The teams typically featured top MMA prospects.
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.
x-clinched group title and semifinal playoff berth [2] USA East defeats USA West (4-1) Russian Legion defeats United Kingdom (4-1) Russian Legion defeats USA East to claim the second M-1 Challenge (5-0) 21 February 2009 (Seattle, USA) [3] Sang Soo Lee Finland vs. Benelux (4-1) South Korea vs.
The Imperial Team (3-2) USA West vs. Brazil (3-2) 28 March 2009 (Bourgas, Bulgaria) [4] USA East vs. Bulgaria (5-0) Germany vs. Turkey (5-0) Legion Sport Club vs. World Team (4-1) 29 April 2009 (Tokyo, Japan) [5] England vs. Japan (4-1) Spain vs. France (3-2) USA West vs. South Korea (5-0) 9 May 2009 (São Paulo, Brazil) [6] Bulgaria vs. Benelux (3-2) Legion Sport Club vs. Germany (4-1) Brazil vs.
The Imperial Team (5-0) Brazil vs. South Korea (3-2) 15 August 2009 (Amsterdam, the Netherlands) [9] England vs. Spain (5-0) Japan vs. France (3-2) Germany vs. World Team (4-1) 16 August 2009 (Amsterdam, the Netherlands) [10] Japan vs. Spain (4-1) Legion Sport Club vs. Turkey (5-0) Benelux vs. USA East (3-2) Semi-Finals 26 September 2009 (Rostov-on-Don, Russia)[11] USA East vs. USA West (4-1) Russian Legion vs. England(4-1) Finals 3 December 2009 (St. Petersburg, Russia)[12][13] Russian Legion vs. USA East (5-0)