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Fedor at roller coaster in Korea
He's rightfully considered to be the most feared fighter on the planet but in his heart of hearts he's a kind person of ready sympathy who enjoys life. Photo proof of the statement after the jump.
M-1 Challenge Korea weigh-ins
Here are the photos from weigh-ins before tomorrow's M-1 Challenge in Seoul where Team Korea will take on Team USA and Team Japan will face off with Team World. Moreover Red Devil's Roman Zentsov and Radmir Gabdullin will look to win against home crowd favorites Lee Sang Soo and Heo Min Seok respectively.
Team World arrives
On Tuesday Team World left for Seoul where come August, 29-th the athletes will lock horns with Team Japan in the context of M-1 Challenge Korea. First photos of Team World on Korean soil.
M-1's arrival in Korea
On the threshold of the next M-1 Challenge event in South Korea yesterday a delegation of M-1 Global arrived in Seoul. Among the Red Devil athletes (Radmir Gabdullin and Roman Zentsov) who are slated for the tomorrow's superfights were Fedor Emelianenko and Vadim Finkelstein
M-1 Global news August part II
World Team, planning for 2009, M-1 in the USA and Fedor's book in the second part of the M-1 Global August report
M-1 Global news August
M-1 Challenge 2009 announcement, TV deals, M-1 & Bulgaria and the bright future of some representatives of Team Holland in this M-1 Global August report
Aleksander & Ivan Emelianenko in Korea 2
Brothers Emelianenko spent a week in August in South Korea. Some photos of Aleks and his family, his trainer and the youngest of three Ivan Emelianenko from the beautiful country can be found here. Second part.
Where did the IFL stand-outs go
Everyone in the fight world is aware of the fact that IFL ceased the operations and now can be considered defunct. One good thing IFL has done while being alive was to present some new MMA stars and prospects to the world as well as give the veterans the chance to return to the fight business.
Olympics a direct pipeline to MMA
If the past is any indication, the Beijing Olympic competition in wrestling and judo could be the springboard for future mixed martial arts stars. At least 21 different Olympic medalists from the two sports have gone on to compete in MMA. by Dave Meltzer
Aleksander & Ivan Emelianenko in Korea
Brothers Emelianenko spent a week in August in South Korea. Some photos of Aleks and his family, his trainer and the youngest of three Ivan Emelianenko from the beautiful country can be found here.
Randy Couture on the UFC contract condiotions
"Well, the language in the contract is pretty clear. It’s 18 months or four fights and the 18 months expired on July 19, so we’re in a 30-day grace period for negotiating or re-negotiating with the UFC...
BEST partner for M-1 Global
Blue Entertainment Sports Television today announced the signing of top ranked Russian MMA fighter Fedor Emelianenko within their Fight Sports/MMA division. Currently ranked as the No. 1 heavyweight fighter in the world Fedor will look to BEST for his various marketing and television deals.
Ian Butlin and AJ Wenn To Clash At The M-1 Challenge Show
Another superfight for the September 27th M-1 Challenge show in Nottingham, England was announced. As the self-proclaimed UK's number 1 Lightweight Ian "M-16" Butlin returns to action after a 4 month injury layoff to face the top 10 UK ranked Lightweight and CFC British Champion AJ Wenn.
Feds Hound Bodog (by forbes.com)
The U.S. government recently seized $24 million from bank accounts linked to Bodog, the giant, illegal-under-U.S.-law Internet gaming operation founded by Canadian tycoon Calvin Ayre.
M-1 Challenge 5 Japan photoeview
Watch the photogallery from the M-1 Challenge 5 held in Tokio, Japan on July, 17-th. The second part contains the Netherlands vs. Japan and the closing superfight
M-1 Challenge 5 Japan photoeview
Watch the photogallery from the M-1 Challenge 5 held in Tokio, Japan on July, 17-th. This first part contains France vs. USA and 2 superfights
Photo from Affliction: Banned pressconference
M-1 Challenge 5 weigh-ins
Today the procedure of weigh-ins took place in Japan before the fifth M-1 Challenge edition hits the stage tomorrow in the land of the rising sun. Team France will lock horns with Team USA and Japanese representatives will face off with always dangerous Team Holland. Photo review of the weigh-ins and staredowns after the jump.
Team Holland arrives in Japan
M-1 Challenge 5 is just 2 days away from taking place. Team France will lock horns with Team USA and Japanese representatives will face off with always dangerous Team Holland. Photo review of the arrival and the first day in Japan of Dutch athletes after the jump.
Samurai's engage in battle on home soil
On July, 17-th Japan will witness the next fifth installment of world's team MMA competition in M-1 Challenge. Team France will lock horns with Team USA and Japanese representatives will face off with dreadful Team Holland. Let's take closer look in the stable of Japan.
WAMMA Championship Belt
Mr. Michael Lynch contacted me a few months ago wanting a world class championship belt that a world champion was going to be proud to wear. He also wanted a belt that he was going to be proud to call his. After a few days of talk and different designs we finally agreed to a design that we thought was going to be a killer, and a killer it was. I began the production process like I make most of my belts. I printed out the final copy on paper and laid it out flat.
Andrei “The Pitbull” Arlovski vs. “Big” Ben Rothwell
There are a number of reasons not to miss the mega mixed martial arts extravaganza, “Affliction Banned,” this July 19th at Honda Center in Anaheim, California — not least of which is the unbelievable main event — a dream match-up between heavyweight champs Fedor Emilianenko and Tim Sylvia. But the list of transcendent fight talent doesn’t end there. In one of the biggest cards in the history of the sport the inaugural event will feature a brutal, full contact bout between the two heavyweight powerhouses, Andrei “The Pitbull” Arlovski and “Big” Ben Rothwell.
Team Schreiber
mixfight.ru / m1mixfight.com in collaboration with our friends from mixfight.nl continues the series of info/photoreviews of the Dutch Martial Arts gyms.
The eighth review is dedicated to Team Schreiber
Battle on the Neva (photo gallery) part I
The best photos from the M-1 Challenge 4 "Battle on the Neva" held on June, 27-th.
M-1 Challenge 4. Weigh-in.
Today in 13-00 weighing of sportsmen passed before the tournament set by tomorrow from the series of M-1 Challenge, where will the Russian clubs of Red Devil and Legion resist teams of Finland and Spain. We offer to your attention a photo-report about this event.
Vadim Finkelstein in interview (M-1 Challenge diary)
m1mixfight.com starts new project called M-1 Challenge diary. From now on you'll get interviews, news, reviews et cetera all dedicated to this M-1 Global project. The international M-1 Challenge team tournament has started a couple of months ago. Three editions were held in the Netherlands, Russia and Spain (Gran Canaria). First to go is the interview with M-1 Global president Vadim Finkelstein. He'll tell us about how the team tournament was born, its peculiarities, prospects, future Russian M-1 events and so much more...
Finnish sensation
The Suomi team is the only team today to have won both times at the M-1 Challenge events. This fact helped Finland conquer the first place in the Group A. Even more impressive is that the Finnish athletes crushed as Korean as American opponents with 4-1 in 5 bouts. Now the leaders are going to be tested by strong Red Devil team members in the context of the 4-th installment of M-1 Challenge that gained the name "Battle on the Neva river".
But before they hit the stage in Saint Petersburg let us depict the fighters in great detail.
Photoreview of M-1 Challenge 3 part two
A ton of photos from the Saturday's M-1 Challenge 3 show on Gran Canaria where teams from the USA, Finland, the Netherlands and Spain competed against each other. The second part is dedicated to the Netherlands vs. Spain and the superfight
Photoreview of M-1 Challenge 3 part one
A ton of photos from the Saturday's M-1 Challenge 3 show on Gran Canaria where teams from the USA, Finland, the Netherlands and Spain competed against each other. The first part is dedicated to the USA vs. Finland clash
Results and overview of M-1 Challenge 3
Most people go to Gran Canaria for a sunny holiday to enjoy the sun, the sea, the beaches and the Spanish food, but not the M-1 Challenge teams.
Fighters from Spain, Finland, the USA and the Netherlands all gathered for the third edition of the already wellknown M-1 Challenge.
Photoreview of today's M-1 Challenge Gran Canaria
Below are the photos from M-1 Challenge 3 on Gran Canaria where four teams will compete against each other: Finland vs. USA and Spain vs. the Netherlands
The photo from rewarding ceremony "Top-50 sobaka.ru"
Fedor Emelianenko at the ceremony "Top-50 sobaka.ru"
Photos from the second press-conference of M-1 Global & Affliction
M-1 Global & Affliction press-conference review
Yesterday the first press-conference dedicated to the upcoming inaugural event of Affliction in association with M-1 was held in Los Angeles. Present were Fedor Emelianenko, Tim Sylvia, Renato Sobral, Josh Barnett, Pedro Rizzo and others. Afterwards an autograph session was arranged for the fans. The news from the conference after the jump...
The pictures from 'Fedor's Cup'
A bunch of photos from the inaugural Fedor's cup after the jump. Watch Kirill Sidelnikov and others in action!
Everybody Gym
mixfight.ru / m1mixfight.com in collaboration with our friends from mixfight.nl continues the series of info/photoreviews of the Dutch Martial Arts gyms.
The seventh review is dedicated to Everybody Gym
Irvin expected to fill in for Chuck
The Ultimate Fighting Championship on Monday announced that Chuck Liddell had to withdraw from his UFC 85 main event bout against Rashad Evans due to an injury
Sorting Out the UFC Lightweights
Open tournament MMA Tsu Shin Gen in Moscow
The Moscow area, Monino, March, 30, 2008, the Sports case of Military - air Academy of a name of Jury Gagarin, the spring morning sun has lit up the big game hall of Academy where already in Fourth time young and beginning sportsmen from clubs and the federations preaching various schools and systems of Fighting arts, annually, gather. But this day all of them has united and has equaled open tournament MMA Tsu Shin Gen.
Sportcentrum Kops
Fight Festival review
March, 15. Suomi capital experienced the next edition of the popular Fight Festival championship. Lots of bouts under the rules of MMA, muay thai, kick and K-1 were held in the overcrowded Olympic arena.
"M-1 Challenge: Russia vs France" review
On March, 2 Dutch Topsportcentrum in Almere experienced the first ever M-1 Challenge show when Russia (represented by Red Devil) took on France.
UFC 82: Pride of a Champion - Preview Part II
Now let's move on to the rest of the card
UFC 82: Pride of a Champion - Main Event Preview
On Saturday the UFC will arrive at the Nationwide Arena, in Columbus Ohio, not only to find out who's the best middleweight fighter in MMA as the UFC middleweight champion Anderson "The Spider" Silva will face off with the former PRIDE middleweight champion Dan "Hollywood" Henderson, but also to unify both titles. Also we'll see a refocused Heath "Texas Crazy Horse" Herring taking on a highly confident Cheick Kongo.
van Os Gym
mixfight.ru / m1mixfight.com in collaboration with our friends from mixfight.nl continues the series of info/photoreviews of the Dutch Martial Arts gyms.
The fifth review is dedicated to van Os Gym
Russian President Sambo Cup
This time the tournament was visited by approximately 100 athletes from 19 countries
Prater Ready to Play Spoiler
When the name Carlo Prater is mentioned, what do you think of
Golden Glory
mixfight.ru / m1mixfight.com in collaboration with our friends from mixfight.nl continues the series of info/photoreviews of the Dutch Martial Arts gyms.
The fourth review is dedicated to world famous Golden Glory
The next big thing or only another Wrestler?
In this article we'll take a look at the present situation around Brock Lesnar and try to analyse the next possible steps for him including potential future opponents.
The Natural Picks for the 81-th
A regular segment on The Fight Network’s original TV series’ “Before The Bell” and “After The Bell,” Randy Couture has his “Natural Picks” for this Saturday’s UFC 81 “Breaking Point” - live from the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas - locked in.
Ortiz vs. Machida, Tito's nail in the coffin? What's next for Ortiz...
Former UFC light heavyweight Tito Ortiz has confirmed that he will fight Lyoto Machida at UFC 85. This is really a double-edged sword for the UFC and for Ortiz himself (MMA Analyst)
UFC 81: Breaking Point - Preview
Tonight, the UFC arrives at the Mandalay Bay to ascertain who'll be crowned as the new Heavyweight champion, as Tim Sylvia and the former PRIDE Heavyweight champion Antonio Rodrigo "Minotauro" Nogueira will collide. Also we'll see Brock Lesnar who is looking to start a new career in MMA and makes the crossover from Pro-Wrestling to the Octagon. His opponent, Frank Mir, hopes to impress the fans again by showing us a bit of the old Frank Mir that was able to capture the UFC Heavyweight title at one point.
KB Arnhem
mixfight.ru / m1mixfight.com in collaboration with our friends from mixfight.nl continues the series of info/photoreviews of the Dutch Martial Arts gyms.
The third review is dedicated to KickBoxing Arnhem
Profile on Julia Berezikova
Aleksander Emelianenko vs Josh Barnett: Will it happen?
Yesterday a new rumor appeared to the world of MMA, as a potential fight against Josh "The Babyface Assassin" Barnett was implied on Aleksander's M-1 Mixfight website. There are already many different reactions to this rumor, some say it's a great opportunity to hype up possible Fedor vs Barnett fight, others say it would ruin a potiential dream-matchup. Whereas Aleksander's victory over Barnett could definitively lower the interest for the Fedor vs Barnett showdown, even if it seems like that's quite arguable.
Ultimate Fight Night 12 Preview
Only a couple of days after UFC 80 in England, the UFC heads for the States and breaks into "The Pearl" in Las Vegas, Nevada to host Ultimate Fight Night 12. At the main event we'll see Mike Swick's first steps at Welterweight and Josh Burkman who will be trying to get back on track with a victory. Also on the card are hard-hitting Drew McFedries vs Patrick "The Predator" Cote, Nate Diaz vs Alvin "Kid" Robinson, Kurt Pellegrino vs Alberto Crane, Thiago Tavares vs Michihiro Omigawa, and four other fights featuring former TUF participants. Let's take a look.
Profile on Vladimir Zenin
With a 12-2, record overall in Mixed Martial Arts, Russian Lightweight Vladimir Zenin has established himself as the premier 155 lber from the former Soviet Union. Though he made his debut in 2001, Zenin has been mainly active since the end of 2005, and he is looking to make an impact on the world level.
Sports Art
mixfight.ru / m1mixfight.com in collaboration with our friends from mixfight.nl continues the series of info/photoreviews of the Dutch Martial Arts gyms.
The second review is dedicated to SPORTS ART
Ten Best – The 2007 Fighters of The Year
Ten Best – The Top Fights of 2007
Pardoel Sports
mixfight.ru / m1mixfight.com in collaboration with our friends from mixfight.nl starts the series of info/photoreviews of the Dutch Martial Arts gyms.
The first review is dedicated to PARDOEL SPORTS
M-1 Yarennoka! Photoreport
Exclusive photos from the M-1 Yarennoka! held on December,31 in Tokio, Japan
Ten Best – The Top Knockouts of 2007
Nothing ignites a crowd like a spectacular knockout, and 2007 had its share of great ones... (UFC.com)
Ten Best – The Best Submissions of 2007
From the subtle to the spectacular, submission victories in the UFC in 2007 had something for every fan... (UFC.com)
Prospects who are going to make it in 2008
Predicting breakthroughs such as the ones provided by Edgar, Sokoudjou, Alexander and Lierley is easier said than done. Or is it? After all, there is plenty of great talent competing under the radar that's on the verge of breaking out.
Sam Caplan will take a look at eight fighters who are destined to do so in '08:
The best 20 fighters of the year 2007
411mania.com made a nice article sorting out the fighters who managed to have accomplished more and better than the others in 2007
James Irvin: Back and Ready for Cane
Chuck Liddell – Seven Defining Moments
Update: Calvancante-Aoki to be Postponed
The Red Menace
Can undefeated martial artist Fedor Emelianenko single-handedly knock out the Ultimate Fighting Championship's dominance over the emerging sport?
By Sean Cunningham
Russia vs USA
November,30 bodogFIGHT held its second international event in Russia. This time Moscow Megasport Ice Arena. The event was called "Russia vs USA"
Politics of Promoting on New Year's Eve in Japan
New Year's Eve is a very special day for the Japanese people -- from both cultural and social points of view. It is not only saying goodbye to the old year and welcoming the new but also a holiday traditionally spent at home, which makes it the day TV stations score the highest ratings of the year.
Hong Man Choi's career
Fedor's seminar in Bratislava, Slovakia
Fresh off having won in World Combat Sambo Championship for the fourth time Fedor held an opening training session in Bratislava, Slovakia. Here you can see some photos from that event.
