New York City, New York (November 8, 2010) – Feeding the undercard of M-1 Global’s sophomore mega-event of 2010, M-1 Challenge XXII: Gallicchio vs. Zavurov, veteran American fighters venture overseas to square off against stiff European talent.
All the action goes down Friday December 10th from the Druzhba Arena in Moscow, Russia with fans worldwide tuning in LIVE online at the official M-1 website, www.M-1Global.com starting 11:30am EST / 8:30 PST.
“Challenge XXII is building off the success of the Selections tournaments and October’s event in St. Petersburg,” says Evgeni Kogan, Director of Operations for M-1 Global. “The solid undercard will certainly impress our fans around the world who are expecting to see exciting and entertaining fights. This event will close out the year in stellar fashion and place M-1 in perfect position to tackle an aggressive calendar in 2011.”
Under Card Bouts:
- Luigi Fioravanti (18-8) vs. Shahrijar Abassov (23-1) Middleweight
- Mikhail Zayats (12-5) vs. David ‘Square’ Tkeshelashvili Light Heavyweight
- Daniel Vizcaya (3-1) vs. Victor Nemkov (9-3) Light Heavyweight
· Additional bouts to be announced
Championship Bouts:
Welterweight Division:
- Tom ‘Da Tank’ Gallicchio, M-1 Selection Americas 2010 champion (15-5) clashes with Shamil Zavurov, M-1 Selection Eastern Europe 2010 champion (12-1)
Middleweight Division:
- Magomed ‘The White Wolf’ Sultanakhmedov, M-1 Selection Eastern Europe 2010 champion (28-4) meets Rafał ‘Kulturysta’ Moks, M-1 Selection Western Europe 2010 champ (5-2)
Light Heavyweight Division:
- Tomasz ‘Giraffe’ Narkun, M-1 Selection Western Europe champion (4-0) battles Vyacheslav ‘Slava’ Vasilevsky, M-1 Selection Eastern Europe champion (9-1).
Free broadcast coverage of the entire M-1 Challenge XXII event will be available live to viewers worldwide on www.M-1Global.com. To receive the iframe embedding code to air the event, please email Eric Nicholl at [email protected] or [email protected] for more information.
With M-1 Challenge champions established in all five weight classes, a true contenders system will fuel events throughout 2011, driving M-1 Global’s growth as a leading brand in the US and international markets.
2011 includes a full slate of M-1 Challenge events held in the United States and Europe. These are the mega-event spectaculars where Champions defend their titles and contenders jockey for position. Feeding the contention system will be two Selection tournaments in 2011 with details being announced shortly.
Go to www.M-1Global.com for additional information.