Over the 23-year history of M-1 Global, many high-profile and really cool fights between great fighters have taken place at its tournaments. The confrontation between Vyacheslav Vasilevsky and Ramazan Emeev occupies a special place in the history of the organization, and indeed of the entire Russian MMA.
In 2014, it was one of the most anticipated and most talked about fights in Russian mixed martial arts. Merited Master of Sports in Combat Sambo Vyacheslav Vasilevsky returned to M-1 Global from his two-year tour of Bellator and S-70 league tournaments, and after two consecutive victories over Brazilian fighters, he was determined to return the belt of the middleweight champion that once belonged to him.Which at that time was owned by the representative of the famous Highlander club Ramazan Emeev. At that time, he already held the title of champion of Eurasia in pankration, and won 11 victories in 13 fights in the mixed martial arts arena. And he approached the fight with Vasilevsky with a magnificent winning streak in 8 fights and the title of champion of the M-1 Challenge, which he confidently won and defended in two consecutive fights with the formidable American, UFC veteran Mario Miranda.
Even then, this confrontation had a whole history. After all, the rivals did not meet for the first time. Vyacheslav Vasilevsky celebrated his victory over Ramazan Emeev at the Russian hand-to-hand fighting championship, and Ramazan confidently revanched at the Russian all-round martial arts championship. The score of their personal meetings was 1-1 and the battle for the M-1 Challenge champion belt was to be decisive. The result was a real championship battle, in which two real warriors fought and this battle will be recognized as the best fight of 2014. And subsequently, the no less long-awaited revenge took place, which will also be published soon on our channel.