2009 M-1 Challenge season | |
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League | M-1 Global |
Sport | Mixed Martial Arts |
Duration | February 21, 2009 – December 3, 2009 |
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.
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.
x-clinched group title and semifinal playoff berth [2]
Russian Legion defeats
USA East to claim the second M-1 Challenge (5-0)
21 February 2009 (Seattle, USA) [3] Sang Soo Lee
South Korea vs.
The Imperial Team (3-2)
28 March 2009 (Bourgas, Bulgaria) [4]
Legion Sport Club vs. World Team (4-1)
29 April 2009 (Tokyo, Japan) [5]
USA West vs.
South Korea (5-0)
9 May 2009 (São Paulo, Brazil) [6]
Legion Sport Club vs.
Germany (4-1)
Brazil vs.
The Imperial Team (5-0)
5 June 2009 (Kansas City, USA) [7]
4 July 2009 (Seoul, South Korea) [8]
USA West vs.
The Imperial Team (5-0)
15 August 2009 (Amsterdam, the Netherlands) [9]
16 August 2009 (Amsterdam, the Netherlands) [10]
Legion Sport Club vs.
Turkey (5-0)
Semi-Finals
26 September 2009 (Rostov-on-Don, Russia) [11]
Russian Legion vs.
England(4-1)
Finals
3 December 2009 (St. Petersburg, Russia) [12] [13]
Russian Legion vs.
USA East (5-0)
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