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M-1 Global Offers "Challenge Events" Via Internet PPV
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With one of the largest weekends of fighting in the history of MMA on tap, M-1Global.com announced Thursday that it will be making all 31 fights in this weekend's two-day M- 1 Challenge event at Studio 22 in Hilversum, Holland available on Internet PPV.

Orders for the event are now being accepted via M-1Global.com (use the SMS payment widget on the right side of the page) with pricing packages for one or two days (price varies upon region; broadcast not available in the U.S. or South Korea).

With a total of 10 teams currently in Holland awaiting to do battle, a total of 30 fights featuring teams from Holland/Benelux, the United States, France, Russia, Japan, Germany, England, Spain, and others are on hand to compete in challenge events that will start 7 p.m. local time on Saturday and 5 p.m. local time on Sunday.

For those unable to attend the event live at Studio 22 (tickets are still available by clicking here), they will be treated to some intense mixed martial arts action on the Internet as France, England, and the United States will all be competing in separate contests in which their post-season hopes will be on the line.

Top M-1 talent on display with include 16-year kickboxing champion Jeronimo de Groot, French phenoms Christophe Daffreville and Christian M'pumbu, English light heavyweight Tom Blackledge ( a coach on this year's 10th season of The Ultimate Fighter), former UFC fighter and current World Team member Miodrag Petkovic, scheduled M-1 Global "Breakthrough" heavyweight Jessie Gibbs, Russia Legion welterweight Magomed Shihshabekov (voted Sherdog's number eight top European prospect), USA East heavyweight and former WEC fighter Charles Grigsby, one-time EliteXC veteran John Doyle, and Strikeforce-contracted welterweight Shamar Bailey.

Additionally, the two-day event will feature playoff-implication contests between Team England vs. Spain, Team France vs. Japan, and United States East vs. Team Benelux. England, France, and USA East must all win in order to have a shot at qualifying for this year's post-season.

For pricing and ordering information, simply visit M-1Global.com and submit your information via SMS though the payment widget on the right hand side of the page. Tickets for the event are also available by CLICKING HERE or going to the following URL: http://www.m-1global.com/?page_id=1621

Updates as well as weigh-in information will be available later today at www.M-1Globa.com. The complete lineup is now as follows (all starting time local to Holland):

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