HDNet Fights to Air First Live HD Broadcast of IFL Matches

NEW YORK, December 7: HDNet Fights will air the IFL
(International Fight League) World Grand Prix Finals live on Saturday, December
29, the first time that live IFL programming has been broadcast in high
definition.

This is the first collaboration between HDNet Fights and the
IFL, a mixed martial arts league that is completing its first full season of
operation. The regular IFL broadcast team of Kenny Rice, Bas Rutten and Ron
Kruck will call the action. The IFL World Grand Prix Finals will be televised
live from the Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut, on December 29,
starting at 9:30 p.m.

The IFL World Grand Prix Finals will feature some of the
best rising talent in mixed martial arts from the IFL’s inaugural season.
Included in the matchups will be the rematch between undefeated Chris “The
Polish Hammer” Horodecki and Shad Lierley, this time for the lightweight title.
Others on the card include undefeated Benji “Razor” Radach against Matt “Suave”
Horwich for the middleweight belt, Jay Hieron against Brazilian sensation
Delson Heleno for the welterweight crown and Roy “Big Country” Nelson of Las
Vegas against Brazilian Olympian Antoine Jaoude for the heavyweight title. The
IFL will also launch its featherweight division with Wagnney Fabiano of Brazil
taking on Kansas City’s L.C. Davis for that belt.

“This is a great opportunity to work with the IFL for the
first time and to bring one of the best cards of the year live to MMA fans and
HDNet customers,” said Andrew Simon, the CEO of HDNet Fights. “HDNet Fights
Presents: The IFL World Grand Prix Finals is a fantastic addition to a huge month
of MMA action on HDNet in December and is part of our overall plan to have over
24 live fights a year with HDNet Fights. The IFL Grand Prix is showcasing some
of the newest stars in the sport in what will be an action packed, exciting
show."

“Our goal is to bring the best fights possible to air in HD,
regardless of what organization those fighters are with,” added Mark Cuban, the
chairman and co-founder of HDNet. “It is obvious from this partnership for the
World Grand Prix that the IFL feels the same way, and we are really pleased to
be able to have this historic night for IFL, with some of the rising stars of
MMA competing for five belts, as part of the HDNet Fights Presents fight
series. It will be a great night for the sport and for the fans.”

—By Irene Lew