I've been youtubing some of their champs, and there are some decent prospects over there. Do you guys have any opinions? Any standout fights I should keep an eye on?
I try to stay away from M1 as much as possible, but there is one guy I am kind of impressed with. His name is Guram Gugenshivili. He's a wrestler from Georgia, with a very aggressive submission game along with brutal Ground and Pound. With that said, he's striking is virtually non-existant and he's also fighting much lesser competition. It's pretty obvious that he stands no chance up against a Cain Velasquez, but he is a pretty decent prospect.
I'll watch any mma, and m1 meets fits the bill so I watch it. I'm a huge Vinny fan so I get especially excited when he's on a card. 
Brett Rogers High Kick WTF II - I try to stay away from M1 as much as possible, but there is one guy I am kind of impressed with. His name is Guram Gugenshivili. He's a wrestler from Georgia, with a very aggressive submission game along with brutal Ground and Pound. With that said, he's striking is virtually non-existant and he's also fighting much lesser competition. It's pretty obvious that he stands no chance up against a Cain Velasquez, but he is a pretty decent prospect.
Well, obviously I'm not trying to compare these guys to Cain or Jones or anything.
But I agree, Guram looks good. He is almost 100% on takedowns too, as far as I've seen.
Another guy to check out is Magomed Shikhshabekov
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IynZxFgNBM8
It looks like there is a big gap between the guys at the top of the division, the guys underneath them. Guys like Shikhshabekov and Guram look great, but they are just crushing complete cans. I want to see them crossing over more, and maybe apprearing on some Strikeforce challengers cards, or a Pro-Elite card or something.
Juicymma - I'll watch any mma, and m1 meets fits the bill so I watch it. I'm a huge Vinny fan so I get especially excited when he's on a card.
Agreed.
And of course, where Fedor goes, I will follow.
I do watch most of the cards, and I'm even in some of them sometimes. :)
M-1 has a few great prospects, Magomed Shikshabekov is one of their best
Check out this flying scissor heel hook
http://www.megavideo.com/?v=JEUENMG9
Who was the guy that hit the spinning backfist KO? Thing of beauty!
Vinny Magalhães - I do watch most of the cards, and I'm even in some of them sometimes. :)
With Eddie Bravo in your corner yelling out goofie stuff
"Good Vinnie...now transition to a flaming poodle via a "puff puff pass" and finsh with the triple decker pecker wrecker!"
DaHomewilder -VTFU DaHomewilder, VTFUNarlyPersianDude - no matter what some people on here who are incredibly anti non ufc mma say, m1 has real good talent and might become a force in mma.Stfu KKM
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in terms of top level talent, guram is up there, as is magomed sultankhamedov or however you spell his last name. in terms of the american based talent, vinny magalhaes is cleaning house in the light heavyweight division, and jose figueroa is a very good lightweight as well. also enjoy kenny garner, byron byrd and pat bennett.
thefightnerd - in terms of top level talent, guram is up there, as is magomed sultankhamedov or however you spell his last name. in terms of the american based talent, vinny magalhaes is cleaning house in the light heavyweight division, and jose figueroa is a very good lightweight as well. also enjoy kenny garner, byron byrd and pat bennett.
Bennett vs Garner on the last show was embarrassing.
thefightnerd - in terms of top level talent, guram is up there, as is magomed sultankhamedov or however you spell his last name. in terms of the american based talent, vinny magalhaes is cleaning house in the light heavyweight division, and jose figueroa is a very good lightweight as well. also enjoy kenny garner, byron byrd and pat bennett.
i just call him the white wolf, because i'm a lazy american.
but yes, the m-1 shows are usually highly entertaining.
m1 is solid
sforce challengers card tnite on showtime too u should tune in
We might not get to see big names fighting for M-1, but most of the m-1 cards are way more entertaining than some cards full of big names....
I understand that people like good match ups involving big names, but not always that will translate into a good entertaining fights...
I'm a fan, and I will always watch any M-1 card...
Guram or Shamil would be good fights for Fedor
Vinny Magalhães - We might not get to see big names fighting for M-1, but most of the m-1 cards are way more entertaining than some cards full of big names....
I understand that people like good match ups involving big names, but not always that will translate into a good entertaining fights...
I'm a fan, and I will always watch any M-1 card...
i watch so i can see how vinny is going to tap people out :) finish with a banana split at the next show you are on, and ill let you choke me out unconscious next time i see you!
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Weird, I made a thread the same day as the OP that covers most of the information he's looking for:
| No Russians in UFC in five years? | smoogy | UnderGround Forum | 1 day ago smoogy | 70 | 4070 |
Some of the prominent names they should look into include:
FW: Rasul Mirzaev (5-0) - Knocked out former Sengoku Champion Kanehara
LW: Alexander Sarnavskiy (15-0) - Submitted UFC vet Doug Evans
WW: Shamil Zavurov (18-1) - Beat Sengoku GP runner-up Yasubey Enomoto
Andrey Koreshkov (6-0) - Only 20 years old and already crushing people
MW: Vyacheslav Vasilevsky (15-1) - Top MW in Europe, beat UFC vet Xavier Foupa-Pokam
Andrei Semenov (30-9-2) - Just beat Luigi Fioravanti pillar to post after a three year retirement
HW: Vitaly Minakov (5-0) - 3x Sambo World Champion, 240lbs
i love watching mma. so yes.