MMA News Update: 12/17/07:
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HDNet Fights 2 Quick Results
Jason "Mayhem" Miller def. Tim Kennedy - Decision (unanimous) - R3, 5:00
Frank Trigg def. Edwin Dewees - Submission (kimura) - R1, 1:40
Yves Edwards def. Alonzo Martinez - Submission (rear naked choke) - R2, 3:04
Krzyszfog Soszynski def. Robert Villegas - DQ (refusal to fight) - R2, 3:15
Pete Spratt def. Tristan Yunker - TKO (cut) - R1, 1:38
Cory Mahon def. Chris Bowles - Submission (armbar) - R2, 4:20
Nissen Osterneck def. Freddie Espiricueta - TKO - R1, 2:30
Jay White def. Patrick Castillo - Submission (armbar) - R1, 0:50
Liam McCarty def. Jason House - TKO (cut) - R3, 3:00
Marcus Lanier def. Lee King - Submission (armbar) - R2, 2:59
IFL Announce Broadcast Partnership with HBO Latin America
Press release – IFL.tv
NEW YORK, December 17, 2007 - The International Fight League (OTC.BB: IFLI) and Alfred Haber Distribution (AHDI) today announced that HBO Latin America, one of the fastest growing entertainment channels in Latin America will begin showing IFL content beginning in 2008. It is the IFL's first Spanish Language partnership, and will cover Latin America, Brazil and the Caribbean.
"Serving one of the fastest growing demos for Mixed Martial Arts, the Hispanic market both in the United States and abroad, is a major priority for the IFL in 2008," said IFL CEO Jay Larkin. "We are very pleased to be able to start that progress with one of the hallmark brands in all of broadcasting, HBO, and its Latin American arm."
HBO Latin America joins an ever-growing international TV lineup for IFL programming, which includes MyNetworkTV, HDNet and FSN in the United States, MBC in the Middle East and parts of Africa, Star TV in Asia, CanWest Global and Fox Sports Canada in Canada, EGO in Israel, ITV in the United Kingdom, TV4 in Sweden and Armed Forces Television worldwide.
Just completing its first full season of operation, IFL programming will now be seen in over 300 million homes worldwide.
UFC and PRIDE veteran Murilo Bustamante has been added to the upcoming Yarennoka! event on December 31 in Japan. The former UFC champion and head of Brazilian Top Team will face Makoto Takimoto, an Olympic judo gold medalist.
