M-1 Global

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M-1 Global / MMA-1
Type Private
Industry Mixed martial arts promotion
Founded 1997
Founder(s) Vadim Finkelchtein
Headquarters St. Petersburg, Amsterdam
Key people Fedor Emelianenko
Evgeni Kogan
Website http://www.m-1global.com/

M-1 Global (Mixfight-1) or MMA-1 (Mixed martial arts-1)[1] is the mixed martial arts promotion based in Amsterdam, The Netherlands which organizes between 100 and 200 competitions per year. The public faces of M-1 Global are President, Vadim Finkelstein[2] and part-owner Fedor Emelianenko.[3]

It hosted its first major show (rather than co-promoting with other organizations) entitled M-1 Global Presents Breakthrough on August 28, 2009 at Memorial Hall in Kansas City.[4]

M-1, in 2009, signed a contract to co-promote with Explosion Entertainment.[5]

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M-1 Challenge [edit]

Main article: M-1 Challenge

M-1 Challenge is a competition organized with a series of events held in different places around the world where MMA clubs compete against each other. The events are broadcast in over 100 countries. Fighters in over 30 countries applied to compete in the 2010 season.[2] The teams consist of five athletes (one in each of the five major weight class). The program airs on HDNet.

M-1 Selection [edit]

Main article: M-1 Selection

The M-1 Selection is a MMA competition where the next generation of fighters are given the opportunity to showcase their skills on the world stage with fighters being eliminated after only one loss; victory will advance the winning fighters throughout the tournament and earn them a trip to the championship event where they will compete for a “M-1 Selection” title.[6]

Current M-1 Global champions [edit]

Men's division Upper weight limit Champion Nationality Since Title Defenses
Heavyweight no limit Kenny Garner  USA June 21, 2012 1
Light Heavyweight 205 lb (93 kg; 14.6 st) Sergey Kornev  Russia September 30, 2012 0
Middleweight 185 lb (84 kg; 13.2 st) Ramazan Emeev  Russia November 15, 2012 0
Welterweight 170 lb (77 kg; 12 st) Rashid Magomedov  Russia March 16, 2012 1
Lightweight 155 lb (70 kg; 11.1 st) Musa Khamanaev  Russia June 21, 2012 1
Featherweight 145 lb (66 kg; 10.4 st) Marat Gafurov  Russia November 15, 2012 0

See also [edit]

References [edit]

  1. ^ "Вадим Финкельштейн о ребрендинге М-1 в ММА-1" (in Russian). Mixfight.ru. 2012-02-23. Retrieved 2012-11-18. 
  2. ^ a b "M-1 Global Press Conference". M-1Global.com. 2009-07-30. Retrieved 2012-05-07. 
  3. ^ Morgan, John. "M-1 Global's Jerry Millen: Fedor Emelianenko is not dodging Brock Lesnar". MMAjunkie. 
  4. ^ "King Mo vs. Mark Kerr and exhibition match between Fedor and Mousasi set for “M-1 Breakthrough”". Five Ounces of Pain. 
  5. ^ "M-1 and Fedor officially join forces with Strikeforce". M-1Global.com. 2009-08-03. Retrieved 2012-05-07. 
  6. ^ "M-1 Selection 2011 – Asia: Opening Round 1 Announced". M-1Global.com. 2011-03-07. Retrieved 2012-05-07. 

External links [edit]
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