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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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Current season, competition or edition: 2020 in M-1 Global | |
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| Sport | Mixed martial arts promotion |
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| Founded | 1997 |
| Founder | Vadim Finkelchtein |
| Owner(s) | Private |
| Headquarters | Saint Petersburg, Russia |
| Official website | http://www.m-1global.com |
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]
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]
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]
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]
| Division | Champion | Since | Defenses |
|---|---|---|---|
| Heavyweight | Vacant | 0 | |
| Light Heavyweight | Vacant | 0 | |
| Middleweight | Vacant | 0 | |
| Welterweight | Vacant | 0 | |
| Lightweight | Vacant | 0 | |
| Featherweight | Vacant | 0 | |
| Bantamweight | Vacant | 0 | |
| Flyweight | Vacant | 0 |
| Division | Champion | Since | Defenses |
|---|---|---|---|
| Welterweight |  Dakota Cochrane |
April 4, 2019 | 0 |
| No. | Name | Event | Date | Defenses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Current | Vacant | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Alexander Volkov vacated the title when he signed for UFC. | ||||
| 5 |  Alexander Volkov def. Denis Smoldarev |
M-1 Challenge 64 Moscow, Russia |
February 19, 2016 |
1. def. Attila Vegh at M-1 Challenge 68 on July 16, 2016 in Saint Petersburg, Russia |
| Marcin Tybura vacated the title when he signed for UFC. | ||||
| 4 |  Marcin Tybura |
M-1 Challenge 50 Saint Petersburg, Russia |
August 15, 2014 |
1. def. Denis Smoldarev at M-1 Challenge 53 on November 25, 2014 in Beijing, China |
| 3 | Damian Grabowski |
M-1 Challenge 44 Tula, Russia |
November 30, 2013 | N/A |
| 2 | Kenny Garner def. Guram Gugenishvili |
M-1: Fedor vs. Rizzo Saint Petersburg, Russia |
June 21, 2012 |
1. def. Guram Gugenishvili at M-1 Challenge 36 on December 8, 2012 in Moscow, Russia |
| Interim | Kenny Garner def. Maxim Grishin |
M-1 Challenge 27 Phoenix, Arizona |
October 14, 2011 |
1. def. Magomed Malikov at M-1 Challenge 32 on May 16, 2012 in Moscow, Russia |
| 1 |  Guram Gugenishvili def. Kenny Garner |
M-1 Challenge 21 Moscow, Russia |
October 28, 2010 |
1. def. Maxim Grishin at M-1 Challenge 23 on March 5, 2011 in Saint Petersburg, Russia |
| No. | Name | Event | Date | Defenses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Current | Vacant | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Khadis Ibragimov vacated the title when he signed for UFC. | ||||
| 8 | Khadis Ibragimov def. Dimitriy Mikutsa |
M-1 Challenge 96 Saint Petersburg, Russia |
August 25, 2018 |
1. def. Rafał Kijańczuk at M-1 Challenge 101 on March 30, 2019 in Almaty, Kazakhstan |
| Rashid Yusupov vacated the title when he signed for PFL. | ||||
| 7 | Rashid Yusupov |
M-1 Challenge 66 Orenburg, Russia |
May 27, 2016 |
1. def. Stephan Puetz at M-1 Challenge 74 on February 18, 2017 in Saint Petersburg, Russia |
| 6 | Viktor Nemkov |
M-1 Challenge 63 Saint Petersburg, Russia |
December 4, 2015 | N/A |
| 5 |  Stephan Puetz |
M-1 Challenge 46 Saint Petersburg, Russia |
March 14, 2014 |
1. def. Luis Fernando Miranda at M-1 Challenge 50 on August 15, 2014 in Saint Petersburg, Russia |
| 4 | Viktor Nemkov def. Vasily Babich |
M-1 Challenge 43 Surgut, Russia |
November 16, 2013 | N/A |
| Sergey Kornev vacated the title. | ||||
| 3 | Sergey Kornev def. Marcin Zontek |
M-1 Challenge 34 Moscow, Russia |
September 30, 2012 | N/A |
| Vinny Magalhães vacated the title when he signed for UFC. | ||||
| 2 |  Vinny Magalhães def. Viktor Nemkov |
M-1 Challenge 25 Saint Petersburg, Russia |
April 28, 2011 |
1. def. Mikhail Zayats at M-1 Challenge 27 on October 14, 2011 in Phoenix, Arizona, United States |
| Vyacheslav Vasilevsky vacated the title when he moved down to middleweight. | ||||
| 1 | Vyacheslav Vasilevsky def. Tomasz Narkun |
M-1 Challenge 22 Moscow, Russia |
December 10, 2010 | N/A |
| No. | Name | Event | Date | Defenses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Current | Vacant | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Bruno Silva vacated the title when he signed for UFC. | ||||
| 7 | Bruno Silva |
M-1 Challenge 98 Chelyabinsk, Russia |
November 2, 2018 | |
| 6 | Artem Frolov def. Caio Magalhaes |
M-1 Challenge 84 Saint Petersburg, Russia |
October 27, 2017 | 1. def. Joe Riggs at M-1 Challenge 93 on June 1, 2018 in Chelyabinsk, Russia |
| Ramazan Emeev vacated the title when he signed for UFC. | ||||
| 5 | Ramazan Emeev |
M-1 Challenge 56 Moscow, Russia |
April 10, 2015 |
1. def. Luigi Fioravanti at M-1 Challenge 63 on December 4, 2015 in St. Petersburg, Russia |
| 4 | Vyacheslav Vasilevsky |
M-1 Challenge 51 Saint Petersburg, Russia |
September 7, 2014 | N/A |
| 3 | Ramazan Emeev def. Mario Miranda |
M-1 Challenge 35 Saint Petersburg, Russia |
November 15, 2012 |
1. def. Mario Miranda at M-1 Challenge 38 on April 9, 2013 in St. Petersburg, Russia |
| Magomed Sultanakhmedov vacated the title due to health issue. | ||||
| 2 | Magomed Sultanakhmedov def. Tyson Jeffries |
M-1 Challenge 24 Norfolk, Virginia |
March 25, 2011 | N/A |
| Rafał Moks vacated the title when he moved down to welterweight. | ||||
| 1 | Rafał Moks def. Magomed Sultanakhmedov |
M-1 Challenge 22 Moscow, Russia |
December 10, 2010 | N/A |
| No. | Name | Event | Date | Defenses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Current | Vacant | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Rakhmonov vacated the title when he signed for UFC. | ||||
| 6 |  Shavkat Rakhmonov def. Daniil Prikaza |
M-1 Challenge 101 Almaty, Kazakhstan |
March 30, 2019 | 1. def. Tiago Varejão at M-1 Challenge 102 on June 28, 2019 in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan |
| Alexey Kunchenko vacated the title when he signed for UFC. | ||||
| 5 | Alexey Kunchenko |
M-1 Challenge 65 Saint Petersburg, Russia |
April 8, 2016 |
1. def. Murad Abdulaev at M-1 Challenge 72 on November 18, 2016 in Moscow, Russia |
| 4 | Murad Abdulaev def. Marcelo Brito |
M-1 Challenge 58 Ingushetia, Russia |
June 6, 2015 | N/A |
| Rashid Magomedov vacated the title when he signed for UFC. | ||||
| 3 | Rashid Magomedov |
M-1 Challenge 31 Saint Petersburg, Russia |
March 16, 2012 |
1. def. Alexander Yakovlev at M-1 Challenge 35 on November 15, 2012 in Saint Petersburg, Russia |
| 2 |  Yasubey Enomoto |
M-1 Challenge 30 Costa Mesa, California |
December 9, 2011 | N/A |
| 1 | Shamil Zavurov def. Abner Lloveras |
M-1 Challenge 22 Moscow, Russia |
December 10, 2010 |
1. def. Yasubey Enomoto at M-1 Challenge 25 on April 28, 2011 in Saint Petersburg, Russia |
| No. | Name | Event | Date | Defenses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Current | Vacant | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Roman Bogatov vacated the title when he signed for UFC. | ||||
| 9 | Roman Bogatov def. Rubenilton Pereira |
M-1 Challenge 97 Kazan, Russia |
September 28, 2018 | 1. def. Michel Silva at M-1 Challenge/ WKG on January 26, 2019 in Harbin, China 2. def. Mickaël Lebout at M-1 Challenge 104 on August 30, 2019 in Orenburg, Russia |
| Damir Ismagulov vacated the title when he signed for UFC. | ||||
| 9 | Damir Ismagulov def. Maxim Divnich |
M-1 Challenge 78 Orenburg, Russia |
May 26, 2017 | 1. def. Raul Tutarauli at M-1 Challenge 88 on February 22, 2018 in Moscow, Russia 2. def. Artiom Damkovsky at M-1 Challenge 94 on June 15, 2018 in Orenburg, Russia |
| Abukar Yandiev vacated the title. | ||||
| 8 | Abukar Yandiev |
M-1 Challenge 74 Saint Petersburg, Russia |
February 18, 2017 | N/A |
| 7 |  Alexander Butenko def. Artiom Damkovsky |
M-1 Challenge 67  Baku, Azerbaijan |
June 4, 2016 | N/A |
| Mansour Barnaoui vacated the title when he signed for KSW. | ||||
| 6 |  Mansour Barnaoui |
M-1 Challenge 57 Orenburg, Russia |
May 2, 2015 | N/A |
| 5 | Maxim Divnich def. Dzhambulat Kurbanov |
M-1 Challenge 54 Saint Petersburg, Russia |
December 17, 2014 | N/A |
| Musa Khamanaev vacated the title. | ||||
| 4 | Musa Khamanaev |
M-1 Global: Fedor vs. Pedro Rizzo Saint Petersburg, Russia |
June 21, 2012 |
1. def. Niko Puhakka at M-1 Challenge 37 on February 27, 2013 in Orenburg, Russia |
| 3 | Daniel Weichel |
M-1 Global: Fedor vs. Monson Moscow, Russia |
November 20, 2011 | N/A |
| 2 | Jose Figueroa |
M-1 Challenge 24 Norfolk, Virginia |
March 25, 2011 | N/A |
| 1 |  Artiom Damkovsky def. Mairbek Taisumov |
M-1 Challenge 21 Saint Petersburg, Russia |
October 28, 2010 | N/A |
| No. | Name | Event | Date | Defenses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Current | Vacant | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Nate Landwehr vacated the title when he signed for UFC. | ||||
| 4 | Nate Landwehr |
M-1 Challenge 95 Nazran, Russia |
July 21, 2018 |
1. def. Andrey Lezhnev at M-1 Challenge 100 on December 15, 2018 in Atyrau, Kazakhstan |
| 3 | Khamzat Dalgiev |
M-1 Challenge 86 Nazran, Russia |
November 24, 2017 | N/A |
| 2 |  Ivan Buchinger def. Tural Ragimov |
M-1 Challenge 52 Nazran, Russia |
October 17, 2014 |
1. def. Mansour Barnaoui at M-1 Challenge 62 on October 10, 2015 in Sochi, Russia |
| Marat Gafurov vacated the title when he signed for ONE FC. | ||||
| 1 | Marat Gafurov def. Vugar Bahshiev |
M-1 Challenge 35 Saint Petersburg, Russia |
November 15, 2012 |
1. def. Yuri Ivlev at M-1 Challenge 41 on August 21, 2013 in Saint Petersburg, Russia |
| No. | Name | Event | Date | Defenses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Current | Vacant | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Sergey Morozov vacated the title when he signed for UFC. | ||||
| 3 | Sergey Morozov def. Aleksandr Osetrov |
M-1 Challenge 102 Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan |
June 28, 2019 | 1. def. Josh Rettinghouse at M-1 Challenge 105 on October 19, 2019 in Moscow, Russia |
| Movsar Evloev vacated the title when he signed for UFC. | ||||
| 2 | Movsar Evloev def. Pavel Vitruk |
M-1 Challenge 81 Nazran, Russia |
July 22, 2017 | 1. def. Sergey Morozov at M-1 Challenge 88 on February 22, 2018 in Moscow, Russia 2. def. Rafael Dias at M-1 Challenge 95 on July 21, 2018 in Nazran, Russia |
| Title Unification | ||||
| Interim | Movsar Evloev def. Alexei Nevzorov |
M-1 Challenge 76 Nalchik, Russia |
April 22, 2017 | N/A |
| 1 | Pavel Vitruk def. Vitali Branchuk |
M-1 Challenge 71 Saint Petersburg, Russia |
October 21, 2016 | N/A |
| No. | Name | Event | Date | Defenses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Current | Vacant | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Aleksander Doskalchuk vacated the title when he signed for UFC. | ||||
| Interim | Asu Almabayev |
M-1 Challenge 105 Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan |
October 19, 2019 | N/A |
| Interim |  Chris Keladesdef. Alexander Pletenko |
M-1 Challenge 103  Shenzhen, China |
August 3, 2019 | N/A |
| 2 | Aleksander Doskalchuk def. Arman Ashimov |
M-1 Challenge 92 St. Petersburg, Russia |
May 24, 2018 | 2. def. Mikael Silander at M-1 Challenge 99 on November 17, 2018 in Nazran, Russia |
| Title Unification | ||||
| Interim | Arman Ashimov def. Mikael Silander |
M-1 Challenge 87 St. Petersburg, Russia |
February 9, 2018 | N/A |
| 1 | Aleksander Doskalchuk def. Vadim Malygin |
M-1 Challenge 83 Kazan, Russia |
September 23, 2017 | N/A |
| No. | Name | Event | Date | Defenses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Current | Dakota Cochrane def. James Warfield-Lane |
M-1 Challenge: Road to M-1 USA 2 Winterhaven, California, USA |
April 4, 2019 |
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