2009 M-1 Challenge season

The 2009 M-1 Challenge season was the second season of the M-1 Challenge series presented by M-1 Global. It started on February 21, 2009 and concluded on December 3, 2009. 16 teams from around the world competed in the 2009 M-1 Challenge Season, up from the 9 teams that competed in 2008. The teams typically featured top MMA prospects.[1] The Season was won by the Russian Legion team.

2009 M-1 Challenge season
LeagueM-1 Global
SportMixed Martial Arts
DurationFebruary 21, 2009 – December 3, 2009

Background

M-1 Challenge is a team-based competition organized with a series of events held in different places around the world where MMA clubs compete against each other. The teams consist of five fighters, one in each of the five major MMA weight classes- Lightweight, Welterweight, Middleweight, Light Heavyweight and Heavyweight.

Team Results

Group Stage Standings
Group A team record overall record
x-England England 2-1 10-5
Japan Japan 2-1 8-7
France France 1-2 8-7
Spain Spain 1-2 4-11
Group B team record overall record
x-United States USA West 3-0 13-2
Brazil Brazil 2-1 10-5
South Korea South Korea 1-2 5-10
Russia Imperial Team 0-3 2-13
Group C team record overall record
x-United States USA East 2-1 10-5
Finland Finland 2-1 10-5
Benelux Benelux 1-2 6-9
Bulgaria Bulgaria 1-2 4-11
Group D team record overall record
x-Russia Russian Legion 3-0 13-2
Germany Germany 2-1 10-5
  World Team 1-2 6-9
Turkey Turkey 0-3 1-14

x-clinched group title and semifinal playoff berth [2]

Semi-finals

United States USA East defeats United States USA West (4-1)

Russia Russian Legion defeats United Kingdom United Kingdom (4-1)

Finals

Russia Russian Legion defeats United States USA East to claim the second M-1 Challenge (5-0)

Season Results

21 February 2009 (Seattle, USA) [3] Sang Soo Lee

Finland Finland vs. Benelux Benelux (4-1)

  • Lightweight bout: Belgium Danny van Bergen defeats Finland Juha-Pekka Vainikainen via unanimous decision.
  • Welterweight bout: Finland Janne Tulirinta defeats Belgium Tommy Depret via submission (D'arce choke) at 2:30 of Round 1.
  • Middleweight bout: Finland Lucio Linhares defeats Netherlands Kamil Uygun via submission (armbar) at 1:22 of Round 1.
  • Light Heavyweight bout: Finland Marcus Vänttinen defeats Netherlands Jason Jones by unanimous decision.
  • Heavyweight bout: Finland Toni Valtonen defeats Netherlands Sander Duyvis via TKO (punches) at 0:18 of Round 1.

South Korea South Korea vs. Russia The Imperial Team (3-2)

  • Lightweight bout: South Korea Do Hyung Kim defeats Russia Mikhail Malyutin via unanimous decision.
  • Welterweight bout: South Korea Myung Ho Bae defeats Russia Erik Oganov via submission (rear naked choke) at 2:12 of Round 2.
  • Middleweight bout: Russia Dmitri Samoylov defeats South Korea Hyun Gyu Lim via unanimous decision.
  • Light Heavyweight bout: South Korea Jae Young Kim defeats Russia Mikhail Zayats via TKO (head kick) at 4:02 of Round 2.
  • Heavyweight bout: Russia Alexey Oleinik defeats South Korea Sang Soo Lee via submission (ezekiel choke) at 4:27 of Round 2.

United States USA West vs. Brazil Brazil (3-2)

  • Lightweight bout: United States Dave Jansen defeats Brazil Flavio Roberto Alvaro via unanimous decision.
  • Welterweight bout: Brazil Eduardo Pamplona defeats United States Dylan Clay via TKO (punches) at 2:48 of Round 3.
  • Middleweight bout: United States Reggie Orr defeats Brazil Juliano Cioffi Belgine via split decision.
  • Light Heavyweight bout: United States Raphael Davis defeats Brazil Jair Goncalves Junior via TKO (punches) at 4:05 of Round 1.
  • Heavyweight bout: Brazil Jose Edson dos Santos Franca defeats United States Carl Seumanutafa via split decision.

28 March 2009 (Bourgas, Bulgaria) [4]

United StatesUSA East vs. BulgariaBulgaria (5-0)

  • Lightweight bout: Brazil Renato Migliaccio defeats BulgariaYanko Yanev via submission (armbar) at 4:45 of Round 1.
  • Welterweight bout: United States Steve Carl defeats Bulgaria Ivan Ivanov via submission (rear naked choke) at 3:31 of Round 1.
  • Middleweight bout: United States Herbert Goodman defeats BulgariaJordan Radev via knockout at 4:59 of Round 2.
  • Light Heavyweight bout: United States Chuck Grigsby defeats Bulgaria Atanas Dzhambazov via unanimous decision.
  • Heavyweight bout: United States Lloyd Marshbanks defeats Bulgaria Emil Samoilov via submission (heel hook) at 3:27 of Round 1.

Germany Germany vs. TurkeyTurkey (5-0)

  • Lightweight bout: Germany Franco de Leonardis defeats Turkey Akin Duran via submission (triangle choke) at 2:29 of Round 1.
  • Welterweight bout: Germany Daniel Weichel defeats Turkey Fatih Dogan via submission (d'arce choke) at 2:29 of Round 1.
  • Middleweight bout: Germany Gregor Herb defeats Turkey Ahmed Bayrak via submission (rear naked choke) at 2:00 of Round 2.
  • Light Heavyweight bout: Germany Martin Zawada defeats Turkey Samy Turky via TKO at 2:38 of Round 1.
  • Heavyweight bout: Germany David Baziak defeats Turkey Tugrul Okay via TKO at 0:52 of Round 2.

Russia Legion Sport Club vs. World Team (4-1)

  • Lightweight bout: Russia Yuri Ivlev defeats Netherlands Romano de los Reyes via unanimous decision.
  • Welterweight bout: Russia Magomed Shikhshabekov defeats Germany Jason Ponet via submission (triangle choke) at 1:34 of Round 1.
  • Middleweight bout: Russia Sergey Kornev defeats Netherlands Nathan Schouteren via KO at 0:12 of Round 1.
  • Light Heavyweight bout: Russia Gadzhimurad Omarov defeats Netherlands Nils van Noord via submission (rear naked choke) at 2:24 of Round 1.
  • Heavyweight bout: Poland Michal Kita defeats Russia Ahmed Sultanov via KO at 2:30 of Round 1.

29 April 2009 (Tokyo, Japan) [5]

England England vs. Japan Japan (4-1)

  • Lightweight bout: Brazil Luiz Andrade defeats England Ian Butlin via submission (armbar) at 3:20 of Round 1.
  • Welterweight bout: England Simon Phillips defeats Japan Hidehiko Hasegawa via KO at 0:20 of Round 1.
  • Middleweight bout: England Matt Thorpe defeats Japan Yusuke Masuda via submission (rear naked choke) at 1:30 of Round 2.
  • Lightheavyweight bout: England Tom Blackledge defeats Japan Tatsuya Mizuno via submission (rear naked choke) at 3:22 of Round 1.
  • Heavyweight bout: England Rob Broughton defeats Japan Yusuke Kawaguchi via unanimous decision.

Spain Spain vs. France France (3-2)

  • Lightweight bout: Spain Jose Luis Zapater defeats France Makhtar Gueye via disqualification (illegal kick) at 1:21 of Round 3.
  • Welterweight bout: Spain Abner Lloveras defeats France Gael Grimaud via split decision.
  • Middleweight bout: France Christophe Dafreville defeats Spain Rayco Silva via submission (Anaconda choke) at 2:48 of Round 1.
  • Lightheavyweight bout: France Christian M'Pumbu defeats Spain Enoc Solves via submission (armbar) at 4:59 of Round 1.
  • Heavyweight bout: Spain Rogent Lloret defeats France Soufian Elgarne via submission (anaconda choke) at 2:44 of Round 1.

United States USA West vs. South Korea South Korea (5-0)

  • Lightweight bout: United States Dave Jansen defeats South Korea Yui Chul Nam via unanimous decision.
  • Welterweight bout: Brazil Fábio Nascimento defeats South Korea Myung Ho Bae via majority decision.
  • Middleweight bout: Brazil Givanildo Santana defeats South Korea Min Suk Heo via submission (armbar) at 4:05 of Round 1.
  • Lightheavyweight bout: United States Raphael Davis defeats South Korea Jae Young Kim via TKO (punches) at 3:45 of Round 2.
  • Heavyweight bout: United States Shane Del Rosario defeats South Korea Dool Hee Lee via KO (head kick) at 2:27 of Round 1.

9 May 2009 (São Paulo, Brazil) [6]

Bulgaria Bulgaria vs. Benelux Benelux (3-2)

  • Lightweight bout: Bulgaria Yanko Yanev defeats Belgium Danny van Bergen via submission (armbar) at 2:23 of Round 1.
  • Welterweight bout: Netherlands Raymond Jarman defeats Bulgaria Ivan Ivanov via TKO (flying knee) at 0:35 of Round 1.
  • Middleweight bout: Bulgaria Jordan Radev defeats Netherlands Danny Smit via unanimous decision.
  • Lightheavyweight bout: Bulgaria Emil Samoilov defeats Netherlands Jason Jones via TKO (doctor’s stoppage) at 2:09 of Round 1.
  • Heavyweight bout: Netherlands Jessie Gibbs defeats Bulgaria Nikola Dipchkov via submission (strikes) at 1:37 of Round 1.

Russia Legion Sport Club vs. Germany Germany (4-1)

  • Lightweight bout: Russia Yura Ivlev defeats Germany Franco de Leonardis via TKO (strikes) at 2:14 of Round 2.
  • Welterweight bout: Russia Magomed Shikhshabekov defeats Germany Sven Heising via knockout (strikes) at 4:27 of Round 1.
  • Middleweight bout: Germany Gregor Herb defeats Russia Sergey Kornev via submission (armbar) at 4:32 of Round 1.
  • Lightheavyweight bout: Russia Gadzimurad Omarov defeats Germany Ismail Centinkaya via submission (strikes) at 1:09 of Round 1.
  • Heavyweight bout: Russia Akhmed Sultanov defeats Germany Lars Klug via submission (armbar) at 1:21 of Round 1.

Brazil Brazil vs. Russia The Imperial Team (5-0)

  • Lightweight bout: Brazil Hacran Dias defeats Russia Amirkhan Mazikhov via submission (rear naked choke) at 3:58 of Round 1.
  • Welterweight bout: Brazil Eduardo Pamplona defeats Russia Erik Oganov via majority decision.
  • Middleweight bout: Brazil Leandro Silva defeats Russia Dmitri Samoylov via unanimous decision.
  • Lightheavyweight bout: Brazil Alexander Machado defeats Russia Mikhail Zayats via unanimous decision.
  • Heavyweight bout: Brazil Joaquim Ferreira defeats Russia Maxim Grishin via submission (North/South Choke) at 3:57 of Round 1.

5 June 2009 (Kansas City, USA) [7]

  World Team vs. Turkey Turkey (4-1)

  • Lightweight bout: Turkey Akin Duran defeats Netherlands Romano De Los Reyes via TKO (strikes) at 1:57 of Round 3.
  • Welterweight bout: Sweden Diego Gonzalez defeats Turkey Fatih Dogan via TKO (strikes) at 2:16 of Round 1.
  • Middleweight bout: Netherlands Nathan Schouteren defeats Turkey Ahmed Bayrak via TKO (strikes) at 3:21 of Round 1.
  • Light Heavyweight bout: United States Ryan Sturdy defeats Turkey John Doyle via majority decision.
  • Heavyweight bout: Poland Michał Kita defeats Turkey Liron Wilson via TKO (strikes) at 3:27 of Round 1.

France France vs. England England (4-1)

  • Lightweight bout: France Makhtar Gueye defeats England Ian Butlin via TKO (strikes) at 0:09 of Round 1.
  • Welterweight bout: France Gael Grimaud defeats England Simon Phillips via submission (triangle) 1:29 of Round 1.
  • Middleweight bout: France Christophe Dafreville defeats England Matt Thorpe via submission (triangle) at 4:32 of Round 1.
  • Light Heavyweight bout: France Johan Romming defeats England Danny Giblin via submission (North/South choke) at 1:59 of Round 1.
  • Heavyweight bout: England Rob Broughton defeats France Soufian Elgarne via corner stoppage (injury) at 2:02 of Round 1.

United States USA East vs. Finland Finland (3-2)

  • Lightweight bout: Brazil Renato Migliaccio defeats Finland Niko Puhakka via submission (armbar) at 4:18 of Round 1.
  • Welterweight bout: Finland Janne Tulirinta defeats United States Anthony Ford via TKO (strikes) at 0:11 of Round 1.
  • Middleweight bout: Brazil Lucio Linhares defeats Brazil Valdir Araujo via knockout at 1:25 of Round 1.
  • Light Heavyweight bout: United States Rodney Wallace defeats Finland Marcus Vänttinen via unanimous decision.
  • Heavyweight bout: United States Lloyd Marshbanks defeats Finland Toni Valtonen via submission (neck crank/side headlock) at 0:55 of Round 2.

4 July 2009 (Seoul, South Korea) [8]

Finland Finland vs. Bulgaria Bulgaria (4-1)

  • Lightweight bout: Finland Niko Puhakka defeats Bulgaria Yanko Yanev via TKO (strikes) at 2:16 of Round 1.
  • Welterweight bout: Finland Janne Tulirinta defeats Bulgaria Ivan Ivanov via TKO (strikes) at 3:44 of Round 1.
  • Middleweight bout: Bulgaria Rosen Dimitrov defeats Finland Mikko Suvanto via majority decision.
  • Light Heavyweight bout: Finland Marcus Vänttinen defeats Bulgaria Emil Samoilov via submission (verbal) at 3:42 of Round 3.
  • Heavyweight bout: Finland Toni Valtonen defeats Bulgaria Nikola Dipchkov via submission (triangle) at 4:49 of Round 1.

United States USA West vs. Russia The Imperial Team (5-0)

  • Lightweight bout: United States Dave Jansen defeats Russia Amirkhan Mazikhov via submission (guillotine) at 0:22 of Round 1.
  • Welterweight bout: Brazil Fábio Nascimento defeats Russia Marat Ilaev via submission (armbar) at 2:13 of Round 2.
  • Middleweight bout: Brazil Givanildo Santana defeats Russia Radmir Gabdulin via submission (arm triangle) at 3:47 of Round 1.
  • Light Heavyweight bout: United States Tony Lopez defeats Russia Viktor Nemkov via submission (rear naked choke) at 3:06 of Round 2.
  • Heavyweight bout: United States Shane Del Rosario defeats Russia Maksim Grishin via TKO (strikes) at 0:21 of Round 1.

Brazil Brazil vs. South Korea South Korea (3-2)

  • Lightweight bout: South Korea Nam Yui Chul defeats Brazil Hacran Dias via unanimous decision.
  • Welterweight bout: Brazil Eduardo Pamplona defeats South Korea Do Hyung Kim via unanimous decision.
  • Middleweight bout:Brazil Daniel Acacio defeats South Korea Jae Young Kim via majority decision.
  • Light Heavyweight bout: Brazil Alexander Machado defeats South Korea Dool Hee Lee via submission (rear naked choke) at 3:26 of Round 2.
  • Heavyweight bout: South Korea Hae Joon Yang defeats Brazil Joaquim Ferreira def. via knockout at 0:14 of Round 1.

15 August 2009 (Amsterdam, the Netherlands) [9]

England England vs. Spain Spain (5-0)

  • Lightweight bout: England Scott Hewitt defeats Spain Jose Roque via submission (armbar) at 1:35 of Round 2.
  • Welterweight bout: England Simon Phillips defeats Spain Jonathan Leon via submission (rear naked choke) at 4:29 of Round 1.
  • Middleweight bout: England Matt Thorpe defeats Spain Rafael Rodriguez via submission (triangle) at 0:56 of Round 1.
  • Light Heavyweight bout: England Tom Blackledge defeats Spain Enoc Solves via KO (head kick) at 0:09 of Round 1.
  • Heavyweight bout: England David Keeley defeats Spain Paco Estevez via TKO (strikes) at 4:23 of Round 2.

Japan Japan vs. France France (3-2)

  • Lightweight bout: Japan Yoshiro Tomioka defeats France Frederic Fernandez via submission (triangle) at 3:53 Round 1.
  • Welterweight bout: Japan Yuya Shirai defeats France Gael Grimaud via TKO (strikes) at 4:16 of Round 1.
  • Middleweight bout: France Christophe Dafreville defeats Japan Yusuke Masuda via submission (armbar) at 2:27 of Round 1.
  • Light Heavyweight bout: France Christian M'Pumbu defeats Japan Hideto Tatsumi via TKO (strikes) at 4:53 of Round 2.
  • Heavyweight bout: Japan Yoshiyuki Nakanishi defeats France Akim Assenine via submission (Achilles lock) at 4:51 of Round 1.

Germany Germany vs. World Team (4-1)

  • Lightweight bout: Germany Daniel Weichel defeats Netherlands Danial Sharifi via submission (guillotine) at 2:53 of Round 2.
  • Welterweight bout: Sweden Diego Gonzalez* defeats Germany Nordin Asrih via unanimous decision.
  • Middleweight bout: Netherlands Nathan Schouteren defeats Germany Ismael Cetinkaya via TKO (strikes) at 3:51 of Round 1.
  • Light Heavyweight bout: Germany Mathias Schuck defeats France Johan Romming via unanimous decision.
  • Heavyweight bout: Germany Thorsten Kronz defeats Serbia Miodrag Petkovic via TKO (doctor’s stoppage) at 3:08 of Round 2.
    • Despite winning the individual bout, Gonzales’ victory over Asrih was not valid as Gonzales failed to make weight within the M-1 Challenge designated time limit. Per M-1 Challenge rules, the fight was ruled a forfeit in Germany’s favor as it relates to the M-1 Challenge standings.

16 August 2009 (Amsterdam, the Netherlands) [10]

Japan Japan vs. Spain Spain (4-1)

  • Lightweight bout: Spain Abner Lloveras defeats Brazil Luiz Andrade via unanimous decision.
  • Welterweight bout: Japan Hidehiko Hasegawa defeats Spain Jose Bertran via unanimous decision.
  • Middleweight bout: Japan Rikuhei Fujii defeats Spain Rayco Kakin via unanimous decision.
  • Light Heavyweight bout: Japan Tatsuya Mizuno defeats Spain Rafael Rodriguez via submission (rear naked choke) at 2:20 of Round 1.
  • Heavyweight bout: Japan Yusuke Kawaguchi defeats Spain Cirio Tejera via unanimous decision.

Russia Legion Sport Club vs. Turkey Turkey (5-0)

  • Lightweight bout: Russia Rustam Khabilov defeats Turkey Akin Duran via knockout (slam) at 0:28 of Round 1.
  • Welterweight bout: Russia Magomed Shikhshabekov defeats Turkey Fatih Dogan via TKO (strikes) at 0:35 of Round 1.
  • Middleweight bout: Russia Sergey Kornev defeats Turkey Ahmed Bayrak via submission (neck crank) at 1:04 of Round 2.
  • Light Heavyweight bout: Russia Besiki Gerenava defeats Turkey Abdullah Ahmady via submission (rear naked choke) at 3:51 of Round 2.
  • Heavyweight bout: Russia Akhmed Sultanov defeats Turkey Gurhan Degirmenci via submission (triangle) at 1:07 of Round 1.

Benelux Benelux vs. United States USA East (3-2)

  • Lightweight bout: Belgium Danny van Bergen defeats United States David Zitnik via TKO (strikes) at 2:07 of Round 1.
  • Welterweight bout: United States Shamar Bailey defeats Netherlands Raymond Jarman via TKO (strikes) at 3:15 of Round 2.
  • Middleweight bout: United States John Doyle defeats Netherlands Richard Plug via unanimous decision.
  • Light Heavyweight bout: Netherlands Jason Jones defeats United States Mike Connors via submission (strikes) at 1:00 of Round 1.
  • Heavyweight bout: Netherlands Jessie Gibbs defeats United States Charles Grigsby via unanimous decision.

Final round

Semi-Finals

26 September 2009 (Rostov-on-Don, Russia)[11]

United States USA East vs. United States USA West (4-1)

  • Lightweight bout: Brazil Ivan Jorge defeats United States Steve Magdaleno via unanimous decision.
  • Welterweight bout: Brazil Delson Heleno defeats Brazil Fabio Nascimento via unanimous decision.
  • Middleweight bout: Brazil Gerson Dos Santos defeats Brazil Joao Asis via TKO (strikes) at 3:50 of Round 1.
  • Light Heavyweight bout: United States Chuck Grigsby defeats United States Spencer Hooker via unanimous decision.
  • Heavyweight bout: United States Shane Del Rosario defeats United States Lloyd Marshbanks via TKO at 1:34 of Round 1.

Russia Russian Legion vs. England England(4-1)

  • Lightweight bout: Russia Yuri Ivlev defeats England Scott Hewitt via TKO (strikes) at 0:54 of Round 1.
  • Welterweight bout: Russia Magomed Shikhshabekov defeats England Simon Phillips via submission (reverse heel hook) at 0:15 of Round 1.
  • Middleweight bout: Russia Ansar Chalangov defeats England Matt Thorpe via submission (reverse heel hook) at 0:41 of Round 1.
  • Light Heavyweight bout: Russia Besiki Gerenava defeats England Lee Austin via unanimous decision.
  • Heavyweight bout: England Rob Broughton defeats Russia Akhmed Sultanov via submission (keylock) at 4:31 of Round 1.

Finals

3 December 2009 (St. Petersburg, Russia)[12][13]

Russia Russian Legion vs. United States USA East (5-0)

  • Lightweight bout: Russia Yura Ivlev defeats Brazil Ivan Jorge via TKO (strikes) at 4:11 of Round 2.
  • Welterweight bout: Russia Magomed Shikhshabekov defeats Brazil Gerson Dos Santos via submission (armbar) at 2:06 of Round 1.
  • Middleweight bout: Russia Ansar Chalangov defeats Brazil Danilo Pereira via submission (heel hook) at 4:17 of Round 1.
  • Light Heavyweight bout: Russia Besiki Gerenava defeats United States Chuck Grigsby via split decision.
  • Heavyweight bout: Russia Gadzhimurad Omarov defeats United States Lloyd Marshbanks via corner stoppage at 4:07 of Round 3.

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