Jansen and Del Rosario improve upon undefeated records at latest M-1 Challenge

Fellow undefeated prospects Dave Jansen and Shane Del Rosario put together lightning quick finishes to propel Team USA West into the semifinals of 2009’s “M-1 Challenge Presented by Affliction“. Lightweight Team Quest standout Dave Jansen went to 11-0 with a picture perfect guillotine choke over Amirkhan Mazikov of Team Russia Imperial just twenty two seconds into the opening round. Del... [Read More...]

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Team USA West to face off with Fedor Emelianenko’s Team Russia Imperial at M-1 Challenge South Korea

A talent rich Team USA West has been confirmed to face off with Fedor Emelianenko’s Team Russia Imperial in the newest series of the “M-1 Challenge presented by Affliction“. The event is scheduled for the fourth of July at the Seoul Arena in Seoul, Korea. Notable fighters competing on Team USA West include Team Quest lightweight standout Dave Jansen who has compiled an unblemished... [Read More...]

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Jesse Gibbs vs. Rob Broughton added to Affliction III

A heavyweight showdown between Jesse Gibbs and Rob Broughton has been added to the undercard of the third Affliction event, “Trilogy”. M-1global.com was able to recently confirm the news of the bout through M-1 officials. Affliction III: Trilogy is set to take place in Anaheim, California on August 1 and will air live on pay-per-view. The bout between Gibbs and Broughton will be part of... [Read More...]

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13 of 15 Bouts at M-1 Challenge Kansas City End Violently

M-1 Challenge events are routinely dominated by highlight reel knockouts and jaw dropping submissions and last evening’s event held in Kansas City was no exception to the trend. Thirteen of the fifteen scheduled team competetion bouts were finished before the final bell by either submission, TKO or knockout. Team USA East rallied from behind to edge out Team Finland with a final score of 3-2.... [Read More...]

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Team USA East takes on Team Finland when M-1 Challenge returns to Kansas City on June 5

Headlining the fifth installation of the always entertaining “M-1 Challenge Presented by Affliction” series slated to go down on June 5 will be Team USA East when they face off with Team Finland. Both teams hold perfect records of 1-0 during this years Challenge. The event is scheduled to take place at the Memorial Hall in Kansas City, Kansas. Also slated for action in Kansas City are match-ups featuring... [Read More...]

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Team Brazil hands it to Team Imperial in fourth edition of M-1 Challenge

As usual, there was no shortage of decisive finishes at last night’s M-1 Challenge. Men were choked to the brink of unconsciousness and flying knees were flying as eleven of the evening’s fifteen scheduled team challenge bouts ended before the final bell. Back and forth see-saw battles, spectacular submissions and dazzling knockouts, it seems as if there is always something for everyone... [Read More...]

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Fedor Emelianenko Taps Out Shinya Aoki In Japan

Shinya Aoki and Fedor Emelianenko WAMMA Heavyweight champion Fedor Emelianenko submitted WAMMA lightweight champion Shinya Aoki with an achilles lock in a “special super exhibition” match that took place at Wednesday’s “M-1 Challenge” event. The most recent edition of the M-1 Challenge took place at the Differ Ariake Arena in Tokyo, Japan and featured a total of nineteen... [Read More...]

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WAMMA champions Fedor Emelianenko and Shinya Aoki to “spar” at M-1 Challenge Japan

Rumors have circulated for the past 36 hours that WAMMA heavyweight champion Fedor Emelianenko and WAMMA lightweight champion Shinya Aoki would be involved in a grappling exhibition match to take place this Wednesday at Shinjuku Face in Tokyo, Japan during the third leg of the 2009 M-1 Challenge fight series. FiveOuncesOfPain.com has confirmed with M-1 Global officials that Fedor and Aoki will indeed... [Read More...]

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A night of finishes in M-1 Bulgaria

The second event of the 2009 “M-1 Challenge Presented by Affliction”series just wrapped up from Bourgas, Bulgaria. The night’s action saw a combined total of fifteen bouts. There were six teams, each five men deep, and each representing a different portion of the globe. The teams competing in the Bulgaria event were Germany, Turkey, Russian Legion, World Team, Bulgaria and USA East. Fans... [Read More...]

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Finland, South Korea, and USA West ignite M-1’s 2009 Challenge

Tacoma, Washington — After debuting their team-based round robin tournament last year, M-1 Global held the first round of the 2009 M-1 Challenge this weekend at the Emerald Queen Casino in Tacoma, WA. The event pitted six teams in best-of-five “dual meet” action, ending with redeeming wins for Team South Korea, Team USA West, and Team Finland. Marketed as the “World Cup of MMA,” the M-1... [Read More...]

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Dave Jansen to replace Brian Cobb this Saturday at M-1 Challenge Opener

M-1 Global officials have announced that undefeated Team Quest product Dave Jansen has been signed to Team USA West for this Saturday’s M-1 Challenge opener at the Emerald Queen Casino near Tacoma, Washington. Jansen replaces Brian Cobb, who had been slated to represent Team USA West in its best-of-five series against Team Brazil Naja. The move to sign Jansen was necessitated after Cobb signed... [Read More...]

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Lineups finalized for the M-1 Challenge season opener on Feb. 21

M-1 Global finalized rosters and matchups earlier this week for its 2009 season opener of the M-1 Challenge, which is set to take place on Feb. 21 at the Emerald Queen Casino near Seattle, Washington. The opener will also feature the debut the Colin Oyama-led Team USA West, which includes Palace Fighting Championships lightweight champion Brian Cobb, undefeated Hawaiian welterweight Dylan Clay, The... [Read More...]

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Fedor Emelianenko responds to Andrei Arlovski, Freddie Roach, and Dana White in exclusive interview with 5 Oz. of Pain

There are just 17 days until Fedor Emelianenko defends his WAMMA heavyweight title against former UFC heavyweight champion Andrei Arlovski during Affliction and M-1’s “Day of Reckoning” on January 24 in Anaheim, California. Despite having recorded victories in the past over the likes for former PRIDE and interim UFC heavyweight champion Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira, former UFC heavyweight champion... [Read More...]

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Vadim Finkelchtein Interview Part II: “We’ve always wanted to collaborate with good partners, the problem is that Dana White is not letting that happen.”

In Part I of FiveOuncesOfPain.com’s exclusive interview with M-1 Global President and manager for Fedor Emelianenko, Vadim Finkelchtein, discussed in detail some of the specific negotiation points that came up during contract negotiations between the UFC and Fedor. In Part II, Finkelchtein addresses questions about whether Fedor’s current contract with Affliction and M-1 would prevent him... [Read More...]

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Fedor’s manager, Vadim Finkelchtein, responds to Dana White in Part I of new, exclusive interview

FiveOuncesOfPain.com contacted M-1 Global President Vadim Finkelchtein earlier this week in attempt to get his response to comments made by UFC President Dana White during a Monday night interview with “The Carmichael Dave Show” on KHTK radio in Sacramento. Finkelchtein granted FiveOuncesOfPain.com’s interview request on New Year’s Day and conducted nearly an hour long interview... [Read More...]

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Inclement weather causes cancellation of the M-1 Challenge finals

M-1 Global officials announced Thursday that the finals for its inaugural season of the M-1 Challenge, which had been scheduled to take place at the Emerald Queen Casino in Seattle, Washington, has been canceled. In a press release received by FiveOuncesOfPain.com, M-1 officials claimed that the reason for the cancellation was due to inclement weather conditions in the Seattle area that prevented its... [Read More...]

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Lineups announced for M-1 Challenge final on Dec. 26

M-1 Global officially announced the matchups for the final of its M-1 Challenge series, which is scheduled for Dec. 26 in Seattle, Wash. at the Emerald Queen Hotel and Casino. Squaring off in the first-ever M-1 championship will be the Russian Red Devil Team against Team Holland. Fighters representing the teams in five separate weight classes will go head-to-head with the first team to win three fights... [Read More...]

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M-1 announces February event at the Playboy Mansion

M-1 Global will become the second-ever mixed martial arts promotion to host an event from the famed Playboy Mansion in Beverly Hills, California on February 21, 2009. The announcement was made official late this week on the promotion’s English-language website. Strikeforce became the first promotion ever to host a show at the Mansion on Sept. 29, 2007. The promotion then returned to host a second... [Read More...]

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Josh Barnett to face Gilbert Yvel at Affliction’s “Day of Reckoning”

M-1 Global heavyweight and former PRIDE star Gilbert Yvel has signed a three fight contract with Affliction Entertainment and will be making his debut against Josh Barnett during the promotion’s “Day of Reckoning” event on January 24 at the Honda Center in Anaheim, California. Officials with M-1 made the official announcement in a press release that was sent out Tuesday morning. Yvel,... [Read More...]

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Gilbert Yvel in talks to fight for Affliction

Former PRIDE heavyweight Gilbert Yvel, who is currently contracted to M-1 Global, is reportedly in talks with Affliction Entertainment about competing for the promotion. FiveOuncesOfPain.com confirmed the reports with Jacob Schaap, M-1 Global’s Director of Communications. “Affliction is negotiating with Yvel right now about a three fight deal,” said Schaap responding to a request for... [Read More...]

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