M-1 Challenge 62: Champion Vs. Champion Results & Discussion

M-1 CHALLENGE 62: Champion Vs. Champion
October 10, 2015
Olympic Stadium "Ice Cube" 
Sochi, Russia

Results:

Ivan Buchinger def Mansour Barnaoui Unanimous Dec
V. Vasilevsky def Kristijan Perak Sub, 1:02 R2
K. Abdusalamov def Lee Morrison Majority Dec
Adam Yandiev def Dmitry Voitov Sub, 4:34 R1
Alexey Kunchenko def Alexandre Ramos KO/TKO, 4:32 R1
E. Solves Torres def N. Kudukhashvili Sub, 1:54 R1
Andrey Lezhnev def Nikita Chistyakov Unanimous Dec
Dalgat Kudbudinov def Giorgio Belsanti Sub, 3:25 R1
Sergey Astapov def N. Kaushansky Sub, 3:26 R3
Boris Polezhay def Alexey Shopin Sub, 4:39 R1

Main Card:
Ivan Buchinger (29-4)               vs.     (12-2) Mansour Barnaoui
Main Event |  Fw Champion vs.  Lw Champion | Featherweight | 145 lbs (66 kg)

Stephan Puetz (13-1)                vs.                                        TBA
Main Card |  Title Fight | Light Heavyweight | 205 lbs (93 kg)

Adam Yandiev (8-0)                  vs.           (11-4) Dmitry Voitov
Main Card | Light Heavyweight | 205 lbs (93 kg)

Vyacheslav Vasilevsky (26-3)     vs.            (8-1) Kristijan Perak
Main Card | Middleweight | 185 lbs (84 kg)

Kurbanali Abdusalamov (5-2)      vs.            (13-5) Lee Morrison
Main Card | Featherweight | 145 lbs (66 kg)

Alexei Kunchenko (10-0)             vs.        (9-2) Alexandre Ramos  
Main Card | Welterweight | 170 lbs (77 kg)

Nodar Kudukhashvili (10-1)         vs.   (17-9) Enoc Solves Torres
Main Card | Lightweight | 155 lbs (70 kg)
             
Nikita Chistyakov (3-2)               vs.          (6-4) Andrey Lezhnev  
Main Card | Featherweight | 145 lbs (66 kg)


M-1 Challenge 62 event is set for October 10 in the city of Sochi, Russia. The action will take place at The Ice Cube Curling Center. During the event the fans will see a superfight for M-1 Global featherweight title between defending champion Ivan Buchinger (29-4), Slovakia and former lightweight M-1 champ Mansour Barnaoui (12-2), France, who changed from lightweight division to conquer another TOP-level belt on October 10 at M-1 Challenge 62 event in Sochi.

Ivan Buchinger hadn't lost a fight for 2.5 years, since his fight with Conor McGregor. Being the fighter of TOP German club - MMA Spirit, he won all his 4 fights in M-1 and now is ready to defend his title on October 10!

But Mansour Barnaoui is nobody less than a really gifted fighter and a prodigi of contemporary MMA. He is former 100% Fight, Cage Warriors, BAMMA and M-1 Challenge lightweight champ who hand't lost for 2 years. Adding M-1 featherweight title to his collection will make Barnaoui one of the most titled European MMA fighters.

The Lightheavyweight title fight between Stephan Puetz and Viktor Nemkov was cancelled, as Nemkov got some serious health issues recently. Now promotion is seeking the new opponent to come against Stephan Puetz on 1 month notice.

M-1 does a great job of putting superfights together. Kudos to them.

Real good champ vs champ fight

Joe "Florida Boy" Ray vs. Slava Vasilevsky fight is set for M-1 Challenge 62
Joe "Florida Boy" Ray (12-4) likes to show spectacular fights and knockouts. That was what he did with another tough veteran Luigi Fioravanti one year ago. Joe Ray is strong, powerful and hungry for win.
 
Vyacheslav Vasilevsky (26-3) is one of the most prominent Russian middleweights and former M-1 Global MW champ. After losing title to Ramazan Emeev, Slava wants to reestablish himself among the TOP-level Russian and European MMA fighters. And spectacular win is definitely what he needs right now

^Slava should crush him

Looking like a solid card so far, hopefully Slava can get back in the winning column.

Results:

Ivan Buchinger def Mansour Barnaoui Unanimous Dec
V. Vasilevsky def Kristijan Perak Sub, 1:02 R2
K. Abdusalamov def Lee Morrison Majority Dec
Adam Yandiev def Dmitry Voitov Sub, 4:34 R1
Alexey Kunchenko def Alexandre Ramos KO/TKO, 4:32 R1
E. Solves Torres def N. Kudukhashvili Sub, 1:54 R1
Andrey Lezhnev def Nikita Chistyakov Unanimous Dec
Dalgat Kudbudinov def Giorgio Belsanti Sub, 3:25 R1
Sergey Astapov def N. Kaushansky Sub, 3:26 R3
Boris Polezhay def Alexey Shopin Sub, 4:39 R1