# 2017 in M-1 Global

The year 2017 is the 20th year in the history of the M-1 Global, a mixed martial arts promotion based in Russia.

## List of events

| # | Event Title | Date | Arena | Location |
| 1 | Road to M-1: St. Petersburg 1 | February 9, 2017 | A2 Green Concert Hall | Saint Petersburg, Russia |
| 2 | M-1 Challenge 74 - Yusupov vs. Puetz | February 18, 2017 | Ice Palace | Saint Petersburg, Russia |
| 3 | M-1 Challenge 75 - Shlemenko vs. Bradley | March 3, 2017 | Olimpiyskiy | Moscow, Russia |
| 4 | Road to M-1: Battle in Nazran 6 | March 11, 2017 | Sports Palace "Magas" | Nazran, Russia |
| 5 | M-1 Challenge 76 - Nevzorov vs. Evloev | April 22, 2017 | Sports Palace "Magas" | Nazran, Russia |
| 6 | Road to M-1: St. Petersburg 2 | April 27, 2017 | A2 Green Concert Hall | Saint Petersburg, Russia |
| 7 | M-1 Challenge 77 - Nemkov vs. Markes | May 19, 2017 | Sochi sport palace | Sochi, Russia |
| 8 | Road to M-1: Battle in Nazran 7 | May 20, 2017 | Sports Palace "Magas" | Nazran, Russia |
| 9 | M-1 Challenge 78 - Divnich vs. Ismagulov | May 26, 2017 | Orenburzhye Sport Arena | Orenburg, Russia |
| 10 | M-1 Challenge 79 - Shlemenko vs. Halsey 2 | June 1, 2017 | Yubileyny Sports Palace | Saint Petersburg, Russia |
| 11 | Road to M-1: St. Petersburg 3 | June 8, 2017 | A2 Green Concert Hall | Saint Petersburg, Russia |
| 12 | M-1 Challenge 80 - Kharitonov vs. Sokoudjou | June 15, 2017 | Harbin International Convention Exhibition and Sports Center | Harbin, China |
| 13 | M-1 Challenge 81 - Battle in the Mountains 6 | July 22, 2017 | The Mountain | Nazran, Russia |
| 14 | M-1 Challenge 82 - Vanttinen vs. Zayats | August 5, 2017 | Hartwall Arena | Helsinki, Finland |
| 15 | Road to M-1: Battle in Nazran 8 | August 27, 2017 | Sports Palace "Magas" | Nazran, Russia |
| 15 | M-1 Challenge 83 - Ragozin vs. Halsey | September 23, 2017 | Basket-Hall Kazan | Kazan, Russia |
| 16 | M-1 Challenge 84 - Kunchenko vs. Romanov | October 27, 2017 | Ice Palace | Saint Petersburg, Russia |
| 17 | M-1 Challenge 85: Ismagulov vs. Matias | November 10, 2017 | Olimpiyskiy | Moscow, Russia |
| 18 | M-1 Challenge 86 - Buchinger vs. Dalgiev | November 24, 2017 | Sports Palace "Magas" | Nazran, Russia |

## M-1 Challenge 74 - Yusupov vs. Puetz

M-1 Challenge 74 - Yusupov vs. Puetz was a mixed martial arts event held by M-1 Global on February 18, 2017 at the Ice Palace in Saint Petersburg, Russia.

### Background

This event featured two world title fight, first for the M-1 Light Heavyweight Championship Rashid Yusupov and Stephan Puetz as M-1 Challenge 74 headliner, and a Lightweight pairing between Abukar Yandiev and Alexander Butenko for the M-1 Lightweight Championship as co-headliner.

### Result

M-1 Challenge 74 :
| Weight Class | | | | Method | Round | Time | Notes |
| Light Heavyweight 93 kg | Rashid Yusupov | def. | Stephan Puetz | TKO (Corner Stoppage) | 3 | 3:26 | For the M-1 Light Heavyweight Championship. |
| Lightweight 70 kg | Abukar Yandiev | def. | Alexander Butenko | TKO (Punches) | 1 | 1:07 | For the M-1 Lightweight Championship. |
| Catchweight 72 kg | Damir Ismagulov | def. | Morgan Heraud | TKO (Punches) | 3 | 1:31 | |
| Lightweight 70 kg | Artiom Damkovsky | def. | Erivan Pereira | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Bantamweight 61 kg | Vitali Branchuk | def. | Moktar Benkaci | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Heavyweight 120 kg | Marcus Vinicius Lopes | def. | Evgeni Myakinkin | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Preliminary Card ||||||||
| Light Heavyweight 93 kg | Dmitry Tebekin | def. | Artur Tyulparov | Submission (Guillotine Choke) | 1 | 1:59 | |
| Welterweight 77 kg | Pablo Ortmann | def. | Vyacheslav Bogomol | Submission (Triangle Choke) | 1 | 1:27 | |
| Welterweight 77 kg | Bruce Souto | def. | Payzula Magomedov | Submission (Rear Naked Choke) | 3 | 2:40 | |
| Catchweight 62 kg | Dmitriy Orlov | def. | Mikhail Kuznetsov | Submission (Triangle Choke) | 2 | 4:24 | |
| Bantamweight 61 kg | Vadim Malygin | def. | Denes Carvalho | KO (Punch) | 3 | 0:45 | |

## M-1 Challenge 75 - Shlemenko vs. Bradley

M-1 Challenge 75 - Shlemenko vs. Bradley was a mixed martial arts event held by M-1 Global on March 3, 2017 at the Olimpiyskiy in Moscow, Russia.

### Background

This event featured a superfight between the former Bellator Middleweight Champion Alexander Shlemenko and Paul Bradley as M-1 Challenge 75 headliner, and a Welterweight pairing between Alexey Kunchenko and Maksim Grabovich for the M-1 Welterweight Championship as co-headliner.

### Result

M-1 Challenge 75 :
| Weight Class | | | | Method | Round | Time | Notes |
| Middleweight 84 kg | Alexander Shlemenko | def. | Paul Bradley | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Welterweight 77 kg | Alexey Kunchenko | def. | Maksim Grabovich | Decision (Unanimous) | 5 | 5:00 | For the M-1 Welterweight Championship. |
| Welterweight 77 kg | Sergey Romanov | def. | Magomed Sultanakhmedov | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Lightweight 70 kg | Maxim Divnich | def. | Keon Caldwell | TKO (Punches) | 2 | 3:03 | |
| Light Heavyweight 93 kg | Carlos Eduardo | def. | Boris Polezhay | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Preliminary Card ||||||||
| Middleweight 84 kg | Valery Myasnikov | def. | Amilcar Alves | KO (Punch) | 1 | 3:00 | |
| Lightweight 70 kg | Raul Tutarauli | def. | Mohamed Grabinski | TKO (Punches) | 2 | 3:50 | |
| Lightweight 70 kg | Abubakar Mestoev | def. | Niko Samsonidse | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Featherweight 66 kg | Viktor Kolesnik | vs. | Young Bok Kil | Draw (Majority) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Catchweight 80 kg | Daniil Prikaza | def. | Maksim Melnik | Submission (Rear Naked Choke) | 1 | 1:54 | |
| Catchweight 68 kg | Roman Bogatov | def. | Aleksey Sotnikov | Submission (Arm-Triangle Choke) | 1 | 1:56 | |

## M-1 Challenge 76 - Nevzorov vs. Evloev

M-1 Challenge 76 - Nevzorov vs. Evloev was a mixed martial arts event held by M-1 Global on April 22, 2017 at the Sports Palace "Magas" in Nazran, Russia.

### Result

M-1 Challenge 76 :
| Weight Class | | | | Method | Round | Time | Notes |
| Bantamweight 61 kg | Movsar Evloev | def. | Alexei Nevzorov | KO (Head Kick) | 2 | 2:15 | For the Interim M-1 Bantamweight Championship. |
| Featherweight 66 kg | Timur Nagibin | def. | Diego D'Avila | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Bantamweight 61 kg | Sergey Morozov | def. | Fabricio Sarraff | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Light Heavyweight 93 kg | Rene Hoppe | def. | Ilya Bochkov | Decision (Majority) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Catchweight 72 kg | Abubakar Mestoev | def. | Anatoly Liagu | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Preliminary Card ||||||||
| Welterweight 77 kg | Khamzat Sakalov | def. | Javier Fuentes | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Catchweight 67 kg | Emil Abbasov | def. | Heliton dos Santos | TKO (Punches) | 1 | 2:39 | |
| Featherweight 66 kg | Zalimbeg Omarov | def. | Elnur Veliev | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Heavyweight 120 kg | Evgeniy Goncharov | def. | Daniil Arepyev | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Welterweight 77 kg | Ingiskhan Ozdoev | def. | Alexey Valivakhin | TKO (Punches) | 1 | 3:22 | |

## M-1 Challenge 77 - Nemkov vs. Markes

M-1 Challenge 77 - Nemkov vs. Markes was a mixed martial arts event held by M-1 Global on May 19, 2017 at the Sochi sport palace in Sochi, Russia.

### Result

M-1 Challenge 77 :
| Weight Class | | | | Method | Round | Time |
| Light Heavyweight 93 kg | Viktor Nemkov | def. | Ronny Markes | Submission (Guillotine Choke) | 1 | 2:06 |
| Middleweight 84 kg | Artem Frolov | def. | Talekh Nadzhafadze | TKO (Punches) | 1 | 1:40 |
| Middleweight 84 kg | Moses Murrietta | def. | Andrey Seledtsov | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 |
| Lightweight 70 kg | Raul Tutarauli | def. | Artur Lemos | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 |
| Featherweight 66 kg | Viktor Kolesnik | def. | Felipe Rego | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 |
| Preliminary Card ||||||||
| Lightweight 70 kg | Pavel Gordeev | def. | Till Kinne | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 |
| Welterweight 77 kg | Andrey Lezhnev | def. | Kurbanali Abdusalamov | KO (Liver Shot) | 1 | 1:17 |
| Bantamweight 61 kg | Sergey Klyuev | def. | Sergey Voloshin | KO (Punch) | 1 | 0:32 |
| Lightweight 70 kg | Lom-Ali Nalgiev | def. | Sergey Faley | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 |
| Light Heavyweight 93 kg | Nikolay Savilov | def. | Frank Kortz | TKO (Punches) | 1 | 2:32 |
| Lightweight 70 kg | Alexey Bruss | def. | Daniel Diaz | Submission (Rear Naked Choke) | 2 | 1:08 |

## M-1 Challenge 78 - Divnich vs. Ismagulov

M-1 Challenge 78 - Divnich vs. Ismagulov was a mixed martial arts event held by M-1 Global on May 26, 2017 at the Orenburzhye Sport Arena in Orenburg, Russia.

### Result

M-1 Challenge 78 :
| Weight Class | | | | Method | Round | Time | Notes |
| Lightweight 70 kg | Damir Ismagulov | def. | Maxim Divnich | TKO (Punches) | 5 | 4:47 | For the Vacant M-1 Lightweight Championship. |
| Light Heavyweight 93 kg | Mikhail Ragozin | def. | Alan Bispo | TKO (Punches) | 3 | 4:32 | |
| Middleweight 84 kg | Caio Magalhães | def. | Dmitry Voitov | Submission (Rear Naked Choke) | 1 | 1:16 | |
| Lightweight 70 kg | Keith Johnson | def. | Maksim Grabovich | Submission (Rear Naked Choke) | 3 | 4:22 | |
| Flyweight 57 kg | Vadim Malygin | def. | Fabricio Sarraff | Decision (Majority) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Preliminary Card ||||||||
| Flyweight 57 kg | Aleksander Doskalchuk | def. | Son Le Binh | Decision (Majority) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Lightweight 70 kg | Roman Bogatov | def. | Rico Franco | Submission (Bravo choke) | 1 | 4:52 | |
| Middleweight 84 kg | Rubenilton Pereira | def. | Marip uulu Orozbek | Decision (Majority) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Featherweight 66 kg | Vitali Tverdokhlebov | def. | Oleg Mykhayliv | TKO (Punches) | 2 | 2:13 | |
| Bantamweight 61 kg | Selem Evloev | def. | Aleksey Dubrovniy | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | |

## M-1 Challenge 79 - Shlemenko vs. Halsey 2

M-1 Challenge 79 - Shlemenko vs. Halsey 2 was a mixed martial arts event held by M-1 Global on June 1, 2017 at the Yubileyny Sports Palace in Saint Petersburg, Russia.

### Result

M-1 Challenge 79 :
| Weight Class | | | | Method | Round | Time |
| Middleweight 84 kg | Alexander Shlemenko | def. | Brandon Halsey | TKO (Kick to the Body and Punches) | 1 | 0:25 |
| Welterweight 77 kg | Sergey Romanov | def. | Arda Adas | TKO (Arm Injury) | 1 | 4:19 |
| Lightweight 70 kg | Alexey Makhno | def. | Michel Silva | Decision (Majority) | 3 | 5:00 |
| Middleweight 84 kg | Oleg Olenichev | def. | Enoc Solves Torres | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 |
| Featherweight 66 kg | Khamzat Dalgiev | def. | Dragan Pešić | Submission (Heel Hook) | 1 | 3:18 |
| Bantamweight 61 kg | Josh Rettinghouse | def. | Baktiyar Uulu Toichubay | Submission (Rear Naked Choke) | 2 | 4:31 |
| Preliminary Card ||||||||
| Catchweight 79 kg | Timerlan Sharipov | def. | Daniil Prikaza | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 |
| Heavyweight 120 kg | Anton Vyazigin | def. | Yuriy Protzenko | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 |
| Bantamweight 61 kg | Bair Shtepin | def. | Won Jun Jang | TKO (Punches) | 3 | 2:33 |
| Heavyweight 120 kg | Dimitriy Mikutsa | def. | Dmitry Tebekin | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 |
| Lightweight 70 kg | Nikolay Goncharov | vs. | Maxim Pugachev | Draw (Split) | 3 | 5:00 |
| Bantamweight 61 kg | Aleksandr Osetrov | def. | Almog Shay | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 |

## M-1 Challenge 80 - Kharitonov vs. Sokoudjou

M-1 Challenge 80 - Kharitonov vs. Sokoudjou was a mixed martial arts event held by M-1 Global on June 15, 2017 at the Harbin International Convention Exhibition and Sports Center in Harbin, China.

### Result

M-1 Challenge 80 :
| Weight Class | | | | Method | Round | Time | Notes |
| Heavyweight 120 kg | Sergei Kharitonov | def. | Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou | KO (Punch) | 1 | 0:40 | |
| Featherweight 66 kg | Ivan Buchinger | def. | Timur Nagibin | Submission (Rear Naked Choke) | 4 | 3:24 | For the M-1 Featherweight Championship. |
| Featherweight 66 kg | Sascha Sharma | def. | Musu Nuertiebieke | Submission (Rear Naked Choke) | 2 | 1:03 | |
| Welterweight 70 kg | Alexander Butenko | vs. | Corey Nelson | Draw (Majority) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Featherweight 66 kg | Mikhail Korobkov | def. | Asikerbai Jinensibieke | Submission (Triangle Choke) | 2 | 1:18 | |
| Preliminary Card ||||||||
| Light Heavyweight 93 kg | Carlos Eduardo | def. | Rene Hoppe | TKO (Corner Stoppage) | 1 | 1:06 | |
| Middleweight 84 kg | Artem Kazbanov | def. | Nosherwan Khanzada | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Bantamweight 61 kg | Ibragim Navruzov | def. | Huoyixibai Chuhayifu | Decision (Split) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Welterweight 77 kg | Kurbanjiang Tuluosibake | def. | Maksim Melnik | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Lightweight 70 kg | Adam Tsurov | def. | Kang Kang Fu | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | |

## M-1 Challenge 81 - Battle in the Mountains 6

M-1 Challenge 81 - Battle in the Mountains 6 was a mixed martial arts event held by M-1 Global on July 22, 2017 at The Mountain in Nazran, Russia.

### Result

M-1 Challenge 81 :
| Weight Class | | | | Method | Round | Time | Notes |
| Bantamweight 61 kg | Movsar Evloev | def. | Pavel Vitruk | Decision (Unanimous) | 5 | 5:00 | For the Unification of M-1 Bantamweight Championship. |
| Heavyweight 120 kg | Sergei Kharitonov | def. | Gerônimo Dos Santos | Submission (Ankle Lock) | 1 | 2:13 | |
| Middleweight 84 kg | Joe Riggs | def. | Dmitry Samoilov | TKO (Punches) | 3 | 1:24 | |
| Welterweight 77 kg | Ingiskhan Ozdoev | def. | Spencer Jebb | KO (Spinning Wheel Kick) | 1 | 2:25 | |
| Heavyweight 120 kg | Kleber Silva | def. | Konstantin Gluhov | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Preliminary Card ||||||||
| Welterweight 77 kg | Khamzat Sakalov | def. | Charles-Henri Tchoungui | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Flyweight 57 kg | Arman Ashimov | def. | Gadzhimurad Aliev | KO (Punch) | 2 | 1:08 | |
| Welterweight 77 kg | Akhmadian Ozdoev | def. | Alberto Vargas | TKO (Knee and Punches) | 1 | 2:45 | |
| Light Heavyweight 93 kg | Giga Kukhalashvili | def. | Nurbek Ismailov | TKO (Punches) | 1 | 0:59 | |
| Welterweight 77 kg | Movsar Bokov | def. | Igor Onoprienko | TKO (Punches) | 1 | 3:43 | |
| Lightweight 70 kg | Alik Albogachiev | def. | Filip Narizhnyi | Submission (Rear Naked Choke) | 1 | 1:36 | |
| Welterweight 77 kg | Amiran Gogoladze | def. | Ibrahim Sagov | Submission (Rear Naked Choke) | 1 | 0:53 | |

## M-1 Challenge 82 - Vanttinen vs. Zayats

M-1 Challenge 82 - Vanttinen vs. Zayats was a mixed martial arts event held by M-1 Global on August 5, 2017 at The Hartwall Arena in Helsinki, Finland.

### Result

M-1 Challenge 82 :
| Weight Class | | | | Method | Round | Time |
| Light Heavyweight 93 kg | Mikhail Zayats | def. | Marcus Vänttinen | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 |
| Bantamweight 61 kg | Janne Elonen-Kulmala | vs. | Heliton dos Santos | Draw (Split) | 3 | 5:00 |
| Flyweight 57 kg | Mikael Silander | def. | Vitali Branchuk | Decision (Majority) | 3 | 5:00 |
| Lightweight 70 kg | Pavel Gordeev | def. | Michel Silva | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 |
| Welterweight 77 kg | Juho Valamaa | def. | Aires Benrois | KO (Knees) | 1 | 4:52 |
| Welterweight 77 kg | Alexander Butenko | def. | Keith Johnson | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 |
| Preliminary Card ||||||||
| Lightweight 70 kg | Arnaud Kherfallah | def. | Patrik Pietilä | Submission (Guillotine Choke) | 1 | 4:22 |
| Middleweight 84 kg | Ruslan Shamilov | def. | Moses Murrietta | KO (Punches) | 1 | 3:10 |
| Light Heavyweight 93 kg | Boris Polezhay | def. | Toni Valtonen | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 |
| Flyweight 57 kg | Oleg Lichkovakha | def. | Son Le Binh | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 |
| Flyweight 57 kg | Frederico Gutzwiller | def. | Akaki Khorava | Submission (Armbar) | 1 | 1:59 |
| Lightweight 70 kg | Alik Albogachiev | def. | Filip Narizhnyi | Submission (Rear Naked Choke) | 1 | 1:36 |
| Welterweight 77 kg | Amiran Gogoladze | def. | Ibrahim Sagov | Submission (Rear Naked Choke) | 1 | 0:53 |

## M-1 Challenge 83 - Ragozin vs. Halsey

M-1 Challenge 83 - Ragozin vs. Halsey will be a mixed martial arts event held by M-1 Global on September 23, 2017 at The Basket-Hall Kazan in Kazan, Russia.

### Fight Card

M-1 Challenge 83 :
| Weight Class | | | | Method | Round | Time | Notes |
| Light Heavyweight 93 kg | Brandon Halsey | def. | Mikhail Ragozin | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Flyweight 57 kg | Aleksander Doskalchuk | def. | Vadim Malygin | Submission (Guillotine Choke) | 2 | 3:34 | For the Inaugural M-1 Flyweight Championship. |
| Lightweight 70 kg | Raul Tutarauli | def. | Vladimir Kanunnikov | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Featherweight 66 kg | Nate Landwehr | def. | Mikhail Korobkov | KO (Punches) | 2 | 1:31 | |
| Bantamweight 61 kg | Sergey Morozov | def. | Luan Fernandes | TKO (Punches) | 2 | 4:48 | |
| Preliminary Card ||||||||
| Lightweight 70 kg | Viktor Kolesnik | def. | Brian Hooi | TKO (Punches) | 1 | 3:34 | |
| Lightweight 70 kg | Alik Albagachiev | def. | Ruslan Khisamutdinov | Decision (Majority) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Featherweight 66 kg | Alexei Nevzorov | vs. | Diego D'Avila | DRAW (Split) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Light Heavyweight 93 kg | Vadim Shabadash | def. | Kirill Kuzmin | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Bantamweight 61 kg | Aleksandr Osetrov | def. | Lenar Suleymanov | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Welterweight 77 kg | Vadim Sinitsyn | def. | Timur Gilimzyanov | Decision (Unanimous) | 2 | 5:00 | |
| Catchweight 63 kg | Nidzhat Imanov | def. | Rinat Shakirov | TKO (Punches) | 2 | 2:06 | |

## M-1 Challenge 84 - Kunchenko vs. Romanov

M-1 Challenge 84 - Kunchenko vs. Romanov will be a mixed martial arts event held by M-1 Global on October 27, 2017 at The Ice Palace in Saint Petersburg, Russia.

### Results

M-1 Challenge 84 :
| Weight Class | | | | Method | Round | Time | Notes |
| Welterweight 77 kg | Alexey Kunchenko | def. | Sergey Romanov | TKO (Punches) | 1 | 2:35 | For the M-1 Welterweight Championship. |
| Middleweight 84 kg | Artem Frolov | def. | Caio Magalhães | Decision (Unanimous) | 5 | 5:00 | For the Vacant M-1 Middleweight Championship. |
| Middleweight 84 kg | Joe Riggs | def. | Oleg Olenichev | TKO (Punches) | 3 | 3:21 | |
| Bantamweight 61 kg | Bair Shtepin | def. | Janne Elonen-Kulmala | Submission (Triangle Choke) | 3 | 4:43 | |
| Lightweight 70 kg | Roman Bogatov | def. | Jani Salmi | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Preliminary Card ||||||||
| Middleweight 84 kg | Andrey Seledtsov | def. | Enoc Solves Torres | Submission (Armbar) | 1 | 0:44 | |
| Heavyweight 120 kg | Phil De Fries | def. | Anton Vyazigin | Decision (Majority) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Featherweight 66 kg | Zalimbeg Omarov | def. | Sascha Sharma | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Welterweight 77 kg | Danila Prikaza | def. | Akhmadian Ozdoev | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Welterweight 77 kg | Maksim Grabovich | def. | Temirlan Sharipov | Submission (Rear Naked Choke) | 3 | 1:57 | |
| Light Heavyweight 93 kg | Dmitry Tebekin | def. | Vasily Volodko | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Heavyweight 120 kg | Ilya Bochkov | def. | Arkadiy Lisin | TKO (Punches) | 2 | 4:23 | |

## M-1 Challenge 85: Ismagulov vs. Matias

M-1 Challenge 85: Ismagulov vs. Matias will be a mixed martial arts event held by M-1 Global on November 10, 2017 at The Olimpiyskiy in Moscow, Russia.

### Background

Originally Damir Ismagulov was going to defend his title against the number one contender Raul Tutarauli, but unfortunately Tutarauli got injured. So Ismagulov fight was a non-title bout against Rogério Matias from Brazil.
Stephan Puetz unfortunately got injured just a few days before the event, so another fighter from Germany has taken his place, Sebastian Heil steep in on a short notice to face Giga Kukhalashvili.

### Fight Card

M-1 Challenge 85 :
| Weight Class | | | | Method | Round | Time | Notes |
| Lightweight 70 kg | Damir Ismagulov (c) | def. | Rogério Matias | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | Non Title Fight |
| Featherweight 66 kg | Nate Landwehr | def. | Viktor Kolesnik | Decision (Split) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Lightweight 70 kg | Abubakar Mestoev | def. | Alexey Makhno | KO (punches) | 1 | 1:06 | |
| Light Heavyweight 93 kg | Giga Kukhalashvili | def. | Sebastian Heil | TKO (punches) | 1 | 0:36 | |
| Flyweight 57 kg | Arman Ashimov | def. | Rodrigo Melônio | KO (Punches) | 1 | 3:27 | |
| Preliminary Card ||||||||
| Lightweight 70 kg | Ruslan Rakhmonkulov | def. | Maxim Divnich | Decision (Split) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Bantamweight 61 kg | Josh Rettinghouse | def. | Aleksandr Lunga | Decision (Split) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Middleweight 84 kg | Vitaliy Slipenko | def. | Kristijan Perak | Submission (Rear Naked Choke) | 2 | 2:19 | |
| Featherweight 66 kg | Andrey Lezhnev | def. | Ilfat Amirov | Decision (Split) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Bantamweight 61 kg | Sergey Klyuev | def. | Oscar Suarez | Submission (Armbar) | 1 | 0:45 | |
| Heavyweight 120 kg | Maksim Yakobyuk | def. | Viktor Trushov | Submission (Arm-Triangle Choke) | 2 | 1:16 | |
| Bantamweight 61 kg | Vazha Tsiptauri | def. | Frederico Gutzwiller | Submission (Guillotine Choke) | 3 | 0:32 | |

## M-1 Challenge 86 - Buchinger vs. Dalgiev

M-1 Challenge 86 - Buchinger vs. Dalgiev will be a mixed martial arts event held by M-1 Global on November 24, 2017 at The Sports Palace "Magas" in Nazran, Russia.

### Fight Card

M-1 Challenge 86 :
| Weight Class | | | | Method | Round | Time | Notes |
| Featherweight 66 kg | Khamzat Dalgiev | def. | Ivan Buchinger (c) | KO(Punches) | 1 | 2:35 | For the M-1 Featherweight Championship. |
| Catchweight 89 kg | Joseph Henle | def. | Mikhail Ragozin | KO (Punches) | 3 | 4:59 | |
| Lightweight 70 kg | Aleksi Mäntykivi | def. | Bashir Gagiev | Submission (Guillotine Choke) | 2 | 1:06 | |
| Flyweight 57 kg | Chris Kelades | def. | Oleg Lichkovakha | Submission (Kimura) | 3 | 1:38 | |
| Lightweight 70 kg | Busurmankul Abdibait uulu | def. | Diego Davella | TKO (Punches) | 1 | 4:14 | |
| Preliminary Card ||||||||
| Lightweight 70 kg | Rubenilton Pereira | def. | Lom-Ali Nalgiev | KO (Punches) | 1 | 3:28 | |
| Catchweight 80 kg | Alexander Butenko | def. | Elerzhan Narmurzaev | Submission (Armbar) | 1 | 5:00 | |
| Heavyweight 120 kg | Zaur Gadzhibabayev | def. | Nikolay Savilov | KO (Punches) | 1 | 4:33 | |
| Lightweight 70 kg | Arnaud Kherfallah | def. | Vakha Shanhoev | Submission (Guillotine Choke) | 1 | 1:48 | |
| Featherweight 66 kg | Soso Nizharadze | def. | Adam Gagiev | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Catchweight 68 kg | Yuriy Chobuka | def. | Akhmadkhan Bokov | Submission (Guillotine Choke) | 1 | 2:13 | |
| Bantamweight 61 kg | Selem Evloev | def. | Dmitriy Orlov | TKO (Punches) | 1 | 4:33 | |