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Absolute Championship Berkut (ACB) is back, and for the second time this year, the promotion heads to n Rostov-On-Don with another exciting card packed full of European talent.



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Topping the bill is the highly-anticipated lightweight fight between Eduard Vartanyan and home-town hero Alexandr Shabliy. Vartanyan has been a regular on the ACB roster and his all-action style has marked him as a firm fan favorite. He will be by far the biggest challenge Shabliy has faced to date.



That is a sentence that is not unfamiliar to the young fighter from Rostov and each time he has heard it he has risen to the occasion by defeating 15 of his 17 opponents and all inside the distance. All eyes will be on this fight as the winner may very well find himself fighting for ACB gold in their next outing.



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There are plenty of exciting fights elsewhere on the card as Ex-WSOF champion Steve Carl makes his debut with the promotion and takes on one of their best in Beslan Isaev. Beslan has a hugely impressive record of 34 wins with just 8 losses and he will be a dangerous animal as he is looking to bounce back from a tough defeat to another American Brett Cooper.



In the middleweight division two hard hitters come together as Mikhail Kolobegov takes his first steps into the cage against Hussien Kushagov and ACB 49 also has an epic flyweight battle between previous Bellator title challenger Anthony Leone who will look to impose his will on previous ACB title challenger and one of Fight Club Berkuts most exciting prospects Rasul Albaskhanov in another battle that could have title implications.



Other talents to watch out for are the return of Marahbek Karginov who will test his BJJ against the far more experienced Brazilian Diego Marlon plus we have a fight that may well steal the show as Shark Top Team fighter from Poland, Damian Szmigielski takes on the awkward and ever dangerous Evgeniy Lazuko.





​Fight Card

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Eduard Vartanyan vs. Alexandr Shabliy 155 lbs

Beslan Isaev vs. Steve Carl 170 lbs

Ibragim Tibilov vs. Igor Fernandes 170 lbs

Evgeniy Lazukov vs. D. Szmigielski 135 lbs

Rasul Albaskhanov vs. Anthony Leone 125 lbs

S. Davlatmurodov vs. G. Martinez Ayme 170 lbs

Mikhail Kolobegov vs. Husein Kushagov 185 lbs

S. Davlatmurodov vs. Joilton Santos 170 lbs

Maharbek Karginov vs. Diego Marlon 135 lbs

Rasul Ediev vs. Jaroslav Pokorný 155 lbs

Alexander Peduson vs. David Cubas 145 lbs

V. Khazhirokov vs. Soso Nizharadze 135 lbs

K. Mirzamagomedov vs. Artur Smirnov 265 lbs

Roman Kopylov vs. Islam Gugov 185 lbs

