The year 2017 was the 7th year in the history of the Fight Nights Global, a mixed martial arts promotion based in Russia. It started broadcasting through a television agreement with Match TV.
List of events
# Event Title Date Arena Location 1 Fight Nights Global 58: Brandão vs. Machaev Ali Aliyev Sports Palace Kaspiysk, Russia 2 Fight Nights Global 59: Minakov vs. Linderman Ali Aliyev Sports Palace Kaspiysk, Russia 3 Fight Nights Global 60: Aryshev vs. Khasanov Tax Committee Sports Center Dushanbe, Tajikistan 4 Fight Nights Global 61: Aleksakhin vs. Enomoto Bryansk Ice Palace Bryansk, Russia 5 Fight Nights Global 62: Matmuratov vs. Kurzanov Krylatskoye Sports Palace Moscow, Russia 6 Fight Nights Global 63: Alibekov vs. Khamitov Fetisov Arena Vladivostok, Russia 7 Fight Nights Global 64: Nam vs. Bagautinov VTB Arena Moscow, Russia 8 Fight Nights Global 65: Asatryan vs. Zhumagulov Barys Arena Astana, Kazakhstan 9 Fight Nights Global 66: Alikhanov vs. Murtazaliev Ali Aliyev Sports Palace Kaspiysk, Russia 10 Fight Nights Global 67: Brandão vs. Galiev DIVS Arena Ekaterinburg, Russia 11 Fight Nights Global 68: Pavlovich vs. Mokhnatkin Yubileyny Sports Palace Saint Petersburg, Russia 12 Fight Nights Global 69: Bagautinov vs. Nobre Ice Sports Palace Sibir Novosibirsk, Russia 13 Fight Nights Global 70: Palhares vs. Ivanov FSK Sports Complex Ulan-Ude, Russia 14 Fight Nights Global 71: Mineev vs. Michailidis Luzhniki Palace of Sports Moscow, Russia 15 Fight Nights Global 72: Hill vs. Engibaryan Ice Cube Sochi, Russia 16 Fight Nights Global 73: Aliev vs. Brandão Ali Aliyev Sports Palace Kaspiysk, Russia 17 Fight Nights Global 74: Aleksakhin vs. Graves Luzhniki Palace of Sports Moscow, Russia 18 Fight Nights Global 75: Deák vs. Chistyakov Yubileyny Sports Palace Saint Petersburg, Russia 19 Fight Nights Global 76: Bagautinov vs. Martinez Olympus Arena Krasnodar, Russia 20 Fight Nights Global 77: Krylov vs. Newton SOK Energetik Surgut, Russia 21 Fight Nights Global 78: Tsarev vs. Guseinov Lada Arena Tolyatti, Russia 22 Fight Nights Global 79: Pavlovich vs. Sidelnikov Diesel Arena Penza, Russia 23 Fight Nights Global 80: Khamitov vs. Queally Almaty Arena Almaty, Kazakhstan 24 Fight Nights Global 81: Matmuratov vs. Ignatiev Arena Omsk Omsk, Russia 25 Fight Nights Global 82: Minakov vs. Johnson Luzhniki Palace of Sports Moscow, Russia
Fight Nights Global 58: Brandão vs. Machaev
Fight Nights Global 58: Brandão vs. Machaev was a mixed martial arts event held by Fight Nights Global on January 28, 2017, at the Ali Aliyev Sports Palace in Kaspiysk, Russia.
Background This event featured a lightweight superfight between one of the most dominant lightweight in Europe, former Bellator heavyweight champion Murad Machaev and UFC veteran the Brazilian Diego Brandão as headliner.
For undisclosed reason Stanislav Molodtsov was forced to withdraw from his Grand-Prix match against Abusupyan Alikhanov, he was subsequently replaced by Pavel Doroftei.
Results Fight Card Weight Class Method Round Time NotesLightweight 70 kg Diego Brandão def. Murad Machaev Submission (Armbar)20:58 Middleweight 84 kg Abusupyan Alikhanov def. Pavel Doroftei TKO (Corner Stoppage) 25:00 Middleweight Grand Prix Semi-FinalsBantamweight 61 kg Shamil Magomedov def. Bakhachali Bakhachaliev Draw (Majority)35:00 Catchweight 68 kg Marat Magomedov def. Maksim Maryanchuk TKO (Punches) 1 4:14 Welterweight 77 kg Kamal Magomedov def. Rasul Abdulaev TKO (Punches) 1 4:23 Lightweight 70 kg Gusen Gadzhiev def. Denis Izmodenov Submission (Rear Naked Choke)23:52 Flyweight 57 kg Tagir Ulanbekovdef. Asu Almabayev TKO (Submission to punches) 3 4:51 Flyweight 57 kg Artur Bagautinov def. Ilya Kosnyrev TKO (Doctor Stoppage)21:48 Welterweight 70 kg Shamil Amirov def. Vladimir Palchenkov Decision (Unanimous)35:00 Light Heavyweight 93 kg Soleh Khasanov def. Arnold Balkitskiy TKO (Punches)31:13 Middleweight 84 kg Magomed Isaev def. Cory Alexander Decision (Majority)35:00
Fight Nights Global 59: Minakov vs. Linderman
Fight Nights Global 59: Minakov vs. Linderman was a mixed martial arts event held by Fight Nights Global on February 23, 2017, at the Ali Aliyev Sports Palace in Kaspiysk, Russia.
Background This event featured a heavyweight superfight between one of the most dominant heavyweights in the game, unbeaten former Bellator heavyweight champion Vitaly Minakov and the American DJ Linderman as headliner.
Also featured on the card, was a number one contender fight for the Fight Nights Lightweight Championship between Akhmet Aliev and Efrain Escudero.
Results Fight Card Weight Class Method Round Time NotesHeavyweight 120 kg Vitaly Minakovdef. D.J LindermanKO (Punch) 33:10 Lightweight 70 kg Akhmet Aliev def. Efraín EscuderoDecision (Split)35:00 Bantamweight 61 kg Tomáš Deák def. Aleksandr YanyshevSubmission (Rear-Naked Choke) 2 1:24 Bantamweight Grand Prix Semi-FinalsMiddleweight 84 kg Roman Kopylov def. Artem Shokalo TKO (Punches) 3 4:11 Featherweight 66 kg Alexander Matmuratov def. Adi Alic Decision (Majority)35:00Light Heavyweight 93 kg Aleksey Sidorenko def. Yusup Suleymanov Decision (Majority)35:00 Flyweight 57 kg Vartan Asatryan def. Elnar Ibragimov TKO (Elbows and Punches) 1 4:07 Flyweight Grand Prix Semi-FinalsLight Heavyweight 93 kg Kurban Omarov def. Joaquim Ferreira TKO (Retirement) 2 1:36 Light Heavyweight Grand Prix Quarter-Finals Lightweight 70 kg Nariman Abbasov def. Artur Zaynullin Decision (Unanimous)35:00Flyweight 57 kg Rizvan Abuev def. Kanybek Beysheev TKO (Punches) 1 3:40
Fight Nights Global 60: Aryshev vs. Khasanov
Fight Nights Global 60: Aryshev vs. Khasanov was a mixed martial arts event held by Fight Nights Global on March 4, 2017, at the Tax Committee Sports Center in Dushanbe, Tajikistan.
Results Fight Card Weight Class Method Round Time NotesMiddleweight 84 kg Dmitry Aryshev def. Soleh KhasanovTKO (Punches) 3 1:52 Heavyweight 120 kg Fábio Maldonado def. Abdul-Khamid DavlyatovTKO (punches) 1 4:20 Flyweight 57 kg Oskar Dolchin def. Shuhrat KhakimovDecision (Unanimous) 3 5:00 Lightweight 70 kg Asif Tagiev def. David Clay Decision (Unanimous) 3 5:00 Light Heavyweight 93 kg Abulmuslim Magomedov def. Sadyrbek uulu UzakTKO (Punches) 2 1:39 Featherweight 66 kg Bekhruz Zukhurov def. Ali Yousefi KO (Punch) 1 2:48 Lightweight 70 kg Georgiy Kichigindef. Anatoly Safronov Submission (Armbar) 1 2:07 Lightweight 70 kg Stanislav Iluschenkov def. Emomali KurbanovTKO (Retirement) 1 1:15 Lightweight 70 kg Bakhtier Ibragimov def. Farid LutfulloevSubmission (Rear-Naked Choke) 1 Featherweight 66 kg Akmaldzhon Mamurov def. Amretdin Emomerbekov Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) 1
Fight Nights Global 61: Aleksakhin vs. Enomoto
Fight Nights Global 61: Aleksakhin vs. Enomoto was a mixed martial arts event held by Fight Nights Global on March 11, 2017, at the Bryansk Ice Palace in Bryansk, Russia.
Background This event featured a middleweight superfight between Nikolay Aleksakhin and Yasubey Enomoto as headliner.
Ayub Gimbatov was injured during the preparation for his fight and was forced to withdraw from his match against Giorgi Lobzhanidze. Instead Lobzhanidze has fight with the double world champion and European MMA champion Gadzhimurad Khiramagomedov.
Results Fight Card Weight Class Method Round Time NotesMiddleweight 84 kg Nikolay Aleksakhindef. Yasubey EnomotoTKO (Injury) 2 1:10 Light Heavyweight 93 kg Artur Astakhov def. Emanuel Newton Decision (Unanimous)35:00 Light Heavyweight Grand Prix Quarter-FinalsMiddleweight 84 kg Gadzhimurad Khiramagomedov def. Georgi Lobjanidze Decision (Unanimous)35:00Welterweight 77 kg David Gladun def. Yuri Izotov Decision (Unanimous)35:00 Lightweight 70 kg Evgeniy Ignatiev def. Gadzhi RabadanovDecision (Majority)35:00 Featherweight 66 kg Nikita Mikhailov def. Ignatiy Androsov Decision (Unanimous)35:00 Lightweight 70 kg Maxim Panshin def. Andrey Zheltov Decision (Unanimous)35:00 Welterweight 77 kg Ishaq Aliyev def. Roman Tkachenko Decision (Unanimous)35:00
Fight Nights Global 62: Matmuratov vs. Kurzanov
Fight Nights Global 62: Matmuratov vs. Kurzanov was a mixed martial arts event held by Fight Nights Global on March 31, 2017, at the Krylatskoye Sports Palace in Moscow, Russia.
Background This event will feature two Grand-Prix final, first for the inaugural Fight Nights Global Heavyweight Championship between Sergey Pavlovich and Mikhail Mokhnatkin as headliner, second For the inaugural Fight Nights Global Featherweight Championship between Ilya Kurzanov and Movlid Khaibulaev as co-headliner.
Kirill Sidelnikov was injured and couldn't participate in the Final of the Grand Prix, and was subsequently replaced by Mikhail Mokhnatkin.
Results Fight Card Weight Class Method Round Time NotesFeatherweight 66 kg Alexander Matmuratov def. Ilya Kurzanov KO (Punches) 2 0:49 GP Final For the inaugural FNG Featherweight ChampionshipLightweight 70 kg Levan Makashvili def. Jack McGann Decision (Unanimous)35:00 Flyweight 57 kg Zhalgas Zhumagulov def. Artur Bagautinov KO (Punch) 2 2:51 Flyweight Grand Prix Semi-FinalsWelterweight 77 kg Aliaskhab Khizriev def. Matej Truhan KO (Punch to the Body) 1 0:37 Featherweight 66 kg Magomed Yunisulau def. Allan Popeye Submission (Arm-Triangle Choke) 1 2:06 Bantamweight 61 kg Umar Nurmagomedovdef. Alym Isabaev TKO (Punches) 2 3:32Bantamweight 61 kg Grachik Engibaryan def. Paul Marin KO (Punches) 2 0:13 Lightweight 70 kg Ramil Mustapayev def. Sergey Faley KO (Punch) 3 3:39 Bantamweight 61 kg Nauruz Dzamikhov vs. Magomed Al-Abdullah DRAW 3 5:00 Flyweight 57 kg Nikita Burchak def. Alexey Safonov KO (Punch) 2 0:10 Featherweight 66 kg Kamil Abdulazizov def. Vadim Panevin Submission (Kimura) 2 3:12
Fight Nights Global Featherweight Grand-Prix bracket
1Roman Silagadze was injured and couldn't participate in the Semi-Finals of the Grand Prix, and was subsequently replaced by Paata Robakidze.
Fight Nights Global 63: Alibekov vs. Khamitov
Fight Nights Global 63: Alibekov vs. Khamitov was a mixed martial arts event held by Fight Nights Global on April 21, 2017, at the Fetisov Arena in Vladivostok, Russia.
Results Fight Card Weight Class Method Round Time NotesLightweight 70 kg Magomedsaygid Alibekovdef. Kuat KhamitovDecision (Unanimous)55:00 For the FNG Lightweight ChampionshipMiddleweight 84 kg Vladimir Mineev def. Maiquel FalcãoTKO (Punches) 1 3:36 Welterweight 77 kg Jorge de Oliveira def. Gennadiy Kovalev Submission (Anaconda Choke) 3 2:51 Middleweight 84 kg Mikhail Kabargin def. Sergey Kalinin TKO (Punches) 2 4:20 Middleweight 84 kg Andreas Michailidisdef. Evgeny Shalomaev TKO (Punches) 1 2:56 Lightweight 70 kg Konstantin Karaulnyjdef. Konstantin Yurchenko KO (Kick to the Body) 2 1:24 Lightweight 70 kg Dmitriy Gorobets def. Hushkadam Zavurbekov Submission (Triangle Choke) 1 4:11 Lightweight 70 kg Kamo Agavyan def. Roman Turkana-Surinovich Submission (Armbar) 2 3:05 Flyweight 57 kg Sergey Lesnikov def. Magomedrasul Sheikhmagomedov Submission (Triangle Choke) 1 1:41
Fight Nights Global 64: Nam vs. Bagautinov
Fight Nights Global 64: Nam vs. Bagautinov was a mixed martial arts event held by Fight Nights Global on April 27, 2017, at the VTB Arena in Moscow, Russia.
Results Fight Card Weight Class Method Round Time NotesFlyweight 57 kg Tyson Namdef. Ali Bagautinov KO (Head Kick) 3 4:59 Heavyweight 120 kg Alexei Kudin def. Derrick MehmenDecision (Split)35:00 Lightweight 70 kg Peter Queallydef. Igor Egorov Decision (Unanimous)35:00 Middleweight 84 kg Ayub Gimbatov def. Dauren Ermekov TKO (Punches) 1 3:10 Bantamweight 61 kg Artur Magomedov def. Evgeniy Bondarev Submission (Rear Naked Choke) 2 3:49 Flyweight 57 kg Shuhrat Khakimov def. Dmitriy Kuznetsov Decision (Unanimous)35:00 Women Welterweight 77 kg Svetlana Khautovadef. Zamzagul Fayzallanova Decision (Unanimous)35:00 Lightweight 70 kg Sultan Abdurazakov def. Eduard Muravitskiy Decision (Unanimous)35:00 Flweight 57 kg Ilya Kosnyrev vs. Suren OsipovDraw 3 5:00
Fight Nights Global 65: Asatryan vs. Zhumagulov