Now former M-1 Challenge Lightweight Champion Maksim Divnich is slaying various Pop MMA stars in the Hardcore promotion, and Busurmankul Abdibait Uulu is fighting in Eagle FC title fights. It's time to remind our esteemed viewers of one of the coolest fights in the history of M-1 Global, when these fighters clashed in an uncompromising and spectacular battle.
This happened at the M-1 Challenge 88 tournament, which took place on February 22, 2018 in Moscow. The previous year for Maxim Divnich was ambiguous.
He confidently defeated The Ultimate Fighter participant Keon Caldwell, but lost in the title fight to Damir Ismagulov, after which he lost to Ruslan Rakhmonkulov and decided to change the weight category, moving to featherweight.
But Busurmankul, with his victorious dilogy against Diego Davella, attracted great attention of spectators and specialists, becoming a rising star of the M-1 Global promotion, and for him the fight against Divnich was a big step towards a possible battle for the champion belt.
So, bright and aggressive fighters met in full-time confrontation. Maxim Divnich had nowhere to go, and Busurmankul Abdibait Uulu did not take into account any authorities and was eager to prove his right to a champion fight. The fans had a right to expect these two great fighters to put on a real show.