Press Release:
INTERNATIONAL FIGHT LEAGUE SILVERBACKS-DRAGONS SEMIFINAL TO AIR ON FOX
SPORTS NET THIS WEEKEND
Action From Portland On Deck As FSN Coverage Of IFL World Team
Championship Continues Through December 31
NEW YORK, November 15, 2006 — The International Fight League World
Team Championship semifinal between the Silverbacks, based in Quad
Cities, Ill./Iowa, and Dragons, based in Toronto, will air on Fox Sports Net
this Sunday, November 19, with rebroadcasts on many of FSN’s regional
networks throughout next week. The mixed martial arts matchup took
place in Portland on November 2, and determined one of the two spots in
the finals, set for December 29 at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Conn.
The coverage is part of FSN’s 10 hours of IFL World Team Championship
coverage this fall, which continues on November 26 with the
Wolfpack-Anacondas battle and concludes with the final on New Year’s Eve.
Rogers Sportsnet will also be airing coverage of the quarterfinal
matchup between the Silverbacks and Pitbulls beginning on Saturday, November
18. The Canadian sports network will also broadcast quarterfinal
action next weekend.
Total hours on FSN and Rogers Sportsnet vary by region, and viewers
should check local listings for the correct time and channel in their
area.
About the IFL
Founded in 2005 by Kurt Otto, a real estate investor and a life-long
martial arts participant and Gareb Shamus, chairman of Wizard
Entertainment Group, the International Fight League (IFL) was created to
establish a centralized and structured organization that brings the power and
influence of the mixed martial arts industry together. On August 25,
2006, IFL entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger with Paligent,
Inc. (PGNT:OTCBB), pursuant to which IFL would emerge as the surviving
entity. For further information regarding the merger, contact Paligent at
(212) 755-5461. For more information on the IFL, go to www.ifl.edu.
