15 M-1 Selection Fights to be Streamed Free TODAY AT NOON ET on M-1Global.com
M-1Global.com users will be treated to a free 15-bout card Saturday night when the M-1 Selection returns to Russia.
The 15-bout card, which is scheduled to kick off at 20:00 local time (12 noon ET/9 a.m. PT) and will be streamed live on M-1Global.com and Mixfight.ru, will feature home town fight gym Gorec defending its turf against Russia Legion. In addition to Gorec vs. Legion, there will be a second best-of-five team challenge matchup between Red Devil and Sochi Star, along with five “ratings” fights.
The M-1 Selection is a year long competition featuring the top fight gyms in Russia vying for the right to represent its home country in the 2010 M-1 Challenge. Two of the more notable fighters to be featured during tomorrow’s stream are Radmir Gabdullin and Kirill Sidelnikov of Red Devil.
Both Gabdullin and Sidelnikov are veterans of the M-1 Challenge and are frequent training partners of former PRIDE champion Fedor Emelianenko.
Gabdullin, 4-2, is coming off a recent loss in July to USA West middleweight Giva Santana. Despite being one of the most talented up-and-comers training in the Red Devil gym, Santana capitalized on his experience and submitted Gabdullin at 3:47 of round 1.
Sidelnikov, 6-3, is often referred to as “Baby Fedor,” a nickname bestowed upon him as he is viewed as one of Red Devil’s future stars. Despite being just 20 years of age, Sidelnikov made his United States debut this past January during Affliction “Day of Reckoning.” Facing former Strikeforce title challenger Paul Buentello, Sidelnikov was TKO’d at 4:18 of round 3.
Below is the complete lineup (along with weigh-in results) for tomorrow’s free M-1 Selection stream, courtesy of our Russian-language partners at Mixfight.ru:
Ratings Fights -
1. Shamil Abdulragimov (110 kg) vs. Alexander Volkov (106 kg)
2. Oleg Belenky (113.1 kg) vs. Alexander Kosarev (96.3 kg)
3. Shahbulat Shamhalaev (70.6 kg) vs. Radzha Hizriev (68.2 kg)
4. Evgenie Solonsky (75.2 kg) vs. Ahadov Aloes (76.3 kg)
5. Michael Tigunov (83 kg) vs. Shahmurad Shamhalaev (82.9 kg)
Team Challenge Fight #1: Sochi Star (left) vs. Red Devil (right) -
6. Magomed Aliomarov (68.4 kg) vs. Dzhamal Kurbanov (69.7 kg)
7. Pasha Bamatov (75.9 kg) vs. Alexey Nazarov (75.6 kg)
8. Magomed Rabadanov (83.6 kg) vs. Radmir Gabdullin (83.9 kg)
9. Rasul Magomedaliev (88.3 kg) vs. Victor Nemkov (92.5 kg)
10. Ibragim Ibragimov (103.4 kg) vs. Kirill Sidelnikov (107 kg)
Team Challenge Fight #2: Legion (left) vs. Gorec (right) -
11. Zagalav Mahachev (69.3 kg) vs. Shamil Abdulkerimov (70 kg)
12. Alexander Tokarev (76 kg) vs. Gasanali Gasanaliev (75,8 kg)
13. Ruslan Hashanov (83.9 kg) vs. Magomed Sultanahmedov (83 kg)
14. Rasul Magomedov (92.7 kg) vs. Hanilav Hanilaev (93 kg)
15. Gadzhimurad Nurmagomedov (113.4 kg) vs. Ibragim Magomedov (115.7 kg)
