The co-main event features Batamweight Champion, ADRIAN "THE BULLY" WOOLEY (5-0-0), making his first title defence against former Ultimate Fighter reality show cast member, NOAH THOMAS (11-5-0).  Another incredible fight will feature five-time UFC veteran, FORREST PETZ (14-5-0), against one of Canada’s best welterweights, TJ GRANT (11-2-0).  Also, recent Ultimate Fighter reality show contestant, LANCE EVANS (2-2-0), returns to TKO to face Montreal’s own, the very popular STEVE BOSSE (3-1-0).

M-1 Global and Affliction keep stregthening the ties in MMA. Officially from now on all the M-1 Challenge events will be organized in association with Affliction.

Check the weigh-in's results from today's ceremony in Japan. Every fighter made weight.

Fresh off his stellar performance and excellent victory in the DREAM Grand Prix finals Gegard Mousasi has already set a new goal on the horizon. He challenged Yoshihiro Akiyama asking him for a fight at New Year's Eve. Worth to mention Akiyama is the winner of K-1 GERO's Grand Prix 2007.

Alexander Emelianenko is a tough as nails fighter out of Russia. He has an extensive background in Sambo, and is a brother of the world class renowned Fedor Emelianenko. Alexander spent time competing in the now defunct Pride Fighting Championship. He is a hard hitter, and has the future ahead of him if he keeps his head in the game.

In his interview to a major Russian newspaper the next day after his latest bout on M-1 Challenge 2 in Saint Petersburg Alexander tells about the victory, reveals the date of his upcoming fight, talks about evolution of sport in Russia and so much more in this huge interview.

A long time before a certain Fedor Emelianenko made his name as one of the most feared in the world, there has already been a russian sambo-combatant, who caused furore on the international MMA scene, Oleg Taktarov. A multitude of submission-holds, fantastic condition and maybe the most acrobatic takedowns and judo throws of all times made "The Russian Bear" a very dangerous competitor.

Sunday, October 5th 2008 in Ahoy, Rotterdam, The Netherlands. Lots of excellent fighters are set to perform in front of Dutch audience. Here are the photos from today's press-conference and weigh-in procedure.

Last week a seminar was held in England with pretty remarkable guest-instructors: Ian Freeman, Aleksander Emelianenko and Gegard Mousasi. Photos after the jump.

Check the photos from Fedor Emelianenko's combat sambo seminar in Korea held on September, 25

DREAM middleweight champion Gegard Mousasi expects to face Vitor Belfort on Affliction’s next MMA show in January.

Speaking to Fighters Only this week, he revealed that the US organisation wants him to fight the Brazilian, while Red Devil team mate Fedor Emelianenko may face Josh Barnett.

The victories of Russian Legion and Red Devil made the struggle for the first places in both groups more exciting. Who'll reach the finals? The following three M-1 Challenge events will bring up the answers. Rankings after the jump

The photos of Gegard Mousasi en route to success at DREAM middleweight Grand Prix.

Watch the photoreview of the yesterday's M-1 Challenge UK event: Legion vs. Team Europe and Red Devil vs. Team USA

Watch the photos of today's weigh-in ceremony for tomorrow's M-1 Challenge event in Nottingham, England

Gegard Mousasi (22-2-1), having won in the battle against Denis Kang, secured himself a place in the DREAM Middleweight Grand Prix which will emanate from Tokio on September, 23. In the exclusive interview to our site Gegard who at the moment trains in Russia with Fedor, tells about the preparations, his upcoming bout and shares his thoughts on other MMA-related topics.

In this interview with the coach of Red Devil Team Yuri Sergeevich Razumov he will tell us about club trainings, about his impressions about “Battle on the Neva” and about Alexander Emelyanenko’s preparing to the fight with Paul Buentello.

Heavyweight representative of Dutch Team at M-1 Challenge Jessie 'The Pressure' Gibbs tells about the preparations for the fight against Katsuhisa Fujii and the future plans