unanimous decision at the hands of Saipudin Shahidov) and a TKO in his pro debut against Alexander Shlemenko, Murad Magomedov had a tough introduction to the sport.
Since then, the aspiring Magomedov has turned things around and improved his overall record to 6-6, which included a four-fight streak of his own over highly experienced fighters all sporting +500 records, including notable wins over Mukhamed Aushev and Eric Cebarac.
With each round clocked, this young fighter accumulated priceless experience and eagerly entered the 2010 M-1 Selection Eastern European tournament high with confidence and disposed of Ruslan Khaskhanov with a second-round, joint-jacking armbar that propelled him into the semi-final round where he lost another hard-fought decision to Alexei Belyaev.
Determined and seemingly unshakeable, Magomedov returned to action after a brief layoff with a commanding unanimous decision over undefeated, rising prospect Svetoslav Savov and followed this up with a first-round demolition of the debuting Zeka Sherifov at the M-1 Ukraine International Club Grand Prix; the back-to-back outings was enough to earn an invitation back to the M-1 Challenge world stage.
These two young fighters, already sporting excellent experience under their belts, are bound to cause a stir inside the Ice Palace on April 28th. Magomedov takes his dynamic and spectacular fighting style and drives it head-in into the sound, strategic and tactical technique of Dmitry Samoilov in a battle that fans won’t want to miss.
Free LIVE broadcast coverage of M-1 Challenge XXV: Zavurov vs. Magomedov II from St. Petersburg, Russia will be available to viewers worldwide on the official M-1 Global website (www.M-1Global.com) and select affiliate partner sites starting at 11:00am EST / 8:00am PST on Thursday April 28th.
