March 2, 2008 Almere, Holland First Edition

Surprisingly enough but completely deserved: in group A France was victorious against renowned Russian Red Devil team scoring 3-2 in its favor during the inaugural M-1 Challenge event. Being the better fighters that night were Russians Mikhail Zayats and Kirill Sidelnikov and, of course, French Karl Amoussou.
The same night Dutch team (Bogdan Cristea, Romano de los Reyes, Jason Jones, Gegard Mousasi and Jessy Gibbs) took on the German neighbours in group B. In what seemed to be a walkover the event hosting country couldnt be more impressive with 5:0 score.
Due to the elimination of Germany a new team was born. World Star Team will be comprised of the following athletes: Samuel Judes, Norman Paraisy, Daniel Weichel, Bruno Carvalho and Michal Kita.

April 3, 2008 St. Petersburg, Russia Second Edition

The second event held in Russian North Venice saw Korea debut against Finland in the context of group A. Finnish representatives were better fighters that night scoring 4:1.
Native atmosphere didn't help Legion from Russian South in the battle against Japan. The land of the rising sun took 3 wins and is the second victorious team (after the Netherlands) in the group B.

Results till now

Group A: France (3:2) and Finland (4:1) share the first place at the moment while Red Devil (2:3) remains at the third place and Korea struggles (1:4)  at the fourth.
Group B: the Netherlands (5:0) share the spotlight with Japan (3:2). Russian Legion (2:3) follows at the third place. An official announcement in regard of replacement for the German team will soon be made by IMA (International Mixfight Association).

Gran Canaria: fighting island

Numerous MMA shows have already been organized by Warriors Island promotions. Watching the video we could clearly state that it's possible to hold a high-level event here and it won't miss any essential MMA component. The original martial art of Gran Canaria is Lucha Canaria which is comparable with Japanese sumo. But the influence of Brazilian Jiu Jitsu is instantly tangible, too. Think Antonio Rodrigo 'Minotauro' Nogueira, Paulo Filho among other MMA icons who regularly pay a visit to the central dojo of the sunny paradise in order to hold the stage trainings.
Gran Canaria have rich history of fighting including cockfighting (still intact) at special arenas as well as dog fights (illegal now).
Fighting is in canarios' blood. And now it's time for regulated Mixed Martial Arts.

On May,31 the next teams are slated for the 3-rd edition of M-1 Challenge:

Finland vs. USA: The Finnish team remains the same. The American team is eager to make its successful debut. American representatives Ryan L'amoreaux (lightweight) and Mike Ottman (heavyweight) had a galvanic effect on M-1 during the Revolution Fights in Miami.

Spain vs. Holland: Dutch team crushed the first opponents and waits for the next opportunity to retain the leadership. The only change in the team is that Gegard Mousasi won't take part in M-1 Challenge events since he pursues the DREAM middleweight Grand Prix belt and made a huge leap towards the belt by beating highly touted Denis Kang. Gegard's replacement will be Kamil Uygun who won the bout during the first M-1 Challenge in impressive fashion.
Spanish team will be strengthened with such a veteran as Daniel Tabera.