“Shamrock vs. Shamrock” Highlights Second IFL FSN Broadcast Friday
February 28th, 2007
NEW YORK, February 28, 2007- The International Fight League (OTC.BB: IFLI), the world’s first team-based professional mixed martial arts league, and television partner Fox Sports Net will host a family rivalry on Friday night, as Ken Shamrock’s Reno Lions take on the San Jose Razorclaws, coached by his brother Frank, this Friday night. It will [...]
UFC 70: NATIONS COLLIDE
February 24th, 2007
The Ultimate Fighting Championship® (UFC®) organization today announced to the world it will stage UFC 70: NATIONS COLLIDE - the largest MMA event ever seen in the United Kingdom - at Manchester’s MEN Arena Saturday, April 21, 2007.
Headlining UFC 70 is Croatian superstar Mirko “Cro Cop” vs. Gabriel Gonzaga. The main card also features [...]
Wolfpack, Pitbulls take IFL Wins in Atlanta
February 24th, 2007
ATLANTA, February 23, 2007 - The Wolfpack, coached by Matt Lindland and based in Portland, Ore., and Pitbulls, coached by Renzo Gracie and based in New York, won their 2007 International Fight League debuts in front of 5,057 at The Arena at Gwinnett Center in Duluth, Ga. UFC veteran Robbie Lawler defeated Brazilian upstart [...]
World Extreme Cagefighting Presents three championship title fights
February 24th, 2007
LAS VEGAS – The World Extreme Cagefighting® (WEC™) organization announced today that it will hold its second event in Las Vegas live in The Joint at the world-famous Hard Rock Hotel & Casino. Featuring three championship bouts, the WEC will take place Saturday, March 24, 2007.
With three title bouts on tap, the WEC’s second Las [...]
IFL Kicks off 2K7 Expanded TV schedule Friday on FSN
February 22nd, 2007
NEW YORK, February 21, 2007- The International Fight League (OTC.BB: IFLI), the world’s first team-based professional mixed martial arts league, and television partner Fox Sports Net will begin its 2007 Friday night schedule this Friday, February 23, with the season-opening matchup from Oakland, Calif., between the Tiger Sharks, coached by MMA and kickboxing world champion [...]
IFL Names Joel Ehrlich CMO/President of Sales
February 20th, 2007
NEW YORK, February 20, 2007- The International Fight League (OTC.BB: IFLI), the world’s first team-based professional mixed martial arts league, announced today that Joel Ehrlich has been named to the newly-created position of Chief Marketing Officer and President of Sales. Ehrlich, one of the most well-known and respected brand builders in the industry for [...]
Bounty placed on Kimo’s head in New Era Fighting’s “World’s Toughest Man” contest
February 20th, 2007
SANTA ANA, California (February 19, 2007) - The highest purse ever offered in the history of Mixed Martial Arts competition — $1,000,000 - could be on the line for the winner of the New Era Fighting-promoted “World’s Toughest Man” contest.
New Era Fighting (NEF), the internationally booming mixed martial arts organization combining the raw brutality of [...]
IFL Athletes Gather in Miami for “IFL Battleground” Promos, Title Sequence Shoot
February 19th, 2007
MIAMI and BOCA RATON, Fla., February 19, 2007 - Ben Rothwell let out a primal scream, one to which fans of the International Fight League Silverbacks’ star have become accustomed. But this time, instead of occurring in the ring with one of the league’s other heavyweights on the business end, the venue was a [...]
IFL Announces Rosters for Atlanta Event
February 14th, 2007
NEW YORK and ATLANTA, February 14, 2007 - The International Fight League (OTC.BB: IFLI), the world’s first team-based professional mixed martial arts league, today announced the updated 11-bout card for its first event in the Southeast, on Friday, February 23, at The Arena at Gwinnett Center in Duluth, Ga., beginning at 7:30 p.m. The [...]
IFL moves April 13 Event to Mohegan Sun for Same-Night Televised Event
February 8th, 2007
NEW YORK, February 7, 2007- The International Fight League (OTC.BB: IFLI), the world’s first team-based professional mixed martial arts league, announced today that it will move its Friday, April 13, event from Lakeland, Florida, to the Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut, and that the event will be shown the same night on Fox Sports [...]
IFL Announces 22-Date FSN Schedule
February 7th, 2007
NEW YORK, February 7, 2007- The International Fight League (OTC.BB: IFLI), the world’s first team-based professional mixed martial arts league, and television partner Fox Sports Net (FSN) today announced the first segment of its weekly national schedule of IFL programming to primarily air on Fridays at 11 p.m. local time, beginning February 23. The [...]
New Era Fighting to promote “World’s Toughest Man” contest
February 7th, 2007
SANTA ANA, California (February 6, 2007) – New Era Fighting (NEF), the evolving mixed martial arts organization combining the raw brutality of UFC with the entertainment value of WWE, will promote the “World’s Toughest Man” contest, NEF president Ron Kort announced today.
NEF will hold a series of international level tryouts, tentatively scheduled to begin June [...]
Sabres, Anacondas Win IFL Matchups in Houston
February 3rd, 2007
HOUSTON, February 2, 2007- The Tokyo-based Sabres, led by Ken Yasuda and Los Angeles-based Anacondas, coached by Bas Rutten, won their respective season-opening International Fight League matchups today in front of 4,531 at Reliant Arena in Houston. Matt Lindland, coach of the Portland-based Wolfpack submitted Carlos Newton, Toronto-based Dragons’ coach in the “Superfight” which [...]
UFC 67: ALL OR NOTHING First UFC Pay-Per-View Event Offered in HD
February 2nd, 2007
Las Vegas, NV ��” The Ultimate Fighting Championship® (UFC®) organization today announced that it will take Ultimate Fighting® to a whole new level of action with the launch of UFC pay-per-view events broadcast in High-Definition Television (HD). UFC 67: ALL OR NOTHING, which takes place this Saturday, Feb. 3 live from Mandalay Bay, will be [...]
Khristian “The Sandman” Geraci Signs With Sin City Boxing Management
February 2nd, 2007
Las Vegas, Nevada(February 1, 2007)– “Slick” Nick Sampson & Macke Roberts of Sin City Boxing Management proudly announce the signing of lightweight MMA fighter & welterweight pro boxer Khristian “The Sandman” Geraci to an exclusive management contract. Sampson & Roberts say with his seek and destroy aggressive fight style, Geraci is pure excitement [...]
“International Fight League’s Total Impact” to Debut on March 12 on MyNetworkTV
February 2nd, 2007
NEW YORK, February 1, 2007 - A new television series, “International Fight League’s Total Impact,” which follows the athletes, coaches and personalities of the International Fight League, the world’s first team-based professional mixed martial arts organization, heads this spring’s new lineup on MyNetworkTV. The program will air each Monday from 8-10 p.m. across [...]
Showtime Invests Money in EliteXC for Live Mixed Martial Arts Events
February 1st, 2007
LOS ANGELES (February 1, 2007) – Showtime Networks Inc., the premium television network unit of CBS Corporation, today said it has made an investment in ProElite, Inc. (PELE.PK). The announcement was made jointly today by Matthew C. Blank, chairman and chief executive officer of Showtime Networks, and David Marshall, chairman of ProElite.
The investment was [...]
