M-1 Global has made it's first major move since announcing signing Josh Barnett and Fedor Emelianenko. This move, though, wasn't a single fighter signing, it was an entire staff and concept change.
While many were curious as to whether M-1 was going to adopt the old Pride style of competition or the newer style that the UFC is using, which focuses less on tournaments. It seems linke they will be taking the Pride route.
M-1 announced the instalation of the M-1 executive commitee, which includes Pride heavyweight champion Fedor Emelianenko, Emelianenko's manager Vadim Finklestein, along with the head honchos at Pride FC: President Nobuhiko Takada, Pride PR man Keiichi Sasahara and Pride matchmaker Shigeru Saeki.
The commitee announced that Fedor's first fight will be against Korean kickboxer and giant Hong Man Choi. While many will call this a freak matchup, as it is certainly below Fedor's caliber, it isn't like there's been much quality coming out of the other top organizations.
The commitee has also announced a who's who of international MMA fighters including Shinya Aoki, Hayato "Mach" Sakurai, Joachim "Hellboy" Hansen and Kazuo "The Grabaka Hitman" Mizaki. The names of former Pride superstars Aleks Emelianenko and Roman Zentsov have also been mentioned.
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