M-1 Challenge 35. The first title fight at featherweight.....

November 15 in St. Petersburg, the Ice Sports Palace in the grand tournament M-1 Challenge 35. 15 years MMA will be held the first in its history fighting for the title of world champion under version M-1 Challenge in the weight category up to 65.8 kg. For the championship belt will beat Vugar Bakhshiev ( Sambo, Peter ) 9-5 and Marat Gafurov ( Legion ) 5-0...

Vugar Bahschiev nicknamed Khan was exactly the fighter, who was entrusted with Jerome Buisson to open a new M-1 Challenge weight class. And their fight on March 16 of this year was worthy of all praise - two rounds of acute spectacular confrontation in the bar and on the ground. After the second round of the fight was stopped because of a deep cut on the face of Jerome. French party protested against the decision, and 3 months in the tournament M-1 Global Fedor vs Rizzo sostoyashsya revenge.




It's safe to say that in the domestic MMA one of the strongest skills grepplerskih has Marat Gafurov nicknamed Cobra - Russian champion in grappling and winner of various international tournaments in the sport. Add to this a world title in Pankration and a master of sports of international class in fighting and you will understand what a formidable fighter in the ring now acts M-1. His career in professional mixed martial arts is not as long-lasting as that of many others, but his convincing victory over Sheikh Mohammed Arapkhanov and David Kozma Gafurov won the right to fight in the battle against the Candidates Mairbek Taysumov .



It was a hard fight for both opponents, the initiative always passed from hand to hand, and in the end the judges' opinions were divided, one Mairbek gave victory, and two - Marat. Gafurov This victory earned the right to the title fight at lightweight. However, at the same tournament title won his teammate - Musa Hamanaev and so the team decided to Marat that it goes into the featherweight and there will claim the championship belt.

Two very spectacular and skilful fighter will fight for the right to become the first ever M-1 Challenge champion in the featherweight weight class. None of them matches zrielyam not have missed. And most likely this trend will continue in the title battle.

http://mixfight.ru/news/2012/9/14/M_1_Challenge_35_Pervy_titulyny_boi_v_polulegkom_vese_Khan_p/

gafurov drops to fw since his training partner musa khamanaev is the champ at 155.....

This will be great for the promotion. There are many talents from eastern europe at FW.

I'd have to think that Gafurov will be the first FW champ in M-1