Magomed Malikov vs. Alexander Emelianenko at M-1 Challenge

[keithlewis]

Magomed Malikov steps up to face Alexander Emelianenko at M-1 Challenge XXVIII


When opportunity knocks in the sport of MMA ready , willing , and able fighters are there to answer. So when M-1 Challenge Welterweight Champion Shamil Zavurov was forced to pull out of his title fight scheduled to headline M-1 Challenge XXVIII on November 12, M-1 officials 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.

[ArmyofDarkness]

I thought no one would fight Aleks because he had hepatitis or something.