Jerry Milani sent along the following:
INTERNATIONAL FIGHT LEAGUE “FIGHT NIGHT” TO RE-AIR ENTIRE SEASON ON
SUNDAYS BEGINNING ON SEPTEMBER 30
Full 2007 season to be re-shown on consecutive Sundays through March,
highlighting best matches of first season
NEW YORK, August 23, 2007 — The International Fight League (OTC.BB:
IFLI), the world’s number one team-based professional mixed martial
arts league, and Fox Sports Net (FSN) announced today that the network
will re-air the entire 2007 season of IFL action, in order, beginning on
Sunday, Sept. 30, at 4 p.m., then following weekly at its regular new
time slot of 5 p.m. local time in most regions. The re-airs will run
each week through March 2008.
The 5 p.m. time on Sunday nights, which proved successful for IFL
programming last year, is one of the most desirable national slots on
FSN’s calendar during the busy fall and winter seasons, and will give the
IFL added national exposure.
“Our growth as a brand and as a league during our first full season
is due in large part to our belief that the sport of MMA, like all
rising sports, needs consistent television exposure on broadcast TV and
basic cable,” said Gareb Shamus, IFL co-founder and CEO. “Our
partnership with FSN from the beginning has given us that cable exposure that
has helped us build market share and star athletes, and we are very
excited to be able to continue to expose our athletes through this
consistent weekly programming. It will give fans a chance to see how these
athletes started in the league, catch events they might not have seen the
first time, and see their favorite events again, all in a very
desirable and consistent time slot.”
“The IFL is one of the most dynamic new programs to hit the air,”
said George Greenberg, FSN executive vice president. “It’s been a
ratings success and we are proud to give the league the additional
exposure.”
The encore presentations will afford fans the opportunity to again see
great IFL matches such as the classic Chris Horodecki vs. Bart
Palaszewski lightweight bout, the controversial Ben Rothwell vs. Roy Nelson
heavyweight clash and the Brad Blackburn vs. Jay Hieron welterweight
matchup.
The current IFL season will conclude on Thursday, Sept. 20, with Renzo
Gracie’s New York Pitbulls meeting Pat Miletich’s Quad Cities
Silverbacks at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Hollywood, Fla. That event
will be shown on FSN on Sept. 23.
About FSN
FSN is the nation’s leading provider of local sports. Through its
affiliates and other FNG-owned networks, FSN reaches more than 82 million
homes through 25 regional networks. Fox Networks Group owns FSN
Arizona, FSN Detroit, FSN Florida, FSN Midwest, FSN Indiana, FSN North, FSN
Northwest, FSN Ohio, FSN Pittsburgh, FSN Prime Ticket, FSN Rocky
Mountain, FSN Utah, FSN South, FSN Southwest, FSN Houston, FSN West, Sun
Sports and SportSouth. FSN also has programming affiliations with
Comcast-owned regional sports networks in Chicago, Baltimore/Washington, DC and
Philadelphia, as well as Rainbow-owned FSN Bay Area, FSN New England,
FSN New York, and Madison Square Garden Network.
Based in Los Angeles, FSN owned– or affiliated-regional sports
networks serve as the TV home to 68 of the 82 MLB, NHL and NBA teams based in
the United States. FSN produces close to 5,000 live, mostly local,
events each year, including nearly 1000 in high definition. In addition
to its thousands of home team games and a wide variety of locally
produced sports programs, FSN televises national sports events and programs,
including Pac-10 and ACC basketball; Pac-10 and Big 12 football; Best
Damn Sports Show Period; CMI: The Chris Myers Interviews; In Focus and
The FSN Final Score. For the latest up-to-the-minute sports new and
opinions, visit the FOX Sports/FSN website at www.FOXSports.com.
About the IFL
International Fight League (IFL) is the world’s number one
professional mixed martial arts sports league. IFL has its headquarters in
New York and offices in Las Vegas. For more information about IFL,
please see: www.ifl.tv.
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