IFL to air on FSN

[LWPD]

Later this month MMA is coming to the Fox Sports Network in the form of the upstart IFL.

The International Fight League this week announced its first championship event, pitting the Pat Miletich-led Silverbacks against Maurice Smith's Tigersharks, will be held Saturday, June 3 at the Trump Taj Mahal in Atlantic City.

The IFL's inaugural card saw the Pitbulls, led by Renzo Gracie, and the Anacondas, coached by Bas Rutten, go down to defeat.

April 29's event will be broadcast May 21 and May 28 on Fox Sports Net.

The June 3 card will broadcast on FSN June 5 at 6 p.m. local time.

Team competition:

Bart Palaszewski vs. Rafael Dias Rory Markham vs. Brad Blackburn Ryan McGivern vs. Dennis Hallman Travis Wiuff vs. Reese Andy Ben Rothwell vs. Devin Cole

Single bouts:

Erik Owings vs. TBA
Alex Schoenauer vs. TBA
Jamal Patterson vs. TBA
Jay Hieron vs. TBA

[LWPD]

Courtesy of Wrestling Observer

The IFL debuts on Sunday at 6 p.m. on FSN and will air the next three Sundays on the station. It's a team vs. team concept with matches the next two Sundays and the two winning teams face off for the Legends Cup, or something like that, in week three. Stephen Quadros will be announcing.

LWPD (I'll have to set my Tivo for this one)

[LWPD]

Bas Rutten & Pat Miletich Promoting the IFL

tinyurl.com/fw797

LWPD (this was from the Best Damn Sports Show Period)

[habbalah]

You I caught part of that on tv recently on FSN during a pride replay.
It looked pretty good.

[habbalah]

Welp saw the ifl.... It was alright. I'm not really sold on getting a ppv.

But it didnt look horrible.

[LWPD]

IFL Week 1

Travis Wiuff vs Alex Schoenauer

Ben Rothwell vs Krystof Soszynski

John Shackelford vs Bart Palaszewski

Rory Markham vs Mike Pyle

LWPD (the IFL and it's 'team concept' are a work in progress...but I'm hopefully optimistic about it's future)