Known for his relentless, exciting fighting style and resiliency, RusFighter’s warrior, Murad Magomedov has been reinventing himself as a talented prospect. Successful in six of his last eight trips to the mat, Magomedov has been awarded with a return bout on Europe’s leading mixed martial arts promotion’s big stage on April 28th where he’ll look to stop the aspirations of Ramzan Algeriev. Fans can capture the middleweight tilt and the entire M-1 Challenge XXV card LIVE on Thursday, April 28 at 11am EST / 8am PST on the official M-1 Global website, www.M-1Global.com and M-1 Global facebook fan page.
Making his professional MMA debut in 2005, Murad started off with a discouraging run, losing his first four bouts; some may have considered throwing in the towel with a start like that but not this Combat Sambo specialist. When you break down these first four losses, losing three by decision (two disappointing split-decisions in his M-1 Global debuts against Khanilav Khanilaev and Gasan Umalatov and a hard-fought unanimous decision at the hands of Saipudin Shahidov) and a TKO in his pro debut against Alexander Shlemenko, Murad Magomedov had a tough introduction to the sport.
Since then, the aspiring Magomedov has turned things around and improved his overall record to 6-6, which included a four-fight streak of his own over highly experienced fighters all sporting +500 records, including notable wins over Mukhamed Aushev and Eric Cebarac.
With each round clocked, this young fighter accumulated priceless experience and eagerly entered the 2010 M-1 Selection Eastern European tournament high with confidence and disposed of Ruslan Khaskhanov with a second-round, joint-jacking armbar that propelled him into the semi-final round where he lost another hard-fought decision to Alexei Belyaev.
Determined and seemingly unshakeable, Magomedov returned to action after a brief layoff with a commanding unanimous decision over undefeated, rising prospect Svetoslav Savov and followed this up with a first-round demolition of the debuting Zeka Sherifov at the M-1 Ukraine International Club Grand Prix; the back-to-back outings was enough to earn an invitation back to the M-1 Challenge world stage.
These two young fighters, already sporting excellent experience under their belts, are bound to cause a stir inside the Ice Palace on April 28th. Magomedov takes his dynamic and spectacular fighting style and drives it head-in into the sound, strategic and tactical technique of Ramzan Algeriev in a battle that fans won’t want to miss.
Free LIVE broadcast coverage of M-1 Challenge XXV: Zavurov vs. Magomedov II from St. Petersburg, Russia will be available to viewers worldwide on the official M-1 Global website (www.M-1Global.com) and select affiliate partner sites starting at 11:00am EST / 8:00am PST on Thursday April 28th.
M-1 Challenge XXV teasers
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k60ySek2gxI
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4HFyWoaonJ8
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fvmlMHZrFpg
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CYb3mv8P0pY
