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Heavyweight star Sergei Kharitonov To headline M-1 Challenge 92

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Kharitonov (R).

May 24 at M-1 Arena in Saint Petersburg, Russia

SAINT PETERSBURG, Russia (April 23, 2018)) - Russian heavyweight star Sergei Kharitonov returns to The Rage on May 24 to headline M-1 Challenge 92 at M-1 Arena in Saint Petersburg, Russia.

Kharitonov (27-6-0, M-1: 5-0-0) faces his fellow countryman, upset-minded Anton Vyazigin (9-2-1, M-1: 4-1-0), in this Heavyweight SuperFight.

M-1 Challenge 92 will be live-streamed from Russia 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 the action on their computers, as well as on Android and Apple smart phones and tablets. M-1 Challenge 92 will also be available onwww.FITE.TV(preliminary card is free, $7.99 for the main card)

The 6' 4", 258-pound Kharitonov is undefeated in five M-1 Challenge events having defeated Geronino dos Santos (SUB1 - ankle lock), Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou (KO1 - punch), former M-1 Challenge heavyweight champion Kenny "Deuce" Garner twice, at M-1 Challenge 59 in 2015 at Kazakhstan (WTKO1 - punches) and M-1 Challenge 53 in 2013 at China, (KO/TKO3 - injury), and to Alexei Kudin at M-1 Challenge 43 in 2013 Russia (KO2).

The 37-year-old Kharitonov, has defeated some of the greatest heavyweight MMA fighters of all-time, including Alister Overeem, Andrei Arlovski, Fabricio Werdum and Pedro Rizzo. Kharitonov has also fought in Strikeforce, K-1, Bellator and PRIDE,

Vyazigin, who stands 6' 5" and weights 250-pounds, is coming off a sensational 16-seconds knockout of Zaur Gadzhibabayev this past March at M-1 Challenge 89.

One other main card fight has been announced as striker Giga Kukhalashvili (9-3-0, M-1: 2-0-0) meets undefeated Khadis Ibragimov (3-0-0. M-1: 1-0-0) in a battle of undefeated Russian light heavyweights.

On the preliminary card, French lightweight Mickael "Ragnar" Lebout (17-8-2, 1 NC, M-1: 1-0-0) meets rising Russian prospect Pavel Gordeev (10-1-0, M-1: 4-0-0). Lebout vs. Gordeev was scheduled to happed at M-1 Challenge 87, but Lebout was injured during training camp, forcing the Frenchman out of that fight. Lebout's M-1 debut at M-1 Challenge 89 resulted in a win by first-round knockout of Sergey Faley. Gordeev is riding a three-fight win streak, all ending in unanimous decisions.

All fighters and fights are subject to change. Additional main and preliminary card bouts will soon be announced.

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Upcoming M-1 Challenge Events:
May 12 - M-1 Challenge 91: Doskalchuk vs. Ashimov, in Shenzhen, China.
May 24 - M-1 Challenge 92: Kharitonov vs. Vyazigin, in Saint Petersburg, Russia




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