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Tomorrow night is round one of the IFL World Grand Prix 2007.
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Fox Sports World Canada to broadcast event from Chicago from 9-11 p.m. ET/8-10 CT in addition to live MyNetworkTV broadcast in the United States from
9-10 p.m. ET
NEW YORK, October 31, 2007 - The International Fight League (OTC.BB: IFLI), the world's number one team-based professional mixed martial arts league,
and Alfred Haber Distribution (AHDI) today announced that Fox Sports World Canada will air this Saturday's "IFL World Grand Prix" live from the Sears
Centre in Chicago from 9-11 p.m. ET/8-10 CT. It will mark the first live national broadcast of MMA in Canada on broadcast television.
The first hour of the event, which will feature many of the rising stars of Mixed Martial Arts (including Canadians Chris Horodecki and Brent Beauparlant),
will also been seen live in the United States on MyNetworkTV. World champion "Bas" Rutten, Kenny Rice and Ron Kruck call all the action.
"We are very excited that Fox Sports World Canada and CanWest MediaWorks will be taking two hours of our event live to Canada," said IFL co-founder and
CEO Gareb Shamus. "Combined with our MyNetworkTV coverage in the United States, this will give us the largest possible North American platform to showcase
our great athletes live and in primetime on free television. Our goal for 2008 is to bring all of our events to the fans live on television, and this
is the latest step in achieving that goal."
Among the matchups featured on the broadcast will be the IFL light heavyweight title matchup between undefeated Vladimir "The Janitor" Matyushenko and
Alex Schoenauer, the lightweight rematch of undefeated Canadian phenom Chris "The Polish Hammer" Horodecki and Bart "Bartimus" Palaszewski, and Montreal
native Beauparlant against undefeated Benji "Razor" Radach. Nine fights, featuring the best individual athletes from the 11-event IFL season, will
be featured on the card.
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About the IFL
International Fight LeagueT (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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Another change to the Welterweight bracket. Pat Healy is out of his scheduled bout against Jay Heiron on Saturday and will be replaced by Donnie Liles who fought for the IFL's San Jose Razorclaws during the season. Healy's withdrawl was due to an elbow injury.
I've lost track of how many different changes this tournament has undergone.
Credit: Sam Caplan
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Courtesy of the International Fight League:
World champion coach Pat Miletich and team featured on ESPN’s E:60 show Tuesday, player signings and appearances with USO, Warner Home Video and Muscle
Milk all lead to first-ever live MMA event on broadcast primetime television on MyNetworkTV this Saturday from the Sears Centre
NEW YORK, October 29, 2007 – The International Fight League (OTC.BB: IFLI), the world’s number one team-based professional mixed martial arts league, will
hit the Chicago area hard with a week of partner activations and media activity, all leading up to Saturday night’s live broadcast on MyNetworkTV at the
Sears Centre in suburban Hoffman Estates, Ill., the first-ever live Mixed Martial Arts event on primetime broadcast television. The IFL “World Grand Prix,”
which will air on Saturday at 9 p.m. ET/PT, 8 p.m. CT, will feature the light heavyweight title fight between Vladimir “The Janitor” Matyushenko and Alex
Schoenauer, and a highly-anticipated rematch between undefeated lightweight Chris “The Polish Hammer” Horodecki and local favorite Bart “Bartimus” Palaszewski
among the nine bouts.
“This will be a big week, not just for the IFL, its coaches and athletes but also for the sport of Mixed Martial Arts,” said Gareb Shamus, IFL co-founder
and CEO. “Whether it is a lengthy national feature on a legend like Pat Miletich and his athletes on ESPN, our live broadcast on MyNetworkTV, or the activation
of sponsorships with partners like the USO, Warner Home Video and Muscle Milk, we are continuing to show that in just over a year the sport and the IFL
brand continues to make solid strides into the mainstream.”
The IFL visibility will begin on Tuesday night at 7 p.m. ET/6 p.m. CT, when the new ESPN newsmagazine “E:60” takes an in-depth look at Quad Cities Silverbacks
coach Miletich, his Bettendorf, Iowa, gym and all the athletes that make up his camp. On Wednesday, the IFL, through its partnership with the USO, will
host a dinner and seminar for servicemen and women at the Great Lakes USO station. On Thursday, Miletich and local athletes Rory Markham and Palaszewski
will visit the General Nutrition Center store in downtown Chicago to sign autographs, while world champions Ken Shamrock and Carlos Newton and Matyushenko
will sign copies of WHV’s “IFL Great Knockouts and Extreme Action” at a downtown FYE. Later in the day, a suburban GNC will host a signing with world champion
Bas Rutten and stars Horodecki and Benji Radach.
All this will lead to Saturday’s card at the Sears Centre, which will showcase the best of the IFL’s nine-event regular season in each of five weight classes.
For a look at some of the top matchups on Saturday, go to http://www.ifl.tv/Multimedia.html.
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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This Saturday is the Semifinals of the IFL's world Grand Prix. click here to see the card and make your picks.
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The IFL makes its return to the Sears Centre in Chicago on 11/3 for its 2007 Grand Prix. The event will air live on MyNetwork TV at 9PM EST, tickets can be purchased here.
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Brad Blackburn is out of the Welterweight bracket and former UFC fighter Gideon Ray is taking his place.
Reese Andy is out of the heavyweight division and is replaced by Shane Ott.
These changes are both the result of injury.
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All of these are from Sam Caplan of ProElite
Ben Rothwell and Mike Whitehead have been pulled from the Nov. 3 tournament because neither has been signed to a 2008 IFL contract. The promotion had no interest in seeing 1 or both of them compete, win championships only to never defend them and jump to other organizations. The UFC also has a similar policy for not allowing fighters with one fight on their contract to fight for a championship.
Rothwell will be replaced by New York Pitbulls heavyweight Bryan Vetell. Vetell will take on Antoine Jaoude in 1 semifinal while Reese Andy will take on Roy Nelson in the other.
The Light Heavyweight Tournament has been paired down to 2 competitors. Whitehead being removed and Andre Gusmao suffering a foot injury and alternate Jamal Patterson unable to compete due to scheduling issues, the remaining 2 competitors will battle for the Light Heavyweight title on 11/3. They are Tokyo's Vladimir Matyushenko and L.A.'s Alex Schoenauer.
Three bouts from this event including the Shoenauer-Matyushenko fight and the Palaszewski-Horodecki fight have been earmarked for live TV on MyNetworkTV.
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IFL World Grand Prix semi-finals in Chicago on Saturday, November 3
NEW YORK, September 25, 2007 – The International Fight League (OTC.BB: IFLI), the world’s number one team-based professional mixed martial arts league,
and broadcast partner
MyNetworkTV
announced that they will present live the World Grand Prix semi-finals from the Sears Centre in Chicago on Saturday, November 3 at 8 p.m. ET/PT (7 p.m.
CT/MT). This is the first time a Mixed Martial arts fight will be carried live in prime time on broadcast television.
In making the announcement Gareb Shamus, IFL CEO and co-founder stated, “This is a historic announcement for the sport and another step forward for our
brand, our world class athletes and our fans and business partners. MyNetworkTV has been a great partner for us, and we are very excited to again bring
the sport live on prime time and expose the new stars of MMA to the widest audience possible.”
Greg Meidel, president of MyNetworkTV added, “We are excited to showcase this event and give viewers the opportunity to see MMA action unfold live on
broadcast television.”
The semifinals will feature multiple fights including two long-awaited rematches: Undefeated lightweight Chris “The Polish Hammer” Horodecki (London, Ontario)
meeting Bart “Bartimus” Palaszewski (Chicago) and undefeated heavyweight Ben “The North Star” Rothwell (Milwaukee, WI) meeting Roy “Big Country” Nelson
(Las Vegas).
MyNetworkTV is a prime time general entertainment broadcast television network, reaching over 97% of the country. Targeted to Adults 18-49, MyNetworkTV
provides its affiliates 12 hours of diverse programming Monday through Saturday. For more information, please visit
www.mynetworktv.com.
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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Lions’ Welterweight Moves to No. 4 Seed, Will Take on No. 1 Delson Heleno on Nov. 3; Top 20 Athletes to Compete at Sears Centre in Chicago
NEW YORK, September 11, 2007 – Pat Healy (St. Louis) of the Nevada Lions will replace Antonio McKee (Long Beach, Calif.) of the Tokyo Sabres in the welterweight
division of the 2007 IFL World Grand Prix, the individual all-star competition for the International Fight League (OTC.BB: IFLI), the world’s number
one mixed martial arts league. The semifinals will be held on Saturday, Nov. 3 at the Sears Centre in Chicago and the finals will take place on Saturday,
Dec. 29 at the Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Conn.
Healy, who had been the 170-lb. alternate after a fine regular season training under Lions’ Head Coach and MMA legend Ken Shamrock, moves into the No.
4 seed and will take on top-seeded Delson Heleno (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) of the New York Pitbulls in the semifinals. Jay Hieron (Las Vegas) of the Los
Angeles Anacondas moves to the No. 2 seed and will compete against the No. 3 seed Mark Miller (Chicago) of the Red Bears.
“Antonio made a decision regarding competition for another organization that was unacceptable based on his contract with the IFL,” said Kurt Otto, IFL
co-founder and commissioner. “We feel that in the best interests of the league, these actions preclude him from competing on the IFL World Grand Prix
card. We are pleased that an outstanding athlete such as Pat Healy is prepared to step into the very competitive 170-lb. division.”
McKee, who had qualified as the No. 2 seed, posted an unbeaten (3-0) regular season, helping the Sabres to a 3-0 mark and berth in the IFL World Championship,
where he defeated Heleno by decision in the Sabres’ 3-2 defeat on August 2 in New Jersey.
The IFL World Grand Prix will feature the top four athletes from the IFL regular season in each of five weight categories. The winner from each weight
class will be crowned a world Grand Prix champion, rewarding their great individual athletic accomplishment in team-based MMA.
Among the other stars scheduled to compete are Silverbacks’ heavyweight Ben Rothwell (Milwaukee, Wis.), Anacondas teen sensation lightweight Chris Horodecki
(London, Ontario), Sabres’ light heavyweight standout Vladimir Matyushenko (Belarus) and Anacondas’ unbeaten middleweight Benji Radach (Coconut Creek,
Fla.). Among the highly-anticipated matchups are rematches between Rothwell and Roy Nelson (Las Vegas) of the Lions and between Horodecki and Bart Palaszewski
(Wonder Lake, Ill.) of the Silverbacks. Additionally, Wagnney Fabiano (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil), unbeaten and the only IFL athlete with three first-round
wins, takes on John Gunderson (Medford, Ore.) in the deep lightweight division.
Athletes were selected for the World Grand Prix based on their respective match records during the 2007 regular season. In the event of a tie, competitors
with the fastest finishes or best strength of victories earned the higher seeds. The winners then defend their individual belts throughout the 2008
IFL season (dates and locations TBA).
The updated rosters for the World Grand Prix Semifinals follow. Bout order will be determined prior to the Official Weigh-in on November 2.
Lightweight (155 lb.) No. 1 Wagnney Fabiano, Dragons (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) (3-0 IFL 2007, 3-0 IFL career, 7-1 overall) vs. No. 4 John Gunderson,
Lions (Medford, Ore.) (2-1, 2-1, 15-4) No. 2 Chris Horodecki, Anacondas (London, Ontario) (3-0, 6-0, 10-0) vs. No. 3 Bart Palaszewski, Silverbacks
(Wonder Lake, Ill.) (3-1, 8-1, 28-8) Alternate: Shad Lierley, Tiger Sharks (Seattle) (2-1, 2-1, 2-1)
Welterweight (170 lb.) No. 1 Delson Heleno, Pitbulls (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) (3-0, 4-1, 11-2) vs. No. 4 Pat Healy, Lions (St. Louis) (2-1, 2-1, 18-11)
No. 2 Jay Hieron, Anacondas (Las Vegas) (2-1, 4-2, 12-4) vs. No. 3 Mark Miller, Red Bears (Chicago) (2-1, 8-2, 2-1) Alternate: Brad Blackburn,
Tiger Sharks (Seattle) (1-1, 3-2, 10-9)
Middleweight (185 lb.) No. 1 Benji Radach, Anacondas (Coconut Creek, Fla.) (4-0, 4-0, 16-3) vs. No. 4 Brent Beauparlant, Dragons (Ottawa, Ontario)
(2-1, 3-3, 6-4) No. 2 Matt Horwich, Wolfpack (Portland, Ore.) (2-1, 4-3, 19-9-1) vs. No. 3 Brian Foster, Razorclaws (Moreno Valley, Calif.) (2-1,
3-2, 9-11) Alternate: Fabio Leopoldo, Pitbulls (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) (2-1, 3-1, 5-2)
Light Heavyweight (205 lb.) No. 1 Vladimir Matyushenko, Sabres (El Segundo, Calif.) (4-0, 4-0, 19-3) vs. No. 4 Alex Schoenauer, Anacondas (Las Vegas)
(2-2, 4-4, 12-8) No. 2 Mike Whitehead, Scorpions (Central Point, Ore.) (2-0, 4-0, 19-4) vs. No. 3 Mike Ciesnolevicz, Silverbacks (Williamstown,
Pa.) (3-0, 5-2, 13-2) Alternate: Jamal Patterson, Pitbulls (Hoboken, N.J.) (1-0, 3-1, 3-1)
Heavyweight (265 lb.) No. 1 Ben Rothwell, Silverbacks (Milwaukee, Wis.) (4-0, 8-0, 23-5) vs. No. 4 Roy Nelson, Lions (Las Vegas) (2-1, 2-1, 8-2)
No. 2 Antoine Jaoude, Condors (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) (3-0, 3-0, 7-2) vs. No. 3 Reese Andy, Tiger Sharks (Billings, Mont.) (3-0, 5-1, 7-1) Alternate:
Bryan Vetell, Pitbulls (Jamaica, N.Y.) (1-1, 1-2, 2-2)
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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Courtesy of the International Fight League:
All 20 Athletes, 10 Matchups Analyzed As Top Stars Prepare for Season-Ending “Battle for the Belts”
NEW YORK, August 14, 2007- The International Fight League (OTC.BB: IFLI), the world’s number one professional mixed martial arts league, analyzes the matchups
for its season-ending World Grand Prix event, featuring the league’s top 20 stars, in the next episode of “IFL Battleground” on Monday, August 20, at 8
p.m. ET/PT (7 p.m. CT/MT). From undefeated heavyweight Ben Rothwell to teen sensation Chris Horodecki to bruising light heavyweight Vladimir Matyushenko,
all 10 matchups are profiled. “IFL Battleground” airs every Monday night, with a replay on Saturday, on MyNetworkTV.
Dubbed “The Battle for the Belts,” the IFL World Grand Prix pits the top four athletes at each weight class in a two-event competition. The 10 who win the
semifinal matches advance to the final, with the Champions earning the first-ever Championship Belts for their respective weight class.
Among those featured in the episode include:
Rothwell (Milwaukee, Wis.), who is a perfect 8-0 in IFL competition as a member of the Silverbacks, including four wins in 2007. His match with tough Nevada
Lions strongman Roy Nelson (Las Vegas) reprises their slugfest in Moline, in which Rothwell earned a narrow decision.
The Anacondas’ Horodecki (London, Ontario), whose bout with the Silverbacks’ Bart Palaszewski (Wonder Lake, Ill.) in February ranks as one of the greatest
in league history and is another highly-anticipated rematch in the World Grand Prix semis.
Matyushenko (Retchisa, Belarus) of the Sabres, who has rolled through his four opponents in 2007 but faces a stiff test in UFC and IFL veteran Alex Schoenauer
(Las Vegas) of the Anacondas.
Jay Hieron (Las Vegas), looking to come back from a stunning defeat in his last bout and from a training injury which kept him out of the Anacondas’ loss
in the IFL World Championship semifinals.
Mike Whitehead (Central Point, Ore.), another UFC vet who has dispatched all four of his IFL opponents, three by TKO.
Benji Radach (Coconut Creek, Fla.), who is an unblemished 4-0 for the Anacondas this year after a two-plus-year absence from the sport.
Viewers can find their local MyNetworkTV affiliate at www.mynetworktv.com/local_stations.html.
About the IFL
International Fight League™ (IFL) is the world’s first 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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This may be the first IFL show to get the Pub Discussion treatment.
This event will be a 2-round event to determine champions in each of the IFL's 5 weight classes.
Lightweight (155 lb.):
2-1, 15-4)
Alternate: Shad Lierley, Tiger Sharks (Seattle) (2-1, 2-1, 2-1)
Welterweight (170 lb.):
Alternate: Pat Healy, Lions (St. Louis) (2-1, 2-1. 18-12)
Middleweight (185 lb.):
Alternate: Fabio Leopoldo, Pitbulls (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) (2-1, 3-1, 5-2)
Light Heavyweight (205 lb.):
Alternate: Jamal Patterson, Pitbulls (Hoboken, N.J.) (1-0, 3-1, 3-1)
Heavyweight (265 lb.):
Alternate: Bryan Vetell, Pitbulls (Jamaica, N.Y.) (1-1, 1-2, 2-2)
The finals will take place on December 29 in Uncasville, Connecticut.
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