When Team England first took the M-1 Challenge stage on April 29 at Differ Ariake in Tokyo, Japan, it was an underdog against Team Japan heading into their best-of-five series. But it was only an underdog … [Read more...]
Fedor Emelianenko Submits Shinya Aoki at DEEP/M-1 Challenge
May 2, 2009 By
From BloodyElbow.com: DEEP/M-1 Challenge 3rd Edition April 29, 2009 Differ Ariake Tokyo, Japan Japan 1-4 England 92kg+: Rob Broughton (9-4-1) def. Yusuke Kawaguchi (8-1) via Unanimous Decision (3-0) in … [Read more...]
Updated M-1 Challenge Standings for April 29
April 29, 2009 By
M-1 Challenge Standings as of April 29, 2009: GROUP A - Team - Overall Won-Loss/Head-to-Head Won-Loss 1. England: 1-0/4-1 2. Spain: 1-0/3-2 3. France: 0-1/2-3 4. Japan: 0-1/1-4 GROUP B - Team … [Read more...]
Debuting England Team Deals Japan 4-1 Loss on Home Turf
April 29, 2009 By
Despite making its debut Wednesday night at Differ Ariake in Tokyo, Japan, Team England sent a message to the entire M-1 Challenge that it could be the team to beat in Group A following its victory over … [Read more...]
M-1 Challenge Japan Quick Results
April 29, 2009 By
Tokyo, Japan -- Below are complete results of Wednesday's M-1 Challenge Japan event at Differ Ariake. Preliminary – 1. Featherweight (65 kg/143 lbs.): Tomoaki Ueyama def. Takayuki Hosakawa via TKO … [Read more...]
Full Bout Order and Weights for Wednesday’s “Third Edition”
April 28, 2009 By
Listed below is the complete fight card with final weights for Wednesday's "M-1 Challenge Presented by Affliction" Third Edition, emanating from Tokyo, Japan at Differ Ariake starting at 3:30 p.m. ET. … [Read more...]
All 38 Fighters Make Weight for M-1 Challenge 3rd Edition
April 28, 2009 By
A literal parade of 38 fighters made their way through official weigh-ins on Tuesday at the Pearl Kasai Hotel in Tokyo in preparations for Wednesday’s “M-1 Challenge Presented by Affliction” event scheduled … [Read more...]
Masuda to replace Fukuda during “Third Edition”
April 23, 2009 By
Three weeks was simply not going to be enough recovery time for middleweight Riki Fukuda to represent his home country of Japan during the "Third Edition" of the 2009 "M-1 Challenge Presented by Affliction" … [Read more...]
4/29 M-1 Challenge Japan – FEDOR vs. AOKI!
April 23, 2009 By
From Japan-MMA.com: It is true, 2 of the biggest stars in the MMA world will get in the ring at the upcoming M-1 event in Japan. It is only an exhibition fight though, so you probably wont get to see any … [Read more...]
