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Alistair Overeem special guest July 3rd at M-1 Challenge 59 in Kazakhstan PhilBoxing.com Fri, 26 Jun 2015 ST. PETERSBURG, Russia (June 25, 2015) - MMA star Alistair Overeem will be a special guest of M-1 Global and main event fighter Sergei "The Paratrooper" Kharitonov on July 3 at M-1 Challenge 59: Battle of Nomads 5 in Astana, Kazakhstan. Kharitonov (22-5-0, 12 KO/TKO, 9 SUB), who faces Kenny "Deuce" Garner (16-8-0, 9 KO/TKO, 4 SUB) in their highly anticipated rematch, and Overeem are longtime training partners. In fact, the two have fought twice. In 2006, Kharitonov dislocated his shoulder and tapped out against Overeem at PRIDE 31 in Japan. At the K-1 Hero's Tournament 1 ? years later, Kharitonov stopped Overeem on punches in the opening round. Overeem (39-14-0, 1 NC), who was born in England and fights out of The Netherlands, fought in M-1 Global back in 2002. He forced Sergey Kaznovsky into a first-round submission via an arm-lock at M-1 MFC: Russia vs. World 3 in St. Petersburg, Russia. M-1 Challenge 59 will be streamed live from Kazakhstan in high definition on www.M1Global.TV. 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. Fight Network will air M-1 Challenge 59 live on Cablevision's Optimum TV, Grande Communications, Shentel Cable and Armstrong Cable in the U.S., as well as nationwide in Canada, Roku devices across North America, and globally in more than 30 countries throughout Europe, Africa and the Middle East.  |
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