American MMA fighters Cody McKenzie & Daniel Swain Added to M-1 Challenge 54 & ACB 12 card Dec. 17

STEPHAN PUETZ vs. VALERY MYASNIKOV M-1 Challenge Light Heavyweight Championship MAXIM DIVNICH vs. DJAMBULAT KURBANOV Vacant M-1 Challenge Lightweight Championship December 17, 2014 * St. Petersburg, Russia WATCH LIVE ON M1GLOBAL.TV

PRESS RELEASE For Immediate Release Streaming live from Russia on M1Global.TV Cody McKenzie. ST. PETERSBURG, Russia (December 10, 2014) - American fighters Cody "AK Kid" McKenzie (15-5-0, 1 KO/TKO, 13 SUB) and Daniel "Agent Orange" Swain(12-4-0, 4 KO/TKO, 5 SUB) have been added in separate fights on M-1 Challenge 54 & ACB 12, December 17 at Palais des Sports Ice in St. Petersburg, Russia. M-1 Global and ACB are co-promoting M-1 Challenge 54 & ACB 12. M-1 Global, which grew out of the League MMA M-1, traces its history back to 1997. It has promoted 180 events including nearly 10,000 fights. Absolute Championship Berkut (ACB) burst on the Russian MMA scene earlier this year, highlighted by its Grand Prix that featured more than 100 fighters. M-1 Challenge light heavyweight champion Stephan "T-800" Puetz (11-1-0, 4 KO/TKO, 4 SUB) headlines M-1 Challenge 54 & ACB 12 in his second title defense, against unbeaten challenger Valery "The Russian Hammer" Myasnikov (8-0-0, 5 KO/TKO, 1 SUB). McKenzie takes on Russian welterweight Breslan Isaev (30-7-0, 15 KO/TKO, 12 SUB), while Swain faces three-time Wushu-Sanda World Champion Aliyar Sarkerov(10-4-0). McKenzie started his professional MMA career with 12 wins in a row with 10 of his opponents defeated in the opening round by a slightly modified version of the guillotine, which McKenzie calls, "The McKenzietine." In 2010, McKenzie fought in The Ultimate Fighter 12 for Team GSP vs. Team Koscheck. He advanced to the quarterfinals where he lost to Nam Phan. McKenzie earned a spot in the UFC, posting a 3-4 record, and his last UFC fight was a loss by decision to Sam Stout. Ten-year MMA veteran Isaev has an entertaining, aggressive fighting styles attributed to the top Russians. He has 15 stoppages and 12 submissions, testimony to his ability of winning on his feet or on the mat. The 23-year-old Swain, who will be making his M-1 Challenge debut Dec. 17, was a standout college wrestler at Canadian University and Douglas College. As a professional fighter, he is a King of the Cage and Pancrase veteran.         McKenzie and Swain both live in Spokane, Washington. Also on the M-1 Challenge 54 & ACB 12 card are Ukrainian Maxim Divnich (9-0-0, 5 KO/TKO, 1 SUB) and Russian Djambulat Kurbanov (6-0-1, 0 KO/TKO, 3 SUB) battling for the vacant M-1 Challenge lightweight title. In the 2014 M-1 Global finale, Russian middleweight Anatoly Tokov (18-1-0) meetsEnoc Solves Torres (15-7-0), fighting out of Spain, to determine the No. 1 challenger for reigning M-1 Challenge middleweight champion Vyachevlav Vasilevsky. Another match added is between Russian welterweights Ilya Doderkin (4-1-0 (4 SUB) and Alexey Kunchenko (7-0-0). St. Petersburg hometown favorite Doderkin is gifted wrestler whose choke-holds have resulted in his four M-1 Challenge victories to date. In his last fight, however, his more experienced opponent, Spaniard Daniel Tabera, emerged with a hard fought win by split decision. Doderkin plans to bounce back strong against another more experienced foe, Kunchenko. All fights and fighters are subject to change. M-1 Challenge 54 & ACB will be streamed in high definition on www.M1Global.TV,live from Russia. Viewers will be able to watch the preliminary fights and main card by logging on to register at www.M1Global.TV. Fans may watch all of the action on their computers, as well as on Andriod and Apple smart phones and tablets.

Bantamweights Collide On Spike TV As Mike “The Marine” Richman Takes On Nam Phan Saturday, November 15th At Bellator 131

Newport Beach, Calif. (October 17, 2014) – Bellator 131 is set to kick off with a bang as two explosive bantamweights are set to square off to open the main card on Saturday, November 15^thfrom The Valley View Casino Center as Mike “The Marine” Richman will take on Nam Phan live on Spike TV. The fight joins a card already featuring an explosive middleweight fight between Melvin Manhoef and Joe Schilling, a light heavyweight affair between King Mo and Tom DeBlass, a lightweight title fight between Michael Chandler and Will Brooks, along with one of the biggest grudge matches in the sport as MMA icons Tito “The Huntington Beach Bad Boy” and “The American Psycho” Stephan Bonnar battle at light heavyweight.

Tickets for the event are on sale now and can be purchased on Bellator.com, AXS.com, as well as the Valley View Casino Center.

Richman enters the fight fresh off a devastating knockout victory in his bantamweight debut against Ed West at Bellator 126 and is looking to keep the momentum going at Bellator 131 November 15^th. The fight also has a deeper meaning for the Minnesota native, as one of the largest Marine bases in the country, Camp Pendleton, is located just miles from San Diego.

“This is a fight that is going to kick off this stacked show with a bang,” Richman said. “Fans can expect two talented punchers staying in the pocket looking for the finish. I plan on seeing a bunch of Marines in attendance cheering loud, and just like we do in the Marine Corps, I'm going to locate, close width, and destroy the enemy by fire and maneuver.”

Phan joins Bellator currently riding a two fight finish streak and has collected victories over Cole Miller, Leonard Garcia and Saad Awad during his thirteen year career. A California native, Phan is looking forward to making his debut so close to home while keeping his finishing streak intact.

“I’m very excited to be part of the new Bellator with Scott Coker and the rest of the team,” Phan said. “This is an opportunity to fight on a huge stage once again and I’m so happy to be able to fight in front of all my friends, family and supporters in California.”

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