fter losing to Team USA West by a 3-2 margin during the season opener of the 2009 "M-1 Challenge Presented by Affliction," losing at home in their second head-to-head series was not an option for Team Brazil. Led by former IFL superfight veteran Eduardo Pamplona, the team's lone holdover from the opener, Brazil swept Imperial by a score of 5-0

Rafael dos Anjos def. Takafumi Otsuka via split decision
Fabricio Monteiro def. Yoshitomo Watanabe via submission – Round 1
Vitor Toffanelli def. Paulo Bueno via unanimous decision
Henrique Mello def. Gabriel Veiga via TKO – Round 1
Mauricio Reis def. Giovani Diniz via unanimous decision
Eduardo Pachu def. Adriano Goncalves via submission – Round 3
Jorge Michelan def. Mateus Serafim via [...]