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Lightweight Fight : Hacran Dias (Brazil Naja/11-0-1) vs. Yui Chul Nam (South Korea/12-2)
Hacran Dias is one of the best blue chip prospects fighting out of Brazil fight now. With a record of 11-0-1, Dias is good enough to compete in any organization in the world right now. A Nova Uniao fighter, Dias made his M-1 Challenge debut in May during an event in Sao Paulo.
Facing fellow M-1 Challenge rookie Amirkhan Mazihov, Dias needed just 3:58 to finish the fight courtesy of a rear naked choke. Dias will look to improve his M-1 Challenge record to 2-0 and if successful the sky appears to the the limit for his undefeated prospect.
Nam has a impressive record but is looking to record his first M-1 Challenge win following his decision loss to USA West’s Dave Jansen during the ‘09 season opener. Being that Jansen is one of the top lightweight prospects in all of MMA, there is no shame in losing to Jansen, and with an upset win over Dias, Nam will be right back in the mix.
Welterweight Fight: Do Hyung Kim (Korea/25-5) vs. Eduardo Pamplona (Brazil Naja/11-2)
Kim is one of the most charismatic fighters in all of the M-1 Challenge Kim is a tremendous fighter who without question rates as one of the top prospects in this year’s competition. The Sunhu Gym product holds notable victories in his career over the likes of Mikhail Malyutin, Erik Oganov, and Farouk Lakebir.
Kim is moving up to 170 for what looks on paper to be an amazing matchup against Pamplona. With just one loss in his last 12 fights, Pamplona is looking to take his career to the next level following impressive wins over notables such as Juliano Belgine, Daniel Acacio, Jose “Pele” Landi-Jons, and Jorge Pantino. A win over Kim could be exactly what he needs.
Lightweight Fight: Dave Jansen (USA West/11-0) vs. Amirkhan Mazikhov (Russia Imperial/2-1)
Rising lightweight prospect David Jansen improved to 11-0 following his hard fought decision victory over Yui Chul Nam during April's M-1 Challenge event in Japan. This Team Quest member has already fought three times this year capturing notable wins having over Matt Lee and Flavio Alvaro.
Jansen wasn’t originally part of the 2009 roster with Palace Fighting Championships 155 lb. champion Brian Cobb listed as its lightweight representative. However, Cobb left USA West just ten days prior to the M-1 Challenge season opener on Feb. 21 in order to accept a contract with the UFC as a last-minute replacement at UFC 95.
The last-minute move from Cobb to Jansen has paid dividends for USA West, as Cobb was TKO’d by Terry Etim at UFC 95 and has not fought since. Meanwhile, Jansen will look to improve his record to 12-0 overall and 3-0 under the M-1 Challenge banner.
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