Review: 2014-11-25, fight not particularly good between Marcin Tybura and Denis Smoldarev: it gets two stars. Both undefeated, the Polish Marcin Tybura entered this fight with a professional mma record of 11-0-0 (82% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.14 heavyweight in the world, he has fought twice in 2014 beating Maro Perak (=Tybura vs Perak) and Damian Grabowski (bout valid for the M-1 Hw title Grabowski vs Tybura).
His opponent, the Estonian Denis Smoldarev, has an official record of 9-0-0 (78% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.58 in the same weight class, he has fought three times this year defeating Ante Delija, Evgeni Guryanov and Yuriy Kyselov. Tybura vs Smoldarev, main event of M-1 Challenge 53, is valid for the M-1 Global heavyweight title (Tybura’s first defense). Watch the video and rate this fight!
M-1 Global fight videos
2014 MMA fight – Ivan Buchinger vs Tural Ragimov – full fight Video M-1 Challenge 52
Review: 2014-10-17, pretty good fight between Ivan Buchinger and Tural Ragimov: it gets three stars. Ivan Buchinger entered this fight with a professional mma record of 27-4-0 (81% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.22 featherweight in the world, he suffered his last defeat in 2012 when he faced Conor McGregor in a bout valid for the CWFC Lw belt, since then he has won six consecutive fights.
His opponent, Tural Ragimov, has an official record of 9-1-0 (89% finishing rate); his only loss came in 2012 to Ariel Abargel, after that bout he has collected five consecutive victories. Buchinger vs Ragimov, main event of M-1 Challenge 52, is valid for the M-1 Challenge featherweight title. Watch the video and rate this fight!
2014 MMA fight – Vyacheslav Vasilevsky vs Ramazan Emeev – full fight Video M-1 Chall 51
Review: 2014-09-07, fight not particularly exciting between Vyacheslav Vasilevsky and Ramazan Emeev: it gets two stars. The black belt in judo and four times Combat Sambo world champion Vyacheslav Vasilevsky entered this fight with a professional mma record of 24-2-0 (71% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.21 middleweight in the world, he suffered his last defeat in 2012 when he faced Maiquel Falcao at Bellator 66 (=Falcao vs Vasilevsky), since then he has collected seven consecutive victories and he took revenge on Falcao in his last fight (August 9, 2014).
His opponent, Ramazan Emeev, has a record of 11-2-0 (64% finishing rate) but he is not ranked as he hasn’t fought since April 9, 2013 when he defeated Mario Miranda in their second fight successfully defending his M1 Global Mw belt (=Miranda vs Emeev 2). Vasilevsky vs Emeev, main event of M-1 Challenge 51, is valid for the M-1 Global middleweight title (Emeev’s second defense); they also faced each other a second time on April 10, 2015 (=Vasilevsky vs Emeev 2). Watch the video and rate this fight!
2014 MMA fight – Stephan Puetz vs Luis Miranda – full fight Video M-1 Challenge 50
Review: 2014-08-15, fight not particularly good between Stephan Puetz and Luis Fernando Miranda: it gets two stars. Stephan Puetz entered this fight with a pro mma record of 10-1-0 (70% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.41 light heavyweight in the world, he suffered his only defeat in his first bout of 2014, against Joachim Christensen, but he came back to victory one month later against Viktor Nemkov (=Nemkov vs Puetz).
His opponent, Luis Fernando Miranda, has a record of 12-1-0 (92% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.76 in the same weight class, he suffered his only loss in 2010 when he faced Dirlei Broenstrup, since then he has collected seven consecutive wins. Puetz vs Miranda is valid for the M-1 Challenge light heavyweight title; undercard of Damian Grabowski vs Marcin Tybura – M-1 Challenge 50. Watch the video and rate this fight!
2014 MMA fight – Damian Grabowski vs Marcin Tybura – full fight Video M-1 Chal 50
Review: 2014-08-15, pretty good finish between Damian Grabowski and Marcin Tybura: it gets three stars. Damian Grabowski entered this fight with a professional mma record of 19-1-0 (84% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.12 heavyweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Cain Velasquez), he suffered his only defeat in 2010 when he faced Cole Konrad in the semifinal of the Bellator (season 3) Hw tournament; since then he has collected six consecutive victories winning the M-1 Hw belt in his last bout, against Kenny Garner (=Garner vs Grabowski).
His opponent, the undefeated Marcin Tybura, has a perfect record of 10-0-0 (80% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.23 in the same weight class, he has already fought once in 2014 beating Maro Perak in the final of the M1 Grand prix Hw tournament (=Tybura vs Perak). Grabowski vs Tybura, main event of M-1 Challenge 50, is valid for the M-1 Challenge heavyweight title (Grabowski’s first defense). Watch the video and rate this fight!
2014 MMA fight – Kenny Garner vs Shamil Abdurahimov – full fight Video M-1 Chall 49
Review: 2014-06-07, something good in the last part of the bout but the first part was pretty boring: Kenny Garner vs Shamil Abdurahimov gets two stars. Kenny Garner entered this fight with a pro mma record of 12-6-0 (83% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.53 heavyweight in the world, he comes off three consecutive losses: against Konstantin Gluhov (=Garner vs Gluhov), Damian Grabowski (=Garner vs Grabowski) and Gluhov again in their rematch in 2014 (=Garner vs Gluhov 2).
His opponent, Shamil Abdurahimov, has an official record of 14-2-0 (79% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.37 in the same weight class, he suffered his last defeat in 2011 when he faced Tony Lopez, after that bout he has fought and won twice beating Jerry Otto and Neil Grove. Garner vs Abdurahimov is the main event of M-1 Challenge 49. Watch the video and rate this fight!
2014 MMA fight – Jeff Monson vs Chaban Ka 2 – full fight Video M-1 Challenge 47
Review: 2014-04-04, one sided fight between Jeff Monson and Chaban Ka: it gets two stars. Jeff Monson entered this fight with a pro mma record of 50-18-1 (65% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.79 heavyweight in the world, he is a black belt in bjj but he is 43 years old and he lost five out of his last six fights.
His opponent, Chaban Ka, has an official record of 6-3-1 (83% submission victory rate – he has never won by ko/tko), last year he fought four times losing his last two bouts. The first fight between Monson and Chaban Ka ended in a draw (May 11, 2012). Monson vs Ka 2 is on the undercard of Marat Gafurov vs Lee Morrison – M-1 Challenge 47. Watch the video and rate this fight!
2014 MMA fight – Marcin Tybura vs Maro Perak – full fight Video M-1 Challenge 47
Review: 2014-04-04, pretty good finish between Marcin Tybura and Maro Perak but it is not enough to get three stars. The undefeated Marcin Tybura entered this fight with a perfect record of 9-0-0 (78% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.26 heavyweight in the world, he is the winner of the M-1 heavyweight Grand Prix 2013 (he won all the bouts of the tournament in the first round) defeating Konstantin Gluhov in the final (=Gluhov vs Tybura).
His opponent, Maro Perak, has a record of 23-3-1 (83% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.40 in the same weight class, last year he fought just once defeating Tibor Joni by tko in the first round, he comes off three consecutive wins. Tybura vs Perak is on the undercard of Marat Gafurov vs Lee Morrison – M-1 Challenge 47. Watch the video and rate this fight!
2014 MMA fight – Marat Gafurov vs Lee Morrison – full fight Video M-1 Challenge 47
Review: 2014-04-04, pretty good work on the ground but it is not enough to get three stars: Marat Gafurov vs Lee Morrison gets two. The undefeated Marat Gafurov entered this fight with a perfect mma record of 8-0-0 (75% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.34 featherweight in the world, last year he fought just once winning against Yuri Ivlev (=Gafurov vs Ivlev).
His opponent, Lee Morrison, has a record of 13-3-0 (62% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.69 in the same weight class, he suffered his last defeat in 2011 when he faced Thomas Leisman, since then he has collected eight consecutive wins. Gafurov vs Morrison, main event of M-1 Challenge 47, is valid for the M-1 Challenge featherweight title. Watch the video and rate this fight!
2014 MMA fight – Kenny Garner vs Konstantin Gluhov 2 – full fight Video M-1 Challenge 46
Review: 2014-03-14, fight not particularly good between Kenny Garner and Konstantin Gluhov: it gets two stars. Kenny Garner entered this fight with a pro mma record of 12-5-0 (83% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.43 heavyweight in the world while Konstantin Gluhov has a record of 26-14-0 (88% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.58 in the same weight class; they both came off two consecutive defeats. In their first fight Gluhov defeated Garner via split decision (=Garner vs Gluhov I); this second fight is on the undercard of Viktor Nemkov vs Stephan Puetz – M-1 Challenge 46. Watch the video and rate this fight!