2011 M-1 Challenge Season
| 2011 M-1 Challenge season | |
|---|---|
| League | M-1 Global |
| Sport | Mixed Martial Arts |
| Duration | March 5, 2011 – December 9, 2011 |
| M-1 Global: Fedor vs. Monson | |
|---|---|
| Information | |
| Promotion | MMA-1 |
| Date | November 20, 2011 |
| Venue | Olympic Stadium |
| City | Moscow, Russia |
| Attendance | 22,153 |
The 2011 M-1 Challenge season was the fourth season of mixed martial arts (MMA) fighting presented by the M-1 Global promotion. The season is began on March 5.
The first M-1 Challenge event of 2011 took place on March 5, 2011 at the Crocus City in Moscow, Russia.
The second M-1 Challenge event took place on March 25, 2011 at the Ted Constant Convocation Center in Norfolk, Virginia. This event marked the first M-1 show in the United States since 2009 and aired live on the Showtime cable network. The event drew an estimated 189,000 viewers on Showtime.
Due to problems with his visa Arthur Guseinov was unable to compete. Josh Bakkalao got injured during practice and was unable to face Alexander Sarnavskiy. He was replaced by Beau Baker.
28 April 2011 Ice Palace Saint Petersburg in St.Petersburg, Russia. Today it was announced that Dmitry Samoilov and Mike Guerin were injured during the training process and, unfortunately, will not be able to take part in the tournament M-1 Challenge XXV. Zavurov vs Magomedov. Rashid Magomedov was seriously injured and was out of title bout with Shamil Zavurov. M-1 Global has made every effort to in such a short period of time to find a worthy replacement, and literally a few minutes ago to sign the exclusive contract with M-1 Global has put Swiss welterweight Yasubi Enomoto, who last year was a finalist at the Grand Prix at Sengoku in his weight class.
June 4, 2011 ACCO International Center Kiev, Ukraine
The second M-1 Challenge event to air on Showtime took place on July 8, 2011 in Costa Mesa, California. Guram Gugenishvili was originally announced for the main event, but suffered a hand injury and was replaced by Garner.
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