M-1 Global announced on Wednesday that Viktor Nemkov and Attila Vegh will lock horns in a featured light heavyweight encounter at M-1 Challenge 71, which is slated for Oct. 21 in St. Petersburg, Russia.
Nemkov is a former two-time M-1 Challenge champion at 205 pounds. In May, his four-fight winning streak was snapped when he dropped a split decision to Rashid Yusupov at M-1 Challenge 66, a defeat that cost him his title.
Vegh captured Bellator’s light heavyweight title in 2013 but lost it in his first defense to Emanuel Newton.