Team Champions: 146-265+ lbs.


M-1 Challenge is introduced as a team-based mixed martial arts promotion designed and operated as a pure sport organization.  Competitions are decided with a best of five series between two teams of five fighters each to win matches by knockout, submission, or judges' decision.

Team Russian Red Devil and Team Holland compete for the M-1 Challenge Season 1 team championship.

Team Russian Red Devil
def.
Team Holland
Russian Red Devil 4 : Holland 1
M-1 Global: M-1 Challenge 11
01.11.09
Mikhail Malyutin
def.
Bogdam Cristea
Decision (split) @ 5:00 of R3
Lightweight: 145-155 lbs.

Erik Oganov
def.
Romano Delos Reyes
Decision (unanimous) @ 5:00 of R3
Welterweight: 156-170 lbs.
Dmitriy Samoylov
los.
Jason Jones
Decision (unanimous) @ 5:00 of R3
Middleweight: 171-185 lbs.
Mikhail Zayats
def.
David Haagsman
Submission (armbar) @ 3:25 of R1
Light Heavyweight: 186-205 lbs.
Alexey Oleinik
def.
Jessie Gibbs
Submission (ezekiel choke) @ 3:42 of R2
Heavyweight: 206-265 lbs.

Team Russian Legion and Team USA East compete for the M-1 Challenge Season 2 team championship.

Team Russian Legion
def.
Team USA East
Russian Legion 5 : USA East 0
M-1 Global: M-1 Challenge 20
12.03.09
Yura Ivlev
def.
Ivan Jorge
TKO (punches) @ 4:11 of R1
Lightweight: 145-155 lbs.

Magomed Shikshabekov
def.
Carson Cordeiro
Submission (triangle armbar) @ 2:06 of R1
Welterweight: 156-170 lbs.
Ansar Chalangov
def.
Danilo Pereira
Submission (heel hook) !@ 3:17 of R1
Middleweight: 171-185 lbs.
Besiki Gerenava
def.
Chuck Grigsby
Decision (split) @ 5:00 of R3
Light Heavyweight: 186-205 lbs.
Gadzhimurad Omarov
def.
Lloyd Marshbanks
TKO (corner stoppage) @ 5:00 of R3
Heavyweight: 206-265 lbs.

M-1 Global disbands the M-1 Challenge team format in favor of crowning individual M-1 Global champions in all promotional weight divisions.