The year 2008 is the 12th year in the history of
M-1 Global
M-1 Global (Mixfight-1) or MMA-1 (Mixed martial arts-1) is a mixed martial arts promotion based in St. Petersburg, Russia which organizes between 10 and 20 competitions per year.
It hosted its first major show (rather than co-promoting with othe ...
, a
mixed martial arts
Mixed martial arts (MMA), sometimes referred to as cage fighting, no holds barred (NHB), and ultimate fighting, and originally referred to as Vale Tudo is a full-contact combat sport based on striking, grappling and ground fighting, inc ...
promotion based in Russia. In 2008 M-1 Global held 12 events beginning with, ''M-1: Slamm''.
Events list
M-1: Slamm
M-1: Slamm was an event held on March 2, 2008, in
Almere
Almere () is a Planned community, planned List of cities in the Netherlands by province, city and List of municipalities of the Netherlands, municipality in the Provinces of the Netherlands, province of Flevoland, Netherlands, located about 20 km ...
,
Flevoland
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, Netherlands.
Results
M-1 Challenge 2: Russia
M-1 Challenge 2: Russia was an event held on April 3, 2008, at The
Ice Palace Saint Petersburg
The Ice Palace (Russian: Ледовый Дворец, ''Ledovy Dvorets'') is an arena in Saint Petersburg, Russia. It was built for the 2000 IIHF World Championship and opened in 2000. It holds 12,300 people.
The Ice Palace is primarily used for ...
in
Saint Petersburg
Saint Petersburg ( rus, links=no, Санкт-Петербург, a=Ru-Sankt Peterburg Leningrad Petrograd Piter.ogg, r=Sankt-Peterburg, p=ˈsankt pʲɪtʲɪrˈburk), formerly known as Petrograd (1914–1924) and later Leningrad (1924–1991), i ...
, Russia.
Results
M-1 MFC: Fedor Emelianenko Cup
M-1 MFC: Fedor Emelianenko Cup was an event held on May 15, 2008, in Russia.
Results
M-1 Challenge 3: Gran Canaria
M-1 Challenge 3: Gran Canaria was an event held on May 31, 2008, in San Agustin, Gran Canaria, Spain.
Results
M-1 Challenge 4: Battle on the Neva 2
M-1 Challenge 4: Battle on the Neva 2 was an event held on June 27, 2008, at The Flying Dutchman in
Saint Petersburg
Saint Petersburg ( rus, links=no, Санкт-Петербург, a=Ru-Sankt Peterburg Leningrad Petrograd Piter.ogg, r=Sankt-Peterburg, p=ˈsankt pʲɪtʲɪrˈburk), formerly known as Petrograd (1914–1924) and later Leningrad (1924–1991), i ...
, Russia.
Results
M-1 Challenge 5: Japan
M-1 Challenge 5: Japan was an event held on July 17, 2008, at
Shinjuku Face
is an event hall located on the 7th floor of the Humax Pavilion Shinjuku complex, 1-20-1 Kabukicho, Tokyo, Japan. It mainly hosts mixed martial arts, boxing and professional wrestling
Professional wrestling is a form of theater that revolv ...
in
Tokyo
Tokyo (; ja, 東京, , ), officially the Tokyo Metropolis ( ja, 東京都, label=none, ), is the capital and largest city of Japan. Formerly known as Edo, its metropolitan area () is the most populous in the world, with an estimated 37.468 ...
, Japan.
Results
M-1 Challenge 6: Korea
M-1 Challenge 6: Korea was an event held on August 29, 2008, in South Korea.
Results
M-1 Challenge 7: UK
M-1 Challenge 7: UK was an event held on September 27, 2008, at The
Harvey Hadden Stadium
The Harvey Hadden Stadium is a purpose-built athletics stadium in the Bilborough district of Nottingham, England which is the home of Notts Athletics Club (who compete in the Premier Division of the National Athletics League), Nottingham Caesar ...
in
Nottingham
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, England.
Results
M-1 Challenge 8: USA
M-1 Challenge 8: USA was an event held on October 29, 2008, at The Harrah's Casino in
Kansas City, Missouri
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, United States.
Results
M-1: Staredown 2
M-1: Staredown 2 was an event held on November 16, 2008, in Germany.
Results
M-1 Challenge 9: Russia
M-1 Challenge 9: Russia was an event held on November 21, 2008, at The
Ice Palace Saint Petersburg
The Ice Palace (Russian: Ледовый Дворец, ''Ledovy Dvorets'') is an arena in Saint Petersburg, Russia. It was built for the 2000 IIHF World Championship and opened in 2000. It holds 12,300 people.
The Ice Palace is primarily used for ...
in
Saint Petersburg
Saint Petersburg ( rus, links=no, Санкт-Петербург, a=Ru-Sankt Peterburg Leningrad Petrograd Piter.ogg, r=Sankt-Peterburg, p=ˈsankt pʲɪtʲɪrˈburk), formerly known as Petrograd (1914–1924) and later Leningrad (1924–1991), i ...
, Russia.
Results
M-1 Challenge 10: Finland
M-1 Challenge 10: Finland
was an event held on November 26, 2008, at The
Töölö Sports Hall
sv, Tölö sporthall
, image = Töölön Kisahalli.jpg
, caption = Töölö Sports Hall photographed from the tower of the Olympic Stadium (2004)
, fullname =
, former_names = Messuhalli
, address ...
in
Helsinki
Helsinki ( or ; ; sv, Helsingfors, ) is the Capital city, capital, primate city, primate, and List of cities and towns in Finland, most populous city of Finland. Located on the shore of the Gulf of Finland, it is the seat of the region of U ...
, Finland.
Results
See also
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M-1 Global
M-1 Global (Mixfight-1) or MMA-1 (Mixed martial arts-1) is a mixed martial arts promotion based in St. Petersburg, Russia which organizes between 10 and 20 competitions per year.
It hosted its first major show (rather than co-promoting with othe ...
References
{{M-1 Challenge seasons
M-1 Global events
2008 in mixed martial arts