2010 will be the biggest year yet for M-1 Global with a new and exciting array of events and competitions that will thrill MMA fans in every country around the world. Building on a 14-year tradition in the sport, M-1 Global’s mission of identifying and developing the best fighters in the world is taking on a whole new meaning and focus. With over 25 events planned for 2010, M-1 Global’s goal of showcasing the worlds best up and coming fighters is alive and well.
M-1Global is now seeking fighters from around the world to participate in it’s 2010 series of events. Perspective fighters are encouraged to download our 2010 information booklet, as well as an application which will allow you to be considered for participation in said events.
M-1 Global has created a tiered system of competitions for 2010 that will provide a platform for young fighters to begin
with M-1 at the bottom of the “pyramid” and grow in the sport in the hopes of becoming great M-1 Champions like
Fedor Emelianenko and Gegard Mousasi.
The M-1 Selection events around the world will provide the entry point for young
fighters. The most successful fighters in the M-1 Selection will move up to M-1’s elite M-1 Challenge and join with seasoned fighters in a continent versus continent tournament to determine worldwide bragging rights.
The stars of the M-1 Challenge will move to the M-1 Breakthrough shows- a series of events for those fighters on the verge of elite status in the sport. From there, fighters can move to the top of the pyramid - to a new co-promotion in the United States with STRIKEFORCE.
M-1 Selection
M-1 Selection was originally conceived as a competition to find the best Russian fighters to represent Russia in the M-1 Challenge. The success of the M-1 Selection in Russia led to its worldwide expansion in 2010.
M-1 Selection events are now used to discover the best fighters from around the globe. In 2010, M-1 Selection events will take place in the Americas, Russia, Europe and Asia. Fourty fighters will begin the M-1 Selection process on each continent in a single elimination tournament. The winners in each of the five weight classes will represent their continent in the M-1 Challenge.
M-1 Challenge
The M-1 Challenge is a team versus team competition with fighters representing their continent. In its first two seasons, the M-1 Challenge was organized as a country versus country tournament. By reformatting teams by continent, the best
fighters can participate in the M-1 Challenge, regardless of their home country.
The 2010 M-1 Challenge will feature eight teams, representing four continents, with each continent having two teams: Europe, Russia, Americas and Asia. Four teams come from the M-1 Selection events and four teams are selected featuring
veteran MMA fighters.
M-1 Breakthough
In 2009, M-1 Global introduced its Breakthrough events which feature the best talents from the M-1 Challenge competing against recognized fighters from around the world.
In these events, the best fighters from the M-1 stable can compete against top fighters worldwide and against each other.
In 2010, M-1 Global will introduce titles by weight category, with the owner of the belt recognized as M-1 Global’s best prospect. M-1 Global’s fight roster consists of more than 100 fighters, so each title fight will be hotly contested. The M-1 Breakthrough events are the logical next step for fighters to show the world they are ready to fight on the big stage.
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