Alexander Emelianenko was back competing in Mother Russia this weekend (Fri., March 16, 2012), and this time he was able to last longer than 23 seconds. In fact, he was even able to score a stoppage of his own over Tadas Rimkevicius.

The Heavyweight showdown was the centerpiece of M-1 Challenge 31 at the Ice Palace in St. Petersburg, Russia, which also featured former number one Ultimate Fightin...

Aleksander Emelianenko (19-5), who has had quite a checkered career in MMA thus far, stepped back in to the M-1 ring last night in St. Petersburg's Ice Palace at M-1 Challenge 31. He faced Lithuanian super heavyweight Tadas Rimkevicius (19-7) in the main event of the show, and had brother Fedor Emelianenko in his corner.

The bout was pretty entertaining. Other than some brief clinching early, it...

Zavurov vs Enomoto, part one. All videos props to IronForgesIron.com

When we last checked in on M-1 Global, Jeff Monson was busy being the anti-Bones before his loss to Fedor, Aleksander Emelianenko got flattened by Magomed Malikov and Maxim Grishin was caught rubbing his legs down with Bengay before a losing effort in his interim heavyweight championship bout with Kenny Garner. So basically, ...

Yasubey Enomoto stopped former champion Shamil Zavurov in the last minute of the bout to claim the gold at M-1 Challenge XXX: Zavurov vs. Enomoto II.

Yasubey Enomoto slapped on a fight-ending guillotine choke in the final minute of his five-round title fight and took the M-1 Challenge welterweight title from Shamil Zavurov.

The rematch headlined Friday's M-1 Challenge 30 event.

The event took place at The Hangar at the OC Fair & Event Center in Costa Mesa, Calif., and the night's main card aired on Showtime.

COSTA MESA, CALIFORNIA (Dec 9, 2011) - M-1 GLOBAL's final U.S. outing for 2011 featured a rematch for the M-1 Challenge Welterweight title as Yasubey Enomoto stopped former champion Shamil Zavurov in the last minute of the bout to claim the gold. The mixed martial arts (MMA) event titled M-1 Challenge XXX: Zavurov vs. Enomoto II took place at The Hangar in Costa Mesa, California and aired LIVE o...

Yasubey Enomoto won the M-1 Global welterweight title from Shamil Zavurov tonight by scoring a guillotine choke in the fifth round of the M-1 Challenge 30 card. The fight was a decent back and forth battle for four rounds before both men came out exhausted in the final round.

With Zavurov looking to score a desperation takedown repeatedly in the final round, Enomoto was able to stuff a shot and ...

As with all major broadcasts for mixed martial arts, we'll be bringing you live results and play-by-play for tonight's M-1 Challenge 30: Zavurov vs. Enomoto II event. The card kicks off at 11 p.m. ET tonight on Showtime and features five fights on the live card.

Here's the scheduled card and official weights:

Welterweight Title Fight: Shamil Zavurov 169.4 lbs - vs - Yasubey Enomoto 169.4 lbs

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As with all major broadcasts for mixed martial arts, we'll be bringing you live results and play-by-play for tonight's M-1 Challenge 30: Zavurov vs. Enomoto II event. The card kicks off at 11 p.m. ET tonight on Showtime and features five fights on the live card.

Here's the scheduled card and official weights:

Welterweight Title Fight: Shamil Zavurov 169.4 lbs - vs - Yasubey Enomoto 169.4 lbs

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As with all major broadcasts for mixed martial arts, we'll be bringing you live results and play-by-play for tonight's M-1 Challenge 30: Zavurov vs. Enomoto II event. The card kicks off at 11 p.m. ET tonight on Showtime and features five fights on the live card.

Here's the scheduled card and official weights:

Welterweight Title Fight: Shamil Zavurov 169.4 lbs - vs - Yasubey Enomoto 169.4 lbs

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As with all major broadcasts for mixed martial arts, we'll be bringing you live results and play-by-play for tonight's M-1 Challenge 30: Zavurov vs. Enomoto II event. The card kicks off at 11 p.m. ET tonight on Showtime and features five fights on the live card.

Here's the scheduled card and official weights:

Welterweight Title Fight: Shamil Zavurov 169.4 lbs - vs - Yasubey Enomoto 169.4 lbs

J...

As with all major broadcasts for mixed martial arts, we'll be bringing you live results and play-by-play for tonight's M-1 Challenge 30: Zavurov vs. Enomoto II event. The card kicks off at 11 p.m. ET tonight on Showtime and features five fights on the live card.

Here's the scheduled card and official weights:

Welterweight Title Fight: Shamil Zavurov 169.4 lbs - vs - Yasubey Enomoto 169.4 lbs

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On Thursday, on the eve of his title fight and rematch with M-1 welterweight champ Shamil Zavurov, Yasubey Enomoto was as cool as a naked Eskimo sitting on a block of ice eating a Popsicle.

After all, in the days before a fight, his nerves aren't easily rattled.

But get the Swiss fighter to the arena on fight night, as officials will do tonight for the Showtime-televised M-1 Challenge 30 headli...

Strikeforce isn't the only fight promotion hitting the Showtime airwaves this month as M-1 Challenge XXX: "Zavurov vs. Enomoto II" goes down tonight (Dec. 9, 2011) at 10 p.m. ET on the cable television network. MMA Nation's Jonathan Snowden talks to Shamil Zavurov and Yasubey Enomoto regarding their welterweight title fight (and rematch) in advance of tonight's telecast right here.

Jonathan Snowden talks to Shamil Zavurov and Yasubey Enomoto, the headliners of tonight's M-1 Global Challenge 30 which airs on Showtime. Read it at MMA Nation.

All fighters competing at tonight's Showtime-televised M-1 Challenge 30 event successfully made weight for the show.

The weigh-ins took place Thursday.

Tonight's event, which features a welterweight title fight between champion Shamil Zavurov and challenger Yasubey Enomoto, takes place at The Hangar at the OC Fair & Event Center in Costa Mesa, Calif.

M-1 Global is set to kickoff another big MMA weekend Friday, returning to Showtime for the final time in 2011 with M-1 Challenge 30, co-headlined by a pair of rematches.In the main event, M-1 Welterweight Champion Shamil Zavurov battles Yasubey Enomoto, a rematch from their bout in April where Zavurov successfully defended his title via unanimous decision. The 27-year-old was originally scheduled...

Showtime will air the next installment of the M-1 Challenge series.

Officials recently announced that M-1 Challenge 30 will air on the premium-cable station on Friday, Dec. 9, from The Hangar at the OC Fair & Event Center in Costa Mesa, Calif.

Headlining the event is a championship bout and rematch between welterweight titleholder Shamil Zavurov and Yasubey Enomoto.

CHICAGO (Nov. 29, 2011) – M-1 GLOBAL welterweight (170 lbs.) champion Shamil Zavurov will defend his title in a rematch against Yasubey Enomoto in the main event M-1 Challenge XXX live on SHOWTIME on Friday, December 9 at 11 p.m. ET/PT (delayed on the west coast) from The Hangar at the O.C. Fair and Event Center in Costa Mesa, California.

Zavurov (18-1), a three-time world champion in Combat Sa...

A welterweight title clash between Shamil Zavurov and Rashid Magomedov will serve as the main event for M-1 Challenge 30, M-1 Global's final effort on Showtime in 2011.