NEW YORK,
May 1, 2008 – Three International Fight League
(OTC.BB: IFLI) individual title bouts from the
IFL World Grand Prix finals will
be featured in the next edition of “IFL Fight Night” on
Fox Sports Net (FSN). The episode, which debuts on Saturday,
May 3, at midnight local time in most markets, includes bouts
on the historic night which saw a total of five IFL champions
crowned.
Viewers can confirm the time and replays during the week
on their respective regional FSN networks at http://www.ifl.tv/TV-Schedule-FSN.html.
Bouts on the one-hour telecast include:
• Jay Hieron, a Long Island, N.Y., native
and current Las Vegas resident, battling Brazilian Jiu Jitsu
and Capoeira master Delson Heleno in a highly-anticipated
matchup between two well-rounded veteran welterweights (170
lbs.).
• Wagnney Fabiano (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil),
putting his unbeaten record on the line for the first-ever
IFL featherweight (145 lbs.) belt against L.C. Davis
(Kansas City, Mo.), also unbeaten in IFL competition
• Matt Horwich (Portland, Ore.), one of
the league’s most popular figures and best middleweights (185
lbs.), challenging unbeaten Benji Radach (Deerfield
Beach, Fla.) in a battle of proven knockout artists.
Veteran IFL play-by-play man Kenny Rice is
joined by MMA legend Bas Rutten at the microphone
ringside, with Ron Kruck providing additional commentary.
The bouts were contested at the Mohegan Sun Arena
in Uncasville, Conn., in December.
In addition to the weekly “IFL Fight Night,” seen domestically
on FSN as well as in over 70 other countries and five continents
around the world, ranging from HBO Latin America to Star TV
in Asia and Middle Eastern Broadcasting and the Armed Forces
Network, the first three IFL events of the year are being
shown live on HDNet. IFL programming is already among the
most viewed MMA programming worldwide, despite being in existence
only two years.
The next live IFL event is set for May 16, also at Mohegan
Sun Arena in Uncasville, Conn., where three Championship belts
will be on the line. HDNet will again provide live coverage.
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