M-1 Challenge Set To Premiere On HDNet This Friday

Sam Caplan of the popular MMA news site fiveouncesofpain.com is reporting that the M-1 Challenge will have its first screen this Friday Night of HDNet in the United States

Read below for the report and visit Sam Caplan's site at www.fiveouncesofpain.com or go to www.hdnetfights.com for more information.

Billed as the “World Cup of Mixed Martial Arts,” the M-1 Challenge is set to premiere on HDNet this Friday at 8 p.m. ET.

Over the course of the past year, 10 teams representing eight different countries (including two teams from Russia along with an international team) competed in events held all over the world to determine the first-ever winner of the M-1 Challenge.

Much like the IFL’s team concept, each country fields a team with a representative in the five major individual weight classes including lightweight, welterweight, middleweight, light heavyweight, and heavyweight.

Hosted by former PRIDE announcer Sean Wheelock and Jimmy Smith of the Discovery Channel’s “Fight Quest,” U.S. fans will be able to tune in each and every Friday and see how the tournament unfolded. Friday’s premiere episode will feature France taking on the famed Russian Red Devil team.