Tweet Russian icon Fedor Emelianenko (32-4) ended a three fight losing skid by employing some patience against his latest opponent, Jeff ‘The Snowman’ Monson (43-13), by earning a clear-cut unanimous decision in Moscow. Fedor and Monson headlined this morning’s M-1 Global: Fedor vs. Monson” event, which took place on Nov. 20, 2011 at the Olympic […]
Russian icon Fedor Emelianenko (32-4) ended a three fight losing skid by employing some patience against his latest opponent, Jeff ‘The Snowman’ Monson (43-13), by earning a clear-cut unanimous decision in Moscow.
Fedor and Monson headlined this morning’s M-1 Global: Fedor vs. Monson” event, which took place on Nov. 20, 2011 at the Olympic Stadium in Moscow, Russia. The event aired live across the world via pay-per-view.
After three straight losses under the Strikeforce banner, all by stoppages, ‘The Last Emporer’ showed much poise by keeping the fight standing versus Monson, and refusing to dive in for a quick finish even after dropping Monson three times in the second round.
Monson has a notable submission background, so it’s possible that Fedor didn’t want a repeat of his early exit against Fabricio Werdum two summer’s ago.
In the end, Judges awarded the Russian heavyweight the unanimous decision by scores of 30-27 across the board.
The full ‘Quick Results’ for M-1 Global: Fedor vs. Monson are as follows:
Main Card (Pay-per-view)
Heavyweight bout: Fedor Emelianenko def. Jeff Monson via Unanimous Decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
Lightweight Championship bout: Daniel Weichel def. Jose Figueroa via KO (Punches) R1
Welterweight bout: Alexander Yakovlev def. Juan Manuel Suarez via TKO – R2 @ 3:15
Lightweight bout: Mairbek Taisumov def. Joshua Thorpe via KO – R2 @ 3:15
Middleweight bout: Albert Duraev def. Xavier Foupa-Pokam via Submission (Triangle choke) – R2 @ 2:40
Preliminary Card (Facebook)
Lightweight bout: Yuri Ivlev def. Jerome Bouisson via KO – R1 @ 0:58
Heavyweight bout: Alexander Volkov def. Arsen Abdulkerimov via KO – R1
Light Heavyweight bout: Salim Davidov def. Sergey Kornev via Unanimous Decision
Lightweight bout: Mikhail Malyutin def. Seydina Seck via KO – R1
Tweet Fighters hit the scales in Moscow, Russia today for M-1 Global’s “Fedor vs. Monson: Battle of Legends” event. Headlining the show is a heavyweight bout between Russian icon Fedor Emelianenko (238.3 lbs) and ‘The Snowman’ Jeff Monson (238.1 lbs). The event will take place at the Olympic Arena in Moscow and will air all […]
Fighters hit the scales in Moscow, Russia today for M-1 Global’s “Fedor vs. Monson: Battle of Legends” event.
Headlining the show is a heavyweight bout between Russian icon Fedor Emelianenko (238.3 lbs) and ‘The Snowman’ Jeff Monson (238.1 lbs).
The event will take place at the Olympic Arena in Moscow and will air all live via pay-per-view Sunday morning beginning at 7:30am EST (4:30am PST). Fans can check out iN Demand, DIRECTV, DISH Network and Avail-TVN for listings. The “suggested” retail price for the event is $29.95.
Following in the footsteps of other promotions. the undercard is set to stream live on Facebook.
The full “Fedor vs. Monson: Battle of Legends” weigh-in results are as follows:
Heavyweight bout: Fedor Emelianenko (238.3 pounds) vs. Jeff Monson (238.1)
Lightweight bout: Daniel Weichel (154.5) vs. Jose Figueroa (155.4)
Welterweight bout: Alexander Yakovlev (169.8) vs. Juan Manuel Suarez (169.5)
Lightweight bout: Joshua Thorpe (155.4) vs. Mairbek Taisumov (155)
Middleweight bout: Albert Duraev (182.3) vs. Xavier Foupa-Pokam (184.5)
Lightweight bout: Jerome Bouisson (153.2) vs. Yuri Ivlev (153.7)
Heavyweight bout: Alexander Volkov (229.3) vs. Arsen Abdulkerimov (251.1)
Light Heavyweight bout: Sergey Kornev (204.6) vs. Salim Davidov (205.5)
Lightweight bout: Mikhail Malyutin (152.3) vs. Seydina Seck (155.4)
Catchweight bout: Nikolai Kaushansky (151.9) vs. Alexander Vinogradov (150.8)
Be sure to check out the full photo gallery for the event at M-1Global.com
Tweet Press Release – CHICAGO (Nov 10, 2011) – M-1 GLOBAL announces the full card for the mixed martial arts (MMA) event titled M-1 Challenge XXVIII: MAGOMED MALIKOV vs. ALEXANDER EMELIANENKO. The bouts will take place at the “STARS” Sports Center in the city of Astrakhan and will air LIVE on PPV via Ustream http://www.ustream.tv/m1global […]
Press Release – CHICAGO (Nov 10, 2011) – M-1 GLOBAL announces the full card for the mixed martial arts (MMA) event titled M-1 Challenge XXVIII: MAGOMED MALIKOV vs. ALEXANDER EMELIANENKO. The bouts will take place at the “STARS” Sports Center in the city of Astrakhan and will air LIVE on PPV via Ustream http://www.ustream.tv/m1global on Saturday, November 12.
The main bout features Magomed Malikov (Highlander) 6-1 vs Alexander Emelianenko (AE Tea) 17-4. The highly anticipated return of Fedor’s brother Alexander Emelianenko to M-1 ring has been the talk of the day. When M-1 Challenge Welterweight Champion Shamil Zavurov was forced to pull out of his title fight scheduled to headline the event, M-1 announced that Alexander Emelianenko had agreed to fill one half of the main event. Many felt the task of finding an opponent for Emelianenko could be a daunting one, after all, the event was 10 days away, and facing Alexander Emelianenko is no easy feat. Enter 6-1 Highlander team member Magomed Malikov.
The 28 year old fighter from Dagestan has a history of stepping up in big events, a national hand to hand fighting champion, Malikov is also a winner of the Caspian Sea Cup. This past July, Magomed won a one night four man tournament defeating accomplished MMA veteran Alexey Oleinik by TKO and Ukrainian powerhouse Yuri Gorbenko. When the call came with the offer of the fight Malikov accepted, and according to his team, Magomed will be ready one week after the fight against Alexander Emelianenko and will compete at M-1 Challenge XXIX, as planned in the Grand Prix heavyweight M-1 Selection Europe.
In co-main event action Isaiah “The Striking Viking” Larson (Striking Viking MMA) 13-6 will face Alihan Magomedov (Anapa) 9-2. Larson is coming off of a unanimous decision win over Herbert Goodman in September of this year while Magomedov is looking to get back on track after suffering a submission (Triangle Armbar) defeat by non-other-than Vinny Migalhaes at the M-1 Challenge XXII.
The full card is as follows:
M-1 Selection Europe / Undercard ( FREE on FACEBOOK )
David Bodrie (France) 3-0 vs Anton Kostishchin (Alexander Nevsky) 2-0
Enok Solves Torres (Spain) 8-4 vs Ruslan Hashanov (Legion) 8-4
Yan Zhdansky (Czech Republic) 3-0 vs Anatoly Tokov (Alexander Nevsky) 3-0
Sunay Hamidov (Bulgaria) 4-2 vs Alexey Martynov (Music Hall) 3-0
Gregory Baben (France) 13-10 vs Alexander Dolotenko (Sk Aris) 4-1
M-1 Challenge
Yves Landu 5-2 vs Vugar Bahshiev (Sambo-Piter) 5-4
Tomasz Narkun (Berserkers Team) 5-2 vs Saparbek Safarov (Legion) 4-0
Isaiah Larson (Striking Viking) 13-6 vs Alihan Magomedov (Anapa) 9-2
Magomed Malikov (Highlander) 6-1 vs Alexander Emelianenko (AE Team) 17-4
M-1 Global is now in full-swing treating the world-wide MMA community to no less than 4 upcoming world-class events. Aside from M-1 Challenge XXVIII on November 12th in Astrakhan, Russia, M-1 Challenge XIX (also available via PPV on www.ustream.com/m1global) makes its way to the Ice Palace in Ufa, Russia on November 19th, with a night of top level action featuring Dmitry Samoilov (Alexander Nevsky) 12-5-1 vs Mario Miranda (Brazil) 13-3, with the co-main event featuring Eric Oganov (Alexander Nevsky) 10-11 vs Daniel Madrid (USA) 7-2, followed by M-1 “Battle of the Legends” Fedor vs Monson on November 20th, a mega event with “The Last Emperor” Fedor Emelianenko making his return to Russia as he faces submission specialist and MMA veteran Jeff Monson live from the Olympic Hall is Moscow, Russia and live via PPV (for details visit www.m-1global.com or www.ustream.com/m1global), and closing the year with M-1 Challenge XXX December 9th from The Hangar at the OC Fair in Costa Mesa, California and live on Showtime.
All events will be available to a worldwide audience. For full cards and broadcast details, visit M-1Global.com for the most up to date information.
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Russian heavyweight Fedor Emelianenko will return to action later this month when he meets veteran Jeff ‘The Snowman’ Monson at the Olympic Arena in Moscow, Russia. The event will air around the world on pay-per-view via iN Demand, DirectTV, DISH Network and Avail-TVN.
Russian heavyweight Fedor Emelianenko will return to action later this month when he meets veteran Jeff ‘The Snowman’ Monson at the Olympic Arena in Moscow, Russia. The event will air around the world on pay-per-view via iN Demand, DirectTV, DISH Network and Avail-TVN.
Iconic Russian heavyweight Fedor Emelianenko is preparing for his first fight in his native homeland since 2007 as he meets ‘The Snowman’ Jeff Monson on Nov. 20 in the headliner of M-1 Global: Fedor vs. Monson.
In these videos, Fedor is shown training with his brother Aleksander Emelianenko and Strikeforce fighter Gegard Mousasi for this fight.
Tweet Press Release – HOBOKEN, NJ (November 3, 2011) — Integrated Sports Media, the pound-for-pound king of sports distribution in North America, announced today that it will distribute the November 20th “M-1 Global: Fedor vs. Monson” Mixed Martial Arts Pay-Per-View event, live Olympic Arena in Moscow, Russia. “Fedor vs. Monson,” presented by M-1 Global, is […]
Press Release – HOBOKEN, NJ (November 3, 2011) — Integrated Sports Media, the pound-for-pound king of sports distribution in North America, announced today that it will distribute the November 20th “M-1 Global: Fedor vs. Monson” Mixed Martial Arts Pay-Per-View event, live Olympic Arena in Moscow, Russia.
“Fedor vs. Monson,” presented by M-1 Global, is being distributed in the United States by Integrated Sports Media for live viewing at 7:30 AM/ET – 4:30 AM/PT on both cable and satellite pay-per-view via iN Demand, DIRECTV, DISH Network and Avail-TVN, for a suggested retail price of only $29.95. Check listings for same-day replays.
“We’re excited to be bringing Fedor’s comeback to North American MMA fans,” Integrated Sports Media president Doug Jacobs said. “Everybody wants to know what the great Fedor has left and Monson, who is an extremely dangerous veteran, figures to up to the challenge of fighting Emelianko in his backyard. If fans aren’t able to watch live, we will be offering same day and night replays so nobody has to miss the action.”
“Fedor has been very vocal about wanting to continue his fighting career,” noted Evgeni Kogan, Director of Operations for M-1 Global, Europe’s undisputed MMA leader in Europe. “Fedor vs. Monson is a classic that had been in crosshairs for years. All parties have come together to make this fight a reality.”
Universally recognized superstar Fedor Emelianenko (31-4, 8 KOs, 16 Submissions), arguably the greatest heavyweight in MMA history, is returning home to Russia to fight there for the first time in four years. The Russian combat sports icon is coming off of three straight losses in the United States to Dan Henderson, Antonio Silva and Fabricio Werdum.
“I cannot wait to compete again,” an eager Fedor remarked. “Monson is a great athlete who is skilled in many areas. He is a very worthy opponent.”
Wrestling and Brazilian Jui Jitsu specialist Jeff “The Snowman” Monson (43-12, 2 KOs, 27 Submissions), fighting out of Miami, Florida, is a two-time Abu Dhabi Combat Club Submission Wrestling World Championships gold medalist.
“Fedor is the best heavyweight of all-time,” a respectful Monson commented. “It’s an honor to be fighting him. A win would be the highlight of my career. My trainers at American Top Team are preparing me for all possibilities.”
In the co-feature, M-1 Challenge Lightweight Champion Jose Figueroa (10-4, 4 KOs, 5 Submissions), also fighting out of Florida, defends against German challenger Daniel Weichel (27-7, 4 KOs, 16 Submissions).
Scheduled to fight on the PPV undercard is Russian welterweight Aleksander Yakoviev (12-3, 4 KOs, 7 Submissions) vs. undefeated Spanish prospect Juan Manuel “Juanma” Suarez (8-0, 1 KO, 3 Submissions), Austrian welterweight Mairbek “Beckan” Taisumov (15-3, 8 KOs, 6 Submissions) vs. Josh Thorpe (10-6, 3 KOs), from Alabama, and Russian middleweight Arthur Guseinov (9-2, 6 KOs, 2 Submissions) vs. French veteran Xavier “Professor X” Foupa-Pokam (21-16, 11 KOs, 7 Submissions). All fights and fighters are subject to change.
For more information about the Emelianenko-Monson PPV event go to www.integratedsportsnet.comor www.M-1Global.com. Follow Integrated Sports Media on Twitter @IntegratedPPV.
Integrated Sports Media: North America’s leading distributor of International Pay-Per-View and Closed Circuit sports events has presented World Championship and world-class mixed martial arts shows featuring Fedor Emelianenko, Tim Sylvia, Bobby Lashley, Bob Sapp, Jeff Monson, and Roy Nelson. Also World Championship and world-class boxing matches featuring Erik Morales, Vitali Klitschko, Ricky Hatton, Cristian Mijares, Evander Holyfield, Roy Jones, Jr., Tomasz Adamek, Ivan Calderon, Rocky Martinez, Nicolai Valuev, Amir Khan, Marco Antonio Barrera, Arthur Abraham, David Haye, John Ruiz, Wilfredo Vasquez, Jr. and Ruslan Chagaev. In addition, Integrated Sports Media distributed numerous International soccer matches showcasing teams like Real Madrid,Club America of Mexico and the National Teams of Argentina, Honduras, El Salvador and the USA, as well as For more information on upcoming Integrated Sports events visit www.integratedsportsnet.com.
Russian icon Fedor Emelianenko (32-4) ended a three fight losing skid by employing some patience against his latest opponent, Jeff ‘The Snowman’ Monson (43-13), by earning a clear-cut unanimous decision in Moscow.
