AMC Fight Nights
{{short description|Russian mixed martial arts promoter}}
{{Infobox sports league
| title = AMC Fight Nights
| current_season = 2022 in AMC Fight Nights
| logo = 150px
| founder = Kamil Gadzhiev, Amir Muradov
| headquarters = Moscow
| sport = Mixed martial arts
| owner = Amir Muradov
| website = http://www.fightnights.ru
| country = Russia
| founded = {{start date and age|df=yes|2010||}}
}}
AMC Fight Nights (or Fight Nights Global before 2021) is a Russian mixed martial arts organization that previously hosted K-1 and other martial arts events. It is one of the largest promotion companies in the world{{Cite news|url=http://www.mixedmartialarts.com/news/Cyrus%20Fees%20joins%20Fight%20Nights%20Global|title=Cyrus Fees joins Fight Nights Global|work=The Underground|access-date=2018-02-02}} and features some of the top-ranking fighters of the sport.
Fight Nights Global produces events worldwide, with the first one being held in 2010 in Moscow. As of 2018, Fight Nights Global has held over 80 events in different cities: Saint Petersburg, Novosibirsk, Yekaterinburg, Nizhny Novgorod, Omsk, Rostov-On-Don, Perm, Khabarovsk, Vladivostok, Sochi, Bryansk, Kostroma, Nizhnevartovsk, Kaspiysk, Astana, Elista, Grozny, Dushanbe, Minsk and more.
In different years the company's shows featured Fedor Emelianenko, Batu Khasikov, Vitaly Minakov, Rasul Mirzaev, Ali Bagautinov, Vladimir Mineev, Andrei Arlovski, Alexander Shlemenko, Shamil Zavurov, Murad Machaev, Gasan Umalatov, Antônio Silva, Viktor Pešta, Fábio Maldonado and many other mixed martial artists.
History
= Founding of Fight Nights Global =
The company was founded in 2010 by a Russian athlete, businessman and sports ambassador Kamil Gadzhiev, together with a multiple time world kickboxing champion Batu Khasikov, a television producer Sangadji Tarbaev, the "SHANDESIGN" studio head Sergei Shanovich and the Goldman Sachs Russia CEO Sergey Arsenyev.
= 2010–2015: early years =
Initially, Fight Nights Global (at that time called FIGHT NIGHTS) fights were held in a ring under MMA and K-1 rules. The first event featured Lightweight Grand Prix, which was won by Murad Machaev. In the main event Batu Khasikov knocked out Ricardo Fernandes. Rasul Mirzaev defeated Marat Pekov via judges decision and became the first FIGHT NIGHTS champion in the Featherweight category.
The first high-profile event happened in November 2011 in Moscow and featured the Greek kickboxer Mike Zambidis facing Batu Khasikov. Batu won by TKO in the first round and broke his opponent's jaw.
In 2012, the company held seven major events with the final one being "FIGHT NIGHTS: Battle of Moscow 9" on December 16. The show featured the debut of the UFC ex-champion Andrei Arlovski. The Belarusian fighter defeated Mike Hayes from the United States via a unanimous decision.
Vitaly Minakov, Fight Nights Global promotion's household name, signed a contract with Bellator MMA in 2012.
In 2013, Vitaly won the Bellator heavyweight Grand Prix tournament and then won the Bellator MMA belt by knocking out Alexander Volkov in the first round. In April 2013, Vitaly became the first FIGHT NIGHTS fighter to make his way to the UFC. The next one was Ali Bagautinov who competed in the Flyweight division and signed a contract with the UFC after a victory over the experienced Japanese mixed martial artist Seiji Ozuka.
In June 2013 the company started using an octagonal cage that is popular in the MMA industry. In November 2013, the company hosted the first event outside of Russia, “FIGHT NIGHTS: Battle on the Nyamiha" at Minsk-Arena, Belarus. The main attraction of the night was the home performance by Andrei Arlovski.
Batu Khasikov had his last professional fight in March 2014 at “Fight Nights: Battle Of Moscow 15” where he again fought Mike Zambidis. The fight went all five rounds, Khasikov was the victor. Vladimir Mineev debuted in MMA at “Fight Nights: Battle Of Moscow 17”. The final tournament of 2014 featured Alexander Shlemenko vs. Yasubey Enomoto.
= 2015–2016: rise in popularity, rebranding and Summa acquisition =
In 2015 the company hosted four major shows (Fight Nights: Battle Of Moscow 19, Fight Nights: Sochi, Fight Nights: Dagestan, Fight Nights: Petersburg) and eighteen selection tournaments “Fight club FIGHT NIGHTS".
Vitaly Minakov used his interim in Bellator MMA to return to the Fight Nights Global promotion. From July 2015 to June 2016 the four-time Sambo world champion fought in 4 matches, winning early victories over Adam Maciejewski (Poland), Geronimo dos Santos (Brazil), Josh Copeland (USA) and Peter Graham (Australia).
In 2016 the company was bought by Summa Group, a conglomerate that invested in port logistics, engineering, construction, telecommunications, sports, oil and gas that was founded by Dagestani billionaire Ziyavudin Magomedov.{{Cite news|url=https://www.bloodyelbow.com/2017/5/18/15657872/banned-hockey-enforcer-gets-offer-from-russian-mma-promotion|title=Banned hockey enforcer gets offer from Russian MMA promotion|work=Bloody Elbow|access-date=2018-02-02}} Kamil Gadzhiev, who is also the Vice-President of Moscow MMA Federation, became the president of the newly established Fight Nights Global. Backed by substantial investments of Summa Group, 2016 was the year of a massive breakthrough for FNG on the Russian market.
Fight Nights Global 50 (June 17, 2016) in Saint Petersburg featured a fight card headlined by Fedor Emelianenko. 4 years after retirement, "The Last Emperor" decided to come back to professional sports in the Fight Nights Global cage versus one of the most uncompromising strikers of the UFC, Fabio Maldonado. The tough match ended with a split decision win for the Russian athlete. The event was broadcast worldwide via UFC Fight Pass.
= 2017–present: global growth =
In 2017 Fight Nights Global determined champions in all eight weight categories among men and inked plenty of international talent to the roster including Rousimar Palhares, Josh Hill, Tyson Nam and the returning Ali Bagautinov to multi-fight contracts.{{Cite news|url=https://www.mmafighting.com/2017/3/16/14954510/fight-nights-global-signs-palhares-bagautinov|title=Fight Nights Global signs Rousimar Palhares, Ali Bagautinov|work=MMA Fighting|access-date=2018-02-02}}
The company hosted 25 events, discovering new cities and countries, including Astana and Almaty in Kazakhstan, Dushanbe in Tajikistan, Omsk, Penza, Tolyatti, Surgut, Krasnodar, Yekaterinburg, Bryansk and Ulan-Ude in Russia.
Fight Night Global president Kamil Gadzhiev announced that the promotion will introduce the Anti-Doping Control System.{{cite web|url=https://greatest.info/kamil-gadzhiyev-fight-nights-introduces-the-system-of-doping-control/|title=Kamil Gadzhiyev: "FIGHT NIGHTS introduces the system of doping control"|publisher=greatest.info|accessdate=2017-03-21}}{{Dead link|date=December 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
Fight Nights Global 68, which took place during the International Economic Forum in Saint Petersburg, showcased Vitaly Minakov vs. Antonio Silva.{{Cite web|url=https://www.fightful.com/former-bellator-mma-champion-facing-bigfoot-silva-fight-nights-global-event|title=Former Bellator MMA Champion Facing Bigfoot Silva At Fight Nights Global Event {{!}} Fightful MMA|website=www.fightful.com|language=en|access-date=2018-02-02}} Later, Novosibirsk hosted Fight Nights Global 69, where Ali Bagautinov defeated Pedro Nobre.{{Cite web|url=http://mmadna.nl/uitslagen-fight-nights-global-69-bagautinov-vs-nobre/|title=Uitslagen : Fight Nights Global 69 : Bagautinov vs. Nobre|last=DNA|first=MMA|website=mmadna.nl|date=30 June 2017 |language=en-US|access-date=2018-02-02}} In September, the notorious Fight Nights Global 73 took place. It featured the Russian-Brazilian confrontations Shamil Amirov vs. Rousimar Palhares, Kurban Omarov vs. Fabio Maldonado and Akhmed Aliev vs. Diego Brandao in the main event, which ended with a scandal.{{Cite news|url=https://fansided.com/2017/09/04/diego-brandao-leaps-cage-anger-fight-nights-global-73/|title=Diego Brandao leaps over cage in anger at Fight Nights Global 73|date=2017-09-04|work=FanSided|access-date=2018-02-02|language=en-US}}
Other events of the year were Fight Nights Global 77, where newly-signed Nikita Krylov KO’ed Emanuel Newton{{Cite news|url=http://mmajunkie.com/2017/05/nikta-krylov-emanuel-newton-at-fight-nights-global-68-promotions-fourth-event-in-2-week-stretch|title=Nikta Krylov meets Emanuel Newton at Fight Nights Global 68, promotion's fourth event in 2-week stretch|date=2017-05-07|work=MMAjunkie|access-date=2018-02-02|language=en-US}} and Fight Nights Global 82, where the undefeated heavyweight Vitaly Minakov TKO’ed the top fighter from the USA, Tony Johnson.
In 2018 the company announced more international shows, including events in Brazil, USA and EU.
=Rename to AMC Fight Nights Global=
In 2020 November Fight Nights Global owner Kamil Gadzhiev sold his promotion to AMC Company owner Amir Muradov. After that they renamed the promotion to AMC Fight Nights Global.{{Cite web |date=2022-01-15 |title=The owner of AMC Fight Nights advised Shlemenko not to move to the UFC: "This is a step back" - WMMAA |url=https://wmmaa.org/the-owner-of-amc-fight-nights-advised-shlemenko-not-to-move-to-the-ufc-this-is-a-step-back/ |access-date=2022-11-15 |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |title=Компания AMC купила организатора боев ММА Fight Nights Global - ТАСС |url=https://tass.ru/sport/9888563 |access-date=2022-11-15 |website=TACC}}
Rules
Fight Nights Global rules are based on the Russian MMA regulations. Elbow strikes on the ground are legal. Referees have the right to raise fighters in a stand up in the absence of activity. If the fight is a draw, additional rounds are not assigned. A typical event lasts five hours and features 11 bouts. Bouts last 3 rounds 5 minutes each and champion bouts or main event bouts are 5 rounds 5 minutes each. The championship features 8 male and 2 female weight categories: 57 kg, 61 kg, 66 kg, 70 kg, 77 kg, 84 kg, 93 kg and over 93 kg.{{cn|date=January 2024}}
List of AMC Fight Nights events
{{Main Article|List of Fight Nights Global events}}
; By year
- 2010 in Fight Nights Global
- 2011 in Fight Nights Global
- 2012 in Fight Nights Global
- 2016 in Fight Nights Global
- 2017 in Fight Nights Global
- 2018 in Fight Nights Global
- 2019 in Fight Nights Global
- 2020 in Fight Nights Global
- 2021 in AMC Fight Nights
- 2022 in AMC Fight Nights
; Scheduled events
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colspan="8" style="background-color: #ccf; color: #000080; text-align: center;" | AMC Fight Nights |
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style= width:1%;"| No.
!style= width:26%;"| Event !style= width:10%;"| Date !style= width:22%;"| Venue !style= width:21%;"| Location |
; Events by date
class="wikitable sortable" style="width:80%; font-size:90%;" |
No.
!Event !Date !Venue !Location |
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align=center| 134
| AMC Fight Nights 123 | {{dts|2024|February|23}} | Live Arena | {{flagicon|RUS}} Moscow, Russia |
align=center| 133
| AMC Fight Nights 122 | {{dts|2023|November|10}} | Live Arena | {{flagicon|RUS}} Moscow, Russia |
align=center| 132
| AMC Fight Nights 121 | {{dts|2023|July|14}} | Irina Viner-Usmanova Gymnastics Palace | {{flagicon|RUS}} Moscow, Russia |
align=center| 131
| AMC Fight Nights 120 | {{dts|2023|June|14}} | {{flagicon|RUS}} Ulyanovsk, Russia |
align=center| 130
| AMC Fight Nights 119 | {{dts|2023|March|18}} | {{flagicon|RUS}} Ulyanovsk, Russia |
align=center| 129
| AMC Fight Nights 118 | {{dts|2023|February|23}} | Red Arena | {{flagicon|RUS}} Sochi, Russia |
align=center| 128
| AMC Fight Nights 117 | {{dts|2023|January|20}} | Adrenaline Stadium | {{flagicon|RUS}} Moscow, Russia |
align=center| 127
| {{dts|2022|November|11}} | | {{flagicon|RUS}} Astrakhan, Russia |
align=center| 126
| {{dts|2022|October|14}} | Red Arena | {{flagicon|RUS}} Sochi, Russia |
align=center| 125
| {{dts|2022|September|3}} | {{flagicon|BLR}} Minsk, Belarus |
align=center| 124
| {{dts|2022|July|15}} | {{flagicon|RUS}} Krasnodar, Russia |
align=center| 123
| {{dts|2022|June|10}} | Irina Viner-Usmanova Gymnastics Palace | {{flagicon|RUS}} Moscow, Russia |
align=center| 122
| {{dts|2022|May|6}} | {{flagicon|RUS}} Vladivostok, Russia |
align=center| 121
| {{dts|2022|March|25}} | SZK Zvozdnyy | {{flagicon|RUS}} Astrakhan, Russia |
align=center| 120
| {{dts|2022|February|23}} | Red Arena | {{flagicon|RUS}} Sochi, Russia |
align=center| 119
| {{dts|2022|January|28}} | Crocus Expo, Aquarium Arena | {{flagicon|RUS}} Krasnogorsk, Russia |
align=center| 118
| {{dts|2021|December|20}} |
align=center| 117
| {{dts|2021|November|27}} | Renova Ksts |
align=center| 116
| {{dts|2021|October|16}} | WOW Arena |
align=center| 115
| {{dts|2021|September|24}} | WOW Arena |
align=center| 114
| AMC Fight Nights: Abdulmanap Nurmagomedov Memory Tournament | {{dts|2021|September|17}} | Crocus Expo Arena |
align=center| 113
| {{dts|2021|July|15}} | WOW Arena |
align=center| 112
| {{dts|2021|June|18}} | {{flagicon|RUS}} Krasnoyarsk, Russia |
align=center| 111
| AMC Fight Nights 101: Primorsky Krai Governor's Cup | {{dts|2021|May|7}} | {{flagicon|RUS}} Vladivostok, Russia |
align=center| 110
| {{dts|2021|April|10}} |
align=center| 109
| AMC Fight Nights: Vladimir Voronov Memory Tournament | {{dts|2021|March|16}} |
align=center| 108
| {{dts|2021|February|23}} | WOW Arena |
align=center| 107
| AMC Fight Nights: Steel Heart XI | {{dts|2021|January|22}} | {{flagicon|RUS}} Magnitogorsk, Russia |
align=center| 106
| {{dts|2020|December|25}} | Basket Hall | {{flagicon|RUS}} Moscow, Russia |
align=center| 105
| AMC Fight Nights Global: Winter Cup | {{dts|2020|December|24}} | Basket Hall | {{flagicon|RUS}} Moscow, Russia |
align=center| 104
| Fight Nights Global 98: Amirov vs Bikrev | {{dts|2020|September|25}} | | {{flagicon|RUS}} Moscow, Russia |
align=center| 103
| {{dts|2020|September|19}} | | {{flagicon|RUS}} Elista, Russia |
align=center| 102
| Fight Nights Global & GFC: | {{dts|2020|September|09}} | Irina Viner-Usmanova | {{flagicon|RUS}} Moscow, Russia |
align=center| 101
| MMA Festival: 75th Anniversary of the Great Victory | {{dts|2020|August|28}} | KSK Express | {{flagicon|RUS}}Rostov on Don, Russia |
align=center| 100
| Festival Stepping into Immortality | {{dts|2020|March|01}} | DIVS | {{flagicon|RUS}} Ekaterinburg, Russia |
align=center| 99
| {{dts|2019|December|28}} | Adrenaline Stadium | {{flagicon|RUS}} Moscow, Russia |
align=center| 98
| {{dts|2019|October|19}} | | {{flagicon|RUS}} Sochi, Russia |
align=center| 97
| {{dts|2019|October|12}} | {{flagicon|RUS}} Moscow, Russia |
align=center| 96
| Fight Nights Global 93: Mytyshchi Cup | {{dts|2019|April|26}} | {{flagicon|RUS}} Mytishchi, Russia |
align=center| 95
| Fight Nights Global 92: Bagautinov vs. Asatryan | {{dts|2019|April|06}} | {{flagicon|RUS}}Moscow, Russia |
align=center| 94
| {{dts|2018|December|27}} | Cition Hall |
align=center| 93
| Fight Nights Global 90: Mineev vs. Ismailov | {{dts|2018|October|19}} |
align=center| 92
| {{dts|2018|September|8}} | TBA |
align=center| 91
| {{dts|2018|August|31}} | Alau Arena | {{flagicon|KAZ}} Astana, Kazakhstan |
align=center| 90
| Fight Nights Global: Summer Cup 2018 | {{dts|2018|June|30}} | TBA |
align=center| 89
| Fight Nights Global 87: Khachatryan vs. Queally | {{dts|2018|May|19}} | KSK Express | {{flagicon|RUS}} Rostov-on-Don, Russia |
align=center| 88
| Fight Nights Global 86: Nam vs. Zhumagulov | {{dts|2018|April|1}} | {{flagicon|KAZ}} Almaty, Kazakhstan |
align=center| 87
| Fight Nights Global 85: Alikhanov vs. Kopylov | {{dts|2018|March|30}} |
align=center| 86
| Fight Nights Global 84: Deák vs. Chupanov | {{dts|2018|March|2}} | Hant Arena | {{flagicon|SVK}} Bratislava, Slovakia |
align=center| 85
| Fight Nights Global 83: Alibekov vs. Aliev | {{dts|2018|February|22}} |
align=center | 84
| Fight Nights Global 82: Minakov vs. Johnson | {{dts|2017|December|16}} |
align=center | 83
| Fight Nights Global 81: Matmuratov vs. Ignatiev | {{dts|2017|December|15}} | Arena Omsk | {{flagicon|RUS}} Omsk, Russia |
align=center | 82
| Fight Nights Global 80: Khamitov vs. Queally | {{dts|2017|November|26}} | {{flagicon|KAZ}} Almaty, Kazakhstan |
align=center | 81
| Fight Nights Global 79: Pavlovich vs. Sidelnikov | {{dts|2017|November|19}} | Diesel Arena |
align=center | 80
| Fight Nights Global 78: Tsarev vs. Guseinov | {{dts|2017|November|4}} |
align=center | 79
| Fight Nights Global 77: Krylov vs. Newton | {{dts|2017|October|13}} | SOK Energetik |
align=center | 78
| Fight Nights Global 76: Bagautinov vs. Martinez | {{dts|2017|October|8}} |
align="center" | 77
| Fight Nights Global 75: Deák vs. Chistyakov | {{dts|2017|October|6}} | {{flagicon|RUS}} Saint Petersburg, Russia |
align=center | 76
| Fight Nights Global 74: Aleksakhin vs. Graves | {{dts|2017|September|29}} |
align=center | 75
| Fight Nights Global 73: Aliev vs. Brandão | {{dts|2017|September|4}} | Ali Aliyev Sports Palace |
align=center | 74
| Fight Nights Global 72: Hill vs. Engibaryan | {{dts|2017|August|24}} | Ice Cube |
align=center | 73
| Fight Nights Global 71: Mineev vs. Michailidis | {{dts|2017|July|29}} |
align=center | 72
| Fight Nights Global 70: Palhares vs. Ivanov | {{dts|2017|July|7}} | FSK Sports Complex |
align=center | 71
| Fight Nights Global 69: Bagautinov vs. Nobre | {{dts|2017|June|30}} | {{flagicon|RUS}} Novosibirsk, Russia |
align="center" | 70
| Fight Nights Global 68: Pavlovich vs. Mokhnatkin | {{dts|2017|June|2}} | {{flagicon|RUS}} Saint Petersburg, Russia |
align=center | 69
| Fight Nights Global 67: Brandão vs. Galiev | {{dts|2017|May|25}} | {{flagicon|RUS}} Ekaterinburg, Russia |
align=center | 68
| Fight Nights Global 66: Alikhanov vs. Murtazaliev | {{dts|2017|May|21}} | Ali Aliyev Sports Palace |
align=center | 67
| Fight Nights Global 65: Asatryan vs. Zhumagulov | {{dts|2017|May|19}} | {{flagicon|KAZ}} Astana, Kazakhstan |
align=center | 66
| Fight Nights Global 64: Nam vs. Bagautinov | {{dts|2017|April|27}} |
align=center | 65
| Fight Nights Global 63: Alibekov vs. Khamitov | {{dts|2017|April|21}} | {{flagicon|RUS}} Vladivostok, Russia |
align=center | 64
| Fight Nights Global 62: Matmuratov vs.Kurzanov | {{dts|2017|March|31}} | {{flagicon|RUS}} Moscow, Russia |
align=center | 63
| Fight Nights Global 61: Aleksakhin vs. Enomoto | {{dts|2017|March|11}} | Bryansk Ice Palace |
align=center | 62
| Fight Nights Global 60: Aryshev vs. Khasanov | {{dts|2017|March|4}} | Tax Committee Sports Center | {{flagicon|TJK}} Dushanbe, Tajikistan |
align=center | 61
| Fight Nights Global 59: Minakov vs. Linderman | {{dts|2017|February|23}} |
align=center | 60
| Fight Nights Global 58: Brandão vs. Machaev | {{dts|2017|January|28}} | Ali Aliyev Sports Palace |
Current champions
=Mixed martial arts=
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! width="25%"|Division !! width="35%"|Champion !! width="20%"|Since !! width="5%"|Defenses |
Heavyweight
| Vacant | | style="text-align:center;" | |
Light Heavyweight
| {{flagicon|RUS}} Vagab Vagabov | October 16, 2021 | style="text-align:center;" | 1 |
Middleweight
| {{flagicon|RUS}} Vladimir Mineev | September 9, 2020 | style="text-align:center;" | 1 |
Welterweight
| {{flagicon|RUS}} Dmitry Bikrev | April 6, 2019 | style="text-align:center;" | 4 |
Lightweight
| {{flagicon|RUS}} Alexander Sarnavskiy | February 23, 2024 | style="text-align:center;" | 0 |
Featherweight
| Vacant | | style="text-align:center;" | |
Bantamweight
| {{flagicon|KAZ}} Sabit Zhusupov | October 14, 2022 | style="text-align:center;" | 1 |
Flyweight
| Vacant | | style="text-align:center;" | |
Championship history
=Heavyweight Championship=
over 93 kg (over 205 lb)
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style= width:1%;"|No.
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style="text-align:center;" colspan="5"| Ponomarev vacated the title when he signed for ACA. {{cite web |title=Чемпион AMC Fight Nights в тяжелом весе Пономарев подписал контракт с АСА |url=https://mma.metaratings.ru/news/grigorii-ponomarev-podpisal-kontrakt-s-asa-238932/ |website=mma.metaratings.ru |language=ru |date=March 28, 2023}} |
3
|align=left |{{nowrap|{{flagicon|RUS}} Grigoriy Ponomarev}} |align=center | {{nowrap|AMC Fight Nights 115}} |align=center |October 14, 2022 |align=left |{{small|{{nowrap|1. def. Yusup Shuaev at AMC Fight Nights 119 on March 18, 2023}}}} |
2
|align=left |{{flagicon|RUS}} Yusup Shuaev |align=center | AMC Fight Nights 110 |align=center |March 25, 2022 |align=left | |
style="text-align:center;" colspan="5"| Sergei Pavlovich vacated the title when he signed for UFC. |
1
|align=left |{{flagicon|RUS}} Sergei Pavlovich |align=center | FNG 68 |align=center |June 2, 2017 |align=left | {{small|{{nowrap|1. def. Kirill Sidelnikov at FNG 79 on November 19, 2017}}}} |
=Light Heavyweight Championship=
93 kg (205 lbs)
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style= width:1%;"|No.
! style= width:21%;"|Name ! style= width:15%;"|Event ! style=width:15%;"|Date ! style= width:48%;"|Defenses |
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Current
|align=left |{{flagicon|RUS}} Vagab Vagabov |align=center |{{nowrap|AMC Fight Nights 105}} |align=center | October 16, 2021 |align=left | {{small|{{nowrap|1. def. David Barkhudaryan at AMC Fight Nights 113 on July 15, 2022}}}} |
4
|align=left |{{flagicon|IRN}} Hasan Yousefi |align=center |AMC Fight Nights 102 |align=center | June 18, 2021 |align=left | |
3
|align=left |{{flagicon|ARM}} Armen Petrosyan |align=center |MMA Festival |align=center | August 28, 2020 |align=left | {{small|1. def. Dmitry Minakov at FNG Steel Heart XI on January 22, 2021}} |
style="text-align:center;" colspan="5"| Nikita Krylov vacated the title when he signed for UFC. |
2
|align=left |{{flagicon|UKR}} Nikita Krylov |align=center | FNG 87 |align=center | May 19, 2018 |align=left | |
1
|align=left |{{nowrap|{{flagicon|BRA}} Fábio Maldonado}} |align=center | FNG 73 |align=center | September 4, 2017 |align=left | |
=Middleweight Championship=
84 kg (185 lbs)
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style= width:1%;"|No.
! style= width:21%;"|Name ! style= width:15%;"|Event ! style=width:15%;"|Date ! style= width:48%;"|Defenses |
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Interim
|align=left |{{flagicon|RUS}} Dmitriy Aryshev |align=center |AMC Fight Nights 122 |align=center | November 10, 2023 |align=left | |
Current
|align=left |{{flagicon|RUS}} Vladimir Mineev |align=center |FNG / GFC |align=center | September 9, 2020 |align=left |{{small|{{nowrap|1. def. Magomed Ismailov at AMC Fight Nights 105 on October 16, 2021}}}} |
style="text-align:center;" colspan="5"| Roman Kopylov vacated the title when he signed for UFC. |
2
|align=left |{{flagicon|RUS}} Roman Kopylov |align=center | FNG 85 |align=center | March 30, 2018 |align=left | {{small|1. def. Yasubey Enomoto at FNG 91 on Dec 27, 2018}} |
1
|align=left |{{nowrap|{{flagicon|RUS}} Abusupyan Alikhanov}} |align=center | FNG 66 |align=center | May 21, 2017 |align=left | |
=Welterweight Championship=
77 kg (170 lbs)
class="wikitable" style="width:80%; font-size:90%;" |
style= width:1%;"|No.
! style= width:21%;"|Name ! style= width:15%;"|Event ! style=width:15%;"|Date ! style= width:48%;"|Defenses |
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Current
|align=left |{{flagicon|RUS}} Dmitry Bikrev |align=center |FNG 92 |align=center | April 6, 2019 |align=left |{{small|1. NC vs. Shamil Amirov at FNG 98 on September 25, 2020}} |
style="text-align:center;" colspan="5"| Georgiy Kichigin vacated the title when he signed for ONE. |
1
|align=left |{{flagicon|KAZ}} Georgiy Kichigin |align=center | FNG 65 |align=center | May 19, 2017 |align=left | {{small|1. def. Magomed Nurov at FNG 80 on November 26, 2017}} |
=Lightweight Championship=
70 kg (155 lbs)
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style= width:1%;"|No.
! style= width:21%;"|Name ! style= width:15%;"|Event ! style=width:15%;"|Date ! style= width:48%;"|Defenses |
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Current
|align=left |{{nowrap|{{flagicon|RUS}} Alexander Sarnavskiy}} |align=center | AMC Fight Nights 123 |align=center | February 23, 2024 |align=left | |
4
|align=left |{{nowrap|{{flagicon|RUS}} Magomed Sulumov}} |align=center | AMC Fight Nights 121 |align=center | July 14, 2023 |align=left | |
style="text-align:center;" colspan="5"| Nariman Abbasov vacated the title when he tested free agency. |
3
|align=left |{{flagicon|AZE}} Nariman Abbasov |align=center | FNG 93 |align=center | April 26, 2019 |align=left | {{small|1. def. Mikhail Gogitidze at FNG 98 on September 25, 2020}} |
style="text-align:center;" colspan="5"| Akhmed Aliev vacated the title when he signed for PFL. |
2
|align=left |{{flagicon|RUS}} Akhmed Aliev |align=center | FNG 83 |align=center | February 22, 2018 |align=left | |
1
|align=left |{{nowrap|{{flagicon|RUS}} Magomedsaygid Alibekov}} |align=center | FNG 56 |align=center | December 9, 2016 |align=left | {{small|1. def. Kuat Khamitov at FNG 63 on April 21, 2017}} |
=Featherweight Championship=
66 kg (145 lbs)
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style= width:1%;"|No.
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style="text-align:center;" colspan="5"| Khabibulin vacated the title when he signed for ACA. {{cite web |title=Чемпион AMC Fight Nights Хабибуллин подписал контракт с ACA |url=https://mma.metaratings.ru/news/chempion-amc-fight-nights-khabibullin-podpisal-kontrakt-s-aca-251869/ |website=mma.metaratings.ru |language=ru |date=May 17, 2023}} |
3
|align=left |{{flagicon|RUS}} Gleb Khabibulin |align=center | AMC FN 115 |align=center |October 14, 2022 |align=left | |
style="text-align:center;" colspan="5"| Mukhamed Eminov vacated the title when he tested free agency. |
2
|align=left |{{flagicon|RUS}} Mukhamed Eminov |align=center |{{nowrap|Festival Stepping into Immortality}} |align=center | March 1, 2020 |align=left | {{small|1. def. Muratbek Kasymbay at FNG / GFC on September 9, 2020}} |
style="text-align:center;" colspan="5"| Alexander Matmuratov vacated the title when he signed for ACA. |
1
|align=left |{{nowrap|{{flagicon|RUS}} Alexander Matmuratov}} |align=center | FNG 62 |align=center | March 31, 2017 |align=left |{{small|1. def. Evgeniy Ignatiev at FNG 81 on December 15, 2017}} |
=Bantamweight Championship=
61 kg (135 lbs)
class="wikitable" style="width:80%; font-size:90%;" |
style= width:1%;"|No.
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Current
|align=left |{{flagicon|KAZ}} Sabit Zhusupov |align=center | AMC FN 115 |align=center |October 14, 2022 |align=left | {{small|{{nowrap|1. def. Wanderley Junior at AMC Fight Nights 122 on November 10, 2023}}}} {{cite web |title=Сабит Жусупов нокаутировал Вандерлея Джуниора и сохранил чемпионский пояс AMC Fight Nights |url=https://fight.ru/news/sabit-zhusupov-nokautiroval-vanderleya-dzhuniora-i-sohranil-chempionskiy-poyas-amc-fight-nights/ |website=fight.ru |language=ru |date=November 10, 2023}} |
3
|align=left |{{nowrap|{{flagicon|RUS}} Vladimir Egoyan}} |align=center |{{nowrap|AMC Fight Nights: Sochi}} |align=center | February 23, 2021 |align=left | |
style="text-align:center;" colspan="5"| Evgeniy Ignatiev vacated the title when he signed for RCC Boxing Promotions |
2
|align=left |{{flagicon|RUS}} Evgeniy Ignatiev |align=center | FNG 94 |align=center | October 12, 2019 |align=left | |
style="text-align:center;" colspan="5"| Tomáš Deák vacated the title when he signed for Oktagon MMA. |
1
|align=left |{{flagicon|SVK}} Tomáš Deák |align=center | FNG 75 |align=center | October 6, 2017 |align=left |{{small|{{nowrap|1. def. Sharamazan Chupanov at FNG 84 on March 2, 2018}}}} |
=Flyweight Championship=
57 kg (125 lbs)
class="wikitable" style="width:80%; font-size:90%;" |
style= width:1%;"|No.
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style="text-align:center;" colspan="5"| Vartan Asatryan vacated the title when he signed for ACA. {{cite web |title=Экс-чемпион AMC Fight Nights Асатрян подписал контракт с ACA |url=https://mma.metaratings.ru/news/eks-chempion-amc-fight-nights-asatryan-podpisal-kontrakt-s-aca-226189/ |website=mma.metaratings.ru |language=ru |date=February 8, 2023}} |
5
|align=left |{{flagicon|RUS}} Vartan Asatryan |align=center |{{nowrap|AMC Fight Nights 109}} |align=center | February 23, 2022 |align=left | |
style="text-align:center;" colspan="5"| Moris Boleyan vacated the title when he tested free agency. |
4
|align=left |{{flagicon|ARM}} Moris Boleyan |align=center |FNG Steel Heart XI |align=center | January 22, 2021 |align=left |{{small|{{nowrap|1. def. Azizkhan Chorshanbiev at AMC Fight Nights 103 on July 15, 2021}}}} |
style="text-align:center;" colspan="5"| Zhalgas Zhumagulov vacated the title when he signed for UFC. |
3
|align=left |{{nowrap|{{flagicon|KAZ}} Zhalgas Zhumagulov}} |align=center | FNG 88 |align=center | August 31, 2018 |align=left |{{small|1. def. Ali Bagautinov at FNG 95 on October 19, 2019}} |
2
|align=left |{{flagicon|RUS}} Tagir Ulanbekov |align=center | FNG 76 |align=center | October 8, 2017 |align=left | |
1
|align=left |{{flagicon|RUS}} Vartan Asatryan |align=center | FNG 65 |align=center | May 19, 2017 |align=left | |
=Women's Bantamweight Championship=
61 kg (135 lbs)
class="wikitable" style="width:80%; font-size:90%;" |
style= width:1%;"|No.
! style= width:21%;"|Name ! style= width:15%;"|Event ! style=width:15%;"|Date ! style= width:48%;"|Defenses |
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Current
|align=center |Vacant |align=center |N/A |align=center |N/A |align=center |N/A |
style="text-align:center;" colspan="5"| Liana Jojua vacated the title when she signed for UFC. |
1
|align=left |{{flagicon|Georgia (country)}} Liana Jojua |align=center | FNG 83 |align=center | February 22, 2018 |align=left | |
Notable fighters
This is a list of fighters who currently compete and have competed in the past for Fight Nights Global:
=Mixed Martial Arts=
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- {{flagicon|BRA}} Ildemar Alcântara
- {{flagicon|RUS}} Sultan Aliev
- {{flagicon|BLR}} Andrei Arlovski
- {{flagicon|RUS}} Ali Bagautinov
- {{flagicon|BRA}} Diego Brandão
- {{flagicon|RUS}} Julia Berezikova
- {{flagicon|USA}} Rich Crunkilton
- {{flagicon|RUS}} Fedor Emelianenko
- {{flagicon|SWI}} Yasubey Enomoto
- {{flagicon|MEX}} Efrain Escudero
- {{flagicon|BRA}} Maiquel Falcão
- {{flagicon|RUS}} Vener Galiev
- {{flagicon|AUS}} Peter Graham
- {{flagicon|USA}} Michael Graves
- {{flagicon|USA}} Mike Hayes
- {{flagicon|RUS}} Ali Isayev
- {{flagicon|POL}} Joanna Jędrzejczyk
- {{flagicon|USA}} Tony Johnson
- {{flagicon|BRA}} Ivan Jorge
- {{flagicon|JPN}} Masanori Kanehara
- {{flagicon|RUS}} Nikita Krylov
- {{flagicon|BLR}} Alexei Kudin
- {{flagicon|RUS}} Murad Machaev
- {{flagicon|RUS}} Ruslan Magomedov
- {{flagicon|Georgia (country)}} Levan Makashvili
- {{flagicon|BRA}} Fábio Maldonado
- {{flagicon|USA}} Danny Martinez
- {{flagicon|USA}} Derrick Mehmen
- {{flagicon|RUS}} Vitaly Minakov
- {{flagicon|RUS}} Vladimir Mineev
- {{flagicon|RUS}} Rasul Mirzaev
- {{flagicon|RUS}} Marina Mokhnatkina
- {{flagicon|USA}} Tyson Nam
- {{flagicon|USA}} Emanuel Newton
- {{flagicon|BRA}} Diego Nunes
- {{flagicon|NED}} Valentijn Overeem
- {{flagicon|BRA}} Rousimar Palhares
- {{flagicon|CZE}} Viktor Pešta
- {{flagicon|RSA}} Trevor Prangley
- {{flagicon|USA}} Brett Rogers
- {{flagicon|USA}} Eddie Sanchez
- {{flagicon|RUS}} Alexander Sarnavskiy
- {{flagicon|BRA}} Fabiano Scherner
- {{flagicon|RUS}} Alexander Shlemenko
- {{flagicon|RUS}} Kirill Sidelnikov
- {{flagicon|BRA}} Antônio Silva
- {{flagicon|BRA}} Elias Silvério
- {{flagicon|THA}} Chommanee Sor Taehiran
- {{flagicon|CMR}} Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou
- {{flagicon|USA}} Dominique Steele
- {{flagicon|ARM}} Akop Stepanyan
- {{flagicon|USA}} Tim Sylvia
- {{flagicon|RUS}} Michail Tsarev
- {{flagicon|RUS}} Albert Tumenov
- {{flagicon|RUS}} Shamil Zavurov
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=Kickboxing=
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- {{flagicon|RUS}} Dzhabar Askerov
- {{flagicon|SUR}} Redouan Cairo
- {{flagicon|ARM}} Gago Drago
- {{flagicon|BLR}} Andrey Gerasimchuk
- {{flagicon|ARM}} Karapet Karapetyan
- {{flagicon|RUS}} Batu Khasikov
- {{flagicon|NED}} Albert Kraus
- {{flagicon|RUS}} Vladimir Mineev
- {{flagicon|RUS}} Alexei Papin
- {{flagicon|RUS}} Ramazan Ramazanov
- {{flagicon|CMR}} Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou
- {{flagicon|RUS}} Alexander Stetsurenko
- {{flagicon|RSA}} Warren Stevelmans
- {{flagicon|GRE}} Mike Zambidis
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References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- [http://www.sherdog.com/organizations/Absolute-Championship-Berkut-8185 Fight Nights Global at Sherdog]
- [http://fightnights.ru/ Fight Nights Global Official Site]
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