The Fight Network Becomes Official Partner of Art of Fighting

By: Press Release | Posted: Tuesday, March 16th, 2010 at 9:30 am.

Art of Fighting, LLC recently inked a deal with Canadian-based channel The Fight Network.

“The
Fight Network (TFN) is the world’s premier provider of combat sports
content. Our combat sports content (mixed martial arts (MMA), boxing,
wrestling, kickboxing and other sports) is delivered across an entire
range of branded delivery channels including digital cable and DTH
satellite broadcast, broadband, major internet portals such as
FoxSports.com, mobile, radio and DVDs, all focused on reaching the
rapidly expanding universe of fight fans around the world.

In
addition to our steady slate of live and tape-delayed events, such as
K-1 Kickboxing, Hennessy Boxing, DREAM, Affliction and Maximum Fighting
Championships, The Fight Network is the leading source of televised
combat sports news content through shows such as Fight News, which
offers extensive previews, recaps and features for the biggest events
in the world. We also produce original, fight-related reality and
entertainment series’ (such as the Wai-In and Wrestling Reality) and
radio content (Live Audio Wrestling), as well as broadcasting the best
available third party produced combat sports content with partners such
as iBN Sports, MMA FanHouse, Affliction Entertainment and more.

On
radio, The Fight Network reaches our audience through The LAW (Live
Audio Wrestling), a weekly behind-the-scenes take on pro wrestling and
MMA, syndicated across Canada and on the web. Online, The Fight Network
launched a brand new rich media website in May 2008.

The
Fight Network successfully launched our first digital television
channel, available on all major satellite and cable carriers, in Canada
in 2005 with a subscriber base that has grown rapidly to over 450,000
television homes.”  (thefightnetwork.com)

“Its
a good partnership” quotes Art of Fighting president Nathan Smith, “We
want to show our product worldwide while developing our growing
grassroots following in Florida. The Fight Network has a highly
targeted MMA audience and is a good place for MMA fans to view the high
quality match ups we provide.”

Art
of Fighting will be showing its 2009 Event series as well as its Best
of 2009 Series which will be released in late April. AOF 1 through 6
will be placed in multiple time-slots on TFN. Fighters included in the
series are Marcio “Pe de Pano” Cruz, Seth “The Silverback” Petruzelli’s
first fight since the Kimbo Slice knockout, rising star Jamie “The
Chosen One” Yager and Florida’s favorites Dave “Pay Me” Yost, Mario
“Big Hurt” Rinaldi, Tom “Trauma” Sauer, Mark “Baby Hulk” Serkez,
Crafton “The Blaze” Wallace.

Art of Fighting 7:
Pay Day, which takes place on April 3 in Tampa, will be released to TFN
as well, headlining the card is Dave “Pay Me” Yost in a heavyweight
tilt against WFO World Champion Marcio “Pe de Pano” Cruz. The card will
also feature WWE Wrestler and former K-1 kickboxer Imani Lee in his
second AOF appearance at Super Heavyweight, Lightweight state champion
Edson Berto as he takes on Irish slugger Greg Loughran, consecutive
fight bonus winner Mark “Baby Hulk” Serkez against fellow brawler Keith
McCabe, Terry “T-Rex” Cohens against CT Turner, and featuring AOF’s
first ever female bout. Full fight card and details under the “Events”
section of AOFMMA.COM.

AOFMMA.COM

thefightnetwork.com

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