On Friday, June 17, Eurasia Fight Nights held its 50th event from the Sibur Arena in St. Petersburg, Russia.
In the night’s main event, MMA legend FedorĀ Emelianenko made his promotional debut against UFC veteran Fabio Maldonado.
The 39-year-oldĀ Emelianenko made a successful return to competition in December, stoppingĀ Jaideep Singh in just three minutes at Rizin FF. Since a three-fight skid that saw his release from Strikeforce, the former Pride FC champion had reeled off four straight wins.
The Brazilian Maldonado was looking to right the ship after suffering losses in three of his last four outings. The former professional boxer made 11 appearances in the Octagon, earning wins in five of those affairs. The 36-year-old had stopped 13 of his 22 wins via strikes.
Also on the card, former Bellator MMA championĀ Vitaly Minakov returned to action against Australia’sĀ Peter Graham.
The event streamed live on UFC Fight Pass beginning at 11 a.m. ET.
Vitaly Minakov def. Peter GrahamĀ by submission (armbar). Round 1, 1:02
Kirill Sidelnikov def. Ruben WolfĀ by unanimous decision
Akhmet AlievĀ def. Matej Truhan by unanimous decision
Anatoly Tokov def. Vladimir Filipovic by unanimous decision
Sergey Pavlovich vs. Chaban KaĀ by TKO (punches). Round 1, 1:54
Vadim Nemkov def. Mikolaj RozanskiĀ by TKO (punches). Round 1, 3:39
Rasul Mirzaev def. Dioginis SouzaĀ by TKO (punches). Round 1, 4:13
Valentin Moldavsky def. Daniel Doerrer by submission (guillotine choke). Round 1, 0:47
Georgy Kichigin def. Vladimir TyurinĀ by submission (armbar). Round 1, 2:03
Abdulsupyan Alikhanov def. Artem Shokalo by unanimous decision
Jack McGann def.Ā Abdula Dadaev by TKO (knee and punches). Round 1, 2:13
Aleksandr Dankov def. Dmitriy Maryukhin by TKO (punches). Round 1, 2:49
Vasiliy Zubkov def. Sergey Tovkan by submission (triangle choke). Round 1, 3:57
Marina Mokhnatkina def. Ekaterina Torbeeva by submission (armbar). Round 1, 0:25