M-1 Challenge set to premiere this Friday on HDNet
Billed as the “World Cup of Mixed Martial Arts,” the M-1 Challenge is set to premiere on HDNet this Friday at 8 p.m. ET.
Over the course of the past year, 10 teams representing eight different countries (including two teams from Russia along with an international team) competed in events held all over the world to determine the first-ever winner of the M-1 Challenge.
Much like the IFL’s team concept, each country fields a team with a representative in the five major individual weight classes including lightweight, welterweight, middleweight, light heavyweight, and heavyweight.
Hosted by former PRIDE announcer Sean Wheelock and Jimmy Smith of the Discovery Channel’s “Fight Quest,” U.S. fans will be able to tune in each and every Friday and see how the tournament unfolded. Friday’s premiere episode will feature France taking on the famed Russian Red Devil team.
Below is a trailer for the M-1 Challenge.
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Thanks for the informative post.
HDNet always delivers!
What, no team from Brasil, are you kidding me?
I’m both wary and looking forward to this show, either way..HD net brings us everything MMA once again.
Brasil is on the next M-1 Challenge. They couldn’t get a team for the first M-1 Challenge.
im curious as to whos on Team USA