Battle of the Nations

The large and entertaining world of medieval martial arts

By: Kaja Antic, Sports Writer For those of you who’ve ever wanted to see modern-day people fighting in medieval armour — swords, shields, and all — the dream exists, and in lots of different ways.  M-1 Medieval One association conducting this medieval combat event has been M-1 Global, a Russian mixed martial arts (MMA) promotion. The first “knight fight” was initially used as a filler spectacle in between matches at the 2015 M-1 Challenge 50, but due to the fan reaction, M-1 founder Vadim Finkelchtein made medieval MMA its own division. Videos on YouTube of these events have garnered hundreds…

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