After compiling a 3-0 team record and a 13-2 individual record en route to a Group D title in the 2009 "M-1 Challenge Presented by Affliction" (www.M-1Global.com), Team Russia Legion is locked and loaded … [Read more...]
Injury forces Team England’s Tom Blackledge to the sidelines for Sept. 26 semifinals
September 3, 2009 By
Team England's hopes of making it to the M-1 Challenge finals during its first season in the competition was dealt a severe blow on Wednesday when light heavyweight Tom Blackledge informed team officials … [Read more...]
Weigh-in Results for “HDNET FIGHTS PRESENTS BREAKTHROUGH”
August 28, 2009 By
Considered by many pundits to be nothing more than an opponent for Karl “Psycho” Amoussou, John “The Iron Bull” Doyle sent a message Thursday afternoon during weigh-ins for “HDNET FIGHTS PRESENTS M-1 BREAKTHROUGH” … [Read more...]
Photo Gallery: Is Karl Amoussou the next Wanderlei Silva?
August 21, 2009 By
"Promoters are always looking for something special in fighters, whether it be their ability to promote fights well or a spectacular fighting style," wrote Tim Leidecker during a June 25, 2009 article … [Read more...]
“Psycho” Amoussou ready to make his name in the U.S. at “HDNET FIGHTS PRESENTS M-1 BREAKTHROUGH”
August 21, 2009 By
Voted by Sherdog.com as the number one European MMA prospect, Frenchmen Karl "Psycho" Amoussou is no secret to die-hard MMA fans. For the past year and a half, Amoussou has been a staple of M-1's M-1 … [Read more...]
Clean sweep over Spain catapults Team England into M-1 Challenge semifinals
August 15, 2009 By
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 … [Read more...]
SATURDAY AND SUNDAY’S M-1 CHALLENGE EVENTS TO BE AVAILABLE ON INTERNET PPV THIS WEEKEND
August 15, 2009 By
With one of the largest weekends of fighting in the history of MMA on tap, M-1Global.com announced Thursday that it will be making all 31 fights in this weekend's two-day M- 1 Challenge event at Studio … [Read more...]
Results and from Thursday’s M-1 Challenge: Holland Weigh-in
August 15, 2009 By
Amsterdam, Holland - A total of 60 fighters weighed in Friday at the M-1 Global gym in Amsterdam on Thursday afternoon. The cavalcade of competitors will be competing in a two-day mega-taping for the multiple … [Read more...]
Team France loses Maktar Gueye for Saturday’s M-1 Challenge match vs. Japan
August 14, 2009 By
Following his nine-second knockout of Team England's Ian Butlin this past June, the stock of French lightweight fighter Maktar Gueye was riding high. And with Group A semifinal playoff implications at … [Read more...]
Nine Second knockout Featured on Friday’s M-1 Challenge Episode
August 13, 2009 By
Team England's Ian Butlin and Team France's Maktar Gueye only know how to fight one way: full speed ahead. The two lightweight freight trains collided in the night on June 6 at Memorial Hall in Kansas … [Read more...]
