The year 2016 was the 6th 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 44 Luzhniki Palace of Sports Moscow, Russia 2 Fight Nights Global 45 Ufa Arena Ufa, Russia 3 Fight Nights Global 46 Ice Palace Krylatskoye Moscow, Russia 4 Fight Nights Global 47 A2 Arena Saint Petersburg, Russia 5 Fight Nights Global 48 Luzhniki Palace of Sports Moscow, Russia 6 Fight Nights Global 49 Banská Bystrica Ice Stadium Banská Bystrica, Slovakia 7 Fight Nights Global 50 Sibur Arena Saint Petersburg, Russia 8 Fight Nights Global: Summer Cup 2016 Black Sea Arena Ureki, Georgia 9 Fight Nights Global 51 Ali Aliev Sports Palace Kaspiysk, Russia 10 Fight Nights Global 52 Yubileyny Sports Palace Nizhnevartovsk, Russia 11 Fight Nights Global 53: Day 1 Luzhniki Palace of Sports Moscow, Russia 12 Fight Nights Global 53: Day 2 Luzhniki Palace of Sports Moscow, Russia 13 Fight Nights Global 54 KSK Express Rostov-on-Don, Russia 14 Fight Nights Global 55 Crocus City Hall Moscow, Russia 15 Fight Nights Global 56 Fetisov Arena Vladivostok, Russia 16 Fight Nights Global 57 Krylatskoye Sports Palace Moscow, Russia
Fight Nights Global 44: Machaev vs. Sarnavskiy
Fight Nights Global 44: Machaev vs. Sarnavskiy was a mixed martial arts event held by Fight Nights Global on February 26, 2016 at the Luzhniki Palace of Sports in Moscow, Russia.
Results Fight Card Weight Class Method Round Time NotesLightweight 70 kg Murad Machaevdef. Alexander Sarnavskiy Decision (Unanimous)35:00Catchweight 80 kg Vladimir Mineev def. Boris Miroshnichenko Submission (Rear Naked Choke) 22:55 Bantamweight 61 kg Yusup Saadulaev def. Tomáš Deák Submission (Kimura)10:47 Lightweight 70 kg Nariman Abbasov def. Nikolay Gaponov Decision (Unanimous)35:00 Lightweight Grand Prix Quarter-FinalsLightweight 70 kg Islam Begidov def. Denis Izmodenov Decision (Split)35:00 Lightweight Grand Prix Quarter-FinalsFeatherweight 66 kg Movlid Khaybulaev def. Ruslan Yamanbaev Decision (Unanimous)35:00Welterweight 70 kg Dmitry Bikrevdef. Ovanes Abgaryan TKO (Punches) 10:06 Light Heavyweight 93 kg Kurban Omarov def. Alexandr Derevyanko Decision (Unanimous)35:00 Middleweight 84 kg Magomed Abdulvagabov def. Soleh Khasanov TKO (Punches)13:06 Bantamweight 61 kg Vadim Buseev def. Alym Isabaev Draw35:00 Lightweight 70 kg Nemat Abdrashitov def. Vladimir Skachkov TKO (Punches)11:57 Light Heavyweight 93 kg Shamil Akhmedov def. Maxim Mikhteev TKO (Punches)12:43
Fight Nights Global 45: Galiev vs. Stepanyan
Fight Nights Global 45: Galiev vs. Stepanyan was a mixed martial arts event held by Fight Nights Global on April 22, 2016 at the Ufa Arena in Ufa, Russia.
Results Fight Card Weight Class Method Round Time NotesCatchweight 73 kg Vener Galiev def. Akop Stepanyan Submission (Rear Naked Choke)33:16Lightweight 70 kg Akhmet Aliev def. Ivan Jorge KO (Punch) 24:25 Featherweight 66 kg Akhmed Balkizov def. Ruslan Yamanbaev Submission (Guillotine Choke)12:04 Featherweight Grand Prix Quarter-FinalsLight Heavyweight 120 kg Mikhail Ragozin def. Luis Carlos Brito TKO (Punches)11:51 Featherweight 66 kg Sharamazan Chupanov def. Ilgiz Sagodeev Decision (Unanimous)35:00 Catchweight 59 kg Asu Almabayev def. Galamirza Aivazov Submission (Armbar)13:41Featherweight 66 kg Zaur Kasumovdef. Viktor Kichigin Submission (Rear Naked Choke) 22:43 Catchweight 73 kg Denis Izmodenov def. Tursunbek Asylgaziev Decision (Unanimous)35:00 Light Heavyweight 93 kg Sergey Rakhmatulin def. Sukhrob Rakhimbekov Submission (Punches)23:14 Featherweight 66 kg Shakhmar Sadygov def. Rinat Farsin TKO (Doctor Stoppage)11:45 Catchweight 93 kg Khamid Davlatov def. Elnur Samigulin KO (Punch)11:10 Featherweight 66 kg Nikita Merkulov def. Aziz Kadiev TKO (Punches and Elbows)24:37
Fight Nights Global 46: Mokhnatkin vs. Kudin
Fight Nights Global 46: Mokhnatkin vs. Kudin was a mixed martial arts event held by Fight Nights Global on April 29, 2016 at the Ice Palace Krylatskoye in Moscow, Russia.
Results Fight Card Weight Class Method Round Time NotesHeavyweight 120 kg Mikhail Mokhnatkin Alexei Kudin Draw35:00Catchweight 73 kg Alexander Sarnavskiy def. Dmitry Bikrev Submission (Rear Naked Choke) 22:35 Heavyweight 120 kg Sergei Pavlovich def. Baga Agaev Decision (Unanimous)35:00 Lightweight 70 kg Igor Egorovdef. Eduard MuravitskiyTKO (Punches)10:46 Lightweight Grand Prix Quarter-FinalsLightweight 70 kg Magomedsaygid Alibekovdef. Daniil Voevodin Decision (Unanimous)35:00 Lightweight Grand Prix Quarter-FinalsWelterweight 77 kg Vadim Sandulitsky def. Vasiliy Zubkov Decision (Unanimous)35:00 Welterweight Grand Prix Quarter-FinalsWelterweight 77 kg Vladimir Tyurindef. Nikolai Pryadko KO (Punch) 13:27 Welterweight Grand Prix Quarter-FinalsHeavyweight 120 kg Ali Isaev def. Timofey MishevDecision (Unanimous)35:00 Flyweight 57 kg Zhalgas Zhumagulovdef. Oscar Dolchin Decision (Unanimous)35:00
Fight Nights Global 47: Tyurin vs. Magal
Fight Nights Global 47: Tyurin vs. Magal was a mixed martial arts event held by Fight Nights Global on May 15, 2016 at the A2 Arena in Saint Petersburg, Russia.
Results Fight Card Weight Class Method Round Time NotesWelterweight 77 kg Vladimir Tyurindef. Junior Magal KO (Punches)11:11Welterweight 77 kg Georgiy Kichigin def. Zalimkhan Yusupov Decision (Unanimous)35:00 Welterweight Grand Prix Quarter-FinalsCatchweight 80 kg Vasiliy Zubkovdef. Islam Yashaev TKO (Doctor Stoppage)13:31 Catchweight 80 kg Dmitry Aryshevdef. Artem Reznikov TKO (Punches)24:42 Light Heavyweight 93 kg Evgeni Kondratovdef. Dmitry Tebekin Decision (Unanimous)35:00 Welterweight 77 kg Abdulaziz Dzhurabaev def. Dmitry Berezin Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)24:50 Female Catchweight 75 kg Svetlana Khautovadef. Daria Radionova TKO (Punches) 24:13
Fight Nights Global 48: Enomoto vs. Molodtsov
Fight Nights Global 48: Enomoto vs. Molodtsov was a mixed martial arts event held by Fight Nights Global on May 26, 2016 at the Luzhniki Palace of Sports in Moscow, Russia.
Results Fight Card Weight Class Method Round Time NotesMiddleweight 84 kg Yasubey Enomotodef. Stanislav Molodtsov Decision (Unanimous)35:00 Lightweight 70 kg Nariman Abbasov def. Islam Begidov Decision (Unanimous)35:00 Lightweight Grand Prix Semi-FinalsWelterweight 77 kg Magomed Nurovdef. Grigoriy Kichigin KO (Head Kick)20:36 Welterweight Grand Prix Quarter-FinalsMiddleweight 84 kg Sergey Kalinindef. Pavel Katrunov Decision (Split)35:00 Middleweight Grand Prix Quarter-FinalsMiddleweight 84 kg Khalid Murtazalievdef. Edilson França TKO (Punches)14:49 Middleweight Grand Prix Quarter-FinalsFeatherweight 66 kg Movlid Khaybulaevdef. Vugar Bahshiev TKO (Elbows)33:47 Featherweight Grand Prix Quarter-FinalsCatchweight 73 kg Ahmed Wali Hotakdef. Yuriy Ryaboy Decision (Unanimous)35:00
Fight Nights Global 49: Stoyan vs. Škondrič
Fight Nights Global 49: Stoyan vs. Škondrič was a mixed martial arts event held by Fight Nights Global on June 4, 2016 at the Banská Bystrica Ice Stadium in Banská Bystrica, Slovakia.
Results Fight Card Weight Class Method Round Time NotesHeavyweight 120 kg Alexey Stoyandef. Ilja Škondrič TKO (Punches)10:15 Lightweight 70 kg Gazavat Suleymanov def. Miroslav Štrbák KO (Punch)13:44 Catchweight 73 kg Dinislam Kamavovdef. Jaroslav Poborský TKO (Punches)12:18 Featherweight 66 kg Roman Silagadzedef. Alfonso Perez TKO (Punches)12:33 Featherweight Grand Prix Quarter-FinalsWelterweight 77 kg David Kozmadef. Emin Sefa Decision (Unanimous)35:00Featherweight 66 kg Vít Mrákota def. Michal Těššík TKO (Punches)13:52 Heavyweight 120 kg Kristof Nataskadef. Martin Chuděj Decision (Unanimous)35:00Middleweight 84 kg Jozef Wittnerdef. Petr Cajnak Submission (Guillotine Choke)13:11Catchweight 59 kg David Dvořákdef. Miroslav Kubáň TKO (Doctor Stoppage)22:41Light Heavyweight 93 kg Tomáš Bolodef. Roman Vančo Submission (Armbar)11:13
Fight Nights Global 50: Fedor vs. Maldonado
Fight Nights Global 50: Fedor vs. Maldonado was a mixed martial arts event held by Fight Nights Global on June 17, 2016 at the Sibur Arena in Saint Petersburg, Russia.
Results Fight Card Weight Class Method Round Time NotesHeavyweight 120 kg Fedor Emelianenkodef. Fábio Maldonado Decision (Majority)35:00 Heavyweight 120 kg Vitaly Minakov def. Peter Graham Submission (Armbar)11:02 Heavyweight 120 kg Kirill Sidelnikov def. Ruben Wolf Decision (Unanimous)35:00Catchweight 72 kg Akhmet Alievdef. Matej Truhan Decision (Unanimous)35:00 Catchweight 87 kg Anatoly Tokovdef. Vladimir Filipović Decision (Unanimous)35:00Heavyweight 120 kg Sergei Pavlovich def. Chaban Ka TKO (Punches)11:54 Light Heavyweight 93 kg Vadim Nemkovdef. Mikołaj Różanski TKO (Punches)13:39Featherweight 66 kg Rasul Mirzaevdef. Dioginis Souza TKO (Punches)14:13Heavyweight 120 kg Valentin Moldavskydef. Daniel Dörrer Submission (Guillotine Choke)10:47Welterweight 120 kg Georgiy Kichigindef. Vladimir Tyurin Submission (Armbar)12:03Welterweight Grand Prix Semi-Finals
Fight Nights Global: Summer Cup 2016
Fight Nights Global: Summer Cup 2016 was a mixed martial arts event held by Fight Nights Global on August 27, 2016 at the Black Sea Arena in Ureki, Georgia.
Results Fight Card Weight Class Method Round Time NotesCatchweight 75 kg David Khachatryandef. Wilhelm Ott Decision (Unanimous)35:00 Catchweight 69 kg Paata Robakidze def. Sirozhiddin Eshanbaev Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)21:57 Middleweight 84 kg Georgi Lobzhanidzedef. D. Jaimes Otalora TKO (Punches)14:13 Bantamweight 61 kg Ibragim Navruzovdef. Altynbek Bazhimov TKO (Head Kick and Punches)14:58 Catchweight 80 kg Samir Abdulaevdef. Zaza Kindzodze Submission (Triangle Choke)11:22Lightweight 70 kg Nikolay Kaushansky def. Artem Lobanov Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)14:32 Lightweight 70 kg Tazo Bochorishvilidef. Aleksey Sirkhan Submission (Armbar)11:16
Fight Nights Global 51: Pavlovich vs. Gelegaev
Fight Nights Global 51: Pavlovich vs. Gelegaev was a mixed martial arts event held by Fight Nights Global on September 25, 2016 at the Ali Aliev Sports Palace in Kaspiysk, Russia.
Results Fight Card Weight Class Method Round Time NotesHeavyweight 120 kg Sergei Pavlovich def. Magomed Gelegaev TKO (Knee and Punches)13:35 Featherweight 66 kg Rasul Mirzaev def. Diego NunesTKO (Punches)11:45 Catchweight 73 kg Akhmet Alievdef. Vener Galiev Decision (Unanimous)35:00 Lightweight 70 kg Murad Machaev def. Jack McGann Submission (Bulldog Choke)24:48 Light Heavyweight 93 kg Shamil Akhmedovdef. Vasily BabichDecision (Unanimous)35:00 Catchweight 68 kg Gadzhi Rabadanovdef. Ruslan YamanbaevSubmission (Rear-Naked Choke)21:49Catchweight 80 kg Raimond Magomedalievdef. Ruslan Zhemukhov TKO (Punches and Elbows)22:16 Welterweight 77 kg Saigid Izagahmayevdef. Aurel Pîrtea Submission (Armbar)30:42Middleweight 84 kg Abusupyan Alikhanov def. Dmitry Samoilov Decision (Unanimous)35:00 Middleweight Grand Prix Quarter-Finals
Fight Nights Global 52: Mokhnatkin vs. Maldonado
Fight Nights Global 52: Mokhnatkin vs. Maldonado was a mixed martial arts event held by Fight Nights Global on October 1, 2016 at the Yubileyny Sports Palace in Nizhnevartovsk, Russia.
Results Fight Card Weight Class Method Round Time NotesHeavyweight 120 kg Mikhail Mokhnatkindef. Fábio Maldonado Decision (Unanimous)35:00 Middleweight 84 kg Stanislav Molodtsov def. Georgi Lobzhanidze TKO (Punches)33:18 Middleweight Grand Prix Quarter-FinalsFeatherweight 66 kg Ilya Kurzanovdef. Alexander Matmuratov Decision (Majority)35:00 Featherweight Grand Prix Quarter-FinalsLightweight 70 kg Robert Sharafutdinovdef. Valeriy Mitrichuk TKO (Punches)12:38 Heavyweight 120 kg Rashid Sirazhudinovdef. Roman GoncharukTKO (Punches)10:57 Light Heavyweight 93 kg Zalimkhan Magomedalievdef. Denis Semenov TKO (Punches)31:57 Catchweight 63 kg Muslim Ibragimovdef. Ramazan Gadzhikhanov Decision (Split)35:00
Fight Nights Global 53: Day 1 - Gimbatov vs. Shokalo