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Mixed martial arts promotion From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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M-1 Global (Mixfight-1) or MMA-1 (Mixed martial arts-1)[1] is a mixed martial arts promotion based in St. Petersburg, Russia which organizes between 10 and 20 competitions per year.
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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, Kansas.[2]
M-1, in 2009, signed a contract to co-promote with Explosion Entertainment.[3]
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History
M-1 Challenge
M-1 Challenge is a competition organized with a series of events held in many places around the world. The events are broadcast in over 100 countries, mainly Russia, Europe and the FSU countries.[4]
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.[5]
UFC Partnership
On July 18, 2018, it was announced that M-1 has agreed in a partnership with Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) where M-1 Global serves as the farm league for the UFC to scout Russian fighters for the UFC and involves in preparation and organizes new shows in Russia. Part of the deal also allows M-1 champions to have the opportunity to sign with the UFC.[6][7]
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List of M-1 Global events
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Current M-1 Global champions
Current M-1 USA National champions
List of M-1 Global champions
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M-1 Global Heavyweight Championship
- Weight limit: 120 kg (264.6 lb)
M-1 Global Light Heavyweight Championship
- Weight limit: 93 kg (205.0 lb)
M-1 Global Middleweight Championship
- Weight limit: 84 kg (185.2 lb)
M-1 Global Welterweight Championship
- Weight limit: 77 kg (169.8 lb)
M-1 Global Lightweight Championship
- Weight limit: 70 kg (154.3 lb)
M-1 Global Featherweight Championship
- Weight limit: 65 kg (143.3 lb)
M-1 Global Bantamweight Championship
- Weight limit: 61 kg (134.5 lb)
M-1 Global Flyweight Championship
- Weight limit: 57 kg (125.7 lb)
M-1 USA National Welterweight Championship
- Weight limit: 77 kg (169.8 lb)
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Notable fighters
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Julia Berezikova
Viacheslav Datsik
Abdul-Kerim Edilov
Ramazan Emeev
Alexander Emelianenko
Fedor Emelianenko
Movsar Evloev
Radmir Gabdullin
Marat Gafurov
Vener Galiev
Sergey Golyaev
Maxim Grishin
Khadis Ibragimov
Daria Ibragimova
Rustam Khabilov
Sergei Kharitonov
Magomedrasul Khasbulaev
Alexey Kunchenko
Magomed Magomedov
Rashid Magomedov
Islam Makhachev
Vitaly Minakov
Jeff Monson
Vadim Nemkov
Viktor Nemkov
Khabib Nurmagomedov
Alexey Oliynyk
Yana Santos
Alexander Sarnavskiy
Andrei Semenov
Kirill Sidelnikov
Shahbulat Shamhalaev
Alexander Shlemenko
Akop Stepanyan
Mairbek Taisumov
Gasan Umalatov
Vyacheslav Vasilevsky
Alexander Volkov
Alexander Yakovlev
Shamil Zavurov
Mikhail Zayats
Roman Zentsov
Shamar Bailey
Rudy Bears
Paul Bradley
Steve Carl
Dakota Cochrane
Raphael Davis
Shane del Rosario
Jake Ellenberger
Jamall Emmers
Luigi Fioravanti
Travis Fulton
Herbert Goodman
Brandon Halsey
Hayder Hassan
Dave Jansen
Mike Johnson
Mark Kerr
Muhammed Lawal
Nate Landwehr
Bristol Marunde
Zach Makovsky
Cody McKenzie
Jeff Monson
Bao Quach
Joe Riggs
Shannon Ritch
Kevin Roddy
Ben Rothwell
Dave Strasser
Colton Smith
Rodney Wallace
Mike Whitehead
Keith Wisniewski
Travis Wiuff
Klidson Abreu
Daniel Acácio
Igor Araújo
João Assis
Carlos Barreto
Hacran Dias
Carlos Eduardo
Maiquel Falcão
Ivan Jorge
Caio Magalhães
Vinny Magalhães
Ronny Markes
Mario Miranda
Pedro Rizzo
Giva Santana
Bruno Silva
Bob Schrijber
Rodney Glunder
Brian Lo-A-Njoe
Melvin Manhoef
Gegard Mousasi
Alistair Overeem
Valentijn Overeem
Rick Rootlieb
Ronny Rivano
Sander Thonhauser
Piet van Gammeren
Herman van Tol
Gilbert Yvel
Kazuhiro Hamanaka
Satoshi Ishii
Yusuke Kawaguchi
Tatsuya Mizuno
Daisuke Nakamura
Yushin Okami
Yuya Shirai
Karl Amoussou
Mansour Barnaoui
Bendy Casimir
Ferrid Kheder
Mickaël Lebout
Fernand Lopez
Reda Oudgou
Norman Paraisy
Damian Grabowski
Rafał Moks
Tomasz Narkun
Marcin Tybura
Chalid Arrab
Stephan Puetz
Daniel Weichel
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