I liked the fans' reaction when we did it for the first time in St. Petersburg at M-1 Challenge 50. They seemed to really like it. They were impressed and supported the knights. So, I thought it was worth continuing.
At that time, the knight fight was to fill the pause between the undercard and main card fights. If we find enough fighters to make enough fights, we will have a separate medieval show with its own weight categories, title fights and champions.
The fights will take place in M1's version of the Octagon known as a "rage", a cross-between a ring and a cage with six sides. However, given the nature of knight fights, the bouts could realistically happen anywhere including in outdoor arenas.
The rules of the contests are simple, the swords must be blunt and headbutts, submission holds and strikes to the back of the neck, spine, feet and ankles are all prohibited.
Hat-tip to MMA Fighting
