M-1 Global officials have formally announced that the second-ever finals for the “M-1 CHALLENGE” has been scheduled for Thursday, Dec. 3, in St. Petersburg, Russia.

Vying for the M-1 Challenge Championship Cup will be USA East and Russia Legion, with both having won their respective semifinal matchups last month in Rostov, Russia.

Legion recorded a decisive 4-1 victory over Team England in the semifinals while USA East pulled off a major upset in beating USA West by a 4-1 deficit.

Rosters for the championship meeting were released today, and are as follows.
1. Lightweight (154 lbs./-70 kg): Ivan Jorge vs. Yura Ivlev
2. Welterweight (167.2 lbs./-76 kg): Gerson Dos Santos vs. Magomed Shikshabekov
3. Middleweight (184.8 lbs./-84 kg): Danilo Pereira vs. Ansar Chalangov
4. Light Heavyweight (204.8 lbs./-93 kg): Chuck Grigsby vs. Besiki Gerenava
5. Heavyweight (+204.8 lbs./+93 kg): Ness Harris vs. Akhmed Sultanov