M-1 Challenge 75: Shlemenko vs. Bradley - March 3 (OFFICIAL DISCUSSION)

M-1 Challenge 75
March 3, 2017
Olimpiysky   
Moscow, Russia

Main Card:
Alexander Shlemenko (54-9)        vs.             (23-7) Paul Bradley
Main Event | Middleweight | 184 lbs (84 Kg)
Alexey Kunchenko (15-0)             vs.       (5-2) Maksim Grabovich
Co-Main Event |  Title Fight | Welterweight | 170 lbs (77 Kg)
Magomed Sultanakhmedov (18-5) vs.       (10-1) Sergey Romanov
Main Card | Lightweight | 155 lbs (70 Kg)
Maxim Divnich (12-2)                   vs.           (11-3) Keon Caldwell
Main Card | Lightweight | 155 lbs (70 Kg)
Valery Myasnikov (10-1)                vs.   (19-9) Enoc Solves Torres
Main Card | Middleweight | 184 lbs (84 Kg)


M-1 Welterweight Title fight between Alexey Kunchenko (c) and Shavkat Rakhmonov will headline  M-1 Challenge 75 event on March 3, 2017

Alexey Kunchenko (15-0) is a reigning M-1 Global Welterweight champion and undefeated MMA fighter from the New Stream Team and fight club "Boets". He is a fearsome striking master with a solid knockout power. In his latest M-1 appearance Alexey Kunchenko defeated the former M-1 champion Murad Abdulaev. He trains under Alexander Shlemenko tutorship and is now being considered as the TOP Russian welterweight with a clean record.

Shavkat Rakhmonov (7-0) is a promising MMA prospect from Kazakhstan. Besides having zero losses in pro MMA arena, Shavkat posesses the World Amateur MMA Championship title both with Asian MMA Championship crown (by WMMAA). He is nothing less than a prodigy in MMA World, with his powerful striking game and extraordinary endurance at his side. Now he gets a long-anticipated title shot at one of the most hyped welterweights in Russia.

Magomed Sultan Akhmedov (18-5) will finally making his return to the M-1 Ring he will face Sergey Romanov (10-1) in the main card of M-1 Challenge 75 event, March 3 2017.

Magomed "White Wolf" Sultanakhmedov (18-5), representing "Gorets" fight club from Dagestan, was considered to be the next big name in the biggest MMA promotions in the World, until the unfortunate row of injuries forced him to withdraw from fighting in 2011. Nevertheless, he was continuing to have training camps and got a scheduled comeback for M-1 Challenge 61 event in 2016, but had to take another lay-off to completely recover from injuries. Eventually, after this complicated period was over, Magomed Sultanakhmedov is ready for the comeback. For those who didn't follow this outstanding fighter we prepared some short video with his career highlights.

Sergey Romanov (10-1) is a promising welterweight fighter from "Sech-PRO" MMA team out of St. Petersburg, Russia. He has a well-rounded set of skills, that allows him to feel comfortable in each aspect of the fight. Nevertheless, his fighting style tends to be in stand-up where Sergey's versatile striking skills use to unfold. He possess a solid knockout power and has 7 of 10 wins held via KO/TKO. Sergey Romanov is leading 8 fight winning streak at the moment and is considered by fans to be the next M-1 Welterweight title contender should he win this fight.

Shavkat Rakhmonov injured, forced to withdraw from his fight with Kunchenko. Alexander Shlemenko's fight will now headline M-1 Challenge 75 event.

Heavyweight
1.  Vitaly Minakov (Bellator) 
2.  Matt Mitrione (Bellator)
3.  Cheick Kongo (Bellator)
4.  Roy Nelson (Bellator)
5.  Fedor Emelianenko (Bellator)
6.  Amir Aliakbari (ACB)
7.  Sergei Kharitonov (Bellator)
8.  Karol Bedorf (KSW) 1
9.  Tony Johnson Jr. (ACB) 1
10. Aleksander Emelianenko (RCC) *N.R
Other Contenders: Ivan Shtyrkov (RCC), Phil De Fries (KSW ), Javy Ayala (Bellator), Mukhamad Vakhaev (ACB ), Sergey Pavlovich (Fight Nights)

Light Heavyweight
1.  Ryan Bader (Bellator )
2.  Phil Davis (Bellator)
3.  Jiří Procházka (RIZIN)
4.  Tomasz  Narkun (KSW )
5.  Valentin Moldavsky (Bellator)
6.  Muhammed Lawal (Bellator)
7.  Rashid Yusupov (PFL)
8.  Vadim Nemkov (Bellator)
9.  Linton Vassell (Bellator)
10. Liam McGeary (Bellator)
Other Contenders: Nikita Krylov (Fight Nights ), Chael Sonnen (Bellator), Dovletdzhan Yagshimuradov (ACB ),  Khadis Ibragimov (M-1 Global ), Viktor Nemkov (RCC)

Middleweight
1.  Gegard Mousasi (Bellator )
2.  Mamed Khalidov (KSW)
3.  Aung La Nsang (ONE )
4.  Rafael Carvalho (Bellator)
5.  John Salter (Bellator)
6.  Bruno Silva (M-1 Global)
7.  Scott Askham (KSW)
8.  Alexander Shlemenko (Bellator)
9.  Albert Duraev (ACB )
10. Leandro Ataides (ONE)
Other Contenders:   Michał Materla (KSW), Vitaly Bigdash (ONE), Anatoly Tokov (RIZIN), Vyacheslav Vasilevsky (ACB), Jung Hwan Cha (Road FC )

Welterweight
1.  Rory MacDonald (Bellator )
2.  Douglas Lima (Bellator)
3.  Andrey Koreshkov (Bellator)
4.  Jon Fitch (Bellator)
5.  Michael Page (Bellator)
6.  Ray Cooper III (PFL) 2
7.  Alexey Kunchenko (M-1 Global ) 1
8.  Paul Daley (Bellator) 1
9.  Mukhamed Berkhamov (ACB )
10. Jake Shields (PFL) *N.R
Other Contenders: Lorenz Larkin (Bellator), Dricus Du Plessis (KSW ), Borys Mańkowski (KSW), Abubakar Nurmagomedov (PFL), Pavel Kusch (PFL)

Lightweight
1.  Brent Primus (Bellator )
2.  Michael Chandler (Bellator)
3.  Patricky "Pitbull" Freire (Bellator)
4.  Martin Nguyen (ONE )
5.  Shinya Aoki (ONE)
6.  Eduard Folayang (ONE)
7.  Derek Campos (Bellator) 1
8.  Mateusz Gamrot (KSW ) 1
9.  Benson Henderson (Bellator) 1
10. Luiz "Killer" Gustavo (RIZIN) *N.R
Other Contenders: Abdul-Aziz Abdulvakhabov (ACB ) , Jason High (PFL), Diego Brandão (RIZIN), Yusuke Yachi (RIZIN), Derek Anderson (Bellator)

Featherweight
1.  Patricio "Pitbull" Freire (Bellator )
2.  Pat Curran (Bellator)
3.  Daniel Weichel (Bellator)
4.  Andre Harrison (PFL)
5.  Martin Nguyen (ONE )
6.  Emmanuel Sanchez (Bellator)
7.  Lance Palmer (PFL)
8.  Daniel Straus (Bellator)
9.  Steven Siler (PFL)
10. Marat Gafurov (ONE)
Other Contenders: Bubba Jenkins (ACB), Georgi Karakhanyan (ACB),  Henry Corrales(Bellator), Aaron Pico (Bellator), Alexandre Bezerra (PFL)

Bantamweight
1.  Kyoji Horiguchi (RIZIN)
2.  Darrion Caldwell (Bellator )
3.  Bibiano Fernandes (ONE )
4.  Shintaro Ishiwatari (King of Pancrase )
5.  Timur Valiev (PFL) 1 
6.  Michael McDonald (Bellator) 1
7.  Rafael  Silva (Interim King of Pancrase ) 1
8.  Eduardo Dantas (Bellator) 1
9.  Soo Chul Kim (ROAD FC ) 1
10. Joe Taimanglo (Bellator)
Other Contenders: Victor Henry (DEEP),  Kai Asakura (RIZIN), Emmanuel Sanchez (Bellator),  Joe Warren (Bellator), Leandro Higo (Bellator)

Flyweight
1. Hiromasa Ogikubo (Shooto )
2. Geje Eustaquio (ONE )  
3. Tatsumitsu Wada (DEEP )
4. Ali Bagautinov (Fight Nights)
5. Askar Askarov (ACB )
6. Yuki Motoya (RIZIN)  2  
7. Chris Kelades (M-1 Global) 1
8. Adriano Moraes (ONE) 1
9. Zhalgas Zhumagulov (Fight Nights )
10. Yunus Evloev (WFCA )
Other Contenders: Yoni Sherbatov (ACB), Kairat Akhmetov (ONE), Yuya Wakamatsu (Pancrase),  Yusaku Nakamura (RIZIN), Tyson Nam (Fight Nights)

Strawweight
1. Yoshitaka Naito (ONE )
2. Mitsuhisa Sunabe (King Of Pancrase )
3. Kent Kambe (Pancrase)
4. Alex Silva (ONE)
5. Daichi Kitakata (Pancrase)
6  Marcus Amaral (Pancrase)
7. Ryohei  Kurosawa (Shooto)
8. Hayato Suzuki (ONE)
9. Yosuke Saruta (Shooto )
10. Haruo Ochi (DEEP )
Other Contenders:  Gilberto Dias (Shooto BR),  Joshua Pacio (ONE), Shinya Murofushi (Pancrase), Raymison Bruno (Pancrase), Junji Ito (Shooto)

Women's Featherweight
1. Julia Budd (Bellator )
2. Talita Nogueira (Bellator)
3. Iony Razafiarison (Bellator)
4. Cindy "Battlecat" Dandois (Bellator)
5. Arlene Blencowe (Bellator)
6. Ediane Gomes (Invicta FC)
7. Leah  Letson ( Invicta FC)
8. Pam Sorenson (Invicta FC)
9. Felicia Spencer (Invicta FC)
10. Helena Kolesnyk (Invicta FC)
Other Contenders: Larissa Pacheco (Free Agent), "King" Reina Miura (RIZIN), Jozette Cotton (Free Agent), Sinead Kavanagh (Bellator), Zarah Fairn Dos Santos (Bellator)

Women's Flyweight
1. Ariane Lipski (KSW )
2. Ilima-Lei Macfarlane (Bellator )
3. Jingnan Xiong (ONE )  
4. Valérie Létourneau (Bellator)  
5. Vanessa Porto (Invicta FC)
6. Agnieszka Niedźwiedź (Invicta FC)
7. Juliana Velasquez (Bellator)
8. Rin Nakai (RIZIN)
9. Pearl Gonzalez (Invicta FC)
10. Kanako Murata (RIZIN)
Other Contenders: Alejandra Lara (Bellator), Tiffany Teo (ONE), Simone Duarte (Shooto BR), Kate Jackson (Bellator), Sarah Frota (Free Agent)

fka wrote:Nice fight cool to see bellator still lending him out to m-1 this is a good card.

That is great to see and M-1 is stepping up by putting him in the best possible fights.

Russian MMA legend Alexander "Storm" Shlemenko will fight Paul Bradley on M-1 Challenge 75, March 3, Moscow.

Alexander "Storm" Shlemenko (54-9) representing New Stream Sport Team, RusFighters and Storm School, comes back in action on M-1 Challenge 75 event, March 3. He is a well-known MMA fighter, former Bellator champion and M-1 Middleweight Gran Prix Winner. His fight with Paul Bradley will headline M-1 Challenge 75 event.

Paul "The Gentleman" Bradley (23-7) is a profound MMA veteran, who fought well in Strikeforce, UFC, Bellator and WSOF. He is a former Ring of Combat champion. Bradley possesses a great danger in parter due to his solid wrestling background. He is also a well-known for his powerful punches in stand-up. He has extremely high endurance and enormous physical power.

Big Shlemenko fight tomorrow.  Might be able to catch it live.

Shlemenko is in Beast mode

Shlemenko put a beating on Bradley. Bradley was tough though and really hung in there. I was impressed. Good fight overall.