M-1 Challenge 54 & ACB 12 OFFICIAL RESULTS

PRESS RELEASE For Immediate Release Puetz defends M-1 Challenge light heavyweight title with KO of Myasnikov Divnich stops Kurbanov for M-1 Challenge lightweight championship M-1 Global promoter Vadem Finkelchtein raises the hand of  M-1 Challenge light heavyweight champion Stephan Puetz    PHOTO GALLERY BELOW ST. PETERSBURG, Russia (Dec. 17, 2014) - M-1 Challenge light heavyweight champion Stephan "T-800" Puetz (12-1-0, 5 KO/TKO, 4 SUB) retained his title and undefeated Russian Maxim Divnich(10-0-0, 5 KO/TKO, 1 SUB) captured the vacant M-1 Challenge lightweight championship in tonight's main event and co-feature, respectively, on the M-1 Challenge 54 & ACB 12 event, co-promoted byM-1 Global and ACB, at Palais des Sports Ice in St. Petersburg, Russia 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. Puetz, fighting out of Munich, Germany, stopped previously unbeaten Russian challenger Valery "The Russian Hammer" Myasnikov (8-1-0, 5 KO/TKO, 1 SUB) to successfully defend his crown for the second time since defeating Viktor Nemkov by five-round decision for the vacant title this pastMarch 14 at M-1 Challenge 46. Puetz' other title defense victory was last August 15 at M-1 Challenge 50, in which he Brazilian Luis Fernando "Hulk" Miranda tapped out due to a rear naked choke. New M-1 Challenge lgihtweight champion Maxim Divnich  Divnich remained undefeated by beating previously unbeaten Djhambulat Kurbanov (6-1-1, 0 KO/TKO. 3 SUB), of Russia, with a third-round technical knockout by punches. In a welterweight showdown, Russian veteran Beslan Isaev (31-7-0, 15 KO/TKO, 12 SUB) won his seventh consecutive fight, knocking out American welterweight Cody "AK Kid" McKenzie (15-56-0, 1 KO/TKO, 13 SUB) with a knee in the opening round. Rising Russian star Anatoly Tokov (19-1-0, 10 KO/TKO, 4 SUB) punched out Enoc Solves Torres (15-8-0), of Spain, in the third round of their middleweight fight, extending his three-year win streak to 11. American middleweight Luigi "The Italian Tank" Fioravanti (25-12-0, 9 KO/TKO, 5 SUB) blasted out Ruslan Khaskhanov (16-9-0, 3 KO/TKO, 11 SUB) midway through the first round with a series of punches. In preliminary bouts, Russian light heavyweight Artur Astakhov (10-2-0, 6 KO/TKO, 4 SUB) used an arm bar to force Evgeniy Guryanov (8-5-0, 4 KO/TKO. 3 SUB), of Ukraine, into submission in the third round, American lightweight Daniel "Agent Orange" Swain (12-4-1, 4 KO/TKO, 5 SUB) and Russian Zalimbeg Omarov (2-1-1, 2 SUB) fought to a three-round majority draw, and Alexei Kunchenko (8-0-0, 5 KO/TKO, 2 SUB) remained undefeated with a first-round knockout by punches over fellow Russian welterweight Grigoriy "Crusader" Kichigin (5-3-0, 1 KO/TKO. 3 SUB). Also fighting on the undercard, Russian lightweight Zaur Kasumov (4-1-0, 1 KO/TKO, 3 SUB) defeated pro debuting Kazakh Arkhat Mynbaev (0-1-0) by way of first-round submission (rear  naked choke), Russian lightweight Muslim Makhmudov (4-3-0, 0 KO/TKO, 3 SUB) won a two-round decision over his Ukrainian opponent Evgeniy Boldyrev (0-1-0), and Russian bantamweight Rasul Albaskhanov (2-1-0, 2 SUB) used a rear naked choke to force Ondrej Skalnik (6-4-0, 2 KO/TKO, 1 SUB) to submit in the opening round. Complete results and picture gallery below: MAIN CARD MAIN EVENT - LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHTS Stephen Puetz (12-1-0), Germany                      WTKO2 (3:13 - Punches)                 Valery Myasnikov (8-1-0), Russia (Puetz M-1 Challenge light heavyweight title) CO-FEATURE -- LIGHTWEIGHTS Maxim Divnich (10-0-0), Russia                          WTKO3 (1:20 - Punches)            Djhambulat Kurbanov (6-0-1), Russia (Divnich won vacant M-1 Challenge lightweight title) MIDDLEWEIGHTS Anatoly Tokov (19-1-0), Russia                          WTKO3 (0:54 - Punches)                Enoc Solves Torres (15-8-0), Spain Luigi Fioravanti (25-12-0), United States            WTKO1 (3:06 - Punches)              Ruslan Khaskhanov (16-9-0), Russia             WELTERWEIGHTS Beslan Isaev (31-7-0), Russia                               WKO1 (2:20 - Knee)             Cody McKenzie (15-6-0), United States PRELIMINARY CARD LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHTS Artur Astakhov (10-2-0), Russia                        WSUB1 (3:30 - Arm Bar)                    Evgeniy Gurynov (8-5-0), Ukraine Muslim Makhmudov (4-3-0), Russia                               WDEC2                                Evgeniy Boldyrev (0-1-0), Russia WELTERWEIGHTS Alexei Kunchenko (8-0-0), Russia                      WKO1 - 2:33 - Punches)                    Grigoriy Kichigin (5-3-0), Russia                                  LIGHTWEIGHTS Zalimbeg Omarov (2-1-0), Russia                                   MDraw3                          Daniel Swain (12-4-1), United States Yusup Raisov (4-0-0), Russia                    WSUB1 (1:48 - Rear Naked Choke)          Mikhail Kuznetsov (2-1-0), Russia                                Zaur Kasumov (4-1-0), Russia                 WSUB1 (1:54 - Rear Naked Choke)        Arkhat Mynbaev (0-1-0), Kazakhstan BANTAMWEIGHTS Rasul Albaskhanov (2-1-0), Russia            WSUB1 (0:23 - Rear Naked Choke)   Ondrej Skalnik (6-4-0), Czech Republic (L-R) -- Valery Myasnikov & Stephan Puetz  (top) Stephan Puetz finishes off Valery Myasnikov  (L-R) --  Dzhambulat Kurbanov & Maxim Divnich   (L-R) -- Max Divnich & Dzhambulat Kurbanov  Beslan Isaev on top of Cody McKenzie Cody McKenzie (R) strikes Beslan Isaev  (L-R) -- Anatoly Tokov & Enoc Solves Torres Anatoly Tokov  Luigi Fioravanti (L) strikes Ruslan Khaskhanov  (L-R) -- Luigi Fioravanti & Ruslan Khaskhanov  Zalimbeg Omarov (standing) & Daniel Swain  (L-R) -- Alexei Kunchenko & Grigoriy Kichigin (L-R) -- Yusup Raisov & Mikhail Kuznetsov  (L-R) -- Muslim Makhmudov & Evgeniy Boldyrev  Information     www.M-1Global.com   www.mixfight.ru   www.WMMAA.org  www.M1Global.TV Twitter & Instagram: @M1GlobalNews @VadimFinkelchtein Facebook: www.facebook.com/pages/M-1-Global/145250878842244   ABOUT M-1 GLOBAL: Founded in 1997, M-1 Global has established itself in the realm of Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) as the premiere entity for discovering and developing the world's next-generation of superstar fighters. With offices in St Petersburg, Amsterdam and Los Angeles and affiliates in Seoul, Tokyo and Paris, the M-1 brand has staged more than 150 events worldwide, including the M-1 Selection, M-1 Challenge and M-1 Global and M-1 Global HWGP events, in addition to co-promoting Strikeforce events and M-1 Global on the Showtime network in the United States. 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Fight Network Presents M-1 Challenge 54 LIVE Tomorrow, Dec. 17 at 1:30 p.m. ET

PRESS RELEASE For Immediate Release TORONTO (Dec. 16, 2014)  -- Fight Network, the world's premier 24/7 television channel dedicated to complete coverage of combat sports, presents a live broadcast of M-1 Challenge 54 from Ice Palace in St. Petersburg, Russia, tomorrow, Wednesday, Dec. 17 at 1:30 p.m. ET. Fight Network's live broadcast will air on Cablevision's Optimum TV, Grande Communications, Shentel Cable and Armstrong Cable in the U.S., nationwide in Canada, Roku devices across North America, and globally in over 30 countries across Europe, Africa and the Middle East. In the main event, M-1 light heavyweight champion Stephan "T-800" Puetz (11-1) will make his second title defense against unbeaten challenger Valery "The Russian Hammer' Myasnikov (8-0). 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. Two unbeaten fighters, Ukrainian Maxim Divnich (9-0) and Russian Djambulat Kurbanov (6-0-1), will clash for the vacant M-1 lightweight title in the co-featured attraction. Also on the main card, Anatoly Tokov (18-1), of Russia, meets Enoc Solves Torres (15-7), fighting out of Spain, in a middleweight fight, plus American UFC veteran Cody "AK Kid" McKenzie (15-5) takes on Russian welterweight Breslan Isaev (30-7), while Daniel "Agent Orange" Swain (12-4) faces three-time Wushu-Sanda world champion Aliyar Sarkerov (10-4). Finally, Russian welterweights will collide when Ilya Doderkin (4-1) battles Alexey Kunchenko (7-0). Puetz, fighting out of Munich, Germany, is recognized as one of the top light heavyweight fighters in Europe. He captured the M-1 Challenge title this past March 14 at M-1 Challenge 46, taking a five-round decision from Viktor Nemkov (9-1-0). Puetz' first title defense was at M-1 Challenge 50 this past August, in which he defeated Brazilian jiu-jitsu black belt Luis Fernando Miranda (10-1-0) by way of a second-round submission (choke). The 23-year-old Myasnikov, fighting out of Moscow, will be making his M-1 Challenge debut against Puetz. Myasnikov has been a professional mixed-martial-arts fighter for three years and seven of his eight fights have ended in the opening round, six times by knockout. He was a multiple MMA and boxing champion as an amateur and holds the title of Master of Sports in both disciplines. Divnich is one of the most exciting and promising fighters in Russia. He made his M-1 Challenge debut last year. He has twice been awarded KO of the Night as well as Fight of the Night once. His most impressive performance to date was this past May at M-1 Challenge 48: Battle of Nomads, in which he knocked previously unbeaten Max Coga (7-0-0) in the first-round with a devastating kick that earned him KO of the Night honors. Kurbanov has had four M-1 fights, winning three with a draw. He is known for his ground attack having forced three of his opponents into submitting. Kurbanov has fully recovered from an eye injury that forced him to withdraw from his scheduled fights against Alexander Butenko on the eve of M-1 Challenge 51: Fightspirit this past September 7. 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.  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. Fight Network's live broadcast of M-1 Challenge 54 kicks off on Wednesday, Dec. 17 at 1:30 p.m. ETwith the first encore scheduled on Thursday, Dec. 18 in primetime at 9 p.m. ET. For a full listing of Fight Network's broadcast schedule, please visit tv.fightnetwork.com and follow on Twitter @fightnet, become a fan on Facebook and visit us on Instagram @fightnet.

M-1 Challenge 54 & ACB 12 OFFICIAL WEIGHTS

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 Wed., Dec. 17 from Russia on M1Global.TV VIDEO LINK TO WEIGH IN:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zSS1ihfbE5Q       (L) Stephan Puetz & Valery Myasnikov  Stephan Puetz  Valery Myasnikov                                                                                  M-1 CHALLENGE LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP - 5 X 5 STEPHAN "T-800" PUETZ (11-1-0), Champion, Germany   203 ½ lbs. (92.4 kg) VALERY "The Russian Hammer" MYASNIKOV (8-0-0), Challenger, Russia, 204 ½ lbs. (92.9 kg) (L) Maxim Divnich & Djhambulat Kurbanov  VACANT M-1 CHALLENGE LIGHTWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP - 5 X 5 MAXIM DIVNICH (9-0-0), Russia 154 ½ lbs. (70.2 kg) DJHAMBULAT KURBANOV (6-0-1), Russia 154 ½ lbs. (70.2 kg) (L) Cody McKenzie & Beslan Isaev   WELTERWEIGHTS - 3 X 5 BESLAN ISAEV (30-7-0), Russia 169 ½ lbs. (77.0 kg) CODY "AK Kid" McKENZIE (15-5-0), United States 169 ½ lbs. (77.0 kg)    (L) Enoc Solves Torres & Anatoly Tokov  MIDDLEWEIGHTS - 3 X 5 ANATOLY TOKOV (18-1-0), Russia 184 ½ lbs. (83.8 kg)                                     ENOC SOLVES TORRES (15-7-0), Spain 184 ½ lbs. (83.9 kg) (L) Luigi Fioravanti & Ruslan Khaskhanov MIDDLEWEIGHTS - 3 X 5 RUSLAN KHASKHANOV (16-8-0), Russia 186 lbs. (84.6 kg) LUIGI "The Italian Tank" FIORAVANTI (24-12-0), United States 183 ½ lbs. (83.4 kg) (L) Evgeniy Guryanov & Artur Astakhov LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHTS - 3 X 5 ARTUR ASTAKHOV (9-2-0), Russia 204 ½ lbs. (92.9 kg) EVGENIY GURYANOV (8-4-0), Ukraine 204 lbs. (92.6 kg)    Zalimbek Omarov  LIGHTWEIGHTS - 3 X 5 ZALIMBEK OMAROV (2-1-0), Russia 145 lbs (65.8 kg) DANIEL "Agent Orange" SWAIN (12-4-0), United States 145 lbs. (65.8 kg)    (L) Grigoriy Kichigin & Alexei Kunchenko  WELTERWEIGHTS - 3 X 5 GREGORIY "Crusader" KICHIGIN (5-2-0), Russia 170 lbs. (77.3 kg) ALEXEI KUNCHENKO (7-0-0), Russia 169 lbs. (76.9 kg) WHAT:            M-1 Challenge 54 & ACB 12 WHEN:            Wednesday, December 17, 2014 1:30                        11:30 a.m. (New York City), 7:30 p.m. (Moscow) WHERE:          Palais des Sports Ice in St. Petersburg, Russia CO-PROMOTERS: M-1 Global & ACB 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. LIVE STREAM:             WWW.M1GLOBAL.TV  M-1 Challenge 54 & ACB 12 will be streamed in high definition on www.M1Global.TV, live from Russia. Viewers will be able to watch the fights by logging on to register at www.M1Global.TV. The main card will also be broadcast live, starting at 1:30 p.m. ET, on Fight Network via Cablevision's Optimum TV, Grande Communications, Shentel Cable and Armstrong Cable in the U.S., nationwide in Canada, and on Roku devices across North America, and globally in more than 30 countries across Europe, Africa and the Middle East. -30- Information     www.M-1Global.com     www.mixfight.ru     www.WMMAA.org  www.M1Global.TV Twitter & Instagram: @M1GlobalNews @VadimFinkelchteinM1 Facebook: www.facebook.com/pages/M-1-Global/145250878842244