M-1 CHALLENGE 55 Guram Gugenshvili Memorial Show Results & Discussion

M-1 Challenge 55
February 21, 2015
Sports Palace
Tbilisi, Georgia

Results:

Soso Nizharadze  def  Shamil Alibekov   Unanimous Dec  
K. Abdusalamov  def  A. Taziashvili   Unanimous Dec  
Dennis Smoldarev  def  Maro Perak   Sub, 3:05 R1  
Kenny Garner  def  Aslambek Musaev   Sub, R2  
N. Kudukhashvili  def  Luigi Fioravanti   Unanimous Dec  
Max Coga  def  Pavel Vitruk   Sub, R3  
Artiom Damkovsky  def  H. Mamedaliyev   Unanimous Dec  
A. Abdulkerimov  def  Levan Razmadze   Sub, R1  
E. Solves Torres  def  Ibragim Tibilov   Sub, R3  
Batraz Agnaev  def  Łukasz Borowski   Sub, R1  
Artem Frolov  def  Artur Odilbekov   Sub, R1  
Raul Tutarauli  def  Artur Aliev   Sub, R3


Main Card:
Dennis Smoldarev       vs.                   Maro Perak  
Main Event | Heavyweight | 265 lbs (120 kg)
Kenny Garner             vs.          Aslambek Musaev  
Main Card | Heavyweight | 265 lbs (120 kg)
Luigi Fioravanti           vs.        Nodar Kuduxashvili  
Main Card | Middleweight | 185 lbs (84 kg)
Pavel Vitruk                vs.                     Max Coga  
Main Card | Featherweight | 145 lbs (66 kg)
Arsen Abdulkerimov    vs.            Levan Razmadze  
Main Card | Heavyweight | 265 lbs (120 kg)
Artiom Damkovsky      vs.      Heydar Mamedaliyev  
Main Card | Lightweight | 155 lbs (70 kg)

it is nice they are putting a event on to honor his memory  shame he died so young .Ufc will never do this for their fighters .

I don´t think they had events in the Czech Republic before.

Very cool that they are having a Guram memorial show.

Bitter sweet show for sure. On one hand, it's very classy and nice to see M-1 pay their respects. However, it's sad due to the fact they should be welcoming him back this year but instead have to memorialize him.

M-1 Challenge former heavyweight Champion Kenny Garner(14-8 ) will fight world record-owner Aslambek Musaev(4-1) on M-1Challenge 55 which is dedicated to the memory of Guram Gugenishvili

M-1 Challenge former heavyweight title challenger Denis Smoldarev(9-1) will fight Croatian"Mean Machine" Maro Perak (23-4) in the  M-1Challenge 55 Main event

Kingfedor wrote:
M-1 Challenge former heavyweight title challenger Denis Smoldarev(9-1) will fight Croatian"Mean Machine" Maro Perak (23-4) in the  M-1Challenge 55 Main event

Great fight

M-1 starting the year off right with some proper HW battles!

Good to see Smoldarev back so soon. Haven't seen much outside the title fight but he seems like a talented kid with a great potential.

The latest fight added to M-1 Challenge 55, dedicated to the memory of the first M-1 Challenge heavyweight champion, Guran Gugenishvili, is an intriguing middleweight clash between American invader Luigi “The Italian Tank” Fioravanti and Georgian favorite Nodar Kudukhasvili.

Pavel Vitruk vs Max Coga on M-1 Challenge 55 in Tbilisi, Georgia.

The 24-year-old Vitruk (12-0) is a rising M-1 Challenge star. Considered one of the best featherweight prospects in the MMA world today, Vitruk was 2-0 last year, defeating a pair of Brazilians challengers, Rafael Miranda at M-1 Challenge 53 and Clayton Santos at M-1 Challenge 46.

Training out of the famed Alexander Nevsky Club in St. Petersburg, Russia, Vitruk has his sights firmly set on M-1 Challenge feathe...rweight champion Ivan Buchinger, who is a Team MMA Spirit stablemate of Max Coga.
A lightweight champion at home in Germany, Max Coga (10-3) will be fighting in his second M-1 Challenge event having lost last May by first-round knockout (kick) to Maxim Divnich at M-1 Challenge 47.

The loss to Divnich resulted in a Team Coga decision for him to drop down one weight division to featherweight. In his last action, Coga bounced back strong with an impressive victory this past November, stopping previously undefeated (5-0-0 pro, 4-0-0 amateur records) Gabriel Sabo in the third round.

Former Deep Megaton champ Levan Razmadze(5-0) is going to make his return to mixed martial arts against Arsen Abdulkerimov(7-2)

Kingfedor wrote:
Former Deep Megaton champ Levan Razmadze(5-0) is going to make his return to mixed martial arts against Arsen Abdulkerimov(7-2)

No way....Raz is finally back. Nice.

Former M-1 Challenge lightweight champion Artiom Damkovsky (19-9) to fight unbeaten Heydar Mamedaliev (7-0) from Azerbaijan on M-1 Challenge 55 in Tbilisi, Georgia

Aww yeah M-1 and KSW this weekend!

AudaxSynth wrote:Aww yeah M-1 and KSW this weekend!

That's right. Some solid fights coming up.

Great hw fights and solid card all around......

GOD BRING M1 BACK TO SHOTIME!!!!!

True respect.

AudaxSynth wrote:True respect.

Agreed. Very classy for Garner to pay respect especially given they go a long way as rivals. Has an honorable quality to it. I like stuff like this as it reminds me of something a samurai or knight would do by paying respect to a fallen warrior.

Results:

Soso Nizharadze def Shamil Alibekov Unanimous Dec
K. Abdusalamov def A. Taziashvili Unanimous Dec
Dennis Smoldarev def Maro Perak Sub, 3:05 R1
Kenny Garner def Aslambek Musaev Sub, R2
N. Kudukhashvili def Luigi Fioravanti Unanimous Dec
Max Coga def Pavel Vitruk Sub, R3
Artiom Damkovsky def H. Mamedaliyev Unanimous Dec
A. Abdulkerimov def Levan Razmadze Sub, R1
E. Solves Torres def Ibragim Tibilov Sub, R3
Batraz Agnaev def Łukasz Borowski Sub, R1
Artem Frolov def Artur Odilbekov Sub, R1
Raul Tutarauli def Artur Aliev Sub, R3

That was a nice sub by Smoldarev over Perak. Perak should go back down to 205. He looks way too small at HW.

Surprised to see Raz get finished in the first. Too much time off from the sport I guess.