Quick Results of M-1 Challenge Playoff Semifinals
Rostov on don, Russia – M-1 Global conducted the M-1 Challenge Playoff Semifinals earlier this afternoon in Rostov, Russia, with both USA East and Russia Legion advancing to the M-1 Challenge Championship Cup, to be held later this year. Below are quick results of this afternoon’s card with updated records: USA EAST VS. USA WEST - 1. Lightweight (154 lbs./-70 kg): Ivan Jorge (USA East/10-0) def. Steve Magdaleno (USA West/6-1) via... [Read More...]
Red Devil and Gorec both victorious at M-1 Selection 6 in Dagestan
The sixth edition of the M-1 Selection — streamed live on Saturday at both M-1Global.com and Mixfight.ru — was held yesterday in Dagestan, Russia, the home city of the Gorec fight team. Facing a tough and battle tested Russia Legion team — a team that is currently a semifinalist in the 2009 M-1 Challenge after going 3-0 — Gorec was able to pull off a dramatic upset over the heavily favored Legion squad. In addition to Gorec’s... [Read More...]
“King Mo” Lawal’s Destruction of Kerr Highlights Night of Fights at “HDNET FIGHTS PRESENTS M-1 BREAKTHROUGH”
Muhammed “King Mo” Lawal showed stateside fans exactly what all of the hype surrounding him was all about as he made surprisingly short work of UFC veteran Mark Kerr in the main attraction of “HDNET FIGHTS PRESENTS M-1 BREAKTHROUGH”, which aired live on in the United States on HDNet and around the world via Internet PPV on www.M-1Global.com. While many in attendance were aware of the fact that Kerr was coming into the fight... [Read More...]
USA East and Russia Legion join USA West and Team England in M-1 Challenge Semifinals
Hilversum, Holland — With the completion of its eighth and final regular season event of the 2009 “M-1 Challenge Presented by Affliction,” the final playoff field of four has been set. Both Russia Legion and USA East qualified for the playoffs on Sunday night at Studio 22 in Hilversum and will be heading to the M-1 Challenge semifinals on Sept. 26 in Russia. Russia Legion won Group D following its 5-0 sweep of Team Turkey. Led by... [Read More...]
Clean sweep over Spain catapults Team England into M-1 Challenge semifinals
Hilversum, Amsterdam – After being passed over in the inaugural M-1 Challenge last year, Team England made up for lost time by clinching the Group A title following its 5-0 team victory over Spain. With the victory, Team England will continue on into the M-1 Challenge post-season. England entered the night tied for the lead in Group A with Team France but left little to chance by sweeping Spain. By the time France took to the stage vs. Japan,... [Read More...]
Results from July 22 M-1 Selection event in St. Petersburg
St. Petersburg, Russia - A large contingent of fights fans gathered on the deck of The Flying Dutchman on the Neva River in order to witness a 13 fight card in one of the most unique settings ever used as a staging ground for a mixed martial arts competition. Joining fight fans at the high end restaurant were several major Russian celebrities who were on hand to witness the fifth edition of M-1 Selection, the newest fight series from M-1 Global. The... [Read More...]
Quick Results: M-1 Challenge in South Korea
Janne Tulirinta improved to 3-0 on the season following his first round TKO victory against Ivan Ivanov Seoul, South Korea - The “M-1 Challenge Presented by Affliction” held it sixth fight card of the 2009 season on Saturday night. Below are the official results of the event: Bulgaria vs. Finland - 1. Lightweight (-70 kg/154 lbs.) - Niko Puhakka (FIN) def. Yanko Yanev (BUL) via TKO (strikes) at 2:16 of round 1 2. Welterweight (-76 kg/167.2... [Read More...]
Quick Results from M-1 Selection
The fourth installment of the M-1 Selection was held in St. Petersburg, Russia on Tuesday. Below are the quick results along with a photo gallery at the bottom. Rating Fights - 1. Ragim Zagirov def. Bahtiyar Sapakulov via submission (armbar) at 0:40 of round 1 2. Alisher Hasanov def. Tovmas Martirosyan via unanimous decision 3. Alexander Tokarev def. Ivan Nadein via unanimous decision 4. Visampasha Mirzahanov def. Rustam Yamashev via submission... [Read More...]
Quick Results of first M-1 Selection in Ukraine
In recent months M-1 Global opened a brand new branch office in the Ukraine. During the launch of the new office, it was announced that an M-1 Selection fight series would be launched as a complement to the current M-1 Selection taking place in Russia. The M-1 Selection is a new fight series created by M-1 Global as a way to create a qualifying tournament to establish which team within a country will get the opportunity to represent its homeland in... [Read More...]
USA East rallies to defeat Finland by 3-2 score in Kansas City
Despite having only accepted a fight on 36 hours notice, Team USA East heavyweight Lloyd Marshbanks was the deciding factor in his team’s come-from-behind 3-2 victory over Team Finland on Friday night in Kansas City. Marshbanks was added to the Team USA roster after Mike Ottman did not receive medical clearance from the Kansas Boxing Commission. Listed on some fight databases at 16-8, industry insiders believe that Marshbanks is 50-8, with many... [Read More...]
