Jeff Monson, Aleks Emelianenko notch wins at M-1 event in Russia
Two of MMA’s handful of well-known heavyweights who don’t call the UFC home both saw action on the same card over the weekend with each earning a victory in their respective rumbles. Headlining M-1 Challenge 31, Aleksander Emelianenko wowed his fellow Russians with a second round knockout of Tadas Rimkevicius, snapping a three-fight winning streak for “The Lithuanian Bear” and running his own... [Read More...]
Enomoto submits Zavurov to capture M-1 welterweight title at M-1 Challenge 30
It’s likely the last time we’ll see M-1 Global on Showtime, so the organization will look to go out with a bang tonight. Coming to use live from The Hangar at the O.C. Fair and Events Center in Costa Mesa, California it’s M-1 Challenge 30. As always, FiveOuncesOfPain.com will provide complete results including a fight recap of all the live televised action. The main card kicks off... [Read More...]
“M-1 Challenge 26: Bennett vs. Garner 2″ Live Results
M-1 Challenge makes their return to Showtime tonight with “M-1 Challenge 26: Bennett vs. Garner 2” coming to us from The Hanger in Costa Mesa, California. As always, FiveOuncesOfPain will provide live results of the even in progress. The event can be seen on Showtime starting at 11PM EST. M-1 Challenge 26 is headlined by a heavyweight bout between top M-1 contenders Pat Bennett and Kenny... [Read More...]
M-1 Global making Showtime debut next month
Broadening their coverage of live combat sports, Showtime has reached an agreement with M-1 Global to bring a series of live events to the network starting on March 25 with a card featuring a pair of title fights in addition to an appearance from Ultimate Fighter Season 8 alumnus Vinny Magalhaes. The show will emanate from the Constant Center in Norfolk Virginia and be broadcast starting at 11:00 PM... [Read More...]
5 Oz. MMA Link Club
Welcome back to another edition of “MMA Link Club”, Five Ounces of Pain‘s weekly smorgasbord of work from our brothers and sisters in the MMA community. Enjoy… Nate Diaz Addresses Steroids as Only He Can (WatchKalibRun.com) Kyra Gracie Goes Sans Gi for Magazine Cover (MiddleEasy.com) Frank Edgar vs. Gray Maynard II Looking Likely for UFC 125 (Heavy.com) Cooking with Miguel Torres? You Bet!... [Read More...]
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...]
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...]
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...]
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...]
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...]
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...]
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...]
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...]
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...]
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...]
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...]
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...]
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...]
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...]
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...]
