M-1’s Jessie Gibbs receives black belt
M-1 Global’s fighter representing Team Holland and consequently Team World, Jessie Gibbs got the coveted and well-deserved black belt from the Brazilian Jiu Jitsu master Marcos Barbosa who was in Holland to teach some classes at Team Agua, where Gibbs trains. Jessie is one of the best up-and-coming heavyweights in the M-1 Global’s stable. Amassing an overall record of 9 wins with only 2 losses this young Dutchman was victorious against... [Read More...]
Video: Watch Fedor vs. Mousasi Sparring Exhibition
Courtesy of M-1 Challenge U.S. television partner HDNet, video of M-1’s Fedor Emelianenko and Gegard Mousasi sparring during “HDNET FIGHTS PRESENTS M-1 BREAKTHROUGH” is now available online, free of charge. To relive the epic clash between two of the world’s pound-for-pound best, just click below. Read More →
M-1 “Breakthrough” Video: Mo Lawal vs. Mark Kerr
Courtesy of M-1 Global U.S. television partner HDNet is video from M-1’s recent “Breakthrough” event featuring “King” Mo Lawal taking on former NCAA Champion Mark Kerr. Did Lawal improve to 5-0 in his young MMA career or did Kerr shock the critics and revive his career with a massive upset? See for yourself. 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...]
Video: Karl Amoussou vs. Kazuhiro Hamanaka
This Friday, Karl Amoussou will return to the M-1 ring at “HDNET FIGHTS PRESENTS M-1 BREAKTHROUGH” (live on HDNet at 10 p.m. ET with the undercard streamed on Sherdog beginning at 8:15 p.m. ET) for the first time since April 29, 2009. Competing in a “Superfight” during an M-1 Challenge event in Japan vs. Kazuhiro Hamanaka, Amoussou needed just 23 seconds to knockout the IFL veteran. At “Breakthrough,” Amoussou will... [Read More...]
Video: Introducing Mikhail Zayats
Many fans in the United States will get their first-ever look at some of the world’s top up-and-coming talent during “HDNET FIGHTS PRESENTS M-1 BREAKTHROUGH” this Friday at 10 p.m. ET on HDNet. Emanating live from the historic Memorial Hall in Kansas City (tickets still on sale at all Ticketmaster outlets as well as Ticketmaster.com), Fedor Emelianenko protege Mikhail Zayats will take on Lucio Linhares of Brazil in a much-anticipated... [Read More...]
Mikhail Zayats: I could have finished (Lucio Linhares) in the first round
June 27, 2008 is the date of one of the greatest bouts ever contested under the M-1 banner. On that date, Brazil’s Lucio Linhares and Russia’s Mikhail Zayats battled to a decision in front of a capacity crowd on the deck of Vadim Finkelchtein’s “Flying Ducthman” restaurant in St. Petersburg, Russia. Zayats, a protégé of Fedor Emelianenko, beat Linhares via controversial decision that some attributed to having the home-country advantage.... [Read More...]
FIVE BOUT UNDERCARD AT “HDNET FIGHTS PRESENTS M-1 BREAKTHROUGH” TO BE STREAMED LIVE ON SHERDOG.COM
M-1 Global has announced that it will partner with the highly-popular mixed martial arts website Sherdog.com to stream its five-bout undercard of this Friday’s “HDNET FIGHTS PRESENTS M-1 GLOBAL: BREAKTHROUGH” free of charge at 8:15 p.m. ET, just prior to HDNet’s national telecast at 10:00 p.m. ET. The free streaming of the undercard (card subject to change) is in addition to M-1’s recent announcement of plans to stream the main card to International... [Read More...]
FULL 12-BOUT CARD FINALIZED FOR “HDNET FIGHTS PRESENTS M-1 BREAKTHROUGH”
With less than one week to go until Friday’s “HDNET FIGHTS PRESENTS M-1 GLOBAL BREAKTHROUGH” event live from the historic Memorial Hall in Kansas City, M-1 Global officials have released the final 12-bout card. With six televised bouts scheduled to air during the HDNet telecast (10:00 p.m. ET, check local listings for channel availability) plus a special sparring exhibition between M-1 fighters Fedor Emelianenko and newly-crowned... [Read More...]
Coming to “HDNET FIGHTS PRESENTS M-1 GLOBAL BREAKTHROUGH”: Daisuke Nakamura
On Aug. 28 at the historic Memorial Hall in Kansas City, some of the world’s best up-and-coming talent will be on display during “HDNET FIGHTS PRESENTS M-1 GLOBAL BREAKTHROUGH.” The event will also mark the return to M-1 of one of the first graduates of the M-1 Challenge (a class that also includes Strikeforce light heavyweight champion Gegard Mousasi and WEC lightweight Dave Jansen), current DREAM star Daisuke Nakamura. Nakamura,... [Read More...]
