In the main event of the evening, unbeaten light heavyweight champion Oleg "Fomich" Fomichev will face a formidable opponent in the person of Islam "Django" Zhangorazov in a 5-round fight. In the heavyweight category, two fierce punchers - Marcel Khanov and Ivan "Russian Bogatyr" Matveev will determine the strongest in the battle for the status of the main contender.
In turn, the lightweight division champion Kantemir Kalazhokov will move up to a new weight category to declare his ambitions for the second ring in the duel against Naby "Hannibal" Gadzhiev. In another fight, Murad "Dedok" Artsulaev will return for a long-awaited and principled revenge with Alexei "Melnik" Melnikov.
RED ARENA General Director Irina Borisova emphasizes the special status of the TOP DOG promotion and notes the high level of preparation for the event: “Together with the TOP DOG team, we are actively preparing for the September tournament. This will be our second interaction experience. RED ARENA specialists are completely immersed in the event and work out every detail together with the promotion.
I can say with confidence that the audience will experience a unique atmosphere of the arena, which will be realized thanks to audio and visual solutions. As for the spectacle itself, I am sure that TOP DOG fighters will give RED ARENA guests the most intense emotions and uncompromising fights that will take your breath away.”
The founder of the league and the host of the upcoming tournament, Daniil Aleev, spoke about his expectations from the upcoming event: “Fans of fisticuffs remember last year's TOP DOG tournament in RED ARENA very well. It was a brutal attraction that left no one indifferent and literally drowned the arena in adrenaline. It is with great pleasure that I invite all martial arts lovers to visit our upcoming tournament on September 22. We are back to bring you the best fighting show ever."